PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Tillman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Emanuel - The Hey Man. Tillman has chosen Here Comes the Boom as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Brown
vs
Tillman

183 cm
27
195 lbs
21 - 11 - 1

173 cm
25
199 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

ĄFFĄKĘTIΘN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pat Tillman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Tillman as he connects with a hook.
Tillman digs a good hook to Brown's body.
Tillman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Brown staying out of range there.
Tillman lands a nice shot that snaps Brown's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tillman. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tillman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Tillman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brown.
Tillman digs a good hook to Brown's body.
Tillman throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Nice shot by Tillman.
Brown cracks Tillman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brown walks into a straight right hand from Tillman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tillman punishes Brown's body with a nice straight punch.
Tillman swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Tillman throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Tillman scores with a four punch combination!

Brown gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tillman to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tillman trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tillman 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tillman content to stall in guard here.
Tillman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Pat Tillman was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tillman misses with the combination.
Tillman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tillman lands the left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tillman scores with a shot to the body.
Tillman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brown on the side of the head.
Brown blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Tillman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tillman misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Tillman.
Tillman misses with a body shot.
A cross from Tillman lands.
Tillman is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brown had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Brown avoids the body shot from Tillman.
Tillman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brown has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws the kick towards the body but Tillman avoids it.
Tillman throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice cross by Tillman.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Tillman.
Tillman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tillman lands the left hand.
A head kick from Brown lands but Tillman takes it in his stride.

It looks like Pat Tillman has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tillman jabs Brown right on the nose. Brown blinks but takes it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tillman throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tillman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pat Tillman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pat Tillman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tillman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tillman duly obliges.
Brown avoids the body shot from Tillman.
Tillman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tillman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tillman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tillman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Tillman.
Tillman cracks a nice hook into Brown's ribs.
Pat Tillman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tillman lunges at Brown with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brown's hand.
Tillman throws a one two combo.
Tillman blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tillman connects with a body shot that sends Brown's belly button to the back.
Tillman connects with a looping right hand.
Tillman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tillman blocks a head kick by Brown.
Tillman jabs Brown to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tillman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brown doesn't seem bothered though.
Tillman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Brown closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tillman cracks a nice hook into Brown's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Tillman.
Tillman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tillman swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Tillman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brown lands a front kick.
Brown needs to keep his hands up - Tillman had a free shot at his head there.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tillman throws a shot to the body.
Tillman throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tillman takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tillman misses with a body shot
and Brown finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tillman is breathing heavily.
Tillman misses with a right hand
and Brown counters with a body kick that stops Tillman in his tracks momentarily.
Mark Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters circling a little - Brown finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tillman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown tries to land a front kick but Tillman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brown looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Brown has Tillman up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Tillman avoids the damage to the body.

Brown manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tillman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tillman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown throws a head kick but Tillman moves out of range.
Pat Tillman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from Tillman does no damage.
Tillman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brown.
Brown has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tillman finds it's way round the side to connect with Brown's head.
Brown throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brown misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tillman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brown tries to clinch there but Tillman circles away.
Tillman thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Brown dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pat Tillman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Tillman connects with a body shot.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Tillman throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Tillman.
Tillman lands with a hook. Brown tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Tillman moves out of range easily.
A combination from Tillman does no damage.
Tillman 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.
Tillman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tillman lunges at Brown with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brown's hand.
Brown avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tillman moves out of range of the body kick.
Brown ducks right into an uppercut from Tillman.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
Brown is looking to slow Tillman down with leg kicks.
Brown lands with a nice body kick.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brown scores with a leg kick.
Brown scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tillman is looking to land body kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat.
Tillman has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brown.
Tillman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown blocks the body kick.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Tillman scores with a jab.
Brown moves away from the strike by Tillman.
Tillman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tillman looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
Brown drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tillman.
Brown with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tillman to score with a decent uppercut.
Tillman swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brown blocks a jab.
Tillman lands a slapping body shot.
Tillman misses with a wild body shot.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Tillman misses the shot to the body.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Tillman pushes him off.
Tillman misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tillman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Tillman just misses with a punch to the body.
Tillman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tillman lands with a shot to the body.
Tillman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tillman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tillman throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
A punch combination from Tillman misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tillman misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Crunch! Brown slams his shin into Tillman's torso.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tillman dips to his left and cracks Brown with an uppercut!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pat Tillman.
I think Tillman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Tillman!
An out of breath Pat Tillman thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.