PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Brownie (ranked 1777 p4p, 2874 weight class) and Michel Pereira (ranked 267 p4p, 390 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.

Brownie
vs
Pereira

179 cm
36
194
19 - 19 - 0

185 cm
32
195
19 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Brownie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Michel Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira ducks right into an uppercut from Brownie.
Brownie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pereira throws the left hand but Brownie avoids the punch easily.
Brownie was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pereira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brownie is defending well for now.
Pereira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brownie tries to score a body lock takedown but Pereira shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brownie putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pereira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brownie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pereira throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brownie blocks it with crossed arms.
Pereira landing knees to the head.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Pereira.
Brownie has Pereira pushed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brownie prevents a body shot from Pereira.
Pereira misses with a punch on the inside.
Brownie connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Michel Pereira has been cut.
Brownie looking to stall.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Brownie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pereira works on Brownie's body with a couple of short punches.
Pereira managing to block the knees to the body from Brownie.
Pereira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brownie is defending well for now.
Pereira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira misses with a punch to the body.
Brownie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pereira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Pereira.
Brownie blocks an uppercut.
Brownie blocking some punches.
Brownie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pereira fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaun Brownie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice leg kick from Pereira, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brownie misses the shot to the body.
Brownie scores with a nice right hand.
Brownie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pereira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pereira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Brownie misses the target.
Brownie takes a swing at Pereira's ribcage but misses.
Pereira looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Pereira pushes Brownie up against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brownie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pereira's brow.
Pereira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brownie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brownie backwards.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brownie blocks it with crossed arms.
Brownie tries to land knees in the clinch but Pereira avoids the damage to the body.
Brownie looking to slow down the pace here.
Brownie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pereira is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Brownie blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brownie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pereira's brow.
Brownie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pereira lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brownie stalling the fight.
Pereira digs a right hand underneath Brownie's ribcage. Brownie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Pereira fails to land.
Pereira throws a head punch that misses.
Brownie goes for a takedown attempt but Pereira pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fighters circling - Brownie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pereira scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brownie misses with a looping left.
Pereira misses with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Pereira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michel Pereira's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pereira is looking to chop away at Brownie's legs.
No joy there for Brownie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pereira shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brownie seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Brownie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pereira doesn't seem bothered though.
Brownie misses with a hook. Pereira ducked under it nicely.
Brownie lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Brownie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pereira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pereira doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brownie catches Pereira with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pereira with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brownie to score with a decent uppercut.
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!
Brownie misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira lands a leg kick that knocks Brownie off balance momentarily.
Brownie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brownie ducks under a wild hook from Pereira.
Brownie dodges the punch combination from Pereira.
Pereira scores with a jab to the head.
Brownie avoids the head kick by Pereira.
It looked like Brownie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brownie walks into a straight right hand from Pereira.
Brownie scores with the left hand. Pereira knows he should have avoided that one.
Pereira swats away the attempt to clinch by Brownie.
Brownie lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brownie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pereira momentarily.
Brownie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pereira appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shaun Brownie is winning the standup battle so far.
Brownie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brownie lands with a hook. Pereira tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brownie misses with a double jab
and Pereira counters with a nice body shot.
Brownie throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pereira counters with a left and a right that stings Brownie.
Shaun Brownie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Brownie moves into the clinch.
Brownie blocks an uppercut.
Brownie dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pereira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Brownie blocks it.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brownie tries to land knees in the clinch but Pereira avoids the damage to the body.
Pereira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pereira gets underhooks to prevent Brownie's takedown attempt.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brownie wants a takedown.
Brownie has Pereira pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pereira manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaun Brownie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brownie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pereira.
Brownie just leaning against Pereira, taking a breather.
Brownie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pereira gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brownie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brownie misses with some punches.
Brownie wants a takedown.
Brownie stalling the fight.
Pereira throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brownies head.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
Brownie misses with an elbow strike.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brownie blocks it with crossed arms.
Brownie stalling in the clinch.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brownie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brownie.
A nice left hand lands by Pereira.
Pereira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Shaun Brownie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michel Pereira's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Pereira feints with a jab and clips Brownie right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Brownie is sent crashing into the canvas and Pereira leaps in for the kill! Brownie tries to get to his feet but Pereira is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Brownie is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michel Pereira!
Michel Pereira decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.