PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ten Red Gym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Thomas Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Red Gym comes to the ring accompanied by Eye of the Tiger. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Red Gym
vs
Thomas Brown

190 cm
22
202 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ten Red Gym!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Thomas Brown !
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red Gym lands a jab-cross combination.

That has opened up Mike Thomas Brown 's cut even more.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Red Gym uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown .
Brown throws the left hand but Red Gym avoids the punch easily.
A cross from Brown lands.
Brown connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Red Gym counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Red Gym ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Brown . Those never looked like landing.
Brown closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Brown comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Red Gym fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Red Gym.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Red Gym ducks down to avoid it.
Brown throws a right hand that Red Gym ducks under and follows up with a left that Red Gym also avoids with ease.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Red Gym circles away quickly and effectively.
Red Gym fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brown has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brown moves into range and connects with a jab.
Red Gym ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Red Gym scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brown doesn't seem bothered though.
Red Gym misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red Gym misses with a body shot.
Red Gym takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Red Gym misses with a body shot.
Brown takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brown misses with a double jab
and Red Gym counters with a right hand to the body.
Brown looks gassed!
Brown throws a one two combo.
Red Gym scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Red Gym closes the distance and clinches.
Brown 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Red Gym breaks from the clinch.
Red Gym feints and then cracks Brown 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
Sloppy strikes from Brown . Those never looked like landing.
Red Gym scoring well with a low kick there.
Brown takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ten Red Gym seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Red Gym shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Brown eats them both and turns towards Red Gym to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Red Gym connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
Red Gym throws a combination. Brown tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Red Gym stuns Brown with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Red Gym lands a nice looking body shot.
Red Gym lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brown at a distance.
Red Gym connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brown 's hands.
Red Gym slips a jab from Brown .
Red Gym scores with a shot to the body.
Red Gym connects with a body shot.
Red Gym with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Red Gym lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Red Gym connects with a crisp jab.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Red Gym moved out of range nicely.
Brown takes a jab right on the kisser.
Red Gym swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Red Gym comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Red Gym there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Red Gym lands a nice looking body shot.
Brown doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Red Gym jabs at Brown 's body.
Red Gym digs a good hook to Brown 's body.
Brown on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Red Gym has closed the distance and engaged Brown in a clinch.
Red Gym is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
Red Gym cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Red Gym.
Red Gym working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Red Gym pushes Brown back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Red Gym lands with a light punch inside.
Red Gym blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Red Gym lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
A hook to the body from Red Gym.
Red Gym digs a right hand underneath Brown 's ribcage. Brown let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Red Gym lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Red Gym lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Red Gym lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
A right hand to the body from Red Gym.
Red Gym scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Red Gym cracks Brown with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym scores with a shot to the side of Brown 's head.
A right hand to the body from Red Gym.
Red Gym scores with a hook to the body.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Red Gym lands an uppercut.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown working aggressively here.
Red Gym lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brown working aggressively here.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Red Gym creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Red Gym breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Red Gym lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brown at a distance.
Red Gym fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brown looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Red Gym keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Red Gym lands a glancing blow to the side of Brown 's head.
Red Gym swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Red Gym looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Red Gym moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Red Gym is looking to wear down Brown with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Red Gym buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ten Red Gym dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Thomas Brown 's cut.
That's time! Red Gym's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Red Gym pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Brown back to the ropes. Red Gym follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Red Gym was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Red Gym counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Red Gym clinches up against the ropes.
Red Gym lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Red Gym blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Red Gym lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Red Gym lands a body punch.
Red Gym scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Red Gym.
A shot in the inside from Red Gym.
Red Gym lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Red Gym breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Red Gym is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?

Red Gym moves into the clinch.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Red Gym lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Red Gym escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Red Gym with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Red Gym throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Red Gym closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Red Gym.
Red Gym blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Red Gym.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red Gym lands a left hand.
Red Gym blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Red Gym throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Red Gym.
Red Gym blocking some punches.
Red Gym lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Red Gym blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Red Gym.
Red Gym lands with a right to the head.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Red Gym breaks the clinch.
Red Gym bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Red Gym with a jab.
Ten Red Gym is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Red Gym slips a jab from Brown .
Red Gym lands with a shot to the body.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Red Gym swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Red Gym.
Brown lands with an uppercut that bounces Red Gym off the ropes and back into rage.
Ten Red Gym is winning the standup battle so far.
Red Gym lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Red Gym.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Red Gym takes a swing at Brown 's ribcage but misses.
Red Gym connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown lands a glancing blow to the side of Red Gym's head.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Red Gym's head but Red Gym sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Red Gym fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Red Gym throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Red Gym uses good head movement to avoid it.
Red Gym lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Red Gym. Red Gym obviously looking to wear him down.
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Red Gym avoids the body shot from Brown .
Red Gym throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Red Gym jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Red Gym.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a hook.
Red Gym on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brown keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Red Gym lands with a cross.
Brown might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Red Gym.
Brown blocks a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Brown as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Brown finds it's way through Red Gym's defenses.
Brown stuns Red Gym with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Red Gym misses with a body shot.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brown looks to land a combination but Red Gym avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Red Gym tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Brown scores with a four punch combination!
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and Red Gym counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brown 's knee momentarily.
Red Gym swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Red Gym. Beautiful body shot.
Red Gym throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Red Gym drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brown moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Brown throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Red Gym sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Red Gym scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brown misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Red Gym lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Brown throws a series of punches but Red Gym moves out of range.
Red Gym lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ten Red Gym dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Thomas Brown 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Red Gym comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Red Gym ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown misses with a hook
and Red Gym counters with a leg kick.
Red Gym is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Red Gym misses with a series of wild punches.
Red Gym takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brown lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Red Gym at a distance.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Red Gym moves into the clinch.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Red Gym.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Red Gym misses with the head strike.
Red Gym lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Red Gym on the inside.
Red Gym digs a right hand underneath Brown 's ribcage. Brown let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.

Red Gym's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice combination there by Brown .
Brown lands a nice hook to Red Gym's body. Red Gym takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red Gym takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown looks to land a combination but Red Gym avoids it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Red Gym.
A nice combination there by Red Gym.
Brown 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Red Gym lands with a good body shot.
Brown punishes Red Gym's body with a nice straight punch.
Red Gym throws an off balance right hand
and Red Gym takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown misses with a hook. Red Gym ducked under it nicely.

Red Gym darts in and clinches Brown up against the ropes.
Red Gym works on Brown 's body with a couple of short punches.
Red Gym lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Red Gym.
Red Gym lands a nice uppercut.
Red Gym lands a body punch.
Red Gym lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brown .
Brown blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Red Gym.
Brown lands a shot to the body.
Brown has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Red Gym gets through Brown 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Red Gym throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown .

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Red Gym breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown digs a good body shot into Red Gym's ribs.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Red Gym fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brown is out of range.
Red Gym's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brown under the eye.
Brown takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Brown connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Red Gym uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown .
Brown throws a series of punches but Red Gym avoids them all with ease.
Red Gym connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Red Gym closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Red Gym.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Red Gym creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Red Gym lands a nice shot to the body.

Red Gym pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Red Gym misses.
Brown lands a lovely overhand right.
Red Gym keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown .
Brown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Red Gym lands a jab to Brown 's midsection.
Red Gym throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Red Gym slips the punch.
Red Gym avoids the body shot from Brown .
Red Gym fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Red Gym dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Red Gym has Brown up against the ropes in a clinch.
Red Gym blocking some punches.
Red Gym lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Red Gym digs a right hand into Brown 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown 's gas tank.
Red Gym gets through Brown 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Red Gym pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Red Gym fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Red Gym counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ten Red Gym is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Brown tries to keep at a distance but Red Gym has taken the fight into the clinch.
Red Gym lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Red Gym controls his hands.
Red Gym blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Red Gym creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
A short right from Red Gym.
Brown misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Mike Thomas Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ten Red Gym showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Red Gym 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight for Ten Red Gym!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Ten Red Gym!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Ten Red Gym!

Ten Red Gym wins by unanimous decision!