PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kennith Haney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Chris Brown enters the cage!

Haney
vs
Brown

221 cm
21
151 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

179 cm
25
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kennith Haney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Brown!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brown moves into the clinch.

Brown breaks the clinch.

Brown fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Haney to the ground. Brown is now in Haney's guard.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Haney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haney throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Haney looking for a guillotine here but Brown defends easily.
Brown trying to control but Haney is working from the bottom.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Haney is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown trying to control but Haney is working from the bottom.

Brown got a little sloppy there for a moment and Haney has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brown has managed to get both his arms back between Haney's legs - danger averted.
Haney trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haney working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Haney thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Haney swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Haney seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Brown looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Haney!
Haney throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Haney tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brown wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Brown in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Haney gets back to half guard.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Haney's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Haney flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Haney is refusing to be controlled, as Brown sits in half guard.

Brown is looking for a kimura here.
Brown tries to pass to full mount but Haney defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Haney defending well though.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Brown stands up from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brown gets a takedown into half guard.
Haney is trying to maintain the position but Brown is very close to passing his half guard.
Haney blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brown.
Haney tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Haney punching from the bottom.

Brown is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Haney has managed to free his arm - good work.

Haney is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brown pulls his head out easily.
Brown sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Brown might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Brown works his foot free and advances to mount.
Brown controlling the pace for now.
Brown lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Haney is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Brown! Haney is hurt baaadly! Brown is firing away with more strikes - Haney is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Brown!
Chris Brown decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.