PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derren Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knockout Harry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Brown
vs
Harry

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
19
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Derren Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Knockout Harry !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harry looks to clinch
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harry with a poor takedown
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brown shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Harry eats them both and turns towards Brown to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Knockout Harry has been cut.
Harry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown throws a combination that misses

and Harry counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Brown!
Brown wants to control but Harry is having none of it.
Brown can't escape the position.
Brown is just holding on here. Harry manages to take his back.
Harry missing with strikes.
Harry somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Will Harry go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harry thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Brown trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

Brown is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Harry gets his way!
Brown is holding onto Harry 's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
You can see the frustration on Brown's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown prevents Harry from getting a body triangle.
Harry punches the canvas rather than the man.
Brown wants to control his opponent's hands but Harry gets his hands free.
Brown tries to escape but Harry has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Brown is trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to break free.
Brown is keeping busy.

Harry looking for the choke from the back.
Harry looks gassed!
Brown trying to control the action but Harry just sinks the hooks in.
Brown staying busy and making it hard for Harry to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown has hold of Harry 's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
Brown tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Brown reaches up and holds on to Harry to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown is looking to improve his position but Harry isn't that keen on the idea.
Brown tries to lock up and control but Harry gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Knockout Harry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Knockout Harry 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Brown scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Harry wants to control but Brown is keeping busy.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Brown connects with a nice short shot to Harry 's temple.
Harry has hold of Brown's hands but Brown slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Harry has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brown is working away from the top position though.
Ground and pound from Brown.
Harry won't allow Brown to pass to mount.
Brown lands strikes from half guard.
Brown drops an elbow to the side of Harry 's head.
Harry is looking to improve his position.
Brown knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harry on the ground.
Harry is breathing heavily.
Brown looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Harry with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harry has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brown is working away from the top position though.
Brown slips a nice elbow through Harry 's hands, connecting with Harry 's forehead.
Brown lands strikes from half guard.
Knockout Harry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nice strikes from Brown there.
Brown looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Brown is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brown scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brown lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Harry trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harry is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brown scores with a couple of nice shots.
Brown lands strikes from half guard.
Brown drops an elbow to the side of Harry 's head.
Brown not doing much here.
Harry has hold of Brown's hands but Brown slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Harry has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brown is working away from the top position though.
Harry tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
Brown is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brown looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harry tries to roll over but Brown keeps him under control.
Brown seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Brown seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Brown.
Brown is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Brown winds up and cracks Harry with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Brown connects with a nice short shot to Harry 's temple.
Brown controlling the action here.
Ground and pound from Brown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harry is looking to improve his position.
Brown landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brown lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brown is taking a breather. Harry says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Brown is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Brown in particular looking to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown working Harry over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derren Brown dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Knockout Harry 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Brown stalks Harry and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Harry 's face. Harry staggers backwards, shaken.
Harry shoots for a double leg takedown but Brown sprawls well. He's pushed Harry 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Brown closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Harry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brown in side control lands a decent elbow.
Brown working the head and body with strikes.
Brown working the ground and pound from side control.
Brown lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Harry down.
Brown remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Brown scores with a couple of short elbows.
Brown lands an elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a decent elbow from side control.
Brown is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Harry 's shoulder. That is not cool.
Harry struggling a bit here.
Brown works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Brown lands an elbow.
Harry struggling a bit here.
Brown is staying tight to Harry 's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Brown lands some shots froms side control.
Brown scores with punches from side control.
Brown grinds an elbow into Harry 's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a few punches from side control.
Brown controls the position.
Brown cracks Harry with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Harry is working to avoid the ground and pound but Brown connects with a decent elbow.
Harry throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Brown in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Brown landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Harry takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Harry is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Brown asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Brown looks up at the clock and then as Harry takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Brown smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harry is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Harry struggling a bit here.
Brown staying calm.
Brown cracks Harry with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Brown working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brown just content to control the position.
Brown working the head and body with strikes.
Harry prevents Brown from moving into mount.
Brown taking a breather here.
Harry is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Brown cracks Harry with a big right hand but Harry just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Brown working the ground and pound.
Brown lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Harry wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derren Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:26
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derren Brown!