PBP Commentary

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

Brown
vs
Le

200 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paul Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cung Le!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Le pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Le swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick
and Le counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Le misses with a head kick.
Brown throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Le's waist but Le gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brown off to one side.
Brown avoids the head kick by Le.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Le pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown connects with a single shot there.
Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown moves into the clinch.

Brown pulls guard effortlessly.

Le stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Brown shoots for a takedown but Le saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Le throws a head kick that half lands.
Brown blocks a head kick by Le.
Brown shoots in and drives through. Le sprawls well.
Brown looks to land a body kick but Le moved away.
Le defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brown.
Le leaves Brown with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Brown avoids the head kick by Le.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown tries to clinch but Le moves out of range.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Le sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cung Le is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Le pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Le throws a head kick that misses.
Le misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown dives in and grabs Le's left leg, looking for a takedown. Le pushes down on Brown's head and hops out.
Brown dives in and grabs Le's left leg, looking for a takedown. Le pushes down on Brown's head and hops out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Le misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brown.
Brown gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Le counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Le decides to stand up, so the ref orders Brown to his feet.
Brown finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Le misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a low kick but it's checked well by Le.
Brown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Le manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Le tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Le tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt

and Le counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Le decides to stand up.
Brown wants to clinch up but Le keeps it at a distance.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Le shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cung Le dominated that round.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown wants to clinch up but Le keeps it at a distance.
Brown shoots for a takedown but Le saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Le plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Brown takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is looking to clinch but Le is avoiding it.
Le avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cung Le seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Le throws a head kick that misses.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Le swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown tries to clinch up

and Le counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brown won't be happy with that.

Le stands up.
Brown doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Le counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Le stands up and beckons Brown to join him on the feet.
Brown avoids the head kick by Le.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown tries to clinch but Le moves out of range.
Brown avoids the head kick by Le.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Le circles away.
Paul Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Le swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Le misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown is trying hard to land a takedown here. Le sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Brown shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Le defends it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Le misses with a head kick.
Paul Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown has a takedown stuffed.
Le throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to clinch but Le is avoiding it.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Le swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown blocks a head kick by Le.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
Le keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Le throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown shoots and misses
and Le counters with a big head kick but Brown shrugs it off.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Le in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Brown looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Le is fending him off so far but Brown persists. Nope, Le circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cung Le 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. And we move into the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown darts in looking for a takedown but Le gets double underhooks and turns Brown into the cage.
Le prevents the takedown attempt.
Le is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Le has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
Le can't break the clinch.

Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Le tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown blocks a head kick by Le.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Le swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Le stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Le wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Le misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Le avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Le throws a head kick that misses.
Brown blocks a head kick by Le.
Brown closes the distance but Le moves to the side

and Le counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Le working hard to break the clinch.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Le is trying to break the clinch but Brown is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brown decides to pull guard.

Le gets to his feet - Brown follows without any prompting.
Le swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Le tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Le circles away from the clinch attempt.

Brown clinches up with Le and pushes him back against the cage.
Le has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Le's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Le's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Le wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown has Le pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Le manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brown has Le pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Le manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
Le prevents the takedown attempt.
Le is looking to break free of the clinch but Brown has double underhooks.
Le is trying to break free.
Le is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.
Brown prevents Le from breaking the clinch.
Le is trying to push Brown away but Brown has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brown keeps control of Le as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Le has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.

Le escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Le moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Le lands with a slapping head kick.
Brown tries to clinch but Le moves out of range.
Le scores with a head kick. Brown tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Le misses with a head kick.
Brown fails with the takedown.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Le as he jumps to the side.
Paul Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cung Le is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Le throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cung Le comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Le 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cung Le!