PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between fjodor king (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

king
vs
Brown

185 cm
22
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
215 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, fjodor king!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Brown!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
king avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. king doesn't seem bothered though.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brown.
king is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown throws a leg kick that misses.
Brown lands a head kick. king smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like fjodor king has been cut.
Brown wants to clinch up but king keeps it at a distance.
king avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
king moves out of range of the body kick.
Brown throws a head kick but king moves out of range.
king blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but king sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
king with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brown counters with a series of strikes. king will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brown lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.

Brown drives through and clinches with king against the ropes.
king takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
A body shot lands from Brown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown digs a right hand underneath king's ribcage. king let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Brown gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, king regains guard.

Brown is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

king looking for a guillotine here but Brown defends easily.
Brown forces his way into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brown is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

king actively working from the bottom here.

king looking for submissions off his back.

king looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Brown decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Brown darts in and clinches king up against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown scores a nice knee to the body.
Brown lands a knee to the body.

Brown manages to break the clinch.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown swinging wilding here.

king closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Brown tries to get to full guard but king has control of the leg.
king passes to side control.
Brown gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brown tries to roll over but king keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to control the action here but instead king manages to pass to full mount!

king looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

king looking to secure an arm triangle but Brown defends it well.
Brown is trying desperately to improve position.
Brown tries to buck king off but king takes his back!
king doesn't have the hooks in and Brown manages to turn into his guard.

king is looking for a triangle but Brown pushes his legs off easily.
Brown works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brown works his way into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
king tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brown wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Brown decides to stand up, so the ref orders king to his feet.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

king looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Brown moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Brown has his foot on king's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. king works his way back into a safe position though.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

king is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
Brown lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for king!
king is desperately trying to improve his position but Brown has a good base and remains in mount.
Brown looking to control but king is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brown is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Brown trying to control but king is having none of it.
king tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Brown gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Brown throws a head kick but king moves out of range.
king shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Brown counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

king actively working from the bottom here.
king is refusing to be controlled, as Brown sits in half guard.
king is looking for a sweep. Brown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

king actively working from the bottom here.
Brown trying to control from half guard but king is working away.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Brown looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Brown is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brown scores with a head kick.
king shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for fjodor king. That's going to take a lot out of him.
king gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Brown counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in king's guard now.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

king escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brown gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Brown thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Brown looking to pass the guard.

Brown avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brown passes king's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

king is defending against the submission attempts here by Brown.

king looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on fjodor king's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Brown throws a quick head kick that skims the top of king's head.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but king moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown misses with the combination.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and king moves out of range easily.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
king shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brown counters with a three punch combo that has king backing up. king nods at Brown to acknowledge the strikes.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and king moves out of range easily.

king feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

king thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Brown keeping full guard, as king tries to pass.

king is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Brown manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
king is squirming around, avoiding Brown's attempts to control the action.
king manages to regain half guard. Good work.

king looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

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.
king is refusing to be controlled, as Brown sits in half guard.
Brown wants to stand up but king has a hold of him and won't allow it.

king actively working from the bottom here.

king looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Brown wants to work for an arm triangle but king is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Brown is looking for a kimura here.

king looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A clash of legs there as king blocks the low kick.
John Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown misses with a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from king.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

king shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than king was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Brown is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

king working for a submission but Brown is keeping him at bay.

king is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Brown has managed to escape the submission attempt.

king has control of Brown's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Brown regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Brown gets back to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

king seems to be working for a kimura but Brown defends the submission attempt.
John Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brown is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of king's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take king's back!

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Brown looking for the choke from the back.
king tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

Brown is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but king is surviving well by controlling Brown's body position as best he can.

Brown get's back to his feet.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
king fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
king throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brown's waist but Brown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing king off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for fjodor king. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
king has his takedown stuffed

and Brown counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. king swivels though and keeps the full guard.
king looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.

Brown drops back, looking for a kneebar! king looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. king looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from king!
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

king is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brown has escaped the position, nice work there.

king tries for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
Brown manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to advance position but king won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. king manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Brown preventing the sweep.

king looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. king swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Brown drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Brown seems to have locked his on tight now - king screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Brown, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). John Brown!
John Brown is the new heavyweight champion!