PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Borschev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Riviera Ridin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brown
vs
Borschev

185 cm
25
245 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

201 cm
22
285 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Damnfield clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dmitry Borschev!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borschev moves away.
Borschev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown moves out of range as Borschev throws a body kick.
Borschev feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
Borschev misses with a hook

so Brown counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Borschev 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 sit in guard and control but Borschev gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brown has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brown is pulling down on Borschev's head. It's preventing any offense from Borschev, at least for the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Anthony Brown just wasn't active enough.

Brown closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Borschev keeps working.
Brown working away.
Borschev tries to buck Brown off but Brown is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Borschev is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
I wouldn't like to be where Borschev is right now.
Brown tries to move to mount but Borschev blocks the move with his legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The strikes coming from Brown are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a couple of short elbows.
Borschev tries to bench press Brown off him but Brown keeps the position.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Borschev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brown misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Brown creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Borschev sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Brown throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Borschev works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Borschev is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown prevents Borschev from improving his position.
Borschev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brown wants to control but Borschev is keeping him busy.
Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brown seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Borschev does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brown is trying to control. Borschev wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Borschev is looking for a sweep. Brown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Borschev needs to keep his hands up - Brown had a free shot at his head there.
Borschev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Borschev throws a push kick but Brown slaps the foot to one side.
Borschev throws a leg kick
and Brown counters with a nice body kick.
Brown staying out of range there.
Anthony Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borschev looks to throw a body kick
and Brown counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Borschev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice straight punches there by Brown. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brown.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Brown scores with a takedown into Borschev's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Borschev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Borschev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anthony Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Borschev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Borschev keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Borschev is keeping the position.
Brown has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brown is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Anthony Brown just wasn't active enough.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Borschev.

Brown scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
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Borschev is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Brown frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Brown throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Brown lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borschev wants to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
Brown looking to control but Borschev is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brown throws some wild stikes that Borschev manages to avoid easily.
Borschev blocking the ground and pound.
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 Borschev's face.
Borschev is trying desperately to improve position.
Brown scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown looking to control but Borschev is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brown sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Brown can't control as he wanted to and Borschev manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Brown missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brown looks to land a strike but Borschev avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Borschev is retaining full guard.
Borschev wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Brown dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Borschev misses with a series of wild punches.
A solid body kick from Borschev.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Borschev is just out of range.
Borschev throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Borschev is just out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brown.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown but Borschev manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brown's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brown throws a hook but Borschev avoids it easily.

Brown closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Brown lands in his opponent's guard.
Borschev keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a big elbow that misses.
Borschev keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Borschev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
Borschev looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Borschev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Borschev defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.

Brown scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Brown misses with the ground and pound.
Brown postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Brown throwing strikes but Borschev manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Brown is trying to get back to half guard.
Dmitry Borschev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anthony Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown can't do much from the bottom here.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
Brown manages to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brown looking to hit a scissor sweep but Borschev is one step ahead there.
Borschev must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Borschev engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brown, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Brown!
After winning the bout, Anthony Brown thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.