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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Akinwande (ranked 221 p4p, 405 weight class) and Billy Bob Brown (ranked 37 p4p, 66 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.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henry Akinwande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Bob Brown!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown looks to land a body kick but Akinwande moved away.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Akinwande counters with a nice uppercut.
That kick from Akinwande tenderised Brown's leg. Brown is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Akinwande counters with a leg kick.
Akinwande dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brown. That did some damage!
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown tries to keep at a distance but Akinwande has taken the fight into the clinch.
Akinwande breaks from the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brown.
Akinwande misses the shot to the body.
Brown misses with a left hand
and Akinwande counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Akinwande has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Akinwande ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Akinwande misses with a low kick.
Akinwande lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akinwande darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brown misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Akinwande paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Akinwande appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brown throws a low kick but Akinwande avoids it.
It looked like Akinwande wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Akinwande was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Akinwande's shoulder, as Akinwande tries to avoid the shot.
Brown misses with a leg kick
and Akinwande counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Akinwande.
It looked like Akinwande wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Akinwande was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Akinwande connects with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Akinwande.
Nice defenses there by Akinwande.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Akinwande counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Akinwande scores with a kick to the body.
Brown throws a body punch but Akinwande moves out of range.
Akinwande tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Akinwande.
Akinwande checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Akinwande counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Akinwande misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown throws a low kick but Akinwande moves out of range easily.
Akinwande tries to clinch up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brown.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akinwande moves away.
Brown tries to land a front kick but Akinwande steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Akinwande counters with a one-two to the body.
Akinwande slips a straight right by Brown.
Akinwande lands with an uppercut that bounces Brown off the cage and back into range.
Akinwande misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Akinwande checks a low kick from Brown.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Akinwande, as that shot connected.
Akinwande bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brown's head.
Brown will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Akinwande counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brown's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Akinwande makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brown avoids the body shot from Akinwande.
Akinwande misses with a low kick.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Akinwande counters with a good low kick that Brown was not able to check.
Brown misses with a left hand
and Akinwande counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brown throws a jab when Akinwande was well out of range.
Akinwande uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Billy Bob Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Akinwande can pounce on him.
Brown has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Akinwande.
Akinwande digs a good body shot into Brown's ribs.
Akinwande throws a leg kick which misses Brown's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown tries to avoid it.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Akinwande counters with a straight right hand.
Akinwande cracks Brown with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Akinwande moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Akinwande misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akinwande doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Brown.
Akinwande tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown with a knee to the head.
It looks like Henry Akinwande has been cut.
Akinwande misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Akinwande's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Akinwande misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Akinwande wants to break free but Brown has control.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akinwande's elbow.
Akinwande breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akinwande throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brown does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A jab from Akinwande does it's job there.
Brown misses with a left hand
letting Akinwande counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown lands a front kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Akinwande dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Akinwande'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.
Akinwande swings widly with a right hand
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Akinwande comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Akinwande throws a sloppy body shot
and Brown counters with a slapping leg kick.
Akinwande keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Akinwande counters with a nice uppercut.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Akinwande ducks down to avoid it.
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Akinwande counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown with a nice calf kick.
Akinwande avoids the body shot from Brown.
Akinwande is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Brown is looking to score with low kicks.
Akinwande scores with a kick to the body.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch lands to the side of Brown 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akinwande moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akinwande fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brown has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Akinwande counters with a nice uppercut.
Brown lands a body shot.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Brown lands a nice hook to Akinwande's body. Akinwande takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Akinwande does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Akinwande misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Akinwande moves out of range of the leg kick from Brown.
Brown checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A left and a right from Akinwande both land. Nice combination.
Brown tried to score with a low kick but Akinwande checks it.
Akinwande misses with a wild body shot.
Henry Akinwande is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid body kick from Brown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown lands with a hook. Akinwande tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akinwande slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Brown with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Akinwande misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown throws a nice outside leg kick.
Akinwande motions for Brown to come forward. Akinwande throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brown has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Akinwande finds it's way round the side to connect with Brown's head.
Akinwande is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Brown connects with a leg kick.
Akinwande throws a shot to the body.
Akinwande lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brown ducks right into an uppercut from Akinwande.
Akinwande misses with an uppercut
and Akinwande takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Akinwande moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Akinwande throws a big counter combination but Brown scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Akinwande scores with a jab to the body.
Brown lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a front kick.
Brown with a jab.
Akinwande uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Akinwande slips a jab from Brown.
Brown lands a body shot.
Akinwande takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brown getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brown cracks Akinwande with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Brown has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Akinwande to stand back up!
Akinwande is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oh Akinwande is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown lands a big uppercut and Akinwande crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Akinwande looks OK. Brown waves Akinwande back to his feet!
Akinwande fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brown throws a series of punches but Akinwande avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Akinwande seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Akinwande.
Akinwande gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Brown - that will leave a mark!
That kick from Brown tenderised Akinwande's leg. Akinwande is trying to keep his angry face on.
Akinwande misses with a low kick as Brown jumps back.
Brown throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brown lands a big uppercut and Akinwande crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Akinwande looks OK. Brown waves Akinwande back to his feet!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Akinwande digs a good hook to Brown's body.
Brown drops Akinwande with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Akinwande looks back up at him and smiles so Brown waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Henry Akinwande's cut is getting worse.
Brown fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Akinwande square on the jaw! Damn, Akinwande is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy Bob Brown!
Billy Bob Brown thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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