PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vik Ben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Ar-ab - Go Hard. Ben comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Song for the Suspect kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brown
vs
Ben

185 cm
21
245 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

188 cm
22
240 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vik Ben!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ben.
Ben closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ben is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Ben lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A cross from Brown lands.
Ben lands a body shot.

Brown gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Brown works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brown advances position into side control!
Brown looking to control but instead Ben has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Ben is pressing down on Brown's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throwing strikes but missing.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ben works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ben keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ben keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Ben looking for a sweep. Not yet Ben, not yet.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Ben is retaining full guard.
Brown wants to control from the top but Ben keeps moving.
Ben is looking to stand up but Brown isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ben is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ben checks a leg kick.
Brown tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ben is able to avoid easily.
Ben fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Ben throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown connects with an inside leg kick.
Brown throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ben on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Brown drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ben wants to stand and escape but Brown is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ben keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown stopping the sweep attempt from Ben.
Ben trying to control the position.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ben can't keep his opponent in guard - Brown advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Brown has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brown trying to control from Ben's half guard. Ben has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Brown connects with a couple of short punches.
Brown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ben is keeping the position for now.
Brown lands a couple of digs.
Ben keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown trying to control but Ben is working from the bottom.
Brown looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Brown avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Ben escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brown gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brown ducks under a wild hook from Ben.
Brown tries to clinch but Ben is having none of it.
Brown jabs at Ben's body.
Ben avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Ben sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anthony Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Ben moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Brown.

Brown closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ben quickly recovers to half guard.
Ben is not content to let Brown control the position.
Ben is trying to stand back up but Brown is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ben knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brown stalling.
Brown seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ben for as long as he can get away with.
Brown is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Brown working the ground and pound effectively.

It looks like Vik Ben has been cut.
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!
Ben is trying to escape the mount.
Brown lands a big shot there that rocks Ben but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brown connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Ben is rocked!
Brown lands a big elbow - Ben is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Ben is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Anthony Brown!
Anthony Brown retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Anthony Brown 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.