PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Xu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Milton Jackson - Mode 3. Xu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica - Creeping Death. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Brown
vs
Xu

188 cm
20
202 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roger Xu!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Brown.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Xu circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xu moves away.
Xu takes one to the chin there.
Brown throws a jab when Xu was well out of range.
Xu misses with a low kick.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Xu ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Nice defenses there by Xu.
Xu staying out of range there.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brown takes a step back to recover.
Xu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brown on the side of the head.

It looks like Danny Brown has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab lands there for Brown.
Xu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown moves forwards but Xu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Xu slips the punch.
Xu throws a big shot that misses.
Brown connects with a body shot.
Xu moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Xu is out of range.
Xu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brown connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Xu moves into the clinch successfully.
Brown avoiding damage as Xu throws knees to the body.
Xu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Xu scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xu missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xu looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Xu avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Xu avoids a wild elbow strike from Brown.
Xu missing with knees to the body.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Xu tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.

Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Xu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brown avoids the head kick by Xu.
Xu throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown scores with a jab to the head.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown jabs at Xu's body.
Xu needs to keep his hands up - Brown had a free shot at his head there.
Xu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xu was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xu manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Xu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Xu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Xu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brown's brow.
Xu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Xu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Brown manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xu. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Xu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Danny Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown checks a leg kick.
Xu loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brown lands with a good body shot.
Xu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice shot by Brown.
Brown throws a shot to the body.
Brown lands a jab to the nose.

Xu is rocked!
Xu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Xu.
Xu is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xu walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Xu limp body while Brown jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Danny Brown!