PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge comes to the cage accompanied by Tropa de Elite. Brown has chosen Dope - I'm Back as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Jorge
vs
Brown

187 cm
25
212 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

180 cm
27
217 lbs
14 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiago Jorge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Brown!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jorge shoots in and bounces Brown off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jorge connects with a couple of short punches.
Jorge is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.
Jorge won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Jorge from controlling successfully.
Jorge looking to sit in guard and control but Brown gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jorge working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.

Brown drops back looking for a leg! Jorge is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jorge manages to kick Brown off! Brown jumps back into Jorge's guard.
Brown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute 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.
Brown being controlled here momentarily.
Brown content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brown won't allow Jorge to sweep him here.

Jorge working for a triangle but Brown defends it easily.
Jorge looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Brown keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jorge's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Jorge wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jorge looking for a sweep. Not yet Jorge, not yet.

Brown is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jorge is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jorge has escaped and now he's on top!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jorge.
Brown looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jorge puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Brown on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jorge thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brown's head.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorge trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Jorge has control of the leg.
Jorge with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Brown taking some punishment here, with Jorge in his half guard.
Jorge wants to pass to mount but Brown is defending the position.
Nice strikes from Jorge there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jorge.
Jorge misses with a head shot. Brown uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jorge trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Brown manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Brown landing some decent shots from guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Brown drops back looking for a leg! Jorge is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jorge manages to kick Brown off! Brown jumps back into Jorge's guard.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiago Jorge dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jorge forces Brown back against the cage and clinches.

Jorge pulls guard effortlessly.
Jorge is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Brown lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Jorge is adopting a defensive guard.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jorge trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
Jorge pulls Brown in to control the position.
Brown throws a strike but Jorge rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jorge.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Jorge trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jorge postures up.
Brown looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jorge is one step ahead there.
Jorge throws a strike but Brown rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown pushing down on Jorge's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Brown is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jorge doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Brown.
Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Brown.
Jorge wants to get back to full guard.
Jorge moves into full guard.
Brown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brown stopping the sweep attempt from Jorge.
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!
Jorge trying to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown won't allow Jorge to sweep him here.
Brown looking to pass the guard.
Jorge controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
Jorge wants to sweep but no luck.
Jorge avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jorge is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Brown is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Brown forces his way into half guard.
Brown missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorge preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

Brown is looking for a kimura but Jorge is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brown to get the leverage.
Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jorge tries to roll over but Brown keeps him under control.
Jorge trying to control here.
Jorge tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.

Brown is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jorge doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Brown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jorge wants to control but Brown is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tiago Jorge will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jorge looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Brown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jorge.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
Brown trying to control but Jorge postures up.
Jorge missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jorge wants to pass to mount but Brown is defending the position.
Jorge throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown trying to hold on to Jorge's head to control him but Jorge postures up.
Brown blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jorge.
Jorge wants to take a breather but Brown is having none of it.
Brown wants to improve his position but Jorge is controlling well.
Jorge missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jorge controlling the action here.
Jorge working over Brown with some ground and pound. Brown looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.
Jorge not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jorge is just content to waste time from the top position. Brown takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Jorge looking to pass the guard.
Jorge landing some decent shots from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jorge postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorge wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Brown wants to sweep here but Jorge controlling him for the moment.
Jorge trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Jorge trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jorge connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jorge accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tiago Jorge overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jorge tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to keep Jorge in close.
Brown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jorge stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jorge with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jorge postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mark Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jorge postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jorge loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jorge trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tiago Jorge showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jorge has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Tiago Jorge!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Tiago Jorge!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Tiago Jorge!

Tiago Jorge wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Tiago Jorge 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.