PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LaVareius Quansonjohn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Brown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brown
vs
Quansonjohn

172 cm
23
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
24
149 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, LaVareius Quansonjohn!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brown scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Brown is looking for a kimura here.

Brown is working for a kimura but Quansonjohn is defending it quite comfortably.
Quansonjohn wants to control but Brown is keeping busy.

Brown is looking for a kimura but Quansonjohn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brown to get the leverage.
Quansonjohn wants to improve his position but Brown is controlling well.
Brown stops Quansonjohn from getting back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Quansonjohn can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown wants to control but Quansonjohn is keeping him busy.
Quansonjohn trying to control here.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Quansonjohn's head.

Brown is looking for a kimura but Quansonjohn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brown to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quansonjohn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brown is nestled in close to Quansonjohn, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Quansonjohn wants to control but Brown is keeping busy.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Quansonjohn keeps working.
Brown wants to stand up but Quansonjohn is controlling the position.

Brown is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brown is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Brown with the ground and pound but Quansonjohn uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Quansonjohn controlling Brown's posture.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quansonjohn working a defensive guard but Brown manages to pass into side control anyway.
Brown working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quansonjohn might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Brown haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Brown working the body and head with strikes.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

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

Brown has hold of Quansonjohn's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Quansonjohn seems comfortable defending it but Brown has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Quansonjohn is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Quansonjohn is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Brown couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Antonio Brown!
After winning the bout, Antonio Brown thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.