PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jab Brown (ranked 1220 p4p, 169 weight class) and Joosep Lõhmus (ranked 545 p4p, 84 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Lützenkirchen - German Kiss . I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Brown
vs
Lõhmus

193 cm
27
214 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

190 cm
27
210 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Dark Knight Nutrition

Knockaround Guys Fight Gear
UnderGround Clothing Co.

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 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jab Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joosep Lõhmus!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lõhmus stuffs the takedown.
Lõhmus flicks out a counter leg kick but Brown steps away.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lõhmus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lõhmus throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown blocks a jab.
Brown has his takedown stuffed
enabling Lõhmus to counter with a crisp jab.
Lõhmus scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lõhmus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brown on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lõhmus. Lõhmus obviously looking to wear him down.
Lõhmus lands a nice looking body shot.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lõhmus paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown fails with the takedown
letting Lõhmus counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jab Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lõhmus scores with a punch to the head.
Lõhmus slaps away a takedown attempt from Brown, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Lõhmus.
Brown half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Brown doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lõhmus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lõhmus has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Joosep Lõhmus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lõhmus.
A big right from Lõhmus misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to clinch but Lõhmus moves out of range.
Lõhmus misses with a straight right.
Brown changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lõhmus tries to avoid it but Brown manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lõhmus to the ground. Lõhmus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brown tries for a takedown but Lõhmus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lõhmus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Brown looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
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!
Lõhmus has his hands on Brown's head, controlling the position.
Brown is looking to work some ground and pound but Lõhmus has wrist control.
Brown looking to pass the guard.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Lõhmus is keeping the position.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lõhmus pulls Brown in to control the position.
Brown won't allow Lõhmus to sweep him here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lõhmus holds on and takes a little breather.
Lõhmus wants to sweep but no luck.
Lõhmus is pulling down on Brown's head to control his posture.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Lõhmus blocks nicely.
Lõhmus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lõhmus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lõhmus trying to control the position here.
Brown passes Lõhmus's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brown is trying to work for a kimura but Lõhmus is defending well.
Lõhmus trying to control from the bottom.

Brown is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lõhmus tries to kick Brown off but Brown keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Brown is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Brown prevents Lõhmus from standing back up.

Brown is working for a kimura but Lõhmus is defending it quite comfortably.
Brown wants to pass to mount but Lõhmus is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joosep Lõhmus dominated that round.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lõhmus looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Lõhmus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lõhmus is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.

Brown closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Brown is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lõhmus sees it coming and defends easily.
Lõhmus is looking to escape.

Brown wants to work for an arm triangle but Lõhmus is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lõhmus is trying to get back to full guard.

Brown is looking for a kimura here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lõhmus is concentrating on defense, preventing Brown from advancing position.

Brown seems to be working for a kimura but Lõhmus defends the submission attempt.

Lõhmus kicks Brown off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown shoots in and gets a takedown into Lõhmus's guard.

Brown drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Brown jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lõhmus is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Brown stops Lõhmus from standing up.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Lõhmus is retaining full guard.
Lõhmus controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lõhmus is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lõhmus is looking to stand up but Brown isn't so interested in that idea.

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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Brown is fighting to break Lõhmus's control of his arms but Lõhmus is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lõhmus is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.
Lõhmus is looking to stand up but Brown isn't so interested in that idea.
Lõhmus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lõhmus wants to stand up but Brown is controlling him.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lõhmus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown scoring with some ground and pound.
Lõhmus controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
Lõhmus is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lõhmus's guard.
Lõhmus is looking to improve his position.
Lõhmus is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brown's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brown's back!
Brown tries to roll but Lõhmus sticks to his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Brown wants to escape the position.
Lõhmus controls the action.
Brown can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
Lõhmus has good solid back control here.
Brown rolls, trying to escape but Lõhmus keeps control of the position.
Lõhmus is riding his opponent, not letting Brown buck him off.
Lõhmus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lõhmus is trying to stick to Brown's back but Brown is turning into Lõhmus. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lõhmus's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Brown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lõhmus wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lõhmus is looking to stand up but Brown isn't so interested in that idea.

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.
Lõhmus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lõhmus pulls Brown in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jab Brown will probably get the nod.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Lõhmus clobbers Brown with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lõhmus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brown takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brown has his takedown stuffed
and Lõhmus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lõhmus misses with the combination.
A head kick from Lõhmus lands but Brown takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lõhmus sprawls well. Lõhmus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown slips under a jab from Lõhmus.
Lõhmus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brown checks it well.
Brown half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Brown has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jab Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab from Lõhmus.

It looks like Jab Brown has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus throws the kick towards the body but Brown avoids it.
Brown attempts a counter takedown but Lõhmus avoids it well and moves away.

Lõhmus lands a left and a right that send Brown crashing to the mat, dazed. Lõhmus thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Brown is rocked!
Lõhmus cracks Brown with a left hook right on the temple and Brown goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Lõhmus lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Brown is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joosep Lõhmus!
A relieved looking Joosep Lõhmus thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.