PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luigi Bazinga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dope - I'm Back. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bazinga
vs
Brown

176 cm
21
215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
217 lbs
11 - 5 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luigi Bazinga!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Brown!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bazinga sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bazinga looks to clinch

and Brown decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bazinga's guard.
Bazinga is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bazinga is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Brown drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bazinga dives on top into guard.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Bazinga from controlling successfully.
Bazinga trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bazinga wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.

Luigi Bazinga has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Brown gets tackled into the ropes by Bazinga. Bazinga maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown blocks an elbow strike from Bazinga.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to score a body lock takedown but Bazinga shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bazinga lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Mark Brown has been cut.
Bazinga lands a damaging elbow.
Brown avoids the elbow strike from Bazinga, against the ropes.
Bazinga looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bazinga pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Brown blocks the elbow strike.
Brown has Bazinga pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Bazinga manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Luigi Bazinga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Brown.
Bazinga creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brown's defenses.
Bazinga gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That has opened up Mark Brown's cut even more.
Brown takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brown wants to take the fight to the mat but Bazinga manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bazinga creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bazinga misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bazinga pushes Brown back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown blocks an elbow strike from Bazinga.
Bazinga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Brown avoids a wild elbow strike from Bazinga.
Brown blocks an elbow strike from Bazinga.
Bazinga throws an elbow that misses.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bazinga misses with an elbow over the top.
Bazinga is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Brown has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bazinga is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brown changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bazinga fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bazinga tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bazinga sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brown somewhat.
Bazinga wants to clinch.
Bazinga throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Bazinga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bazinga tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bazinga tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Bazinga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bazinga tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Brown counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bazinga!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bazinga wants to control but Brown is having none of it.
Bazinga is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Bazinga is working to get back to half guard.
Brown landing strikes from the mount and Bazinga is in trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown cracks Bazinga with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bazinga really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The referee warns Bazinga that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bazinga hang on?

Brown looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Brown with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
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 Luigi Bazinga will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mark Brown's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bazinga tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Brown counters with a single leg into guard. Bazinga didn't expect that.
Brown throwing strikes but missing.

Brown thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
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.
Bazinga is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bazinga bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown's guard.
Bazinga wants to stand but Brown is controlling his posture from full guard.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brown looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bazinga trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Bazinga wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Luigi Bazinga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Brown drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Brown looking to pass the guard.

Brown drops back looking for a leg! Bazinga is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bazinga manages to kick Brown off! Brown jumps back into Bazinga's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bazinga holds on and takes a little breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bazinga is trying to keep Brown in close.
Brown postures up and lands a big shot to Bazinga's brow.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bazinga is keeping the position for now.
Bazinga looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
Bazinga not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bazinga is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bazinga avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bazinga trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Luigi Bazinga wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bazinga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luigi Bazinga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown but Bazinga manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brown's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bazinga closes the distance but Brown moves to the side

and Brown counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Brown drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Brown jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bazinga lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Brown!
Bazinga looking to control but Brown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brown is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brown is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bazinga tries to control but Brown wriggling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bazinga is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Brown is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bazinga sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown tries to lock up and control but Bazinga gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mark Brown's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bazinga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bazinga wants to clinch.
Bazinga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Luigi Bazinga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bazinga tries to clinch up

and Brown counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bazinga has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brown is working away from the top position though.
Bazinga avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brown.
Brown not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bazinga keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Bazinga trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brown is thwarting Bazinga's attempts to control the position.

Bazinga is defending against the submission attempts here by Brown.

Brown is working for a submission of some sort.
Brown looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bazinga makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bazinga.
Brown throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brown drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Brown jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bazinga wants to stand but Brown is controlling the position.
Brown is looking to work some ground and pound but Bazinga has wrist control.
Bazinga bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown's guard.
Bazinga has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bazinga wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Bazinga pushes down on Brown's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bazinga tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brown knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bazinga wants to take a breather but Brown is having none of it.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Bazinga looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bazinga passes to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bazinga trying to control the position but Brown is working away.
Bazinga tries to move into full mount but can't pass Brown's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown is trying to improve his position.
Bazinga taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luigi Bazinga clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Brown's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bazinga doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Bazinga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Bazinga moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Bazinga scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brown avoids a wild elbow strike from Bazinga.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bazinga.
Bazinga creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bazinga wants to stall.
Bazinga creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bazinga lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bazinga is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bazinga throws an elbow but it misses.
Brown wants a takedown but no success here.
Brown avoids the elbow strike from Bazinga, against the ropes.
Bazinga lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

The cut above Mark Brown's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bazinga.
Bazinga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bazinga lands an elbow inside that Brown shrugs off.

Mark Brown's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mark Brown's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Luigi Bazinga!
Luigi Bazinga is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Luigi Bazinga made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.