PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cris Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niel Seraphim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fort Minor - Remember The Name. Niel Seraphim will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Brown
vs
Seraphim

162 cm
26
140 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
24
144 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Namunamu Clothing
GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cris Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Niel Seraphim!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brown closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Seraphim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short left from Seraphim.
Brown lands a left hand.
Seraphim looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Seraphim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seraphim.
Seraphim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Seraphim tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Brown misses with some punches.
Seraphim tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Come on Brown - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Brown takes an elbow to the forehead.
Seraphim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Seraphims head.
Seraphim throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seraphim missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Seraphim looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Seraphim takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Seraphim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
Brown holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Seraphim is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Seraphim trying to land knees to the body.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Seraphim backwards.
Seraphim stalls.
Seraphim missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seraphim tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Seraphim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown blocking some punches.
Brown lands a shot to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Seraphim just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brown's brow.
Brown avoids the elbow strike from Seraphim, against the cage.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Seraphim looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Brown slows down the pace here.
Seraphim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Seraphims head.
Seraphim looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Seraphim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brown - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Seraphim lands an elbow just above Brown 's eye.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Seraphim is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brown effectively controlling the action here.
Seraphim throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Seraphim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seraphim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brown.
Brown blocks an elbow strike from Seraphim.
Seraphim lands an elbow that stopped Brown in his tracks for a moment.
Seraphim missing with knees to the body.
Brown lands a left hand.
Seraphim blocks an uppercut.
Seraphim throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Seraphim backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Seraphim misses with the head strike.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Seraphim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Seraphim throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Seraphim throws an elbow that misses.
Seraphim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.
Brown pushes Seraphim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cris Brown will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Seraphim lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brown takes a step back to recover.
Seraphim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Brown closes the distance and pushes Seraphim back into the cage.
Seraphim throws a head punch that misses.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Seraphim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown working aggressively here.
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seraphim can do to turn this around?
Seraphim taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Seraphim fails to land.
Seraphim tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Seraphim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Seraphim pushes off an throws an elbow but Brown leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Seraphim leaning his opponent against the cage.
Seraphim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brown takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right hook to the body lands for Brown.
Seraphim throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Seraphim swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Seraphim.
Come on Brown - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Seraphim.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Seraphim.
Seraphim working Brown over with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seraphim.
Cris Brown has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Seraphim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Seraphim throws an elbow that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seraphim throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown gets through Seraphim's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Seraphim throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
A short right from Brown.
Seraphim misses with an elbow over the top.
Seraphim missing with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Seraphim tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Seraphim.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Seraphim's head.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brown tries to stall but Seraphim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brown lands an uppercut.
Seraphim tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Seraphim lands a nice elbow.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seraphim throws an elbow but it misses.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Seraphim.
Seraphim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Seraphim.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brown dodges an elbow strike from Seraphim.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seraphim misses with an elbow strike.
Brown avoids the elbow strike from Seraphim, against the cage.
Seraphim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Seraphim letting Brown take a breather here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seraphim missing with knees to the body.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Seraphim.
Seraphim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Seraphim misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seraphim.
Seraphim misses with an elbow strike.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Brown avoids the elbow strike from Seraphim, against the cage.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Cris Brown will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brown.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Seraphim backwards.
Brown working aggressively here.
Brown lands an uppercut.
Seraphim throws an elbow that misses.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
Seraphim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.

Seraphim is rocked!
Seraphim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Seraphim.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seraphim blocks an uppercut.
Seraphim lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Seraphim is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
Seraphim throws a knee to the head but misses.
Seraphim seems to have recovered his senses.
Brown digs a right hand underneath Seraphim's ribcage. Seraphim let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Seraphim creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brown's defenses.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brown takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Seraphim landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Seraphim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brown slows down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
Brown avoids the elbow strike from Seraphim, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown lands with a right to the head.
Brown pushes Seraphim back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Seraphim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brown pushes Seraphim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Seraphim lands an elbow inside that Brown shrugs off.
Brown lands with a right to the head.
Seraphim swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Seraphim fails to land.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brown dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Seraphim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown avoiding damage as Seraphim throws knees to the body.
Seraphim misses with a knee to the head.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Seraphim backwards.
Brown taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
Seraphim lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Seraphim backwards.
Seraphim looking to stall.
Brown avoiding damage as Seraphim throws knees to the body.
Seraphim looking to stall.
Seraphim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Seraphim looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Brown lands a right hand.
Seraphim misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seraphim misses with a knee strike.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Seraphim pushes off an throws an elbow but Brown leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cris Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brown lands with a left to the head.
Niel Seraphim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Seraphim takes a shot to the head.
Brown lands an uppercut.
Brown creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Seraphim with a big uppercut! Seraphim tries to clinch up but Brown pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Seraphim to the mat! Seraphim covers up and Brown unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cris Brown!
Cris Brown managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Namunamu Clothing , into his post fight interview.