PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xantos Aremis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aremis has chosen Infected Mushroom - Merlin as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Brown
vs
Aremis

180 cm
27
177 lbs
12 - 12 - 1

178 cm
35
178 lbs
26 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 12 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xantos Aremis!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brown darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Aremis is looking to get back to is feet but Brown passes into side control.
The ground and pound from Brown seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
We've been hearing that Brown has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Brown throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Aremis works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Brown working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brown lands a nice short elbow.
Brown tries to pass the half guard into mount. Aremis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brown sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aremis defending well though.
Aremis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brown is working away from the top position though.
Aremis regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Brown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is working Aremis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brown throws a big elbow that misses.
Aremis looking for a sweep. Not yet Aremis, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aremis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brown connects with a couple of short punches.
Aremis is trying to keep Brown in close.
Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brown passes Aremis's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Brown throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Aremis trying to control but Brown postures up.
Brown thows a huge punch but Aremis dodges it nicely.
Brown is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Aremis reverses the position - he's now on top in Brown's guard.
Aremis wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Brown wants to sweep here but Aremis controlling him for the moment.
Aremis trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Brown postures up in Aremis's guard and throws a big left but Aremis blocks it.
Aremis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brown scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brown passes Aremis's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Aremis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brown with the ground and pound but Aremis uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Brown scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Aremis is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aremis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brown cracks Aremis with a solid left hand.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aremis looking to control.
Brown working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Aremis's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown is looking to pass into half guard but Aremis pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Aremis is in 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.

The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown thows a huge punch but Aremis dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Aremis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Aremis scores with a nice head shot.

It looks like John Brown has been cut.
Brown tries to clinch there but Aremis circles away.
Aremis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brown fails with the takedown.

Brown moves into the clinch.
Aremis is leaning against Brown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Aremis is pressed up against the cage. Brown has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Aremis down to the mat. Aremis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Aremis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Aremis throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Aremis scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aremis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Aremis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Aremis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Brown did well to prevent Aremis getting side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Aremis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
Aremis controlling the action here.
Aremis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Aremis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Aremis connects with a nice short shot to Brown's temple.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown moves into full guard.
Aremis won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
Aremis scoring with punches to the head and body.
John Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown wants to sweep here but Aremis controlling him for the moment.
Aremis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brown controls Aremis momentarily but Aremis frees himself.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aremis.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aremis lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aremis throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown tries to counter with a takedown but Aremis is quick to defend against it.
Brown checks a leg kick.
Aremis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Aremis lands a lovely overhand right.
Aremis with a nice cross.
Aremis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Aremis.
Aremis swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Decent striking displayed by Aremis there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice sprawl there from Aremis as Brown shoots in.
Aremis throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Aremis tries to sprawl but Brown drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aremis's head.
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 thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aremis's head.
Brown prevents Aremis from improving his position.
Aremis manages to get to full guard.
Aremis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xantos Aremis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Brown's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aremis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Aremis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aremis pinned against the cage. Aremis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A punch lands to the side of Brown 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brown fails with the takedown
and Aremis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Aremis lands a nice hook to Brown's body. Brown takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Brown with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aremis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown. Aremis tries to sprawl out of it but Brown keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Aremis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Xantos Aremis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aremis circles away from the clinch attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brown.
Brown takes one to the chin there.
Nice jab there from Aremis.
Aremis connects with a jab.

Brown is rocked!
Aremis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aremis knocks out Brown with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Aremis before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Aremis picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Xantos Aremis!
A very excited looking Xantos Aremis 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.