PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Brown (ranked 1237 p4p, 152 weight class) and Victor Szczęsny (ranked 1033 p4p, 128 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Gravehop 187. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brown
vs
Szczęsny

180 cm
37
166 lbs
25 - 30 - 2

225 cm
43
135 lbs
47 - 26 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Sportivité

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 25 - 30 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, John Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 47 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Szczęsny!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Szczęsny misses
and Brown counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Szczęsny thinking.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've been told by Brown's head coaches at Jitsu Jim that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Szczęsny counters with a thumping low kick.
Szczęsny throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Szczęsny lands a glancing blow to the side of Brown's head.

Brown drives through with a takedown into Szczęsny's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Brown is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Brown avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Szczęsny 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 scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Szczęsny looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
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.

Szczęsny has his foot on Brown's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brown works his way back into a safe position though.
Szczęsny is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Szczęsny not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown working some strikes from top position.
Brown lands a couple of elbows.
Szczęsny has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Hardpunch (13 Elite / 1000$. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Brown postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brown is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Szczęsny is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brown sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Szczęsny is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.
Brown connects with a couple of short punches.
Brown works over Szczęsny with some ground and pound from guard.
Brown lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown cracks Szczęsny with a solid left hand.

Szczęsny is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Szczęsny is still in real trouble! Can Brown finish him?
Brown working some strikes from top position.
Brown lands a couple of elbows.
Brown working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Brown postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Szczęsny is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Brown, into his guard.

This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Szczęsny stands up over Brown, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Szczęsny looking to pass the guard.
Szczęsny seems to have recovered his senses.
Szczęsny won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
Brown has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brown is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brown is pushing down on Szczęsny's leg trying to pass to half guard. Szczęsny is fighting to maintain full guard but Brown has managed to sneak the leg through.
Brown lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Szczęsny slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Brown is in close to Szczęsny's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Szczęsny working a defensive guard here.
Brown cracks Szczęsny with a solid left hand.
Brown working some strikes from top position.
Szczęsny working a defensive guard here.
Brown is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Szczęsny looking for a guillotine here but Brown defends easily.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Szczęsny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Szczęsny is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brown scoring with some ground and pound.
Brown chips away with some ground and pound.
Brown scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brown content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Szczęsny trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Szczęsny holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Brown dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brown throws a right hand that Szczęsny ducks under and follows up with a left that Szczęsny also avoids with ease.
Szczęsny swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Brown closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Brown lands in his opponent's guard.
Brown might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Szczęsny trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
Szczęsny throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Brown makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is in close to Szczęsny's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brown lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brown distracts Szczęsny with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Szczęsny can do to turn this around?
Szczęsny looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is working Szczęsny over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brown is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brown trying to control but Szczęsny is working from the bottom.
Brown preventing the sweep.
Brown stands up over Szczęsny, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Brown is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Brown preventing the sweep.
Brown lands a couple of elbows.
Brown pushes down on Szczęsny's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Szczęsny trying to control here.
Brown wants to control but Szczęsny is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczęsny tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Brown there.
Szczęsny is looking for a sweep. Brown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brown seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Szczęsny does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Szczęsny is trying to get back to full guard.
Szczęsny has hold of Brown's hands but Brown slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Brown seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brown lands a nice short elbow.
John Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nice strikes from Brown there.
Szczęsny is trying to get back to full guard.
Szczęsny tries to kick Brown off but Brown keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Brown is trying to work for a kimura but Szczęsny is defending well.
Szczęsny is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brown scores with a couple of nice shots.
Szczęsny is staying active underneath Brown, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Brown slips a nice elbow through Szczęsny's hands, connecting with Szczęsny's forehead.
Brown not doing much here.
Szczęsny is trying to control but can't.
Szczęsny might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Brown haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Brown seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brown wants to control but Szczęsny is keeping him busy.
Szczęsny is trying to control but can't.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brown lands a nice short elbow.
Brown takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Szczęsny is trying to maintain the position but Brown is very close to passing his half guard.
Szczęsny is looking for a sweep. Brown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brown scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Szczęsny with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Brown lands a big elbow - Szczęsny is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Brown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Brown!