PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mantice Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitaly Golovkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitaly Golovkin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Brown
vs
Golovkin

180 cm
25
275 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
255 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mantice Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vitaly Golovkin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golovkin moves out of range as Brown throws a body kick.
Golovkin swinging wildly here.
Golovkin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Brown counters with a shoot takedown. Golovkin fights it but they end up in guard.
Brown engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Brown has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Golovkin is keeping the position for now.

Brown drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Golovkin dives on top into guard.

Golovkin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Golovkin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Golovkin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brown manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Golovkin manages to get himself to full guard.

Brown stops Golovkin from standing up.
Golovkin 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.
Brown not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Golovkin misses.
It looked like Brown was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

Brown fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Golovkin to the ground. Brown is now in Golovkin's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown stands and throws Golovkin's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Brown is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Golovkin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Brown grinds an elbow into Golovkin's temple.
Brown landing strikes.
Golovkin is being controlled here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brown is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Golovkin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown controlling the position.
Brown fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Golovkin takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Brown in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Brown has hold of Golovkin's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Golovkin tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Brown cranks the arm and Golovkin screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Golovkin, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mantice Brown!