PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Warwick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Brown could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chad Warwick's chin.

Brown
vs
Warwick

184 cm
21
205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Warwick!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brown has taken the fight to the clinch.

Brown breaks the clinch.
Warwick has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brown.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brown.
Brown scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Warwick misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown throws a combination that misses

and Warwick counters with a crisp one two that drops Brown! Warwick thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Brown to his feet! Brown is in big trouble!

Brown is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Brown shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Warwick is trying to defend but Brown finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Warwick kicks off Brown and gets to his feet.

Brown closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown keeps control of Warwick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown lands a two punch combo.
Brown lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Warwick is looking for the big counter here.
Brown cracks the inside of Warwick's front leg.
Warwick misses with a double jab
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brown darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brown's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Brown duly obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown swinging wildly here.
Brown lands a jab to the head.

Brown clinches.

Brown manages to break the clinch.

Brown darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Warwick is trying to stand back up but Brown is controlling him

Warwick looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Still in half guard, Brown seems content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown slips a nice elbow through Warwick's hands, connecting with Warwick's forehead.
Brown is controlling the pace.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Warwick is looking to improve his position.
Warwick on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brown prevents Warwick from improving his position.

Warwick is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brown pulls his head out easily.
Warwick taking some punishment here, with Brown in his half guard.
Warwick tries to roll over but Brown keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is taking a breather. Warwick says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Brown looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Brown winds up and cracks Warwick with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Brown is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Brown 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.
Brown moves nicely into side control.
Warwick is looking for a sweep.
Warwick is trying to get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Warwick's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Brown decides to stand up, so the ref orders Warwick to his feet.

Brown drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Brown dominated that round.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Brown slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brown seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Brown rushes Warwick and presses him up against the cage.
Warwick is trying to break free.

Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown dips to his left and cracks Warwick with an uppercut!
Brown pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Warwick back to the cage. Brown follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Chad Warwick has been cut.
Brown lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Brown clinches up against the cage.
Brown prevents Warwick from breaking the clinch.
Warwick is trying to push Brown away but Brown has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Warwick regains guard immediately.
Brown lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Warwick controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
Brown sitting in guard here, content to control.
Warwick has momentary wrist control but Brown slips an elbow through the middle.
Warwick tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Brown stands and steps away. Warwick gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Brown takes the fight into the clinch.
Brown avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brown jumps guard.
Brown has his hands on Warwick's head, controlling the position.
Warwick trying to stand up but can't free himself from Brown's guard.
Warwick must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Warwick trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Warwick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warwick wanted to stand there but Brown had control of the position.
Warwick wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warwick wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Brown manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Warwick manages to get himself to full guard.

Brown avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brown is stalling in the full guard.
Brown is in close to Warwick's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Warwick looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Brown has picked Warwick up and slammed him! Warwick can't keep hold of the triangle and Brown manages to pass to side control!
Brown lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Brown cracks Warwick with a big elbow.
Warwick is working to avoid the ground and pound but Brown connects with a decent elbow.
Brown working away.
A lull in the action here.
Warwick is trying to control Brown's posture but Brown avoids it.

Brown is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Warwick knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Brown dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chad Warwick's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Brown lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brown works over Warwick's head and body with a nice combination.
Warwick slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Warwick throws a counter combo.
Warwick has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Brown tests Warwick's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Warwick is rocked!

Brown rushes Warwick and presses him up against the cage.
Brown stalling the fight.
Brown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown decides to pull guard.
Brown is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Brown looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Warwick with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Warwick looking for submissions off his back.

Warwick is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brown pulls his head out easily.

Warwick looking for a kimura from the bottom but Brown passes into side control!
Brown working the body and head with strikes.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Warwick can do to turn this around?
Warwick is looking to reverse the position.
Warwick really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brown. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Warwick's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Warwick keeps working.
Brown working the ground and pound.
Brown controls the position from side control.
Warwick is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Warwick is trying to control Brown's posture but Brown avoids it.
Warwick is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Brown staying calm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown working the head with strikes.
Brown scoring with punches and elbows.
Warwick can't do much from the bottom here.
Warwick taking punishment in the form of punches.
Brown working away.
Brown working the ground and pound.
Warwick is trying to escape the position but Brown is controlling the position.
Dave Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Warwick wants to control but Brown postures up.
Warwick throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Brown is putting a hurting on Warwick here, landing some big shots from side control.
Warwick tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brown has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Warwick is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Oooooh!!! Brown has knocked Warwick down with a huge combo! Brown steps away and waves a wobbly Warwick back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Dave Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Warwick is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!

Brown drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Warwick is looking to stand back up but Brown counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Warwick.
Warwick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Brown is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Warwick looking for subs from the bottom but Brown mounts him!

Brown is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Brown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dave Brown!
A very excited looking Dave Brown 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.