PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Brawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Malurky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malurky is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I'm On a Boat. This should be a great matchup!

Brawn
vs
Malurky

160 cm
26
154 lbs
14 - 10 - 1

175 cm
24
162 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

RAW Nutrition * Recovery 159 : 60$ *

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Brawn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Malurky!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brawn looks to score with a jab to the body but Malurky is just out of range.
Brawn ducks under a wild hook from Malurky.
Malurky rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brawn counters with a one-two to the body.
Brawn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Malurky displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brawn.
Malurky looks to land a left hand but Brawn moved out of range nicely.
Brawn slips a jab and a cross from Malurky.
Brawn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malurky.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brawn shoots in looking for a takedown but Malurky manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brawn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dan Malurky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Malurky misses.
Malurky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Malurky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malurky stuns Brawn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Malurky throws a hook but Brawn avoids it easily.
Dan Malurky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malurky swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malurky misses the shot to the body.
Malurky takes a swing at Brawn's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot lands for Malurky.
Nice uppercut there from Malurky.
Malurky displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brawn.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Brawn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Malurky misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malurky misses the shot to the body.
Malurky is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Brawn feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Brawn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brawn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Brawn throwing strikes but missing.
Brawn thows a big elbow that misses.
Brawn thows a big elbow that misses.
Brawn won't allow Malurky to sweep him here.
Brawn won't allow Malurky to get back to his feet.
Brawn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malurky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Malurky wants to stand up but Brawn is controlling him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brawn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brawn won't allow Malurky to sweep him here.
Brawn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brawn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brawn postures up and lands a big shot to Malurky's brow.
Brawn is looking to work some ground and pound but Malurky has wrist control.
Brawn postures up in Malurky's guard and throws a big left but Malurky blocks it.
Malurky controls Brawn momentarily but Brawn frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malurky is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Malurky is looking to take a break and control but Brawn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dan Malurky will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Brawn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Malurky circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Brawn misses.
Malurky scores with a jab to the jaw.
Malurky swings for the body but Brawn moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Malurky.
Malurky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brawn moves away.
Malurky throws a hook but Brawn avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malurky.
Malurky throws a big shot that misses.
Brawn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Malurky's waist but Malurky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brawn off to one side.
Malurky misses with a body shot.
Malurky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malurky misses with a hook to the body

and Brawn counters with a single leg into guard. Malurky didn't expect that.
Brawn throws and elbow that misses. Malurky uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brawn's guard. Nice move by Malurky!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brawn wants to sweep but no luck.
Brawn lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Malurky!
Ben Brawn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malurky is looking to improve his position but Brawn isn't that keen on the idea.
Malurky is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Brawn unloading with bombs!
Malurky avoids a series of strikes thrown by Brawn.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malurky is wriggling around trying to escape.
Brawn is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Brawn throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Malurky because Brawn loaded up on that one.
Brawn scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Malurky?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawn pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Brawn throwing strikes here but Malurky is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Brawn working the ground and pound effectively.
Brawn scoring with strikes but Malurky is staying in there.
Brawn raining down shots from the mount!
Brawn landing strikes, looking to finish!
Brawn working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Malurky is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brawn with shots to the head and body - Malurky looks very uncomfortable down there.
Malurky is still in real trouble! Can Brawn finish him?
A big strike lands for Brawn! That's really hurt Malurky and he's turned his back - Brawn keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Brawn jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Brawn!