PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Philip Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denver Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington has chosen Gaff's Eulogy by Andrew Bayer as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Brown
vs
Washington

180 cm
26
170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

189 cm
22
182 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Philip Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Denver Washington!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Washington throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Washington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Washington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Washington moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Philip Brown has been cut.
Washington misses with a hook to the body

and Brown counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Brown postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Washington is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Brown, into his guard.

Brown has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Washington has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

Washington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown walks into a jab.
Washington looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Denver Washington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Washington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown avoids the head kick by Washington.
Washington jabs Brown right on the nose. Brown blinks but takes it well.
Washington cracks Brown with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Washington fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Washington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Washington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Washington misses the body punch
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Washington looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Washington.
Washington loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Washington looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Washington throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown shoots and misses
and Washington counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Washington misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown blocks a head kick by Washington.
Washington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Washington rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Brown counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Washington tries to break free but Brown pushes him back against the cage.
Washington is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Washington prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philip Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown goes for a takedown in the clinch but Washington prevents it.
Washington wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Washington after a bit of a struggle.
Brown keeps control of Washington as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Washington gets underhooks to prevent Brown's takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Washington prevents a takedown attempt there.

Washington manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Denver Washington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Philip Brown's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Brown closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Donk. Washington catches Brown right on the button with a cross.
Washington misses with a straight left.
Washington misses with a hook
and Brown counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Washington scores with a jab.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Washington lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries for a takedown but Washington circles away easily
and Washington counters with a nice uppercut.
Washington throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Washington misses with a straight left.
Washington misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Washington misses its intended target.
Denver Washington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Washington misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown blocks a jab.
Washington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Washington looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Washington misses with a telegraphed body shot

so Brown counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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 stopping the sweep attempt from Washington.
Brown stands and throws Washington's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Washington tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brown tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brown has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Brown thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Brown is trying to get an arm triangle but Washington is defending well.
Brown tries to advance position but instead Washington slips a leg back in to half guard.
Brown prevents Washington from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brown seems to be looking for submissions.

Brown is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Washington wants to improve his position but Brown is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Brown is working for a kimura but Washington is defending it quite comfortably.

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

A close second round but Denver Washington will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Philip Brown's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Washington dips to his left and cracks Brown with an uppercut!
Washington looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Washington looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Washington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Brown takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brown on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Washington duly obliges.

Philip Brown's cut is getting worse.
Washington misses with a hook
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab by Washington.
Washington swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brown.
Brown takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Washington lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Brown is rocked!
Brown walks into a jab.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Washington throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Washington. Those never looked like landing.
Washington might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Washington lands an overhand right.
Washington scores with a punch to the head.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Washington.
Brown takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Washington misses the jab.
Washington throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Denver Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Washington looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Brown looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Washington misses with a right hand

and Brown counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Washington breaks from the clinch.
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Washington jabs Brown to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Washington scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brown has his takedown stuffed
and Washington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Washington connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Washington throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Washington throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Washington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Philip Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown avoids the body shot from Washington.

And that's the end of the fight!
Denver Washington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Washington 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30

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