PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Spong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bosco Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Spong
vs
Brown

177 cm
25
180 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

182 cm
26
179 lbs
10 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu

AnonymouS

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kelvin Spong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bosco Brown!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brown checks a low kick from Spong.
Brown finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Spong moves out of range easily.

Spong tries to keep at a distance but Brown has taken the fight into the clinch.
Spong tries to stall but Brown uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Spong breaks the clinch.
Spong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brown!
A solid leg kick lands there for Spong.
Spong scores with a jab to the body.
Spong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spong will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Brown gets a clinch.
Spong is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Spong gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Spong with the ground and pound but Brown uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Brown is pulling down on Spong's head to control his posture.
Spong stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
Spong in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
Spong connects with a couple of short punches.
Spong lands a couple of digs.
Spong trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.
Spong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Spong stands up over Brown, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Spong throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brown throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Brown wants to stand but Spong is controlling the position.
Brown lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spong lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Spong looking to sit in guard and control but Brown gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Brown prevents Spong from getting back to his feet.
Spong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Spong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Spong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Spong keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brown wants to control from the top but Spong keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Spong keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Spong wants to stand but Brown is controlling the position.
Spong keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Spong is looking to stand up but Brown isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Brown throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bosco Brown will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Spong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donk. Brown catches Spong right on the button with a cross.
Bosco Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Spong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown fakes the leg kick and cracks Spong in the body.

Brown gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Spong to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Spong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
Spong lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kelvin Spong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Spong bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong landing some decent shots from guard.
Brown seems keen to control Spong's posture.
Spong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brown bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Spong's guard.

Spong pulls Brown in close to prevent any damage.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Spong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Spong wants to stand but Brown is controlling the position.
Brown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brown throws a big elbow that misses.
Brown looking to sit in guard and control but Spong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Spong has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Spong stops Brown from standing up.
Brown looking to control.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Spong from controlling successfully.
Spong scoring with some ground and pound.
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 is looking for a kimura but Spong is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brown to get the leverage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spong is trying to stand.
Brown trying to control from half guard but Spong is working away.
Brown throwing shots but Spong is blocking nicely.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Brown working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Spong keeping hold of Brown's head, controlling as best he can.
Brown looks to land a strike but Spong avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Spong is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown trying to stand up but can't free himself from Spong'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.
Spong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Brown wants to control from the top but Spong keeps moving.
Spong can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brown controls the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A big right from Brown misses.
Bosco Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown lands the left hand.
Brown takes a jab right on the kisser.
Spong tries to work over Brown's front leg with a kick but Brown checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bosco Brown will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Brown tries to land a body kick
and Spong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Spong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brown with a lazy takedown attempt
and Spong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spong lands a head kick. Brown smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Brown is rocked!
Spong circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Brown to the canvas! Brown doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Spong keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kelvin Spong!
Kelvin Spong managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sun-Tzu, into his post fight interview.