PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Renninger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes into the arena with Kurupt - I Didn't Change blaring out of the sound system. Richard Renninger acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Brown
vs
Renninger

188 cm
31
176 lbs
27 - 16 - 0

184 cm
31
182 lbs
23 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KnockOut

Conquer

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 27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Renninger!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Brown.
Renninger throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Renninger smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Renninger staying out of range there.
Renninger throws a fast counter high kick but Brown manages to duck under it in time.
Renninger scores with a leg kick.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Renninger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Renninger has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Brown moves away from the strike by Renninger.
Renninger is looking to slow Brown down with leg kicks.
Renninger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brown is out of range and Renninger settles back down.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Renninger throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Brown avoids the head kick by Renninger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown slips a jab from Renninger.
Renninger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brown tries to bum rush Renninger with a series of wild strikes but Renninger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
Brown backing away here, and Renninger unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Renninger sizes up Brown with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A clash of legs there as Brown blocks the low kick.
Renninger lands a leg kick that knocks Brown off balance momentarily.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Renninger misses with a low kick as Brown jumps back.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Renninger.
Renninger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brown lunges at Renninger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Renninger's hand.
Brown lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brown with a jab.
Renninger misses with a few strikes there.
Brown looks to land a combination. Renninger sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Renninger checks a low kick from Brown.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Renninger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
A good leg kick by Brown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheers as Renninger lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brown doesn't seem phased though.
Renninger avoids a kick to the body.
Renninger does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Brown was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Renninger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brown lands with a slapping head kick.
Renninger scores with a nice strike.
Brown throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Renninger counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Renninger displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Renninger checks the leg kick nicely there.
Renninger looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Renninger scores with a punch to the head.
Brown with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Renninger scores with a spinning back kick!
Brown tests Renninger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Renninger throws a push kick but Brown slaps the foot to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Renninger throws a body shot but no joy.
Renninger needs to keep his hands up - Brown had a free shot at his head there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Renninger. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Renninger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Renninger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Renninger throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brown checks the leg kick.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Renninger is out of range.
Renninger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brown checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brown lands a jab to Renninger's midsection.
Brown wants to land a leg kick but Renninger is out of range.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Renninger moves away.
Renninger sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Renninger is looking to chop away at Brown's legs.
Brown is looking to counter with a body kick.
Brown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown blocks the body kick.
Renninger misses with a series of wild punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Renninger throws a lazy uppercut
and Brown counters with a big head kick but Renninger shrugs it off.
Renninger wants to slow Brown down by chopping away at his legs.
Renninger cracks Brown with a right hand to the side of the head.
Good exchange - Brown coming out on top.
Renninger tries to land a front kick but Brown steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Renninger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brown takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Renninger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Renninger moves into range and connects with a jab.
Renninger scores with a one two! Brown had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brown dips to his left and cracks Renninger with an uppercut!
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Renninger 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 cracks the inside of Renninger's front leg.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Renninger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Renninger throws a half hearted mid kick.
Renninger stalks Brown and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Brown's face. Brown staggers backwards, shaken.
Brown connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Renninger's hands.
Brown scores with a punch to the head.
Renninger throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brown on the side of the head.
Brown is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Renninger digs a good hook to Brown's body.
Brown drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Renninger throws the kick towards the body but Brown avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Brown misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Renninger lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brown has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brown and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
Renninger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Renninger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Renninger.
Renninger scores with a three punch combo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Renninger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Renninger feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brown's calf.
Brown scores with a kick to the midsection.
Brown drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Renninger can pounce on him.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Brown might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Renninger.
Brown catches Renninger with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice uppercut lands for Brown. That snapped Renninger's head back.
Brown gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brown walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Renninger on the side of the head.
Renninger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Brown misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a really nice looking cross but Renninger seems unphased.
Renninger misses with a low kick.
Brown quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Renninger lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brown doesn't seem phased though.
Renninger throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brown.
Renninger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Renninger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Richard Renninger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Renninger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brown is out of range and Renninger settles back down.
Brown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Renninger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Renninger misses the shot to the body.
Brown ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Renninger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Renninger cracks Brown with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brown scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Brown.
Renninger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Renninger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brown misses with a combination
and Renninger counters with a nice body kick.
Renninger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brown.
Renninger throws a head kick that misses.
Renninger misses with a leg kick
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Renninger misses with a kick to the body.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Brown checks a leg kick nicely.
Brown scores with a nice right hand.
Brown slips under a jab from Renninger.
Renninger checks a leg kick nicely.
Renninger misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renninger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brown checks it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Renninger misses with a head kick.
Renninger throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Renninger throws a wild body kick that Brown sees coming a mile off.
Renninger scores with a jab to the head.
Brown lands a jab to the head.
Brown with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice shot lands for Brown.
Brown bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Renninger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut lands for Brown. That snapped Renninger's head back.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Renninger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
Renninger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Richard Renninger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Brown takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Renninger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Renninger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Renninger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Renninger misses with a body shot.
Brown lands a jab to the nose.
Brown fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Renninger looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brown. That's going to slow Renninger down.
Renninger checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice side step and Renninger releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Brown fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brown.
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 plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Renninger is rocked!
Renninger misses with a leg kick.
Renninger is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
Renninger tries a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Renninger seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Renninger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brown.
Jab from Brown.
Brown checks a low kick from Renninger.
Brown attempts a counter takedown but Renninger avoids it well and moves away.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Renninger slips the punch.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw.
Renninger misses with a kick to the body.
Brown lands with an uppercut that bounces Renninger off the cage and back into range.
Renninger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brown walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Renninger checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Renninger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Renninger's shoulder, as Renninger tries to avoid the shot.
Brown misses with a hook. Renninger ducked under it nicely.
Renninger throws a front kick aimed at Brown's knee but Brown avoids it well.
Renninger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Renninger misses with a body shot.
Danny Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No joy there for Renninger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Renninger. That did some damage!
Renninger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brown throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Renninger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Renninger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brown is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Brown connects with a nice looking jab.
Renninger is looking to land body kicks.
Brown seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Brown lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Renninger is out of range.
Renninger throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Brown tests Renninger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown backing away here, and Renninger unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Renninger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renninger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown swings for the body but Renninger moves out of range.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Renninger.
Brown staying out of range there.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Renninger.
A jab from Renninger does it's job there.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick from Renninger.
Brown throws a nice outside leg kick.
Renninger misses with a kick to the body.
Renninger throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Brown throws a low kick but Renninger avoids it.
A nice side step and Renninger releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Renninger missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Renninger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Brown half committed to a counter leg kick.
Renninger misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renninger scores with a nice head shot.
Brown throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Renninger throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Renninger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Brown lands a nice looking kick to the body. Renninger takes a step back to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown lands with a hook. Renninger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Renninger misses with a leg kick.
Renninger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Brown.
Brown throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Renninger saw that one coming.
Renninger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A punch combination from Renninger misses.
Renninger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Renninger has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Brown!
A relieved looking Danny Brown thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.