PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Hockley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Biggie Smalls - Big Poppa kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Joe Hockley has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Hockley
vs
Brown

187 cm
18
200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

170 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Hockley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Brown!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hockley scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like Bobby Brown has been cut.
Hockley fails with the takedown.
Bobby Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown tries for a takedown but Hockley circles away easily
and Hockley counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Brown is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Hockley forces Brown back against the cage and clinches.
Hockley tries to score a body lock takedown but Brown shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hockley stops a takedown attempt from Brown.
Hockley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brown fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Hockley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hockley fails with a takedown attempt.
Hockley is breathing heavily.
Hockley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
A leg kick checked by Brown.

Hockley tries to keep at a distance but Brown has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brown changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hockley fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Brown closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown wants to take a breather but Hockley is having none of it.
Brown looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hockley on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hockley tries to get out of the position.
Brown working over Hockley with some ground and pound. Hockley looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hockley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brown on the ground.
Hockley is not content to let Brown control the position.
Well, if Brown is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Brown seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown trying to pass the guard but Hockley defending well.
Hockley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Brown.
Brown lands strikes from half guard.
Hockley is not content to let Brown control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brown trying to control the pace.
Brown is trying to control the action in half guard but Hockley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brown is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Brown there.
Brown controlling the pace.
Hockley taking some punishment here, with Brown in his half guard.
Brown not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brown perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brown working the head and body with strikes.
Brown is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brown trying to control from half guard but Hockley is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Brown in particular looking to stall.
Brown works his foot free and advances to mount.
Brown scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Brown controlling the pace for now.
Brown lands a heavy elbow.
Brown fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Brown with shots to the head and body - Hockley looks very uncomfortable down there.
Brown scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hockley?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brown unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Brown looking to control and managing it successfully.
Brown working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Brown lands a big shot there that rocks Hockley but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hockley is desperately trying to improve his position but Brown has a good base and remains in mount.
Brown postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hockley looks a forlorn figure.
Brown sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brown lands a big shot there that rocks Hockley but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Brown pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hockley is looking to get to half guard.
Brown with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Brown's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hockley stuns Brown with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hockley tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown. Hockley tries to sprawl out of it but Brown keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hockley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hockley.
Brown wants to land a leg kick but Hockley is out of range.
Hockley circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hockley counters with a head kick.
Hockley moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Brown doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hockley counters with a big head kick but Brown shrugs it off.

Brown is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hockley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Hockley finish him?
Hockley misses with the combination.
Hockley throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hockley counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hockley keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown seems to have recovered his senses.

Hockley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hockley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brown fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Hockley gets caught flat footed, as Brown shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Brown won't allow Hockley to get back to his feet.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hockley is keeping the position for now.
Brown working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hockley's head.
Hockley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brown distracts Hockley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brown landing with the ground and pound.
Brown content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown landing some decent shots from guard.
Brown showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Brown is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Brown working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brown stands up over Hockley, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Brown wants to control from the top but Hockley keeps moving.
Brown controls from within his opponent's guard.
Brown stands up over Hockley, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hockley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Brown working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hockley's head.
Hockley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Hockley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hockley prevents Brown from improving his position.
Hockley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brown defending well though.
Hockley is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Brown gets full guard.
Hockley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hockley postures up.
Brown manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hockley manages to get himself to full guard.
Brown working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown chips away with some ground and pound.
Bobby Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brown controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brown's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Brown lands a couple of digs.
Brown sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Brown with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brown advances to half guard.
Brown working Hockley over with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hockley is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bobby Brown will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bobby Brown's cut.
That's time! Hockley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hockley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Brown has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hockley clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Hockley staying busy and making it hard for Brown to control.
Brown slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Brown trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Brown connects with a big shot to the side of Hockley's head.
Hockley manages to reverse the position and now he's in Brown's guard. Nice work there by Hockley.
Hockley stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
Brown pulls Hockley in to control the position.
Brown is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Brown looking to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hockley!
Hockley is in all sorts of trouble here.
Brown lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Brown landing strikes from the mount.
Brown putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hockley is squirming around, avoiding Brown's attempts to control the action.
Hockley is desperately trying to improve his position but Brown has a good base and remains in mount.
Brown with a couple of short strikes.
Brown working Hockley over with strikes here.
Brown working Hockley over with strikes here.
Hockley is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hockley is looking to get to half guard.
Hockley is in a horrible position here. Brown smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Brown sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hockley is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown landing punches.
Brown putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Brown controlling the position easily from mount.
Brown looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Brown tries to control but Hockley wriggling away.
Brown throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Brown cracks Hockley with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hockley is bucking up trying to escape but Brown cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Brown can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hockley is looking to escape.
Brown landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hockley working to try and regain half guard.
Brown working the ground and pound effectively.
Brown raining down shots from the mount!
Hockley in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Brown lands a nice shot to the head.
Brown can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hockley is looking to escape.
Hockley is looking to get to half guard.
Joe Hockley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hockley's face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brown winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Brown!