PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryant French (ranked 7420 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Brown (ranked 5303 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

French
vs
Brown

214 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryant French!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shawn Brown!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brown has managed to clinch.
Brown lands a body shot in the clinch.
French wants to break the clinch but can't.

Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Brown rushes French and presses him up against the cage.
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but French is blocking nicely.
Brown lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt French or not.
French avoiding damage.

Brown pulls French into guard.
French connects with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
French postures up.
French in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
French trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
French works over Brown with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells French's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
French postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.

Brown is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
French chips away with some ground and pound.
Brown is trying to control the position but French postures up.
Brown can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as French controls the pace.
French's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brown controls French momentarily but French frees himself.
French lands a couple of digs.
French controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
French really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Further stalling from French.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Shawn Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

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.
French misses with a takedown attempt

and Brown moves into the clinch.

French breaks from the clinch.
Brown has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from French finds it's way round the side to connect with Brown's head.
French looks to land a body kick but Brown moved away.
Brown blocks the body kick.
Brown is looking for the big counter here.

Brown clinches with his opponent.
Brown prevents French from breaking the clinch.

Brown pulls guard successfully.
French postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.
French controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
French working some strikes from top position.
French slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
French postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brown can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as French controls the pace.

Brown escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. French gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
French scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
French is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
French is in close to Brown's body, working some short punches and elbows.

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.
French stands up over Brown, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
French throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
French slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
French keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brown's head.
French landing some decent shots from guard.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but French is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
French is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
French with a flurry of punches that miss.
French working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brown's head.
French lands a couple of decent looking shots.

French drops back looking for a leg! Brown is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brown manages to kick French off! French jumps back into Brown's guard.
French postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
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 Bryant French will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Brown decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

French has one foot on Brown's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
French pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Brown manages to get an easy takedown there - catching French on his heels. He'll look to pass French's guard now, I'm sure.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now French is on top in guard.

Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
French keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brown's head.
French is in close to Brown's body, working some short punches and elbows.
French working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
French is working Brown over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
French looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
French content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown looking to control.
French stands up over Brown, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

French drops back looking for a leg! Brown is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brown manages to kick French off! French jumps back into Brown's guard.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from French.
French will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
French scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brown looking to control.
French lands a couple of digs.
Brown can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as French controls the pace.
French throws a big elbow that misses.
Brown controls French momentarily but French frees himself.

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.
French landing some decent shots from guard.
French throws a big right hand that misses.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
French throws a big elbow that misses.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
French tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bryant French is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
French misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown feints a counter leg kick.

Brown clinches up against the cage.
Brown letting French take a breather here.

French escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick from French lands but Brown takes it in his stride.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brown fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. French sprawls well initially but Brown persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Brown is pressing down on French's thigh, looking to free his foot. French is holding on for now.
Brown trying to control the action but French is working from the bottom.
French is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. French manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bryant French overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

French working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Brown has passed into half guard!
Brown is pressing down on French's thigh, looking to free his foot. French is holding on for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
French gets back to full guard.
French throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

French looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brown wants to stand but French has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
French looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryant French dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

French is looking to clinch.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on French's shoulder, as French tries to avoid the shot.
French is looking to counter with head kicks.
French misses with a body kick.
Brown blocks a head kick by French.
French is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?

Brown closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Brown manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
French slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
French postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
French engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Brown throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
French landing some decent shots from guard.
Brown has momentary wrist control but French slips an elbow through the middle.
Brown can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as French controls the pace.
French works over Brown with some ground and pound from guard.

French drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Brown manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now French has Brown in his guard.

French looking to control.

Brown avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown controls from within his opponent's guard.
French pulls Brown in close to prevent any damage.
Brown trying to control but French is working from the bottom.
Brown must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

French working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brown doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brown manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

French is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brown defends well.
Brown passes into half guard.

French looking for submissions off his back.
French won't allow Brown to pass to mount.

That's four 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.

Brown gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Brown closes the distance and clinches.
French is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Brown lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
French pushes Brown off but Brown dives into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Brown is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but French is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
French is looking to reverse the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think French has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bryant French!