PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Britt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark 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.

Britt
vs
Brown

190 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 Las Vegas, Charles Britt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Brown!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Britt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Britt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Britt throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown shoots in but Britt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Britt misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
No joy there for Britt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Britt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Britt misses with a takedown

and Brown counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Britt is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Britt.
Britt is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Britt stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Britt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Britt.
Britt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brown counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A low kick from Britt is predictable there
and Brown counters with a big head kick but Britt shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Britt misses with a two punch combination.
Britt misses with a double jab.
Britt is breathing heavily.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Britt throws a leg kick
and Brown counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Britt is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Britt throws a leg kick

and Brown counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Britt!
Britt throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Brown controlling the pace for now.
Britt is working to get back to half guard.

Brown is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Britt has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Brown gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Britt keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Britt thows a leg kick but Brown checks it
and Brown counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brown.
Charles Britt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Brown.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown tries for a takedown but Britt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Britt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Britt shoots in and drives through. Brown sprawls well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Brown duly obliges.

Brown closes the distance and clinches.

Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Britt on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Brown pushes Britt up against the cage in a clinch.

Brown manages to break the clinch.
Brown lands with a kick to the temple. Britt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a kick to the midsection.
Brown wants to clinch up but Britt keeps it at a distance.
No luck for Brown with that takedown attempt.
Charles Britt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Britt misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown looks for a takedown but Britt sprawls well.
Britt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Britt pushes him off.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Britt sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Britt darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Britt working over Brown with some ground and pound. Brown looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Britt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Britt stands up and beckons Brown to join him on the feet.
Britt clinches but Brown breaks the clinch

and Brown moves into the clinch.
Brown keeps control of Britt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Britt prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brown has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Britt avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Britt wants to break free but Brown has control.
Brown tries to pull guard but Britt won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Britt.
A knee to the head by Brown.
Britt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brown using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brown is trying to stall.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section. Britt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Brown dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Britt just misses with a punch to the body.
Britt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Britt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Britt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Brown struggling a bit here.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brown is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Britt asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Britt in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Brown sneaks back into half guard.
Britt is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Brown actively working from the bottom here.
Britt winds up and cracks Brown with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brown is trying to maintain the position but Britt is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two 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.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
Britt is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown trying to control from the bottom.
Brown has hold of Britt's hands but Britt slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Britt lands a two punch combo.

Brown clinches up with Britt and pushes him back against the cage.
Britt is looking to break free of the clinch but Brown has double underhooks.
Britt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Britt is looking to break free of the clinch but Brown has double underhooks.
Brown jumps guard but Britt stands there with Brown around his waist. Brown gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brown drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Charles Britt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Brown.
Britt wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britt is trying to break free.
Brown is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Britt gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Britt looking for a takedown.
Britt stops a takedown attempt from Brown.
Britt tries to break the clinch but Brown is controlling the position.
Britt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Britt is trying to break free.
Britt prevents the takedown attempt.
Britt is trying to break free.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brown.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brown tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Britt smiles and moves away.
Britt throws a combination that misses
and Brown counters with a good low kick that Britt was not able to check.
A jab from Britt misses.
A punch combination from Britt misses.
Brown with a poor takedown

and Britt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Britt working over Brown with some ground and pound. Brown looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Britt is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brown has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Britt is working away from the top position though.
Britt working Brown over with strikes.

Britt decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Brown is looking to clinch but Britt is avoiding it.
Brown fails to land the takedown.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Britt.
Brown shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Britt pinned against the cage. Britt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Britt throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Britt dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Brown fails with the takedown.
Brown tries to clinch but Britt moves out of range.
Charles Britt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown tries to clinch but Britt is having none of it.
Britt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brown counters with a nice low kick that buckles Britt's knee momentarily.
Britt falls off balance throwing a combination

and Brown holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brown wants to break free but Britt has control.
Brown is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Britt gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Britt is trying to break free.
Britt is looking to break free of the clinch but Brown has double underhooks.
Brown crunches a lovely knee into Britt's ribcage.
Britt prevents Brown from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Britt is pressed up against the cage. Brown has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Britt down to the mat. Britt avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Charles Britt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Brown.
Britt cracks Brown with an open hand slap.
Britt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Britt misses with the combination.
Britt looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Brown throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Britt misses.
Brown shoots in and drives through. Britt sprawls well.
Britt moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A low kick from Britt misses
and Brown counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Britt stuffs the takedown.
Britt throws out a powerful jab.
Brown shoots in but no luck this time.
Britt throws a combination that misses
and Brown counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Britt circles away.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Britt feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Britt controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Britt seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Brown for as long as he can get away with.
Britt throws and elbow that misses. Brown uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Britt's guard. Nice move by Brown!

Britt pushes Brown off and scrambles back to his feet.
Britt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brown counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Britt is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Britt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Britt misses with a few strikes there.
Britt fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Britt throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.

Brown moves into the clinch successfully.
Brown tries for a takedown. No joy.
Britt is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Britt goes for a takedown attempt but Brown pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Britt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Britt wants to clinch but Brown slips to the side
and Brown counters with a one-two to the body.
Brown connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Britt misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Britt throws a left and a right that both miss

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

Brown is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Britt has escaped the position, nice work there.
Brown wants to control but Britt is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Britt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Britt trying to remain calm as Brown controls from the top position.
Brown wants to control but Britt is keeping him busy.
Britt is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Brown's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Brown prevents Britt from improving his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mark Brown.
I think Brown 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Charles Britt!