PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Red Reed (ranked 4552 p4p, 4575 weight class) and Bobby Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Reed
vs
Brown

176 cm
19
140
1 - 0 - 0

167 cm
19
142
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Red Reed !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Brown!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Reed feinted with a counter takedown.
Reed wants to clinch.
Brown drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Reed defends it well.
A low kick from Reed misses

and Brown decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Reed 's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Brown wants to control from the top but Reed keeps moving.
Brown postures up in Reed 's guard and throws a big left but Reed blocks it.
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Reed looking for a sweep. Not yet Reed , not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Reed isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Brown stacks Reed on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Brown!
Brown working the body and head with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed stops Brown from passing to mount.
Brown misses with the ground and pound.
Reed is looking to regain half guard here but Brown keeps moving and retains side control.
Reed is working hard here to advance position.
Brown staying calm.
Reed can't do much from the bottom here.
Reed is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brown is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Reed 's shoulder. That is not cool.
Reed takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Brown is putting a hurting on Reed here, landing some big shots from side control.
Reed sneaks back into half guard.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reed is trying to stand up here but Brown is controlling him well.

Reed actively working from the bottom here.
Brown tries to pass to full mount but Reed defends it.
Reed is refusing to be controlled, as Brown sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Brown connects with a nice short shot to Reed 's temple.
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 is trying to control the action in half guard but Reed is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full 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.
Brown is trying to control. Reed wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brown lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brown lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Reed trying to control but Brown postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown moves into full mount! Reed won't be happy about that!
Reed really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Brown lands a big elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown tries to control but Reed wriggling away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Brown cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice defenses there by Brown.
Brown drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Reed defends it well.

Reed gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Reed working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown forces his way into half guard.
Reed regains full guard. Nicely done.

Brown avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown landing with the ground and pound.
Brown looking to sit in guard and control but Reed gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Reed is now in half guard.
Bobby Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brown trying to control here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Reed landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brown is pressing down on Reed 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brown can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Reed controls the pace.
Reed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brown looking to control.
Reed won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
Brown is still trying to improve position.
Reed stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Brown throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Reed escapes and throws Brown's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Brown is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is not content to let Reed control the position.
Reed looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brown is avoiding damage well.
Brown parries the strikes from Reed easily there. Reed is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Brown to escape.
Reed working the ground and pound but Brown is defending the strikes.
Brown avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Reed .
Reed is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four 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.
Reed looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brown is avoiding damage well.
Reed in side control lands a decent elbow.
Brown is looking for a sweep.

Reed tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Reed has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Red Reed dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Reed thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brown! But no joy.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Reed 's head but Reed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reed shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brown defends it nicely.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Brown misses.
Reed swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Reed moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

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

Reed has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Brown is on him like a limpet, forcing Reed back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown drops down looking for an ankle pick but Reed pulls his leg out and moves away.

Reed decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Reed is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Reed is trying to control the action in half guard but Brown is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Brown looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reed is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brown tries to roll over but Reed keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Brown gets full guard.
Brown is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Bobby Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brown seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reed does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Reed tries to roll over but Brown keeps him under control.
Reed is refusing to be controlled, as Brown sits in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Reed manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Reed is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brown trying to control but Reed is working from the bottom.
Brown is looking to work some ground and pound but Reed has wrist control.
Reed trying to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reed is looking to land body kicks.
Brown misses with a left hand

so Reed counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Reed has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed landing with the ground and pound.
Reed trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reed slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Reed wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reed stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Red Reed showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reed 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Bobby Brown!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Bobby Brown!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Bobby Brown!

Bobby Brown wins by unanimous decision!
Bobby Brown seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.