PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Badoev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Badoev
vs
Brown

188 cm
25
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
25
189 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Badoev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Brown!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Badoev misses.
Badoev goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Vladimir Badoev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown swinging wildly here.

Badoev lands a left and a right that send Brown crashing to the mat, dazed. Badoev thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Brown is rocked!

It looks like Bobby Brown has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Badoev throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Badoev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Badoev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Badoev throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick from Badoev.
Badoev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Badoev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Badoev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brown has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Badoev.
Badoev throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Badoev's shoulder, as Badoev tries to avoid the shot.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Badoev.
Badoev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Badoev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a body punch but Badoev moves out of range.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Badoev circles away quickly and effectively.
Badoev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Badoev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Badoev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Brown scores with a one two! Badoev had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Badoev goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A nice combination there by Brown.
Brown on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Brown looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Badoev takes a jab right on the kisser.
A jab from Brown finds it's way through Badoev's defenses.
Brown swings for the body but Badoev moves out of range.
Badoev misses with a wild combination.
Badoev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Badoev misses with a double jab.
Badoev swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Badoev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Badoev misses with a few strikes there.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Badoev - that will leave a mark!
Brown walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Badoev. Brown shrugs it off though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Badoev.
A solid body kick from Badoev.
Brown moves away from the strike by Badoev.
Badoev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Badoev has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Brown scores with the left hand. Badoev knows he should have avoided that one.
Brown scores with the left hand. Badoev knows he should have avoided that one.
Brown keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badoev scores with a leg kick.
Badoev connects with a solid leg kick.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Badoev.
Brown connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Badoev tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Badoev scores with a kick to the midsection.
Badoev tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Badoev throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A solid body kick from Badoev.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Badoev explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brown on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Badoev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Badoev swinging wildly here.
Brown's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Badoev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Badoev connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brown. Brown circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badoev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brown in his tracks.
Brown moves out of range as Badoev throws a body kick.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Badoev misses with a right hand
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Badoev scores with a leg kick.
Badoev tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Badoev throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Badoev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Badoev wants to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Badoev.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Badoev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown staying out of range there.
Brown misses the jab.
Brown blocks the body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Badoev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Brown's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A good leg kick by Badoev.
Badoev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Brown might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Badoev has got the better of the exchanges.
Nice uppercut lands for Badoev. That snapped Brown's head back.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Badoev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Badoev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That kick from Badoev tenderised Brown's leg. Brown is trying to keep his angry face on.
Badoev lands a jab.
Brown scores with a body shot.
Brown has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Badoev.
Badoev misses with a body kick.
Jab from Brown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown moves out of range of the body kick.
Badoev misses with a low kick.
Badoev explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Badoev scores with a leg kick.
A jab from Badoev finds it's way through Brown's defenses.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Badoev is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brown crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Badoev - the referee stops the clock and Brown gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Badoev. Brown manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Sloppy strikes from Badoev. Those never looked like landing.
Badoev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Badoev doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Badoev thuds his shin into the meat of Brown's side.
Badoev lands with a hook. Brown tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Badoev doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Badoev throws out a powerful jab.
Badoev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badoev looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Badoev tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Badoev fakes the leg kick and cracks Brown in the body.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Badoev. That's going to slow Brown down.
Badoev throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vladimir Badoev is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Badoev.
Brown takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Badoev moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Badoev looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Badoev lands a jab to the nose.
Badoev lands with a kick to the ribs.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Badoev.
Good shot there by Badoev.
Badoev with a nice cross.
A big left from Brown misses.
Badoev connects with a right hand. Brown shakes it off.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Badoev finish him?
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Brown seems to have recovered his senses.
A right-left combo lands from Badoev.
Badoev misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badoev lands a nice looking body kick.
Badoev lands the left hand.
Brown misses with the combination.
Badoev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Badoev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Badoev dips to his left and cracks Brown with an uppercut!
Brown slips a jab from Badoev.
Brown swinging wildly here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brown crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Badoev - the referee stops the clock and Brown gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Badoev. Brown manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A jab from Brown misses.
Brown throws a jab when Badoev was well out of range.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Badoev defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Badoev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Badoev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown defending well as Badoev loads up on a big left hand.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Badoev ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Badoev misses with a two punch combination.
Badoev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Badoev throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Badoev tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Badoev tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Badoev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown blocks the body kick.
A big right from Brown misses.
Brown moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Badoev connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Badoev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Brown's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Badoev tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Badoev avoids the body shot from Brown.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Badoev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Badoev scores with a hook.
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloppy strikes from Badoev. Those never looked like landing.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Badoev.
Badoev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brown avoids a kick to the body.
Badoev delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badoev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body kick there by Badoev.
Badoev throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Badoev.
Badoev lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Badoev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brown's calf.
Brown needs to keep his hands up - Badoev had a free shot at his head there.
Badoev explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Badoev throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Badoev goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Badoev.
Badoev doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Brown takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Badoev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vladimir Badoev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Badoev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Badoev manages to avoid it.
Brown lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Badoev backs up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badoev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Brown has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Badoev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Badoev.
Badoev drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Badoev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Badoev misses with a looping right.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown lands a slapping body shot.
Badoev tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Badoev throws a body kick that misses.
Badoev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Badoev.
Badoev is looking to slow Brown down with leg kicks.
Badoev feints a jab promting Brown to slip. Badoev then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brown slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badoev wants to clinch.
Badoev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Badoev tries to clinch up.
Brown on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Badoev. Badoev obviously looking to wear him down.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick.
Badoev throws a leg kick but Brown moved away.
Badoev connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Badoev slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Badoev, right into the meat.
Badoev walks into a stiff left hand from Brown.
Badoev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Badoev ducks right into an uppercut from Brown.
Brown misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a body punch but Badoev moves out of range.
Badoev dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Badoev scores with a leg kick.
Badoev throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Brown throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Badoev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Badoev saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Badoev.
Brown connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Badoev doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Brown sizes up Badoev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Badoev misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brown throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Badoev on the side of the head.
Bobby Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vladimir Badoev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brown throws a body punch but Badoev moves out of range.
Badoev lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Badoev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Badoev has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Badoev!