PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Sakuragi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Earth Angel. Tony Brown has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Brown
vs
Sakuragi

192 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Last 4 Clothes

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Sakuragi!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Sakuragi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brown doesn't seem phased though.
Sakuragi misses with a leg kick.
Brown looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A jab from Sakuragi does it's job there.
Sakuragi throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Sakuragi stuns Brown with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sakuragi should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sakuragi moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Sakuragi shoots in for a double leg but Brown sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice shot lands for Sakuragi.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tim Sakuragi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sakuragi's waist but Sakuragi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brown off to one side.
Brown goes for a double leg but Sakuragi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sakuragi continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuragi looking to slow down the pace here.
Sakuragi is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.
Sakuragi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown tries to score a body lock takedown but Sakuragi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sakuragi working Brown over with knees to the body.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Sakuragi tries to break the clinch but Brown is controlling the position.
Sakuragi is looking to break free of the clinch but Brown has double underhooks.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown tries to pull guard but Sakuragi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sakuragi breaks from the clinch.
Sakuragi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sakuragi.
Nice uppercut lands for Sakuragi. That snapped Brown's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakuragi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sakuragi jabs Brown to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Sakuragi scores with a four punch combination!
Tim Sakuragi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Brown throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sakuragi was covering up waiting for the punch and Brown finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sakuragi working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to control from the top but Sakuragi keeps moving.
Sakuragi trying to control the position.
Sakuragi tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tim Sakuragi.
Sakuragi misses with a combination
and Brown counters with a nice body shot.
Sakuragi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sakuragi throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sakuragi throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sakuragi throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Sakuragi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brown checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Sakuragi 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 looks to throw the jab but Sakuragi is out of range.
A left and a right from Sakuragi both land. Nice combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brown is defended easily by Sakuragi.
Sakuragi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sakuragi dips to his left and cracks Brown with an uppercut!
Jab, jab by Sakuragi - just one landing.
Sakuragi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sakuragi tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Sakuragi has eaten all the pies!
Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sakuragi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sakuragi has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tony Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown gets tackled into the cage by Sakuragi. Sakuragi maintains the clinch.
Sakuragi can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.

Brown manages to pull guard.
Brown pulls Sakuragi in close to prevent any damage.
Brown manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sakuragi manages to get himself to full guard.
Brown sitting in guard here, content to control.

Sakuragi is working an open guard so Brown takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sakuragi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brown there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sakuragi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sakuragi cracks a nice hook into Brown's ribs.
Tim Sakuragi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sakuragi throws a shot to the body.
Brown tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sakuragi swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sakuragi fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuragi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A bone on bone clash there as Sakuragi blocks the leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Sakuragi. Those never looked like landing.
Brown looks to land a combination but Sakuragi avoids it well.
Sakuragi lands a jab to Brown's midsection.
Sakuragi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Sakuragi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sakuragi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sakuragi, as that shot connected.
Brown takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sakuragi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sakuragi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brown blocks the body kick.
Sakuragi lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakuragi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brown at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown walks into a jab.
Sakuragi lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Sakuragi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Sakuragi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sakuragi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sakuragi cracks a nice hook into Brown's ribs.
Brown tries to clinch
and Sakuragi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Brown closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sakuragi wants to control but Brown postures up.
Sakuragi trying to control but Brown flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Sakuragi is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Sakuragi wants to control his opponent's hands but Brown gets his hands free.
Brown has good solid back control here.
Sakuragi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sakuragi for as long as he can get away with.
You can see the frustration on Sakuragi's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Brown keeps control of the position easily here as Sakuragi tries to buck him off.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Brown is not going to allow Sakuragi to sit and survive in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown keeps control of the position easily here as Sakuragi tries to buck him off.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sakuragi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sakuragi as he avoids it easily.
Brown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sakuragi lands a right hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Sakuragi.

Brown gets a double leg takedown into Sakuragi's guard.
Brown is stalling in the full guard.
Brown's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tony Brown wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sakuragi lands a jab-cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown fails to land the takedown.
Sakuragi pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Brown back to the cage. Sakuragi follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakuragi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Brown decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sakuragi tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
Tony Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tony Brown.
I think Sakuragi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Sakuragi!
In defeat, Tony Brown stepped up to the mic, saying 'So what!'.