PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Romano Dzolic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caleb Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dzolic
vs
Brown

190 cm
19
188 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

187 cm
19
195 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Romano Dzolic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Caleb Brown!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dzolic throws a push kick but Brown slaps the foot to one side.

Brown shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dzolic napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dzolic is looking to regain half guard here but Brown keeps moving and retains side control.
Dzolic is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Dzolic parries the strikes from Brown easily there. Brown is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dzolic to escape.
Brown misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Dzolic dodges the ground and pound from Brown.
Brown connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dzolic some visible discomfort.
Dzolic regains half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dzolic tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
Brown takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brown lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Brown there.
Brown thows a huge punch but Dzolic dodges it nicely.
Dzolic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brown.

Brown is looking for a kimura but Dzolic is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brown to get the leverage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dzolic's head.
Dzolic works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dzolic trying to control the position.
Brown throws a strike but Dzolic rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dzolic controls from within his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brown is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brown stopping the sweep attempt from Dzolic.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Dzolic is trying to keep Brown in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown with a nice head shot there.
Brown cracks Dzolic with a solid left hand.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dzolic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown cracks Dzolic with a solid left hand.
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brown lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dzolic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown throwing strikes but missing.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brown throws an elbow that misses. Dzolic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brown's guard. Nice move by Dzolic!
Brown has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dzolic wants to get up but he can't break Brown's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown has control of Dzolic's left arm, preventing Dzolic from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Caleb Brown was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Dzolic slips under a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caleb Brown dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Brown takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Brown shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dzolic is trying to defend but Brown finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Caleb Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brown sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dzolic defending well though.
Dzolic on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brown working Dzolic over with strikes.
Dzolic gets full guard.
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!
Dzolic trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dzolic is keeping the position for now.
Brown postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Dzolic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brown doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brown manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brown distracts Dzolic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Dzolic is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown with a nice head shot there.
Oh Dzolic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown distracts Dzolic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brown loads up on a big left hand. Dzolic felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Brown looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Dzolic can't hide his disappointment, as Brown celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Caleb Brown!