PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Fuller Jnr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Brown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brown
vs
Fuller Jnr

183 cm
22
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mac Fuller Jnr!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like James Brown has been cut.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fuller Jnr.

Fuller Jnr darts in and clinches Brown up against the cage.
Fuller Jnr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brown lands an uppercut.
Fuller Jnr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fuller Jnr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fuller Jnr wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fuller Jnr lands a nice elbow.
Fuller Jnr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Fuller Jnr manages to break the clinch.
Fuller Jnr misses with a few strikes there.
Fuller Jnr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown is looking to clinch but Fuller Jnr is avoiding it.
Fuller Jnr takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Brown wants to clinch up but Fuller Jnr keeps it at a distance.
Fuller Jnr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fuller Jnr swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Brown clinches but Fuller Jnr breaks the clinch
and Fuller Jnr counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown moves away from the strike by Fuller Jnr.
Fuller Jnr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brown on the side of the head.
Brown scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brown tries to clinch up but Fuller Jnr circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
A combination from Fuller Jnr does no damage.
Fuller Jnr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brown counters with a series of strikes. Fuller Jnr will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brown fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fuller Jnr is out of range.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brown closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fuller Jnr circles away.
Fuller Jnr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brown is out of range.
Fuller Jnr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown is looking to land body kicks.
Brown shoots in and drives through. Fuller Jnr sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuller Jnr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brown is out of range.
Brown throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Fuller Jnr to counter with a crisp jab.
Fuller Jnr tries to clinch up.
Brown looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Brown throws a push kick but Fuller Jnr slaps the foot to one side.

Fuller Jnr pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Fuller Jnr.
Fuller Jnr scores with a shoulder strike.
Fuller Jnr tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Fuller Jnr scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuller Jnr is leaning against Brown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Fuller Jnr.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Fuller Jnr has him pressed against the cage.

Brown manages to pull guard.
Brown controls Fuller Jnr momentarily but Fuller Jnr frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuller Jnr looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fuller Jnr tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Brown is trying to keep Fuller Jnr in close.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fuller Jnr controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brown is looking to stand up but Fuller Jnr isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fuller Jnr throws a series of strikes that have Brown backpedaling.
Brown tries to clinch but Fuller Jnr moves out of range.
No joy there for Fuller Jnr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fuller Jnr is fending him off so far but Brown persists. Nope, Fuller Jnr circles away and we're back to standing.

Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Brown lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hook to the body lands for Fuller Jnr.

Brown has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Fuller Jnr uses from the top position.
Fuller Jnr stays in close to Brown's body and controls the position.

Brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mac Fuller Jnr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Brown's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Fuller Jnr misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Fuller Jnr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown shoots in for a double leg but Fuller Jnr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brown.

It looks like Mac Fuller Jnr has been cut.
Fuller Jnr misses with a low kick.
Fuller Jnr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fuller Jnr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fuller Jnr throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
James Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fuller Jnr thows a leg kick but Brown checks it
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Fuller Jnr lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fuller Jnr gets a clinch.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fuller Jnr is keeping busy.
Brown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fuller Jnr has him pressed against the cage.
Brown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fuller Jnr has him pressed against the cage.
Fuller Jnr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Brown jumps guard and drags Fuller Jnr to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Brown had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Fuller Jnr is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Brown Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Fuller Jnr's back instead.
Brown throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Fuller Jnr tries to break free.
Fuller Jnr controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Brown lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuller Jnr manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Fuller Jnr.
Fuller Jnr keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.

Brown drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Brown jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fuller Jnr has control of Brown's left arm, preventing Brown from doing any damage.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fuller Jnr 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 wants to pass the guard but Fuller Jnr is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to control from the top but Fuller Jnr keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Fuller Jnr doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fuller Jnr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fuller Jnr counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown shoots in but Fuller Jnr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Brown tries to keep at a distance but Fuller Jnr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown misses with some punches.
Fuller Jnr lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fuller Jnr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fuller Jnr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Fuller Jnr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fuller Jnr throws out a leg kick but Brown moves out of range and Fuller Jnr only half commits.
Brown defending well as Fuller Jnr loads up on a big left hand.
Fuller Jnr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fuller Jnr throws a leg kick but Brown moved away.
Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brown punishes Fuller Jnr's body with a nice straight punch.
Mac Fuller Jnr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fuller Jnr is breathing heavily.
Brown tries to bum rush Fuller Jnr with a series of wild strikes but Fuller Jnr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fuller Jnr loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Fuller Jnr misses with a low kick.
Fuller Jnr thows a body shot but no joy.
Fuller Jnr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice cross by Brown.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that James Brown will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Brown takes a swing at Fuller Jnr's ribcage but misses.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
A shot to the body from Fuller Jnr misses
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fuller Jnr thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Fuller Jnr.
Nice sprawl there from Fuller Jnr as Brown shoots in.
Fuller Jnr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Fuller Jnr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fuller Jnr tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Fuller Jnr tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Fuller Jnr pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.

Fuller Jnr breaks the clinch.
Fuller Jnr tries to clinch up.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fuller Jnr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown with a hook.

Fuller Jnr is rocked!
Fuller Jnr swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Fuller Jnr is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
A big right followed by a crushing left from Brown knocks Fuller Jnr out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Brown!
James Brown is the new lightweight champion!