PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Baroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Brown
vs
Baroni

191 cm
29
212 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

190 cm
19
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Craig Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bill Baroni!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baroni rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brown lands a high kick!
Brown slips a jab from Baroni.
Brown lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Baroni thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown with a jab.
Baroni throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Baroni thuds a left hand into Brown's body.
Baroni misses with a right hand
and Brown counters with a solid body kick.
Baroni takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brown cracks Baroni with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Baroni misses with a left hand
and Brown counters with a series of strikes. Baroni will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baroni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown throws a right hand that Baroni ducks under and follows up with a left that Baroni also avoids with ease.
Baroni loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Baroni throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Brown scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baroni misses with a shot to the body
and Brown makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A shot to the liver by Brown. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Baroni takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Baroni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baroni swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brown counters with a three punch combo that has Baroni backing up. Baroni nods at Brown to acknowledge the strikes.
Baroni misses with a left hand
and Brown counters with a solid body kick.
Brown lands a jab to the head.
Baroni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brown.
Bill Baroni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baroni takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A slow jab from Baroni misses its intended target.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baroni.
Baroni takes a kick to the side of the head.
Brown cracks a nice hook into Baroni's ribs.
Brown scores with a hook to the body. Baroni takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Baroni takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Baroni throws a right hand that misses
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown avoids the body shot from Baroni.
Brown scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Baroni is rocked!
Brown scores with a leg kick.
Baroni is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
Baroni looks gassed!
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baroni.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Baroni ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown is working the combinations to good effect here.
A big left from Baroni misses.
A jab from Brown misses.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Brown throws a series of punches but Baroni avoids them all with ease.
Baroni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Baroni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baroni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baroni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown feints a jab and as Baroni dips his head, Brown unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Baroni right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Baroni falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Brown smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Craig Brown!