PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Midget (ranked 1050 p4p, 129 weight class) and John Brown (ranked 2666 p4p, 296 weight class). Brown has chosen Somebody Gonna Get It as his entrance music. John Brown acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Midget
vs
Brown

160 cm
42
160 lbs
34 - 20 - 0

180 cm
42
166 lbs
34 - 43 - 3

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good 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 34 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Midget!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 43 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, John Brown!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Midget gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Midget working for a triangle but Brown defends it easily.

Midget 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.

Midget working for a triangle but Brown defends it easily.
Midget keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Midget is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brown is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown got a little sloppy there for a moment and Midget has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brown has managed to get both his arms back between Midget's legs - danger averted.
Brown stands up over Midget, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Midget can't keep his opponent in guard - Brown advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
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 with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Midget is trying to maintain the position but Brown is very close to passing his half guard.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Midget is refusing to be controlled, as Brown sits in half guard.

Midget looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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 with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Brown scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Midget is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brown pulls his head out easily.
Midget won't allow Brown to pass to mount.
Brown slips a nice elbow through Midget's hands, connecting with Midget's forehead.
Midget is staying active underneath Brown, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Brown moves nicely into side control.
Brown working the ground and pound.
Midget can't do much from the bottom here.
Brown working the ground and pound from side control.
Midget takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Midget is looking for a sweep.
Brown working the ground and pound.
Midget is looking for a sweep.
Brown moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Brown working the head with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Midget to see if he's OK.

Brown working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Brown scoring with punches from side control.
Brown lands a few punches from side control.
Brown landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Brown scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Midget to see if he's OK.
Brown landing strikes.
Midget taking punishment in the form of punches.
Midget tries to buck Brown off but Brown is having none of it.
Brown working the ground and pound from side control.
Midget wants to control but Brown postures up.
Brown lands a few punches from side control.
Midget sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nice strikes from Brown there.

Midget looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Midget trying to control from the bottom.
Midget on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brown trying to control from half guard but Midget is working away.
Midget has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brown is working away from the top position though.

Midget looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Brown there.
Brown looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Midget with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Midget looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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.
Brown is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Midget!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Brown dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Brown looking to score a takedown here. Midget is defending well but Brown drives through and ends up in Midget's guard.
Midget keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Brown content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Brown avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Midget working for a triangle but Brown defends it easily.
Midget being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Midget looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.

Midget 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brown is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Brown avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Midget might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Brown distracts Midget with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brown trying to control but Midget is working from the bottom.
Brown working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Midget 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.
Brown keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Midget's head.
Brown is in close to Midget's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brown postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brown trying to control but Midget is working from the bottom.
Midget tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown works over Midget with some ground and pound from guard.
John Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brown pushes down on Midget's leg and manages to get into half guard.
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.
Midget on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brown trying to control the action but Midget is working from the bottom.

Midget looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Brown drops an elbow to the side of Midget's head.

Midget is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brown pulls his head out easily.
Nice strikes from Brown there.

Midget actively working from the bottom here.
Brown controlling the action here.
Nice strikes from Brown there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Brown winds up and cracks Midget with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Midget is not content to let Brown control the position.
Brown takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

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

Midget looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brown working the head and body with strikes.
Brown is trying to control the action in half guard but Midget is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brown not doing much here.
Midget is refusing to be controlled, as Brown sits in half guard.
Brown prevents Midget from improving his position.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Midget is staying active underneath Brown, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Brown is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Midget is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brown scores with a couple of nice shots.
Brown stalling.
Brown takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brown trying to pass the guard but Midget defending well.
Brown perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Midget is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Midget 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 trying to control but not successfully.
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.
That's time! Midget's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

A decent looking cross lands there for Brown.

Brown darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Midget actively working from the bottom here.
Brown trying to mount his opponent but Midget defends it.
Midget is not content to let Brown control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown content to control rather than advance.
Brown working over Midget with some ground and pound. Midget looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Midget looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ground and pound from Brown.
Brown looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Brown is trying to control. Midget wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brown might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Midget haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Brown working over Midget with some ground and pound. Midget looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brown working over Midget with some ground and pound. Midget looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Midget looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brown is thwarting Midget's attempts to control the position.
Brown is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Midget works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brown postures up.
Brown's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Brown avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Midget is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is working Midget over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Brown working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Brown content to stall in guard here.
Brown is in close to Midget's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brown with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
John Brown is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Midget is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brown is aware though and is defending well.
Brown stays in close to Midget's body and controls the position.

Brown avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brown postures up and lands a big shot to Midget's brow.
Brown stays in close to Midget's body and controls the position.
Brown sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Midget's guard.
Brown sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Midget looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Midget is looking for a sweep. Brown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Midget looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Brown prevents Midget from improving his position.
Brown is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Brown looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown tries to pass the half guard into mount. Midget knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Justin Midget has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brown has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Brown!
John Brown took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Gap Turner Let Fight Again Boy, I Want My Rematch. Cmon Aleksander Pawik Book It And Gap Turner Stop Ducking Boy'.