PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mihailescu Magnet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Hall Of Fame- The Script Ft Will.i.am. Magnet has chosen Till I collapse as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brown
vs
Magnet

169 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bobby Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mihailescu Magnet!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Magnet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Magnet blocks a head kick by Brown.
Brown's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Magnet connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brown scrambles back to his feet.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
enabling Magnet to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brown avoids a kick to the body.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magnet.
Brown could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Magnet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Magnet swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Brown decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Brown is looking for a kimura here.

Brown decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mihailescu Magnet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Magnet shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magnet tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Brown gets tackled into the cage by Magnet. Magnet maintains the clinch.
Magnet can't break the clinch.
Brown tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Magnet smiles and moves away.
Magnet misses with a head kick.
Brown tries to score a power double leg takedown but Magnet sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brown somewhat.
Nice takedown defense from Magnet. No joy for Brown on that attempt.
Brown is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Magnet shows good takedown defense.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Magnet sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Magnet goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Magnet darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Magnet is taking a breather. Brown says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Magnet not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Magnet really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brown. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Magnet lands with a punch from half guard.
Magnet sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brown defending well though.
Brown is looking to control Magnet's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brown avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is refusing to be controlled, as Magnet sits in half guard.
Magnet sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brown defending well though.
Magnet is trying to control the action in half guard but Brown is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brown looks like he's trying to stand up.
Brown wants to improve his position but Magnet is controlling well.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Magnet controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mihailescu Magnet wasn't active enough on the ground.
Magnet tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Magnet lands a jab-cross combination.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Magnet tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Magnet scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Magnet throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brown looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Brown controlling the action here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mihailescu Magnet dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Brown has a takedown stuffed.
Mihailescu Magnet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magnet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Magnet stuffs the takedown.
Brown wants to clinch.
Magnet misses with a wild combination.
Brown is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Magnet.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Magnet throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Brown throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Magnet tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Brown is in Magnet's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Magnet is trying to stand and escape. In the scramble, Brown has locked hold of an arm and he's managed to lock on an armbar - Magnet taps out instantly and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bobby Brown!
A relieved looking Bobby Brown thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.