PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nino Brown (ranked 1426 p4p, 68 weight class) and Justus Sheehan Jr (ranked 1351 p4p, 66 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Yer Killin' Me- Remo Drive. Sheehan Jr is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Keep Ridin'. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Brown
vs
Sheehan Jr

170 cm
26
145 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

168 cm
42
145 lbs
39 - 24 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nino Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Justus Sheehan Jr!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheehan Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Sheehan Jr misses with a head kick.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Sheehan Jr feints a counter leg kick.
Brown takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sheehan Jr lands a jab to the head.
Brown slips under a jab.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown but Sheehan Jr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brown's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nino Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Sheehan Jr is just out of range.
Sheehan Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sheehan Jr throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Brown drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sheehan Jr sprawls and moves away.
Sheehan Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Sheehan Jr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr 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 throws a body punch but Sheehan Jr moves out of range.

Brown closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sheehan Jr did well to prevent Brown getting side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sheehan Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brown.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sheehan Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr looks like he's trying to stand up.
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.
Sheehan Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sheehan Jr manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sheehan Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Sheehan Jr blocks nicely.
Brown is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sheehan Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two 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.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Sheehan Jr is looking to stand up but Brown isn't so interested in that idea.
Brown chips away with some ground and pound.

Sheehan Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brown defends well.
Sheehan Jr wants to get back to his feet but Brown is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sheehan Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brown throwing strikes but missing.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown distracts Sheehan Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brown chips away with some ground and pound.
Brown lands a couple of elbows.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Sheehan Jr wants to get back to his feet but Brown is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brown's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brown postures up in Sheehan Jr's guard and throws a big left but Sheehan Jr blocks it.
Brown stops Sheehan Jr from standing up.
Sheehan Jr is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Brown landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Brown throws an elbow that misses. Sheehan Jr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brown's guard. Nice move by Sheehan Jr!

Sheehan Jr wants to get up but he can't break Brown's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Sheehan Jr stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sheehan Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sheehan Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sheehan Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Sheehan Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brown throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sheehan Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Brown backing up. Brown nods at Sheehan Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sheehan Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sheehan Jr.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brown is defended easily by Sheehan Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nino Brown will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sheehan Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brown misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Sheehan Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Sheehan Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sheehan Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sheehan Jr misses with a hook.
Sheehan Jr throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Brown with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sheehan Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brown shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sheehan Jr defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nino Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Brown clinches up against the cage.
I was talking to Brown's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sheehan Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brown has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr stops a takedown attempt from Brown.
A frustrated look appears on Sheehan Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Brown has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sheehan Jr regains guard immediately.

Sheehan Jr pushes Brown off and gets back to his feet.
Sheehan Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Justus Sheehan Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sheehan Jr looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
Justus Sheehan Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sheehan Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Sheehan Jr's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Sheehan Jr gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Brown to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sheehan Jr wants to stand and escape but Brown is having none of it.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Sheehan Jr blocks nicely.
Brown throwing strikes but missing.
Brown lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sheehan Jr keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sheehan Jr has momentary wrist control but Brown slips an elbow through the middle.
Sheehan Jr keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sheehan Jr wants to stand but Brown is controlling the position.
Brown throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sheehan Jr keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown throws an elbow that misses. Sheehan Jr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brown's guard. Nice move by Sheehan Jr!

Sheehan Jr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Brown is proving hard to escape from.
Sheehan Jr looking to sit in guard and control but Brown gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justus Sheehan Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Brown doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Sheehan Jr counter with a right hand.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sheehan Jr as he avoids it easily.
Sheehan Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sloppy strikes from Sheehan Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sheehan Jr manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr misses with a series of wild punches.

Brown rushes Sheehan Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sheehan Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.
Sheehan Jr misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Sheehan Jr ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Sheehan Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sheehan Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brown in his tracks.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown. Sheehan Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Brown keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sheehan Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nino Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Sheehan Jr is just out of range.

Brown darts in and clinches Sheehan Jr up against the cage.
Sheehan Jr has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
Brown tries to score a body lock takedown but Sheehan Jr shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sheehan Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brown tries to score a body lock takedown but Sheehan Jr shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sheehan Jr manages to break the clinch.
Sheehan Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brown is looking to wear down Sheehan Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Sheehan Jr gets caught napping as Brown dives in and scores a takedown. Sheehan Jr manages to retain guard.
Brown landing some decent shots from guard.
Sheehan Jr wants to get back to his feet but Brown is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brown keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sheehan Jr's head.
Sheehan Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brown is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Sheehan Jr is keeping the position.
Sheehan Jr is adopting a defensive guard.
Sheehan Jr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brown stands up over Sheehan Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nino Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown throws a strike but Sheehan Jr rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

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.

Brown throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr wants to get back to his feet.
Brown thows a huge punch but Sheehan Jr dodges it nicely.
Brown wants to control but Sheehan Jr is keeping him busy.
Brown throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sheehan Jr slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Brown stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Sheehan Jr throws up his legs and catches Brown in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Brown tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Sheehan Jr! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Justus Sheehan Jr!
Justus Sheehan Jr tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.