PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Piranha Chonan (ranked 2013 p4p, 259 weight class) and Liam Browne (ranked 986 p4p, 145 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chonan
vs
Browne

176 cm
29
195 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

184 cm
24
189 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Piranha Chonan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liam Browne!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Browne does it's job there.

It looks like Piranha Chonan has been cut.
Browne connects with a body shot.
Chonan avoids the body shot from Browne.
Chonan is looking to counter the offense by Browne and move into the clinch.
Browne lands a lovely overhand right.
Chonan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Browne. Browne obviously looking to wear him down.
Browne fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Browne lands with a right hand.
Browne lands with an uppercut that bounces Chonan off the cage and back into range.
Liam Browne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chonan checks a low kick from Browne.
As Browne tries to get set, Chonan tries to push him back and clinch up but Browne manages to avoid the attempt.
Browne connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Browne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chonan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chonan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Browne scores with a shot to the body.
Browne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice cross by Browne.
Browne scores with a spinning back kick!
Browne throws a leg kick but Chonan checks it.
Chonan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Chonan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Browne can pounce on him.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch but Browne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Browne lands a lovely overhand right.
Browne throws a combination that misses

and Chonan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Chonan.
A left hand lands to the body for Chonan.
Browne cracks Chonan with a nice body shot.
Chonan lands an elbow inside that Browne shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Chonan.
Chonan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chonan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Browne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Browne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Browne breaks from the clinch.
Browne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chonan. That did some damage!
Browne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Browne connects with a right hand. Chonan shakes it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Browne.
Browne misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Browne throws a body kick that misses.
Chonan tries to counter by clinching up but Browne breaks away and moves out of range.
Browne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Browne cracks Chonan with an open hand slap.
Browne has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Chonan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Browne stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Browne is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chonan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Browne connects with an inside leg kick.
Browne scores with a nice head shot.
Browne throws a body shot but no joy.
Browne thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chonan if he has to take too many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Browne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chonan at a distance.
Browne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Browne connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Browne cracks a nice hook into Chonan's ribs.
Chonan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Browne connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chonan scrambles back to his feet.
Browne lands a slapping body shot.
Chonan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Browne lands with an uppercut that bounces Chonan off the cage and back into range.
Browne lands with a cross.

Piranha Chonan's cut is getting worse.
A left lands for Browne.
Browne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chonans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Browne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piranha Chonan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A slapping leg kick lands for Browne.
Browne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chonan's head backwards.
Browne connects with a leg kick. Chonan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Browne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Browne throws a body kick that misses.
Jab, jab by Browne - just one landing.
Chonan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Browne throws out a powerful jab.
Nice body kick from Browne.
Browne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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 throws a series of punches but Chonan avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne lands with a nice body kick.
Browne throws a body punch but Chonan moves out of range.
Chonan is looking to counter the offense by Browne and move into the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Browne.
Browne fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Browne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Browne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Chonan drives through and clinches with Browne against the cage.
I was talking to Chonan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Chonan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chonan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Browne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chonan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Browne struggles to land a body shot inside as Chonan controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Browne.
A short right from Browne on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chonan taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Browne.

Piranha Chonan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chonan.

Browne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Chonan moves into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Browne.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Browne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chonan's elbow.
Chonan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A short right from Browne on the inside.
Chonan tries to throw a body punch but Browne avoids it by throwing Chonan back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chonan.
Browne lands a hook that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
Chonan takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Browne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Browne has a couple of punches blocked by Chonan.

Browne breaks the clinch.
Liam Browne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Browne lands with a straight right. Chonan didn't see that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Browne is looking to slow Chonan down with leg kicks.
A cross from Browne lands.
Chonan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Browne lands a lovely overhand right.

Jeez, Piranha Chonan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Browne connects with a leg kick. Chonan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chonan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chonan thuds a left hand into Browne's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Browne. Chonan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chonan throwing a counter right hand but Browne manages to avoid it.
Browne connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chonan momentarily.
Chonan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Piranha Chonan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Liam Browne!
A victorious Liam Browne thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.