PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bart Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Hain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown's entrance music is AC/DC - Thunderstruck. A fine choice. Hain has chosen Time Frame by Dom and Roland as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sam Hain enters the cage!

Brown
vs
Hain

175 cm
31
165 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

174 cm
32
167 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

White Gorilla Nutrition
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bart Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Hain!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hain gets the takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Brown struggling a bit here.
Hain trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Hain tries to move into full mount but can't pass Brown's legs.
Brown struggling a bit here.
Brown taking a bit of punishment here - Hain scoring with strikes.
Brown gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Poor strikes thrown by Hain there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hain cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hain raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hain looking to finish Brown with some ground and pound. This is bad for Brown!
Hain trying to control but Brown is having none of it.
Brown is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hain scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hain connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hain throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Brown because Hain loaded up on that one.

Hain has hold of Brown's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Brown manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hain thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Poor strikes thrown by Hain there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hain lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hain trying to control but Brown is having none of it.
Hain is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hain throws some wild stikes that Brown manages to avoid easily.
Hain throws some wild stikes that Brown manages to avoid easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hain looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

It looks like Bart Brown has been cut.
Hain throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hain with good strikes from the mount here!
Brown wants to hold on but Hain pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hain dominating with strikes here.
Hain lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hain thowing shots but they're missing.
Hain thowing shots but they're missing.
Hain tries to control but Brown wriggling away.
Hain scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown working to try and regain half guard.
Hain lands a nice shot to the head.
Hain misses with a head shot.

Hain working for a submission but Brown is keeping him at bay.
Brown is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hain punching from mount but Brown doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hain postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Brown looks a forlorn figure.
Hain looking to control but Brown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Hain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bart Brown's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hain misses with a few strikes there.
Sam Hain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hain.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hain shoots in looking for a takedown. Brown tries to sprawl out of it but Hain keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brown manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Hain.

Hain darts in and clinches Brown up against the cage.
Hain fails to pull guard.
Bart Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Hain.
Hain wants a takedown.
Hain lands a left hand.
Brown is trying to maintain a safe position but Hain gets an underhook and turns Brown into the cage.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Hain taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hain.
Good body shot from Brown.
Hain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hain scores with a shoulder strike.

Hain pulls guard effortlessly.
Hain has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Hain looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hain tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Hain is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Hain is looking for a triangle but Brown pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brown gets to his feet - Hain follows without any prompting.
Hain avoids the body shot from Brown.

Hain bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown wants to control but Hain postures up.
Hain throws an elbow but Brown slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hain working the body and head with strikes.
Hain scoring with punches from side control.
Brown is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hain off and has taken his back!
You can see the frustration on Hain's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Brown is looking to control Hain but Hain is wriggling around and keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hain tries to escape but Brown has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Hain tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Brown tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hain sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hain tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
Hain is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brown stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Hain to get to his feet.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Hain.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sam Hain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
Hain fails with a takedown attempt.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown throws a series of punches but Hain avoids them all with ease.
Hain is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some bone on bone action there as Brown checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Hain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bart Brown's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Hain throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Hain shoots for a takedown but Brown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Hain moves away and avoids it.
Hain misses with a straight left.
Brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Hain, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brown misses with a low kick as Hain jumps back.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Hain moves away and avoids it.
Hain avoids the body shot from Brown.
Hain misses with the combination.
Hain closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.
Bart Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Hain.
Hain shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hain takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hain takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hain.
Bart Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Hain closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hain prevents Brown from improving his position.
Hain sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brown defending well though.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Hain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hain missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brown is in trouble now - Hain has advanced to mount!

Hain moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Brown has worked his arm free - good work by Brown!
Bart Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hain scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Brown to see if he's OK.
Brown is looking to regain half guard here but Hain keeps moving and retains side control.

Hain is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brown knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hain working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hain wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hain passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Brown!
Hain with a couple of short strikes.
Hain content just to control the position here.
Hain thowing shots but they're missing.

Hain looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hain looking to ground and pound but Brown is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hain lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Brown takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hain with good strikes from the mount here!
Hain with shots to the head and body - Brown looks very uncomfortable down there.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brown is bucking up trying to escape but Hain cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hain fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sam Hain is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Bart Brown's cut is getting worse.
Hain with a couple of short strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Hain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hain winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Hain!
Sam Hain decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.