PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chay Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: As I Lay Dying - Through Struggle. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Brown
vs
Willis

180 cm
23
217 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
212 lbs
13 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chay Willis!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Willis.
Willis looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Willis moved out of range.
Brown catches Willis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Willis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Willis staying out of range there.
Willis slips under a jab.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Willis throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
A slow jab from Willis misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Willis misses with a wild combination.
Willis slips under a jab from Brown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Willis throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Willis misses with an uppercut.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Willis moves away.
Willis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Willis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Willis just misses with a punch to the body.
Willis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brown staying out of range there.
Chay Willis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Willis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Willis just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Willis throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Willis throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Brown lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Willis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Willis scores with a nice right hand.
Willis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brown scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brown pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Willis back to the cage. Brown follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Willis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Willis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
That kick from Brown tenderised Willis's leg. Willis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Willis misses with the combination.
Willis looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Brown looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Willis is fending him off so far but Brown persists. Nope, Willis circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Willis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Willis. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Willis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Willis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Mark Brown has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Willis. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good exchange - Brown coming out on top.
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!
Willis lands a two punch combo.
Brown buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Willis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Willis.
Willis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Willis jabs Brown to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brown tries to score with a low kick but Willis moves his leg out of the way.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brown lands a jab to Willis's midsection.
Willis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chay Willis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Brown's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Willis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown slips under a jab from Willis.
Brown throws a body punch but Willis moves out of range.
Willis misses with an uppercut.
Willis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mark Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Brown.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Brown fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Willis avoids it really well and circles away.
Willis throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown slips under a jab from Willis.
Willis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Brown shoots in but no luck this time.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Willis.
Willis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Willis punishes Brown's body with a nice straight punch.
Willis throws a poor cross that misses
and Brown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Willis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A combination from Willis does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis jabs at Brown's body.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Willis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Willis. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown closes this distance looking for a takedown but Willis circles away.
Willis misses with a body shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Brown. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A big right from Brown misses.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
Willis misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Willis.
A bone on bone clash there as Willis blocks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Willis moves away and avoids it.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Willis.
Willis misses with a double jab
and Brown counters with a leg kick.
Willis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Willis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Decent striking displayed by Brown there.
Brown feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Willis just misses with a punch to the body.
Willis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Willis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Willis swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Willis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and Willis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Willis throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Brown scores a takedown into full mount!
Willis working to try and regain half guard.

Brown working for a guillotine from mount but Willis is in no mood to give up.
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!
Willis is looking to improve his position but Brown isn't that keen on the idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chay Willis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mark Brown's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Willis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Willis.
Brown lands an overhand right.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Willis.
Willis lands with a good body shot.
Willis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brown connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Willis's hands.
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.
Willis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Willis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Willis moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis slips under a jab from Brown.
Brown tried to score with a low kick but Willis checks it.
Brown is trying hard to land a takedown here. Willis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brown misses with a hook. Willis ducked under it nicely.
Brown throws a right and a left that Willis avoids nicely.
Willis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Willis connects with a body shot that sends Brown's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheers as Willis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brown doesn't seem phased though.
Chay Willis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Willis connects with a nice looking jab.
Willis ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Willis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mark Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Willis.
Willis throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Willis. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good work by Willis as he checks the leg kick.
Brown lands with a straight right. Willis didn't see that one coming.
Willis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Willis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Willis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Willis just misses with a punch to the body.
Willis works Brown's body with a nice hook.

Brown closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Brown lands in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown postures up.
Brown looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Brown got a little sloppy there for a moment and Willis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brown has managed to get both his arms back between Willis's legs - danger averted.
Brown chips away with some ground and pound.

Willis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
Brown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Willis keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Chay Willis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown throwing strikes but missing.
Willis trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chay Willis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Willis 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chay Willis!