PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Toinby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toinby comes to the cage accompanied by Captured. Richard Toinby has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Toinby
vs
Brown

186 cm
19
176 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

174 cm
21
168 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Toinby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Brown!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toinby avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Toinby on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Brown looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Toinby!
Toinby throwing hammer fists to the chest of Brown. What's that going to do exactly?
Toinby really wants to buck Brown off and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Toinby wants to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
Brown tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Toinby is trying desperately to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toinby is working hard here to advance position.
Brown takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Toinby can't escape the position.
Brown looking to control but Toinby is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brown takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Toinby can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toinby throwing hammer fists to the chest of Brown. What's that going to do exactly?
Toinby gets back to half guard.
Brown tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Toinby.
Toinby is looking for a sweep. Brown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Toinby flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Toinby tries to roll over but Brown keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to pass the guard but Toinby defending well.
Brown prevents Toinby from improving his position.
Toinby is not content to let Brown control the position.
Toinby wants to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Brown fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Toinby, pushing him back against the cage.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Toinby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Brown.
Brown is working for takedown but Toinby is calmly controlling the position for now.
Toinby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Toinby misses with the head strike.
Toinby landing knees to the head.
Toinby can't break the clinch.
Brown manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Brown has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Toinby avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Brown looks gassed!
Toinby blocks an elbow strike.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Toinby's face.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
Brown is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Toinby pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Richard Toinby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Brown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Toinby pulls Brown into guard.
Brown won't allow Toinby to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Brown dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Toinby throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Toinby looks to clinch
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown looks to land a combination but Toinby avoids it well.
Toinby misses with a few strikes there.
Toinby closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Brown.

Toinby scores with a takedown into Brown's guard.
Toinby trying to move into half guard but instead Brown has managed to sweep!
Toinby wants to get back to his feet but Brown is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Toinby looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toinby is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brown trying to control but Toinby is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Toinby is on top in guard.
Brown wants to stand up but Toinby is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Toinby thows a big elbow that misses.
Toinby stands up over Brown, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Brown has a closed guard, preventing Toinby from standing up.
Brown wants to stand up but Toinby is controlling him.
Toinby is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Brown kicks Toinby off and gets to his feet.
Toinby wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Toinby fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown throws a head kick that misses

and Toinby decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brown's guard.
Toinby postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brown wants to stand but Toinby is controlling the position.
Toinby pushes down on Brown's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Toinby passes to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toinby working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Brown throws Toinby to one side and escapes!
Richard Toinby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Toinby scores with a takedown into Brown's guard.
Toinby working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Toinby passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Toinby decides to take the fight back to the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Toinby dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Brown.
Bobby Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toinby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Toinby stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Toinby lands with a nice body kick.

Toinby has managed to clinch.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but Toinby keeps him there for the moment.
Toinby is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brown gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brown slowing the pace effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toinby makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Toinby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Toinby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toinby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Toinby drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brown gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Toinby with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toinby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brown as Toinby tries to tie him up.
Toinby misses with a hook from the clinch.

Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Toinby tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown throws a combination that misses

and Toinby counters by moving into the clinch.
Toinby misses with a body punch.
Brown looking for a takedown.
Brown blocking some punches.
Toinby pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Toinby.
Toinby has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Toinby wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Brown.
Brown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two 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.
Brown takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Toinby has him pressed against the cage.
Toinby swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Toinby lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown tries to score a body lock takedown but Toinby shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Richard Toinby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Brown.

Toinby works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Toinby wants to stand but Brown is controlling his posture from full guard.
Brown wants to stand but Toinby is controlling the position.
Toinby trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toinby is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Toinby is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Toinby is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.
Toinby wants to stand but Brown has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Toinby sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brown's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Toinby not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Toinby.
Brown lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Toinby throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brown counters with a series of strikes. Toinby will be more careful next time no doubt.

Toinby has taken the fight to the clinch.
Toinby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brown drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Toinby just leaning against Brown, taking a breather.
Toinby with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Brown.
Toinby is stalling here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Toinby showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Toinby has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Toinby!