PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Byrd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Brown
vs
Byrd

184 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Byrd!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrd is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brown sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brown scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Byrd ducks right into an uppercut from Brown.
Byrd misses with a takedown attempt - Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Byrd on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brown. Brown obviously looking to wear him down.
Brown stuffs the takedown attempt from Byrd. Byrd gets slowly back to his feet.
Joe Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Byrd.
Byrd fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Joe Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown throws a right and a left that Byrd avoids nicely.
Brown throws a head kick that Byrd semi-blocks.

Byrd is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown connects with an inside leg kick.

Byrd shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
Brown looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Byrd wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd 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.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Michael Byrd.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Byrd.
Joe Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown scores with a push kick.
Byrd looks gassed!
Byrd misses with a combination
and Brown makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Byrd scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Byrd has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is controlling Byrd's trapped leg to prevent Byrd from advancing to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Byrd is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown is controlling Byrd's trapped leg to prevent Byrd from advancing to side control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brown.
Brown connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Byrd chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
Brown fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brown connects with a leg kick. Byrd looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Brown as he connects with a hook.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Byrd takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brown connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Brown clobbers Byrd with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brown scores with a one two! Byrd had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Byrd is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
A shot to the liver by Brown. Beautiful body shot.
Byrd seems to have recovered his senses.
Brown throws a head kick but Byrd moves out of range.
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brown throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown scores with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Byrd.
Byrd takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Byrd shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brown defends it nicely.
Brown lets loose with a powerful body kick. Byrd will feel that in the morning.
Byrd takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Byrd closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brown to the mat! Brown manages to get full guard.
Brown has his hands on Byrd's head, controlling the position.
Byrd won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Brown dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Byrd has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brown.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Brown lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown scores with a head kick.
Byrd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Byrd blocks a head kick by Brown.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Byrd manages to avoid it.
Byrd fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Byrd tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Byrd shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brown as he jumps to the side.
Byrd is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Joe Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Byrd.
Brown feints and then cracks Byrd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Byrd down.

Brown lands a big head kick that sends Byrd tumbling to the mat! Brown takes a step backwards and waves Byrd back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byrd looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Byrd can do to turn this around?
Brown thuds his right hand into Byrd's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brown throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Byrd manages to avoid it.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Byrd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Michael Byrd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Byrd has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Joe Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brown lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw.
Byrd moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brown lands an overhand right.
Brown scoring well with a low kick there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brown lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Byrd has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Byrd and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Byrd fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a leg kick that knocks Byrd off balance momentarily.
Brown cracks Byrd with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brown lands an overhand right.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Nice sprawl there from Brown as Byrd shoots in.
Brown cracks the inside of Byrd's front leg.
Brown throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Byrd.
Nice takedown defense from Brown. No joy for Byrd on that attempt.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Byrd shoots for a double leg takedown but Brown sprawls well. He's pushed Byrd's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown thows a body kick. Byrd tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Byrd blocks a head kick by Brown.
Byrd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Byrd's calf.
Byrd moves out of range of the leg kick from Brown.
Byrd sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Brown stuffs the takedown.
Brown is looking to slow Byrd down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown cracks the inside of Byrd's front leg.
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Byrd's sensitive parts.
Brown lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Brown dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Byrd closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.
Byrd checks a low kick from Brown.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Byrd tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Byrd on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Byrd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brown lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Byrd has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Byrd and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Byrd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Byrd on the side of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Brown as Byrd shoots in.
Brown throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a head kick!
A good leg kick by Brown.
Brown lands a head kick!
Byrd drops his hands momentarily and Brown takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Byrd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An inside leg kick lands from Brown.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Byrd has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brown.
Byrd shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Joe Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Byrd.
Byrd on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brown. Brown obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrd shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brown sprawls well. Brown wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Byrd gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown connects with a nice looking jab.
Brown connects with a high kick.
Byrd's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Byrd gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice jab there from Brown.
Brown thuds his right hand into Byrd's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrd shoots for a takedown but Brown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brown connects with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Brown.
Byrd takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brown lunges at Byrd with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Byrd's hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brown.
Byrd has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brown throws a leg kick but Byrd moved away.
Byrd blocks a jab.
Byrd shoots in and drives through. Brown sprawls well.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brown throws a head kick that Byrd semi-blocks.
Brown throws a leg kick but Byrd sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brown leaves Byrd with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brown jabs Byrd right on the nose. Byrd blinks but takes it well.
Brown tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Byrd was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Brown connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Byrd ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Byrd shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense.
Michael Byrd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brown, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Joe Brown!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Joe Brown!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Joe Brown!

Joe Brown wins by unanimous decision!