PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Derric Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brown might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to DIE LIKE A ROCKSTAR. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brown
vs
Derric Styles

183 cm
19
155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

162 cm
19
145 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Devin Derric Styles!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styles throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Styles takes one to the chin there.
Brown lands the left hand.

Brown moves into the clinch successfully.

Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Styles just misses with a punch to the body.
Styles takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Brown rushes Styles and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brown lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Styles tries to pull guard but Brown won't allow it.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Styles at a distance.
Styles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Styles gets a takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Styles is working for a kimura but Brown is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brown manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Styles trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.

Styles got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brown has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Styles has managed to get both his arms back between Brown's legs - danger averted.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
Brown keeping full guard, as Styles tries to pass.
Brown trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brown manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Brown is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown lands a jab to the head.
Brown lands a nice hook to Styles's body. Styles takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown tests Styles's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brown.
Brown lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brown throws a body punch but Styles moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Styles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Jab by Brown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Styles. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown punishes Styles's body with a nice straight punch.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Styles.
Styles blocks a jab.
Styles blocks a jab.
Brown tries to clinch but Styles moves out of range.
Styles takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Styles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Styles misses the shot to the body.
Styles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Brown scores with a body shot.
Styles throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Brown scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Styles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Styles takes one on the button.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Styles uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Styles on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Danny Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown jabs at Styles's body.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Styles takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brown is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
An inside leg kick from Brown misses.
Styles fails with a takedown attempt.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Styles defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Styles drives through with a takedown into guard.

Styles drops back, looking for a kneebar! Brown looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Brown looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Brown!
Brown passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Styles!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Brown dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Styles tries to move into range but Brown moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Danny Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Styles takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Styles fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Brown misses.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Styles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Brown getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Styles.

Brown closes the distance and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Styles.
Styles blocks a body shot from Brown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to score a body lock takedown but Styles shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Styles will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brown up against the cage.
Styles working aggressively here.
Brown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Styles avoids it.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Styles controls his hands.
Styles has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brown is trying to drag Styles to the mat but Styles just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Styles is pressed up against the cage. Brown has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Styles down to the mat. Styles avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Styles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Styles takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Styles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown scores with a decent looking hook.
Styles takes one to the chin there.
Styles is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brown rather than just go for the knockout.
A jab from Brown misses.
Styles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Styles moves away from the strike by Brown.
Brown is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Brown scores with a jab. Styles acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown avoids the body shot from Styles.
Brown slips under a jab.
Styles lands a jab to the head.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Styles throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with the combination.
Styles on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Styles takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Styles shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

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

Styles is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brown is just riding it out for now. Styles eventually gives up the hold.
Brown makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brown.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Styles drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Styles jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Brown has Styles pulled in close to control his posture.
Styles must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brown is controlling Styles's posture.
Styles stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Styles avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Styles tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Brown looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Styles postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Styles keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brown's head.
Danny Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown trying to keep a closed guard but Styles is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brown throws a hook to the side of Styles's head but Styles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown throws a body punch but Styles moves out of range.
Styles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A cross from Brown lands.
Styles thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Styles moved out of range nicely.
Brown lands an overhand right.

Brown closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Styles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown slows down the pace here.

Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Brown catches Styles right on the button with a cross.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck for Brown with that takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Styles. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown looks to land a combination but Styles avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Styles misses with a body shot.
Styles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Styles ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown catches Styles with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Styles scores with a takedown into Brown's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles looking to pass the guard.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Styles drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Styles jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Styles scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brown manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Styles is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Styles tries to hold on but Brown pushes him away.

Brown looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brown looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Styles keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Styles is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Styles 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.
Brown looking to finish with strikes here!

Brown looking to secure an arm triangle but Styles defends it well.

Brown is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Styles can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Styles defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Brown.
Styles keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Brown working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Styles is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Styles regains half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Brown is working for a kimura but Styles is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Brown clearly takes that round.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Brown catches Styles with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brown scores with a one two! Styles had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Styles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Styles gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Styles.
Styles has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brown connects with the punch.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Styles can do to turn this around?
Styles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Styles misses with a wild body shot.
Styles gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Styles takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Styles pushes him off.
Styles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Styles needs to keep his hands up - Brown had a free shot at his head there.
Brown takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Brown scores with a four punch combination!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Brown lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Styles connects with a body shot.
Styles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Styles.
Styles is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

Brown gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Styles to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Styles.
Styles postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Styles loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Brown holds on and takes a little breather.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Styles from controlling successfully.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
Brown wants to sweep here but Styles controlling him for the moment.

Brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Styles works over Brown with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Brown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brown will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Styles drops back looking for a leg! Brown is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brown manages to kick Styles off! Styles jumps back into Brown's guard.
Brown is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Brown wants to work for an arm triangle but Styles is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Styles keeping hold of Brown's head, controlling as best he can.
Styles is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown moves into full mount! Styles won't be happy about that!
Brown can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Styles is looking to escape.
Brown takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Styles is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Brown looking for a guillotine from mount but Styles is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Brown has control of Styles's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Styles regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Brown had his way with Devin Derric Styles in that round.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Brown throws a looping overhand right but Styles ducks down to avoid it.
Styles has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Styles takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brown throws a combination. Styles tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Styles takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Styles was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Styles looks for a takedown but Brown sprawls well.
Brown displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Brown looks to clinch

and Styles counters with a single leg into guard. Brown didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

Brown looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Styles drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Styles jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Brown trying to keep a closed guard but Styles is proving a slippery customer.
Styles stops Brown from standing up.
Styles looking to pass the guard.
Styles is working Brown over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brown wants to sweep here but Styles controlling him for the moment.
Styles with a flurry of punches that miss.
Styles pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Styles working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brown's head.
Danny Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown seems keen to control Styles's posture.
Styles is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Styles scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brown managing to control the position.
Styles trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Styles throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Styles trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Styles wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Styles throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.
Styles stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Danny Brown.
Brown connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Styles.
Styles walks into a jab.
Brown's corner calls for a 1-2. Brown obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brown digs a good body shot into Styles's ribs.
Brown scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Styles doesn't seem bothered though.
Styles takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Styles feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brown is on top in guard.
Brown postures up.
Styles can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brown controls the pace.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Styles swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Brown gets to his feet - Styles follows without any prompting.
A big left from Brown misses.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Styles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Styles.
Danny Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Styles. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown throws a leg kick but Styles sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brown tries to clinch there but Styles circles away.
Devin Derric Styles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Styles misses the shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Danny Brown.
Well Brown has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Danny Brown!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Danny Brown!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Danny Brown!

Danny Brown wins by unanimous decision!
Danny Brown retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Danny Brown thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.