PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bushido Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Idle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown's entrance music is .... A fine choice. Idle has chosen Always Look on the Bright Side of Life as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brown
vs
Idle

190 cm
24
220 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
206 lbs
8 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bushido Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eric Idle!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Brown.
Idle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Idle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brown doesn't seem bothered though.
Idle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brown counters with a three punch combo that has Idle backing up. Idle nods at Brown to acknowledge the strikes.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Idle connects with the punch.
Brown throws a right hand that Idle ducks under and follows up with a left that Idle also avoids with ease.
Idle throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Idle saw that one coming.
Idle misses with an uppercut.
Brown's jab looks to have found its range, popping Idle under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown slips a straight right by Idle.
Idle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brown counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Idle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Idle missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Eric Idle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Idle.
Idle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Brown slips under a jab.
Brown stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Brown gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Idle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Idle.
Brown is looking to control Idle's arms but Idle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brown has his back to the cage.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Brown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Idle.
Brown leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Idle misses with the head strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Idle misses with a punch on the inside.
Idle is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Idle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Idle swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown is pushing Idle up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Idle is looking to control Brown's arms but Brown gets an underhook and turns him. Now Idle has his back to the cage.
Brown blocking some punches.
Idle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Idle looking to slow down the pace here.
Brown pushes Idle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Idle is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Brown lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Idle makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Idle throws a leg kick
and Brown counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Idle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Idle misses with a straight right.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Idle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown throws a series of punches but Idle avoids them all with ease.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Idle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown works Idle's body with a nice hook.
Eric Idle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Idle throws a right hand that misses
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Idle looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Brown slips under a jab from Idle.
Brown throws a hook but Idle blocks it.
Idle throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Brown smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Idle missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Idle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Idle.
Idle tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brown slips a jab from Idle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bushido Brown dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Brown misses with a wild combination.
Brown bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Idle 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.
Nice uppercut there from Idle.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Brown does it's job there.
Idle throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Idle misses with a series of wild punches.
Idle lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Idle misses with a left hand
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Idle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Idle.
A swing and a miss from Idle.
Brown tries to bum rush Idle with a series of wild strikes but Idle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Idle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Idle sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Idle throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Idle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Idle throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands with a nice body punch.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Idle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Idle does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Idle misses with an uppercut
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Idle throws a right hand that misses
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown slips a straight right by Idle.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown lands a really nice looking cross but Idle seems unphased.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Brown is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Idle throws out the jab.
Idle throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Idle misses with a straight right.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Idle.
Idle slips a jab from Brown.
Idle misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Brown does it's job there.
Idle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Idle.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Idle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown moves out of range as Idle strikes.
Idle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Idle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Idle lunges at Brown with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brown's hand.
Brown misses with a looping right.
A big left from Idle misses.
Idle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Idle misses the target.
Brown misses the jab.
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 moves forwards but Idle connects with a nice, crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Idle.
Idle loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Idle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Idle scores with a jab. Brown acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Idle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Idle manages to avoid it.
Idle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Idle with a hook.
A big left from Idle misses.
Brown takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brown swings for the body but Idle moves out of range.
A big left from Idle misses.
Idle misses with a lunging right hand
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Eric Idle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Idle defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Idle misses with a wild combination.
Idle misses with an uppercut
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Idle.
Brown shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Idle defends it nicely.
Brown scores with a nice right hand.
Brown lands with a straight right. Idle didn't see that one coming.
Idle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown defending well as Idle loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Idle misses its intended target.
Idle throws a sloppy body shot
and Brown counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Idle misses with a few strikes there.
Idle lands with a shot to the body.
Brown slips under a jab from Idle.

Brown darts in and clinches Idle up against the cage.
Idle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Come on Brown - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
Idle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown is trying to stall.
Idle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Idle controls the action.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Idle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Idle takes a shot to the head.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brown has Idle pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Idle manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Idle's elbow.
Brown scores with a hook to the body.
Idle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown looking to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brown - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Idle.
Idle lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Brown.
Idle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Idle.
Idle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Idle swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Idle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown is trying to stall.
Idle looking to stall.
Idle misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A bit of stalling here from Idle.
Idle lands a left hand.
Brown blocking some punches.
Idle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.

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 Bushido Brown.
I think Brown has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!