PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Split Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Trzcinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trzcinski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ice Cube - Do Ya Thang kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Brown
vs
Trzcinski

178 cm
21
183 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

184 cm
23
184 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Split Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Trzcinski!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Trzcinski tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Trzcinski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

It looks like Split Brown has been cut.
Brown misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Trzcinski moves out of range easily.
Trzcinski tries to counter with a clinch but Brown shakes him off and moves away.
Brown scores with a push kick.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Trzcinski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Trzcinski if he has to take too many more of those.
Jab from Trzcinski.
Trzcinski lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trzcinski lands with a hook. Brown tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Trzcinski throws a push kick but Brown slaps the foot to one side.
Split Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown throws a head kick but Trzcinski moves out of range.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Trzcinski moves out of range easily.
Brown shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Trzcinski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown throws a head kick that Trzcinski semi-blocks.

It looks like Daniel Trzcinski has been cut.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Brown slams his shin into Trzcinski's torso.
Trzcinski blocks a head kick by Brown.
Trzcinski takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trzcinski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Trzcinski misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brown.
Brown needs to keep his hands up - Trzcinski had a free shot at his head there.
Brown misses with a leg kick
and Trzcinski counters with a stiff right hand.
Trzcinski scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Trzcinski throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Trzcinski avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown lands with a kick to the ribs.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Trzcinski does it's job there.
Brown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Trzcinski thumps Brown with a low kick.
Trzcinski swinging wildly here.
Trzcinski has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brown.
Brown takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Split Brown's cut is getting worse.
Trzcinski moves out of range of the body kick.
Trzcinski thinks about the counter body kick.
Trzcinski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with the body kick

and Trzcinski counters by moving into the clinch.
Trzcinski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Trzcinski slows down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trzcinski.
Trzcinski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.
Brown tries to circle away but Trzcinski has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Trzcinski dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Brown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Trzcinski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Trzcinski misses with a looping left.
Trzcinski throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown throws a body kick that misses.
Brown looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brown plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A head kick by Brown misses

and Trzcinski moves into the clinch.
Brown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trzcinski has him pressed against the cage.
Trzcinski lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trzcinski struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
I was talking to Brown's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Trzcinski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trzcinski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trzcinski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trzcinski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown is trying to break free.
Trzcinski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Trzcinski lands with a short shot to the head.

Brown breaks the clinch.
A combination from Trzcinski does no damage.
Trzcinski blocks a head kick by Brown.

Nice combo by Trzcinski! Oh, that's hurt him - Brown falls to the canvas and Trzcinski follows him into side control.

Brown is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You can see the frustration on Brown's face as Trzcinski controls the position.
Oh Brown is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown is looking to reverse the position.
Trzcinski throws a strike aimed at the side of Brown's head but Brown avoids it well.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
Trzcinski tries to score with some ground and pound. Brown controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Split Brown's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A lull in the action here as Trzcinski stalls from top position.
Trzcinski misses with the ground and pound.
Trzcinski controlling the position.
Trzcinski tries to move to mount but Brown blocks the move with his legs.
Trzcinski tries to score with some ground and pound. Brown controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Trzcinski postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trzcinski trying to control the position but Brown is working away.
Trzcinski cracks Brown with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Jeez, Split Brown's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Split Brown's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Daniel Trzcinski!
A very excited looking Daniel Trzcinski made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.