PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Tecumseh Sherman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sherman comes to the cage accompanied by The Battle Hymn Of The Republic. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Tecumseh Sherman
vs
Brown

195 cm
26
280 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

150 cm
27
365 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Tecumseh Sherman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leroy Brown!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown tries to clinch up but Sherman circles away and keeps his distance.
Sherman misses the shot to the body.
Sherman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Sherman throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sherman.
Sherman lands a nice shot to the body.
Sherman throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Sherman.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sherman misses with a body shot.
Leroy Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown throws a leg kick but Sherman moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sherman. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sherman.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sherman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sherman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sherman ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Sherman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Brown backs up against the cage.

It looks like Leroy Brown has been cut.
Sherman avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sherman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
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!
Sherman with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Sherman takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Sherman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brown tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sherman counters with a straight right hand.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Sherman fails to land with a series of punches.
Sherman scores with a body shot.
Brown looks winded!
Sherman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Sherman closes the distance and clinches.
Sherman is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sherman's elbow.
Sherman can't break the clinch.
Brown lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sherman or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown has Sherman pressed against the cage, preventing Sherman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sherman lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherman blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Sherman is trying to break free.
Sherman is trying to push Brown away but Brown has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sherman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown keeps control of Sherman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sherman is trying to push Brown away but Brown has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brown stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The referee calls for Sherman to work.
Sherman lands a shoulder strike.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Sherman scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
Sherman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Brown tries to work over Sherman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.

Sherman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sherman.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Brown connects with a body shot that sends Sherman's belly button to the back.
Brown throws a jab when Sherman was well out of range.
Brown looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sherman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sherman misses with a double jab.
Brown jabs at Sherman's body.

Sherman rushes Brown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sherman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sherman is looking to control Brown's arms but Brown gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sherman has his back to the cage.
Brown prevents Sherman from breaking the clinch.
Brown keeps control of Sherman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sherman is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sherman working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Sherman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sherman wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Sherman can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sherman.

Sherman breaks from the clinch.
Sherman lands with a hook. Brown tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sherman scores with a nice strike.
Sherman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brown takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brown is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

Sherman closes the distance and clinches.
Sherman tries to circle away but Brown has him pinned against the cage.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sherman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sherman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sherman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown keeps control of Sherman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sherman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brown has Sherman pressed against the cage, preventing Sherman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sherman is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Sherman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Tecumseh Sherman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leroy Brown's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sherman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brown takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brown gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sherman lands a nice looking body shot.
Brown wants to clinch.
A combination from Sherman does no damage.
Sherman throws a good cross that connects.
William Tecumseh Sherman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sherman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brown at a distance.
William Tecumseh Sherman is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sherman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sherman misses with a two punch combination.
Sherman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Sherman connects with a body shot.
Sherman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brown's head backwards.
Sherman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sherman is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sherman takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sherman works Brown's body with a nice hook.
Nice cross by Sherman.
Brown takes one on the button.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Sherman here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

Sherman lands a left and a right that send Brown crashing to the mat, dazed. Sherman thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Brown is rocked!
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!
Brown dodges the punch combination from Sherman.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Sherman finish him?
Sherman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sherman lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Brown goes down and covers up as Sherman starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Tecumseh Sherman!
After the big win, William Tecumseh Sherman made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Just Fight and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.