PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Cozad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Don't You Give Your Love Away . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Brown
vs
Cozad

175 cm
35
171 lbs
22 - 15 - 0

185 cm
33
160 lbs
14 - 10 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Cyclone Nutrition Company

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Cozad!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown looks to throw the jab but Cozad is out of range.
Brown pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cozad is out of range and Brown settles back down.
Cozad doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Cozad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cozad but Cozad pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cozad lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cozad tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.

Cozad has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brown tries a body shot but Cozad blocks it.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Cozad won't allow it.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Cozad controls his hands.
Cozad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cozad is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cozad trying to land knees to the body.
Cozad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Cozad.
Cozad changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brown fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cozad moves away.
Cozad misses with a wild combination.
Brown blocks a head kick by Cozad.
Cozad shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brown as he jumps to the side.
Victor Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Cozad.
Cozad slips under a jab.

Brown is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cozad's half guard.
Brown is just content to waste time from the top position. Cozad takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cozad is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cozad stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cozad trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cozad is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Brown controlling Cozad's posture.
Cozad wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Charles Cozad hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Brown lunges at Cozad with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cozad's hand.
Cozad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Cozad is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Cozad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cozad throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brown thows a leg kick but Cozad checks it
and Cozad counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Cozad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cozad throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cozad is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cozad shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cozad moves away.
Brown swinging wildly here.
Cozad throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Cozad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cozad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brown blocks a head kick by Cozad.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cozad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cozad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cozad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Cozad dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Brown scores with a jab. Cozad acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cozad manages to avoid it.
Brown blocks a head kick by Cozad.
Brown connects with a body shot.

Brown clinches with his opponent.
Brown takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Cozad.

Cozad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown sizes up Cozad with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cozad wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Cozad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.

Cozad pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Brown wants the takedown. Cozad is fighting it off but Brown persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Cozad's guard against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cozad controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Cozad is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cozad trying to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Charles Cozad was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Cozad fakes the leg kick and cracks Brown in the body.
Cozad misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cozad tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Cozad scores with a nice head shot.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Cozad fails in his attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cozad takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Cozad is rocked!
Brown takes a swing at Cozad's ribcage but misses.
Cozad is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
Cozad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cozad tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Brown counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cozad looking to control.
Brown is in close to Cozad's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cozad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Cozad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cozad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cozad wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
Cozad seems to have recovered his senses.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cozad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Brown postures up.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cozad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown is looking to work some ground and pound but Cozad has wrist control.
Brown stays in close to Cozad's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cozad preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cozad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brown scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brown postures up.
Brown won't allow Cozad to sweep him here.
Brown lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cozad utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cozad controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
Brown is pushing down on Cozad's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cozad is fighting to maintain full guard but Brown has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Brown dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Cozad misses with a series of wild punches.
Cozad shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brown sprawls well. Brown wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cozad gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Cozad is just out of range.
Cozad is looking to clinch.
Cozad displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brown.
Cozad moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Cozad wants to clinch.
Brown moves away from the strike by Cozad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cozad throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown works the jab nicely.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brown lands a nice hook to Cozad's body. Cozad takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cozad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Cozad is out of range.
Jab by Brown.
Cozad scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cozad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Brown closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cozad did well to prevent Brown getting side control.
Brown landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cozad is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cozad keeping control of the position.
Brown wants to free his trapped foot but Cozad is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
Brown missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cozad wants to improve his position but Brown is controlling well.
Brown seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cozad does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Victor Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cozad is trying to control but can't.
Brown missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cozad is looking to improve his position.
Brown not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cozad moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown chips away with some ground and pound.
Brown wants to control from the top but Cozad keeps moving.
Cozad looking for a sweep. Not yet Cozad, not yet.
Cozad working a defensive guard but Brown manages to pass into side control anyway.
Brown trying to control the position but Cozad is working away.
Brown is working Cozad over with some ground and pound from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cozad is looking for a sweep.
Brown tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Cozad is looking for a sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brown has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Brown!
A very excited looking Victor Brown made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.