PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Julio Cesar Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Julio Cesar Chavez
vs
Browne

189 cm
30
176 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

182 cm
31
183 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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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 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Julio Cesar Chavez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Browne!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cesar Chavez misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Cesar Chavez misses the target.
Cesar Chavez lunges at Browne with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Browne's hand.
Cesar Chavez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cesar Chavez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Browne's coach down at LOD: Better Alternative was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Browne's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Cesar Chavez throws a shot from downtown. Browne moves away and avoids it.
Cesar Chavez misses with the combination.
Cesar Chavez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cesar Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Browne moves away.
Don Julio Cesar Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Cesar Chavez .
Browne feints the counter takedown.
Browne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cesar Chavez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cesar Chavez throws out a loose jab but Browne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Browne throws a right and a left that Cesar Chavez avoids nicely.
Cesar Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but Browne is just out of range.
Cesar Chavez swings for the body but Browne moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cesar Chavez .
Cesar Chavez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cesar Chavez cracks Browne with an open hand slap.
Cesar Chavez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Browne to score with a decent uppercut.
Cesar Chavez misses with a wild combination.
Cesar Chavez throws a series of punches but Browne avoids them all with ease.
Browne with the counter takedown but Cesar Chavez avoids it easily.
Browne tries to bum rush Cesar Chavez with a series of wild strikes but Cesar Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cesar Chavez throwing a counter right hand but Browne manages to avoid it.
Cesar Chavez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cesar Chavez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cesar Chavez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cesar Chavez 's corner calls for a 1-2. Cesar Chavez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cesar Chavez throws an off balance right hand

and Browne counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Browne wants to stand but Cesar Chavez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cesar Chavez has control of Browne's left arm, preventing Browne from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cesar Chavez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Browne wants to stand but Cesar Chavez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cesar Chavez is trying to keep Browne in close.

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

Cesar Chavez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Browne defends it easily.
Cesar Chavez has a closed guard, preventing Browne from standing up.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

Cesar Chavez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Browne doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Browne manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Browne is looking to stand up but Cesar Chavez won't let him.

Cesar Chavez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Cesar Chavez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Browne defends it easily.
Browne wants to stand but Cesar Chavez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Browne stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Cesar Chavez lands with an overhand left.
Cesar Chavez slips a jab and a cross from Browne.
Cesar Chavez throws a hook but Browne blocks it.
Browne closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Browne throws a one two combo.

Cesar Chavez is rocked!
Browne throws a hook but Cesar Chavez avoids it easily.
Oh Cesar Chavez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Cesar Chavez misses.
Cesar Chavez seems to have got his legs back now.
Cesar Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Browne digs a good hook to Cesar Chavez 's body.
We've been told by Cesar Chavez 's head coaches at Mello MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Browne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cesar Chavez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cesar Chavez slips a straight right by Browne.
Cesar Chavez lands a jab to the nose.
Browne just misses with a punch to the body.
Cesar Chavez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cesar Chavez throws a hook to the side of Browne's head but Browne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Browne tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cesar Chavez misses with an uppercut. Browne saw that one coming.
Cesar Chavez misses the jab.
Cesar Chavez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Browne.
Browne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Julio Cesar Chavez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cesar Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Browne manages to avoid it.
Browne uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cesar Chavez lands a lovely overhand right.
A big left from Browne misses.
Browne moves away from the strike by Cesar Chavez .
Browne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cesar Chavez .
Browne staying out of range there.
Cesar Chavez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Browne circles away quickly and effectively.
Cesar Chavez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Browne.
Cesar Chavez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Browne can do to turn this around?
Cesar Chavez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cesar Chavez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Browne at a distance.
Browne throws a series of punches but Cesar Chavez moves out of range.
A punch combination from Browne misses.
Cesar Chavez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cesar Chavez blocks a jab.
A combination from Cesar Chavez does no damage.
Browne misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne connects with a looping right hand.
Cesar Chavez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Browne circles away quickly and effectively.
Cesar Chavez cracks Browne with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Browne misses with a straight right.
Cesar Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Browne tries to counter it with a takedown but Cesar Chavez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cesar Chavez throws a right and a left that both miss.
A cross from Cesar Chavez lands.
Cesar Chavez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Browne.
Cesar Chavez loads up on a big right hand but Browne slips the punch.
Browne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Browne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Browne ducks under a wild hook from Cesar Chavez .
Browne moves out of range as Cesar Chavez strikes.
Cesar Chavez dodges the punch combination from Browne.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cesar Chavez throws out a loose jab but Browne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cesar Chavez throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Browne misses with a right hand
and Cesar Chavez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Browne lands a left and a right that send Cesar Chavez crashing to the mat, dazed. Browne thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Don Julio Cesar Chavez has been cut.
Browne throws a body shot but no joy.
Browne throws a series of punches but Cesar Chavez avoids them all with ease.
Browne lands a jab to the head.
Browne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Cesar Chavez .
Cesar Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Browne avoids the body shot from Cesar Chavez .

Browne closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Browne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Cesar Chavez jumps into guard, dragging Browne to the mat.
Browne is looking to stand up but Cesar Chavez won't let him.

Browne got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cesar Chavez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Browne has managed to get both his arms back between Cesar Chavez 's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Browne is looking to stand up but Cesar Chavez won't let him.
Cesar Chavez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Cesar Chavez looking for a guillotine here but Browne defends easily.

Browne stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Browne cracks Cesar Chavez with a good jab.
Browne looks to land a combination but Cesar Chavez avoids it well.
Browne with a nice cross.
A big right from Cesar Chavez misses.
Cesar Chavez throws a series of punches but Browne moves out of range.
Browne punishes Cesar Chavez 's body with a nice straight punch.
Browne fails to land with a series of punches.
Don Julio Cesar Chavez is winning the standup battle so far.
Cesar Chavez tests Browne's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Browne on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Browne tries to close the distance and clinch but Cesar Chavez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cesar Chavez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Browne's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Browne misses with an uppercut.
Browne with a nice cross.
Cesar Chavez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cesar Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Browne.
Browne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cesar Chavez .
Cesar Chavez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Browne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Browne is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cesar Chavez misses with a hook. Browne ducked under it nicely.
Browne is looking for the big counter here.
Browne scores with a shot to the body.
Cesar Chavez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cesar Chavez misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Don Julio Cesar Chavez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Don Julio Cesar Chavez 's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Browne connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Browne gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Cesar Chavez drops Browne with a beautiful combination! Browne stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cesar Chavez is looking for the KO!

Browne is rocked!
Cesar Chavez lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Browne falls backwards - clearly groggy! Cesar Chavez dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Julio Cesar Chavez !
In his post fight interview, Don Julio Cesar Chavez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.