PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Polyanskiy (ranked 2877 p4p, 314 weight class) and John Brown (ranked 5025 p4p, 498 weight class). Polyanskiy comes to the cage accompanied by Oxxxymiron - Signs of life. Brown comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Some Bodies Gonna Get It kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Polyanskiy
vs
Brown

169 cm
24
158 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

180 cm
34
170 lbs
17 - 23 - 2

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Polyanskiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, John Brown!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polyanskiy tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown throws a right and a left that Polyanskiy avoids nicely.

Brown closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Polyanskiy did well to prevent Brown getting side control.

Polyanskiy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Polyanskiy wants to control but Brown is keeping busy.
Brown trying to control the action but Polyanskiy is working from the bottom.
Brown seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Polyanskiy trying to control but Brown postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brown lands a nice short elbow.
Brown trying to control from half guard but Polyanskiy is working away.
Polyanskiy wants to control but Brown is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Polyanskiy looking for submissions off his back.
Brown is taking a breather. Polyanskiy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Polyanskiy trying to control from the bottom.
Polyanskiy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown trying to control the action but Polyanskiy is working from the bottom.
Polyanskiy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brown scores with a couple of nice shots.

Polyanskiy actively working from the bottom here.
Polyanskiy has hold of Brown's hands but Brown slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Brown is thwarting Polyanskiy's attempts to control the position.
Brown lands with a punch from half guard.
Polyanskiy trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polyanskiy tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
Polyanskiy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Brown working Polyanskiy over with strikes.

Polyanskiy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Polyanskiy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brown pulls his head out easily.
Brown trying to control the pace.
Let's hope that Brown has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Polyanskiy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brown scores with a couple of nice shots.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Polyanskiy keeps working.
Brown prevents Polyanskiy from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control from half guard but Polyanskiy is working away.
Brown scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brown trying to pass the guard but Polyanskiy defending well.
Polyanskiy trying to hold on to Brown's head to control him but Brown postures up.

Polyanskiy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brown pulls his head out easily.

Polyanskiy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brown pulls his head out easily.
Polyanskiy wants to get back to full guard but Brown has mounted him!
Polyanskiy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brown has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Polyanskiy's face.
Brown postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Polyanskiy looks a forlorn figure.
Polyanskiy wants to control but Brown is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polyanskiy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Brown is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Brown can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Polyanskiy is looking to escape.
Brown sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brown lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Brown is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Polyanskiy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Brown lands a heavy elbow.
Brown looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Polyanskiy regains half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Polyanskiy wants to control but Brown is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ground and pound from Brown.
Polyanskiy tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Brown dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A shot to the liver by Brown. Beautiful body shot.
Polyanskiy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brown looks to land a combination but Polyanskiy avoids it well.
Brown misses with a straight left.

Polyanskiy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Brown manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Polyanskiy wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Brown wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polyanskiy wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Brown pulls Polyanskiy in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Polyanskiy trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
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 landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Polyanskiy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Polyanskiy wants to improve his position but Brown is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Brown is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ground and pound from Brown.
Brown working over Polyanskiy with some ground and pound. Polyanskiy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Polyanskiy looking for submissions off his back.
Brown is trying to control. Polyanskiy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
John Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.
Polyanskiy trying to control but Brown postures up.

Polyanskiy looking for submissions off his back.
Brown working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brown winds up and cracks Polyanskiy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brown not doing much here.
Brown is nestled in close to Polyanskiy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Brown working Polyanskiy over with strikes.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Brown in particular looking to stall.
Polyanskiy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brown scores with a couple of nice shots.
Brown winds up and cracks Polyanskiy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Polyanskiy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Brown lands a couple of digs.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Polyanskiy controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown stands up over Polyanskiy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Polyanskiy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brown gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brown content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brown connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brown's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brown is working Polyanskiy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brown controlling from the top position.
Brown connects with a couple of short punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown is working Polyanskiy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Polyanskiy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brown can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brown keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Polyanskiy's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Polyanskiy tries to sprawl but Brown drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Polyanskiy is trying to get back to full guard.
Brown seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Brown lands strikes from half guard.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Polyanskiy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brown looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Polyanskiy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Brown looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Polyanskiy actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brown lands a nice short elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Polyanskiy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brown pulls his head out easily.
Polyanskiy is staying active underneath Brown, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Polyanskiy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brown pulls his head out easily.

Polyanskiy actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown passes to full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Polyanskiy wants to control but Brown is having none of it.
Brown with a couple of short strikes.
Brown has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Polyanskiy's face.
Brown with the ground and pound from mount.
Brown cracks Polyanskiy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Brown with the ground and pound from mount.
Brown scoring with strikes but Polyanskiy is staying in there.

Polyanskiy is rocked!
Brown lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Oh Polyanskiy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown controlling his opponent.
Brown lands a nice shot to the head.
Brown dominating with strikes here.
Brown postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Polyanskiy bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Brown and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Brown!
John Brown managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sin City Allstars, into his post fight interview.