PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Hollywood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roy Brown is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hollywood
vs
Brown

180 cm
21
172 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
27
182 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Hollywood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Brown!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brown checks a leg kick.
Hollywood misses with a hook

and Brown counters with a takedown into side control.
Brown tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hollywood's legs.
Hollywood on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hollywood tries to get out of the position.
Hollywood is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Brown throws an elbow but Hollywood slips to the side and avoids it well.
Brown advances nicely into full mount.
Brown trying to control but Hollywood is having none of it.

Brown working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollywood is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hollywood knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brown on the ground.
Brown unloads with some shots from mount but Hollywood bucks and avoids them well.
Hollywood working to try and regain half guard.
Brown looking to finish with strikes here!
Hollywood is wriggling around trying to escape.
Brown throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

Brown is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hollywood to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hollywood shrugs it off.
Brown lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hollywood hang on?
Brown landing punches.
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 lands a nice shot to the head.
Brown wants to control the pace but Hollywood is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown avoids the attempt from Hollywood to control.
Brown cracks Hollywood with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Brown is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hollywood can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown landing punches.

Brown working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brown trying to control but Hollywood is having none of it.
Brown postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hollywood looks a forlorn figure.
Brown can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hollywood is looking to escape.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Brown tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Brown throws some wild stikes that Hollywood manages to avoid easily.
Brown lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Brown trying to control but Hollywood is having none of it.
Brown lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hollywood hang on?
Brown with a couple of short strikes.
Brown breaks from Hollywood's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hollywood working to try and regain half guard.
Brown scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hollywood?

Hollywood is rocked!
Brown unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Hollywood wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Brown celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Brown!