PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marshal Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jo El (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Brown
vs
El

190 cm
21
265 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

200 cm
21
300 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

PRIME DESIGNS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marshal Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jo El!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Brown.

It looks like Jo El has been cut.
Brown is trying hard to land a takedown here. El sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brown tries to clinch up.

Brown looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Brown is thwarting El's attempts to control the position.
El gets full guard.
El is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brown wants to control from the top but El keeps moving.
Brown looking to sit in guard and control but El gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown keeping full guard, as El tries to pass.
El lands a couple of decent looking shots.
El passes Brown's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
El not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brown is looking to control El's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brown avoid being mounted?
El slips a nice elbow through Brown's hands, connecting with Brown's forehead.
Brown trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El winds up and cracks Brown with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brown is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of El's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take El's back!
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 tightening his grip on El, looking for the choke.
El covers up after that shot from Brown.
Brown is controlling the position but El somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
El slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
El is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
El keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
El pulls Brown in close to his closed guard and prevents Brown from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
El punching from the bottom - just letting Brown know he's still in a fight.
El has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
El doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
El is trying to keep Brown in close.
Brown postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
El keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
El not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
El is controlling Brown's posture.
El keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
El looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Brown postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but El is retaining full guard.
El throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but El is retaining full guard.
Brown content to stall in guard here.
Brown trying to control but El is working from the bottom.
Brown wants to pass the guard but El is keeping the position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to control from the top but El keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Marshal Brown wasn't doing enough on the ground.
El throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown slips under a jab from El.
Brown tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but El swivels and escapes.
Brown avoids the body shot from El.
El jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from El misses.

Brown dives in and scores a takedown into El's guard.
El is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Brown postures up in El's guard and throws a big left but El blocks it.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
El looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
El throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Brown is looking to work some ground and pound but El has wrist control.
El looking to control but Brown passes into half guard.
El is staying active underneath Brown, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
El wants to get back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
El blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brown.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
El has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brown is working away from the top position though.
El might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Brown kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Brown not landing any meaningful shots this time.
El avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brown.
El preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
El is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Marshal Brown will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jo El's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

El throws a poor cross that misses
and Brown counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Brown shoots in but El avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown slips under a jab.
El tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown scores with a decent looking hook.
A punch combination from El misses.
No luck for Brown with that takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. El does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from El misses.
Brown tries to clinch up but El circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
El moves forwards but Brown connects with a nice, crisp jab.
El tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown lands the left hand.
El looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown swings for the body but El moves out of range.
Brown avoids the body shot from El.
El keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from El.
El throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Brown dodges the punch combination from El.

El gets caught napping as Brown dives in and scores a takedown. El manages to retain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Brown!
El landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jo El has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
El looking to control and managing it successfully.
Brown is wriggling around trying to escape.
Brown gets back to half guard.
El sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brown defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to control but El is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Brown actively working from the bottom here.
El looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
El thows a huge punch but Brown dodges it nicely.
Brown tries to roll over but El keeps him under control.
El missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brown is trying to maintain the position but El is very close to passing his half guard.
El is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to roll over but El keeps him under control.
El sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brown defending well though.
El scoring with strikes to the body and head.
El missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
El has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brown wants to control but El is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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!
El trying to mount his opponent but Brown defends it.
El trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
El performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
El trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
El looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brown with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
El is trying to control the action in half guard but Brown is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
El is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
El thows a huge punch but Brown dodges it nicely.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
El throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brown is trying to maintain the position but El is very close to passing his half guard.
Brown is looking for a sweep. El is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. El lands a nice short elbow.
El passes the guard and advances to mount!
El trying to control but Brown is having none of it.
El lands with some strikes.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
El lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

It looks like Marshal Brown has been cut.
El working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
El controlling the pace for now.
El is in the full mount, landing strikes.
El lands a heavy elbow.

Marshal Brown's cut is getting worse.
El landing strikes from the mount and Brown is in trouble!
El loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Brown scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from El land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. El stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jo El!
After winning the bout, Jo El thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.