PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Flying Flynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Flynn
vs
Long

180 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

178 cm
20
155 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Flying Flynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Long!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Flynn drives through and clinches with Long against the cage.

Flynn pulls guard.
Long's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Long wants to control from the top but Flynn keeps moving.
Long controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Flynn is trying to keep Long in close.
Long wants to control from the top but Flynn keeps moving.
Flynn wants to improve his position but instead Long has moved into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flynn is looking to get back to full guard here but Long has managed to pass to side control instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Long decides to stand up, so the ref orders Flynn to his feet.

Flynn forces Long back against the cage and clinches.
Long tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Long is trying to force a seperation but Flynn has the dominant position.
Long tries to pull guard but Flynn holds him up against the cage and eventually Long drops back down to his feet.
Flynn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Long.

Long pulls guard.
Long trying to strike off his back.
Flynn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Flynn trying to control the position from guard on top but Long is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long pulls Flynn in to control the position.

Long has an active guard here but Flynn has managed to pass into half guard.
Long is pressing down on Flynn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Flynn wants to control from the top but Long keeps moving.
Long lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Long working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Long stands up from Flynn's guard - Long perhaps looking for a knockout.
Flynn throws a leg kick but Long sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Flynn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Long tries to counter with a clinch but Flynn shakes him off and moves away.
A slow jab from Long misses its intended target.
Long misses with a straight left.
Flynn tries to counter with a takedown but Long is quick to defend against it.
Long tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Flynn is looking for a counter combo.
Flynn swats away the attempt to clinch by Long.
Flynn wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Long throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Long has a takedown stuffed.
Flying Flynn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flynn swats away the attempt to clinch by Long.
Sloppy strikes from Long. Those never looked like landing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Long.
Long shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Flynn sprawls well. Flynn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Long gets slowly back to his feet.

Flynn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Long prevents the takedown attempt.
Long wants to take the fight to the mat but Flynn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Flynn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brandon Long will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Long tries to keep at a distance but Flynn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Long is trying to force a seperation but Flynn has the dominant position.

Long pulls Flynn into guard.
Long lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Flynn trying to keep a closed guard but Long is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Long gets to his feet - Flynn follows without any prompting.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long wants to clinch.
Flying Flynn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Long wants to clinch up but Flynn keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Flynn clinches.
Long is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Long is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Flynn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Long wants to take the fight to the mat but Flynn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Long is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Flynn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Flying Flynn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Long.
Long drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Flynn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Long is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Flynn - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Flynn ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Flynn no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Long controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Flynn is trying to hold Long in close to prevent damage but Long has managed to pass into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flynn wants to get back to his feet.
Flynn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Long on the ground.
Long missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Flynn is trying to get back to full guard.
Flynn wants to control but Long is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Flynn trying to get back to full guard but Long takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

Long looking to secure an arm triangle but Flynn defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flynn avoids a series of strikes thrown by Long.
Long controlling the pace for now.
Brandon Long has got the better of the ground game so far.
Flynn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Long wants to finish this one by submission but Flynn is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Long.
Flynn is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Flynn is squirming around, avoiding Long's attempts to control the action.
Flynn is trying to stand but he's just given Long his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Long throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Long showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Flynn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Long connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Flynn scrambles back to his feet.

It looks like Flying Flynn has been cut.
Flynn keeps the fight on the outside.
Flynn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Long as he avoids it easily.
Long throws a counter combo.
Flynn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Long.
Long takes a swing at Flynn's ribcage but misses.
Flynn shoots in for a double leg but Long sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Flynn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Long looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Long has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Long scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Long tries to clinch there but Flynn circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long shoots in for a takedown but Flynn shows good takedown defense.
Long tries for a takedown but Flynn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Flying Flynn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Long.

Flynn clinches up against the cage.
Long goes for a takedown attempt but Flynn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Long takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Flynn shoots for a double leg takedown but Long sprawls well. He's pushed Flynn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brandon Long seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Long tries to close the distance and clinch but Flynn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Flynn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Flynn is struggling to control the position.

Long breaks the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Flynn.
Long pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It appears Flynn was looking to counter with a kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flynn throws a leg kick but Long moved away.
Long with the counter takedown but Flynn avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Long as Flynn shoots in.
Flynn scores with a hook to the body. Long takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Flynn rushes Long and presses him up against the cage.

Flynn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Long tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flynn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Flynn changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Long shoots in looking for a takedown. Flynn tries to sprawl out of it but Long keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Flynn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Long fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flynn scoring well with a low kick there.

Flynn has Long up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Flynn.

Flynn has picked Long up - he's going for a ride! Flynn dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Long is staying active underneath Flynn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Long slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Long pushes Flynn off and scrambles back to his feet.
Long shoots in and drives through. Flynn sprawls well.
Nice sprawl there from Long as Flynn shoots in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Flynn closes the distance and pushes Long back into the cage.

Flynn gets control of Long's arms and successfully pulls guard. Flynn will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Long showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Long trying to control but Flynn is working from the bottom.
Long passes Flynn's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Long is working for a kimura but Flynn is defending it quite comfortably.
Long wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flynn keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Flying Flynn.
I think Long has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight for Brandon Long!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Flying Flynn!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Brandon Long!

Brandon Long wins by split decision!