PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trey Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredo Dio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Brown
vs
Dio

187 cm
18
180 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

180 cm
28
170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trey Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fredo Dio!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dio moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Brown clobbers Dio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fredo Dio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dio bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brown's head backwards.
Jab from Dio.
Dio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dio misses with the combination.
Dio fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brown on the side of the head.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dio thuds his right hand into Brown's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dio tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Brown lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

It looks like Fredo Dio has been cut.
Dio throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dio tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Dio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Dio's shoulder, as Dio tries to avoid the shot.
Dio takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dio blocks the body kick.
Dio tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dio checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dio lands with a shot to the body.
Brown tries a low kick but Dio avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brown.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown ducks right into an uppercut from Dio.

Dio darts in and clinches Brown up against the cage.
Brown stalling against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Dio's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Dio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dio scores with a one two! Brown had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dio.
Some wild striking there from Dio.
Brown is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brown there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dio throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Dio scores with a shot to the body.
Dio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Dio instigates a clinch.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dio backwards.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dio's efforts to push away.
Dio dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dio is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dio's elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dio tries to stall but Brown uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dio's efforts to push away.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Dio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fredo Dio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fredo Dio's cut.
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.

Dio misses with a double jab.
Brown throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dio.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brown counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dio takes one to the side of the head.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Dio.
Dio throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brown counters with an outside leg kick.
Dio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dio tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dio tries to clinch up.
Fredo Dio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dio tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Dio uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Dio saw that one coming.
Brown with a jab.

Dio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dio takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brown takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dio stalling against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brown pushes Dio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown crunches a lovely knee into Dio's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brown missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Dio.
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 has Dio pressed against the cage, preventing Dio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Dio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dio throws a left and a right that both miss

and Brown holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown misses with a knee strike.
Dio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Brown is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A frustrated look appears on Dio's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That has opened up Fredo Dio's cut even more.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but Dio is blocking nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dio.
Brown trying to land knees to the body.
Dio avoiding damage as Brown throws knees to the body.
Dio blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brown trying to land knees to the body.
Dio working hard to break the clinch.
Dio is looking to break free of the clinch but Brown has double underhooks.
Dio is trying to break free.
Dio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Dio avoids the damage to the body.
Dio managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brown prevents a body shot from Dio.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dio wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Dio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dio.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dio is trying to maintain a safe position but Brown gets an underhook and turns Dio into the cage.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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 swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dio is trying to break free.
Dio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dio is trying to push Brown away but Brown has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dio trying to stall but Brown improves his position.
Fredo Dio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brown content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trey Brown dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fredo Dio's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Dio throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Good standup being displayed there by Brown as he connects with a hook.
Brown throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dio.
Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brown thuds his shin into the meat of Dio's side.
Dio moves out of range as Brown throws a body kick.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown throws the left hand but Dio avoids the punch easily.

Dio takes the fight into the clinch.
Dio is looking to control Brown's arms but Brown gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dio has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dio tries to break free but Brown pushes him back against the cage.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dio's face.
Dio tries to break the clinch but Brown is controlling the position.
Brown with a knee to the head.
Dio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brown is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dio's efforts to push away.

Dio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dio throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Dio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown scores with a nice body kick.
It looks like Brown has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dio clinches.
Brown scores with a knee to the head.
Dio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Dio.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown misses with a knee to the head.
Brown with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brown working aggressively here.
Brown scores with a knee to the head.
Brown landing knees to the body.
Brown avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Dio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Brown tries a body shot but Dio blocks it.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dio is defending well for now.
Dio working hard to break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Brown.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Brown.
Brown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dio avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dio.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Dio.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Dio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brown.
Brown looking to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dio taking a breather.
Brown lands a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trey 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trey Brown!