PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Brown
vs
Do

187 cm
23
266 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

192 cm
26
255 lbs
9 - 17 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonny Do!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Do swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown has his takedown stuffed
and Do makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Do cracks Brown with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brown lands with a kick to the temple. Do shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Jonny Do has been cut.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Do to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Do throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.

Do is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Brown's half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Do sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brown defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Do missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brown is refusing to be controlled, as Do sits in half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Do landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brown keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Do takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Do wants to take a breather but Brown is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Brown is refusing to be controlled, as Do sits in half guard.
Do thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jonny Do was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Brown tries for a takedown but Do circles away easily

so Do counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Do wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Do throws a big right hand that misses.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Do.
Do is working Brown over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Do.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Do from controlling successfully.
Do is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do throwing strikes but missing.
Do throwing strikes but missing.
Do distracts Brown with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Do is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Do accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brown dives in and grabs Do's left leg, looking for a takedown. Do pushes down on Brown's head and hops out.
Brown with a poor takedown

and Do counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Do.
Do with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brown seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Do loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Do cracks Brown with a solid left hand.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Do.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Do looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Do passes Brown's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Do throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Do throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Do missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brown is refusing to be controlled, as Do sits in half guard.
Brown keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Do. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Do lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Do thows a huge punch but Brown dodges it nicely.
Do missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Do thows a huge punch but Brown dodges it nicely.
Do has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Do thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brown's head.
Brown knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Do on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Do missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brown taking some punishment here, with Do in his half guard.
Do working Brown over with strikes.
Do seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brown does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Do sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brown defending well though.
Brown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Do.
Jonny Do has got the better of the ground game so far.
Do not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Do throwing shots but Brown is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Do in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Brown tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Do!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jonny Do!