PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clifton Von Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Lee is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Day of Anger. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Brown
vs
Von Lee

187 cm
22
223 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
220 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition
Bullet Proof System

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Clifton Von Lee!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Lee walks into a left hand.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Von Lee to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like Tyson Brown has been cut.
Von Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Brown misses.
Brown moves out of range as Von Lee strikes.
Von Lee misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Brown swinging wildly here.
Von Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Von Lee throws a body kick that misses.
Von Lee throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Von Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Brown gets caught napping as Von Lee dives in and scores a takedown. Brown manages to retain guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown pulls Von Lee in to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown wants to sweep here but Von Lee controlling him for the moment.
Von Lee stays in close to Brown's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Lee lands a couple of elbows.
Von Lee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Von Lee from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Von Lee is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Von Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
We've been informed that Von Lee has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Brown lets loose with a powerful body kick. Von Lee will feel that in the morning.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Lee moves away.
Brown throws a body punch but Von Lee moves out of range.
Brown has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Von Lee misses with a looping left.
Brown tries to land a front kick but Von Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Von Lee connects with a body shot.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Von Lee is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brown with a body shot.
Brown throws a nice inside leg kick.
Von Lee throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.

Von Lee drives through with a takedown into Brown's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Brown pulls Von Lee in close to prevent any damage.
Brown trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Lee wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
Von Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Von Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Von Lee throws a big elbow that misses.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brown feints a jab promting Von Lee to slip. Brown then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Von Lee slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Von Lee slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Von Lee saw that one coming.
Brown backing away here, and Von Lee unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Von Lee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Von Lee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brown defends it nicely.
Brown throws a leg kick that is checked
and Von Lee counters with a thumping low kick.
Brown scoring well with a low kick there.
Brown throws a low kick but it's checked well by Von Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Clifton Von Lee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyson Brown's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Von Lee moves out of range as Brown throws a body kick.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brown is defended easily by Von Lee.
That kick from Von Lee tenderised Brown's leg. Brown is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Lee moves away.
Von Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Lee.
Von Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Lee connects with a single shot there.
Brown swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Von Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyson Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Brown fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Von Lee to the ground. Brown is now in Von Lee's guard.

Von Lee has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Brown off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Von Lee is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Von Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown walks into a jab.
Brown jabs at Von Lee's body.
Von Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Von Lee drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Brown defends it well.
Von Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown has his takedown stuffed
and Von Lee scores with a counter punch that sends Brown to the canvas! Von Lee smells blood - he's punishing Brown with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Brown has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clifton Von Lee!
After winning the bout, Clifton Von Lee thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.