PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fionn mac Cumhail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cliff Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

mac Cumhail
vs
Brown

185 cm
22
195 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

185 cm
24
182 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fionn mac Cumhail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cliff Brown!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown misses with a hook. mac Cumhail ducked under it nicely.
mac Cumhail throws a good cross that connects.
mac Cumhail takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Brown scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Fionn mac Cumhail has been cut.
mac Cumhail tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
mac Cumhail throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
mac Cumhail throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brown misses with a hook.
mac Cumhail shoots in but no luck this time.
mac Cumhail stalks Brown and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Brown's face. Brown staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from mac Cumhail.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by mac Cumhail.
mac Cumhail fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
mac Cumhail takes one to the side of the head.
mac Cumhail blocks a jab.
Brown looks to land a right hand but mac Cumhail moved out of range.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
mac Cumhail scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brown in his tracks.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.

mac Cumhail shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
mac Cumhail working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Brown avoids a series of strikes thrown by mac Cumhail.
mac Cumhail wants to control the pace but Brown is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
mac Cumhail working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Brown is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
mac Cumhail throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
mac Cumhail misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Brown tries to hold on but mac Cumhail pushes him away.
mac Cumhail with shots to the head and body - Brown looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
mac Cumhail throws some wild stikes that Brown manages to avoid easily.
Brown wants to hold on but mac Cumhail pushes him away.
mac Cumhail connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Brown looks gassed!
A nice elbow there by mac Cumhail.
mac Cumhail putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
mac Cumhail scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Brown?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
mac Cumhail fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Poor strikes thrown by mac Cumhail there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
mac Cumhail unloading with bombs!
mac Cumhail has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
mac Cumhail landing strikes, looking to finish!
mac Cumhail punching from mount but Brown doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mac Cumhail working the ground and pound effectively.
mac Cumhail cracks Brown with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
mac Cumhail scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Brown?
mac Cumhail landing strikes, looking to finish!
mac Cumhail controlling the position easily from mount.
mac Cumhail throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The referee warns Brown that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
mac Cumhail thowing shots but they're missing.
mac Cumhail looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Brown is wriggling around trying to escape.
mac Cumhail with shots to the head and body - Brown looks very uncomfortable down there.
mac Cumhail lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

mac Cumhail looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
mac Cumhail pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
mac Cumhail lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fionn mac Cumhail dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fionn mac Cumhail's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Brown fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brown misses with a looping right.
mac Cumhail avoids the body shot from Brown.

mac Cumhail looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
mac Cumhail looking to sit in guard and control but Brown gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
mac Cumhail tries to land a sweep but no joy.
mac Cumhail has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Brown has passed into side control.

Brown stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
mac Cumhail takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown connects with a jab.
Cliff Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
mac Cumhail jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
mac Cumhail is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
mac Cumhail looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but mac Cumhail persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown connects with a crisp jab.
mac Cumhail shoots in looking for a takedown. Brown tries to sprawl out of it but mac Cumhail keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brown manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
mac Cumhail takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
mac Cumhail on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brown. Brown obviously looking to wear him down.
Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt mac Cumhail.
Brown throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent mac Cumhail stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
mac Cumhail displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
mac Cumhail misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Brown.
mac Cumhail slips under a jab.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. mac Cumhail sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fionn mac Cumhail is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good standup being displayed there by Brown as he connects with a hook.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown blocks a low kick nicely.
Brown will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
mac Cumhail tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for mac Cumhail, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
mac Cumhail with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brown to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
mac Cumhail tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from mac Cumhail misses the target.
Brown lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brown takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brown lands with a hook. mac Cumhail tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

mac Cumhail changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Brown looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Brown is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but mac Cumhail has just dragged him back down to the mat.
mac Cumhail wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mac Cumhail throws an elbow but Brown slips to the side and avoids it well.
mac Cumhail postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
mac Cumhail wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Fionn mac Cumhail overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

mac Cumhail is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brown has escaped the position, nice work there.
mac Cumhail tries to advance to mount but Brown instead regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brown jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brown with a nice cross.
Cliff Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brown.
mac Cumhail throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Cliff Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
mac Cumhail keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.

mac Cumhail shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. mac Cumhail showed some decent athleticism there.
Brown won't allow mac Cumhail to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cliff Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fionn mac Cumhail's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Brown lunges at mac Cumhail with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by mac Cumhail's hand.
mac Cumhail misses with a few strikes there.
mac Cumhail takes one on the button.
mac Cumhail walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brown jabs at mac Cumhail's body.
mac Cumhail keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Brown throws a jab when mac Cumhail was well out of range.
Donk. mac Cumhail catches Brown right on the button with a cross.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown digs a good body shot into mac Cumhail's ribs.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
mac Cumhail is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
mac Cumhail slips a jab from Brown.
mac Cumhail stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brown.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brown.
mac Cumhail throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but mac Cumhail sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brown getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice uppercut there from Brown.
Brown connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed mac Cumhail momentarily.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
mac Cumhail avoids a punch combination nicely.
mac Cumhail misses with a combination
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from mac Cumhail.
mac Cumhail misses with the combination.
Brown lands with an uppercut that bounces mac Cumhail off the cage and back into rage.
Brown lands a slapping body shot.
mac Cumhail shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brown pinned against the cage. Brown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brown closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brown connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. mac Cumhail moves away and avoids it.
mac Cumhail is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
mac Cumhail changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
mac Cumhail slips under a jab from Brown.
Brown has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from mac Cumhail misses the target.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
mac Cumhail swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brown counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brown scores with a crisp jab that stopped mac Cumhail in his tracks.
mac Cumhail scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Brown throws a nice looking combination but mac Cumhail bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
mac Cumhail looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
mac Cumhail misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brown misses with a looping right.
mac Cumhail slips a straight right by Brown.
mac Cumhail moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
mac Cumhail thuds his right hand into Brown's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brown keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract mac Cumhail.
A jab from Brown finds it's way through mac Cumhail's defenses.
Some bone on bone action there as mac Cumhail checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

mac Cumhail closes the distance and clinches.
mac Cumhail tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fionn mac Cumhail. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Brown.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brown throws an elbow but misses.

mac Cumhail lands a takedown into guard.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
mac Cumhail trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Brown manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
mac Cumhail looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
mac Cumhail trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
mac Cumhail is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Brown gets to his feet - mac Cumhail follows without any prompting.
mac Cumhail slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
mac Cumhail misses with a low kick.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by mac Cumhail.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Brown checks the leg kick nicely there.

mac Cumhail closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
mac Cumhail seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brown does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cliff Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Fionn mac Cumhail!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Fionn mac Cumhail!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Fionn mac Cumhail!

Fionn mac Cumhail wins by unanimous decision!