PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Blitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Millencolin - Happiness For Dogs . Paddy Brown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brown
vs
Blitz

175 cm
21
150 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

175 cm
21
152 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Bare Knuckle Fisticuffs Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paddy Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Blitz!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blitz staying out of range there.
Blitz shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense.
Brown attempts a counter takedown but Blitz avoids it well and moves away.
Blitz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blitz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brown defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blitz.
Blitz is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
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.
Blitz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Blitz's head but Blitz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blitz slips a jab from Brown.
Blitz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brown with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Blitz throws a lazy body kick

and Brown counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brown seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blitz preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown seems to be looking for submissions.
Blitz is refusing to be controlled, as Brown sits in half guard.
Blitz is trying to maintain the position but Brown is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Brown is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Blitz is just riding it out for now. Brown eventually gives up the hold.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brown is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Blitz!

Brown looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Blitz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown looking to control but Blitz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brown scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Blitz?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brown jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Blitz is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Blitz and Brown has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Blitz is trying to get back to his feet.

Brown wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Blitz, who protects the arm well.

Brown tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brown has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blitz is trying to control Brown's posture but Brown avoids it.
Brown throws an elbow but Blitz slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's four 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.

Brown tries for a kimura but Blitz is defending well.
Blitz is not content to let Brown control the position.
Blitz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brown. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Brown is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Blitz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paddy Brown dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Blitz moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Blitz just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Brown takes a swing at Blitz's ribcage but misses.

Brown is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Blitz's half guard.
Blitz is controlling Brown's trapped leg to prevent Brown from advancing to side control.
Brown is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blitz keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blitz can do to turn this around?
Blitz is not content to let Brown control the position.
Brown takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown seems to be looking for submissions.

Blitz is defending against the submission attempts here by Brown.
Brown is keen to just control but Blitz is a slippery customer.
Blitz is looking for a sweep. Brown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Brown is working for a kimura but Blitz is defending it quite comfortably.
Blitz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brown is working away from the top position though.

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.
Brown moves nicely into side control.
Brown lands some shots froms side control.
Brown lands a few punches from side control.
Blitz dodges the ground and pound from Brown.

Brown goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Blitz rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Brown's guard! Nice work there by Blitz!
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Blitz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Paddy Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blitz wants to stand and escape but instead Brown has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Blitz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brown wants to control from the top but Blitz keeps moving.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blitz is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blitz 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brown prevents Blitz from getting back to his feet.
Brown trying to control but Blitz is working from the bottom.
Brown passes Blitz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Brown is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Blitz sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paddy Brown dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Blitz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brown has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blitz lands with a good body shot.
Good leg kick by Blitz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blitz as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Blitz saw that one coming.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Blitz's shoulder, as Blitz tries to avoid the shot.
John Blitz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blitz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paddy Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blitz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brown avoids it really well and circles away.
Brown feinted with a counter takedown.
Blitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown connects with a body shot.
Brown's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blitz under the eye.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt

and Brown counters with a takedown into side control.
Blitz is trying to control Brown's posture but Brown avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown cracks Blitz with a big right hand but Blitz just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Blitz taking a bit of punishment here - Brown scoring with strikes.
Blitz is looking for a sweep.

Brown working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blitz is trying to improve his position.

Brown is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Blitz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control the position but Blitz is working away.

Brown wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Blitz, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Blitz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Brown thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
John Blitz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blitz wants to get back to his feet.

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.
Blitz parries the strikes from Brown easily there. Brown is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Blitz to escape.

Brown tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brown has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Brown working away.
Blitz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Brown wants to control but Blitz is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Brown tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paddy Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paddy Brown!
After the fight, Paddy Brown was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
John Blitz spoke after the fight, saying 'Have to train my wrestling'.