PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Brawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Brawn acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Aldo
vs
Brawn

172 cm
28
157 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

160 cm
25
154 lbs
12 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

RAW Nutrition * Recovery 159 : 65$ *

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Brawn!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Aldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brawn was well out of range. Poor timing from Aldo.
Brawn misses with a combination
and Aldo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No luck for Brawn with that takedown attempt.
Brawn misses with a double jab
and Aldo counters with a right hand to the body.
Aldo throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Brawn counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brawn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawn throwing strikes from guard but Aldo blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brawn throwing strikes from guard but Aldo blocks nicely.
Aldo trying to control the position.
Brawn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aldo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brawn won't allow Aldo to get back to his feet.
Aldo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brawn throws a big right hand that misses.
Brawn is looking to work some ground and pound but Aldo has wrist control.
Aldo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brawn postures up in Aldo's guard and throws a big left but Aldo blocks it.

That's two 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.
Aldo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brawn throws a big right hand that misses.
Brawn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brawn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brawn chips away with some ground and pound.
Brawn throwing strikes but missing.
Aldo wants to stand and escape but Brawn is having none of it.
Brawn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aldo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brawn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Aldo pushes Brawn off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Aldo is breathing heavily.
Aldo swings away with a body shot that misses

and Brawn counters with a shoot takedown. Aldo fights it but they end up in guard.
Aldo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brawn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brawn.
Brawn prevents Aldo from getting back to his feet.
Brawn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Aldo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brawn.
Brawn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brawn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brawn throws and elbow that misses. Aldo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brawn's guard. Nice move by Aldo!
Brawn throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Brawn striking off his back but it's not causing Aldo any problems.
Brawn throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Brawn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aldo wants to stand but Brawn is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brawn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aldo's guard.
Aldo has momentary wrist control but Brawn slips an elbow through the middle.
Brawn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Aldo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brawn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aldo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brawn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aldo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brawn.
Brawn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brawn postures up and lands a big shot to Aldo's brow.
Brawn working some strikes from top position.
Aldo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Brawn dominated that round.
That's time! Aldo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Aldo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Aldo works Brawn's body with a nice hook.
Brawn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aldo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aldo throws out a loose jab but Brawn uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Brawn counters with a single leg into guard. Aldo didn't expect that.
Aldo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawn throws a big right hand that misses.
Brawn is looking to work some ground and pound but Aldo has wrist control.
Brawn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brawn distracts Aldo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Aldo wants to stand up but Brawn is controlling him.
Brawn stopping the sweep attempt from Aldo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aldo keeping full guard, as Brawn tries to pass.
Brawn throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brawn chips away with some ground and pound.
Brawn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aldo swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brawn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aldo wants to stand but Brawn is controlling the position.
Brawn throwing strikes from guard but Aldo blocks nicely.
Brawn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brawn postures up in Aldo's guard and throws a big left but Aldo blocks it.
Aldo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Brawn postures up in Aldo's guard and throws a big left but Aldo blocks it.
Aldo wants to get back to his feet but Brawn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Aldo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawn lands a couple of elbows.
Brawn postures up in Aldo's guard and throws a big left but Aldo blocks it.
Brawn throwing strikes from guard but Aldo blocks nicely.
Brawn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brawn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Brawn stands up over Aldo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Aldo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brawn.
Brawn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brawn postures up in Aldo's guard and throws a big left but Aldo blocks it.
Brawn stands up over Aldo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Brawn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brawn working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brawn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brawn throwing strikes from guard but Aldo blocks nicely.
Brawn throwing strikes from guard but Aldo blocks nicely.
Aldo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brawn postures up in Aldo's guard and throws a big left but Aldo blocks it.
Brawn is working Aldo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Aldo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brawn chips away with some ground and pound.
Brawn won't allow Aldo to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Brawn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Aldo throws a right hand that misses

and Brawn counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Brawn throws a big right hand that misses.
Brawn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Brawn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brawn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brawn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aldo is looking to stand up but Brawn isn't so interested in that idea.
Brawn with a nice head shot there.
Brawn won't allow Aldo to sweep him here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brawn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brawn postures up and lands a big shot to Aldo's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brawn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brawn thows a big elbow that misses.
Brawn throwing strikes but missing.
Brawn landing with the ground and pound.
Aldo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brawn connects with a couple of short punches.
Brawn cracks Aldo with a solid left hand.
Brawn working some strikes from top position.
Brawn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brawn lands a couple of elbows.
Jose Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brawn is looking to work some ground and pound but Aldo has wrist control.
Brawn is looking to work some ground and pound but Aldo has wrist control.
Brawn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brawn lands a couple of digs.
Brawn distracts Aldo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brawn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brawn is looking to work some ground and pound but Aldo has wrist control.
Brawn works over Aldo with some ground and pound from guard.
Aldo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brawn.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brawn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brawn thows a big elbow that misses.
Aldo wants to stand up but Brawn is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawn landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brawn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brawn with a nice head shot there.
Brawn throws and elbow that misses. Aldo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brawn's guard. Nice move by Aldo!
Ben Brawn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brawn trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Brawn striking off his back.
Aldo wanted to stand there but Brawn had control of the position.

Aldo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Brawn throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawn throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Brawn striking off his back but it's not causing Aldo any problems.
Aldo is stalling in the full guard.
Brawn throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Brawn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Aldo manages to get himself to full guard.
Brawn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ben Brawn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brawn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Brawn's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Brawn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brawn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Ben Brawn!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Ben Brawn!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Ben Brawn!

Ben Brawn wins by unanimous decision!