PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith's entrance music is ''Big Poppa'' by The Notorious B.I.G.. A fine choice. Brown has chosen Emanuel - The Hey Man as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Smith
vs
Brown

188 cm
30
200 lbs
18 - 3 - 0

183 cm
24
195 lbs
15 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trevor Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Brown!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smith throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Brown counters with a thumping low kick.
Smith throws a lazy body kick
and Brown counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Smith is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown lands with a kick to the ribs.
Brown delivers a nice body kick.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brown.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brown throws a lazy head kick
and Smith counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brown's knee momentarily.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown scores with a nice body kick.
Brown lands with a nice body punch.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown throws a front kick that sends Smith stumbling back into the cage.
Brown throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Smith will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A head kick by Brown misses
and Smith counters with a nice body kick.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brown counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown's corner calls for a 1-2. Brown obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Brown scores with a kick to the midsection.
Brown throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
Smith checks the leg kick nicely there.
Smith blocks a head kick by Brown.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A solid body kick from Brown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Brown throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Smith tries to land a body kick
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Brown misses with a low kick as Smith jumps back.
Smith bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brown's head.

Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Brown is stalling here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brown obliges.
Brown manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Brown trying to land knees to the body.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Brown.
Brown stalling in the clinch.
Brown looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown leaning his opponent against the cage.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as Brown tries to tie him up.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brown putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Brown dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Smith gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Brown counters with an inside leg kick.
Smith throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Smith wants to clinch but Brown slips to the side
and Brown counters with a nice body kick.
Brown thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Smith if he has to take too many more of those.
Brown takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Brown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Brown!
Smith slips under a jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brown connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mark Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Brown attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brown throws a body kick that misses.
Smith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A bone on bone clash there as Smith blocks the leg kick.
Brown scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brown lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Brown misses with a hook.
Brown scores with a push kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brown misses with the combination.
Brown looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown thuds his shin into the meat of Smith's side.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Brown misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
Brown checks a leg kick nicely.
Brown tries to land a body kick
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown misses with the body kick
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brown throws a lazy head kick
and Smith counters with a nice body kick.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Mark Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smith lands a high kick!
A head kick by Brown misses
and Smith counters with a nice body kick.
Nice jab there from Brown.
Brown tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brown throws a body kick that misses.
Brown tries to land a body kick
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Brown backing up. Brown nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Smith moves into the clinch.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Brown lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Brown 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! And we move into the final round!

Smith tries to clinch
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown misses with a kick to the body
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick
and Smith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brown thinking.
Brown feints a jab promting Smith to slip. Brown then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Smith slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Smith is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Smith dips to his left and cracks Brown with an uppercut!
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Smith counters with a head kick.
Smith tries to work over Brown's front leg with a kick but Brown checks it.
Smith misses with a leg kick.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoids the head kick by Brown.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
Brown gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Brown takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brown checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Smith lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Smith getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
Smith thumps Brown with a low kick.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Brown misses with a kick to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown throws a head kick that misses
and Smith finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with the body kick
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
Brown moves out of range as Smith throws a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trevor Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Brown counters with a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Trevor Smith.
Well Brown has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:29

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