PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Donald O Dea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milo Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

O Dea
vs
Brown

175 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

174 cm
21
158 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Donald O Dea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Milo Brown!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Dea throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brown tries to clinch but O Dea moves out of range.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Milo Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from O Dea.
O Dea steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Dea misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
O Dea swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Brown tries to clinch up but O Dea circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown tries to clinch but O Dea is having none of it.
O Dea throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown looks to land a combination but O Dea avoids it well.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but O Dea is just out of range.
No luck for O Dea with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown wants to clinch.
O Dea walks into a left hand.
O Dea is breathing heavily.

Brown clinches.
Brown with an attempt at a knee that misses.
O Dea is looking to break free of the clinch but Brown has double underhooks.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
O Dea wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Brown scores with a hook to the body.
O Dea takes a shot to the head.
Brown connects with a knee to the head.
Brown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brown using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but O Dea is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brown.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
A hook to the body from Brown.
Brown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A right handed body shot lands from Brown.
Brown lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Brown breaks from the clinch.

Brown has closed the distance and engaged O Dea in a clinch.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Brown lands an elbow inside that O Dea shrugs off.
Brown tries a knee to the head but O Dea blocks it.

Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Brown clinches up against the cage.
Brown lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown wants to clinch.
Brown is looking to clinch but O Dea is avoiding it.
O Dea darts in trying to clinch
and O Dea takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but O Dea pushes him off.

Brown moves into range and clinches up with O Dea.

Brown manages to break the clinch.

Brown clinches up against the cage.
O Dea wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brown lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Brown manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Dea walks into a stiff left hand from Brown.

Brown moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brown.
A hook to the body from Brown.
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.

Brown manages to break the clinch.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Dea paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Brown forces O Dea back against the cage and clinches.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Brown clinches with his opponent.
Brown landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brown closes the distance and clinches.

Brown breaks the clinch.

Brown has managed to clinch.

Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Brown darts in and clinches O Dea up against the cage.

Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Dea wants to clinch.

Brown darts in and clinches O Dea up against the cage.
O Dea can't break the clinch.
O Dea is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
O Dea misses with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Brown.

Brown breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown wants to clinch but O Dea slips to the side
and O Dea counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brown tries to clinch up but O Dea circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - O Dea circles away.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - O Dea circles away.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown throws a leg kick which misses O Dea's front leg but catches the back leg as O Dea tries to avoid it.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
O Dea on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brown. Brown obviously looking to wear him down.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown throws a head kick that half lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but O Dea pushes him off.
Milo Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good shot there by Brown.
Nice body punch from Brown.
O Dea avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Brown moves into the clinch.
Brown using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to O Dea's face.
Brown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A left hand lands to the body for Brown.

Brown manages to break the clinch.

Brown closes the distance and clinches.

Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown tries to clinch but O Dea moves out of range.
O Dea looks to clinch

and Brown moves into the clinch.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Brown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Brown pushes O Dea back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Brown clinches up with O Dea and pushes him back against the cage.
O Dea takes an elbow to the forehead.

Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown lands a lovely overhand right.
Brown plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
O Dea takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Brown throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by O Dea.

Brown forces O Dea back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown closes the distance but O Dea moves to the side

and O Dea counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
O Dea performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milo Brown 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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Brown misses with a combination

and O Dea counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Brown kicks off O Dea and gets to his feet.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Brown tries to clinch up but O Dea circles away and keeps his distance.

Brown closes the distance and pushes O Dea back into the cage.

Brown breaks the clinch.
Brown throws a head kick that half lands.
Brown scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
O Dea with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brown counters with a left and a right that stings O Dea.
O Dea tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brown counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown tries to clinch but O Dea moves away

and O Dea counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Brown!

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Dea looking to control but Brown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brown regains half guard.

Brown has one foot on O Dea's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
O Dea with a poor takedown
and Brown counters with an inside leg kick.
Brown darts in trying to clinch

and O Dea counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Dea is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brown manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
O Dea stays in close to Brown's body and controls the position.
O Dea wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Brown lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for O Dea!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Brown.
O Dea is working to get back to half guard.
Brown avoids the attempt from O Dea to control.
O Dea in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Brown raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brown looking to finish O Dea with some ground and pound. This is bad for O Dea!
Brown lands a heavy elbow.
O Dea is looking to get to half guard.
O Dea takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Brown can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as O Dea is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Dea is trying to escape the mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donald O Dea showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brown has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milo Brown!