PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Brown (ranked 317 p4p, 370 weight class) and Ko Van Den Born (ranked 45 p4p, 54 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Bill Brown has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bill Brown seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Brown
vs
Van Den Born

183 cm
33
189
19 - 15 - 0

190 cm
30
190
17 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

Conviction

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 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ko Van Den Born!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Den Born throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Brown appears to be looking for a big counter.
Van Den Born waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Van Den Born buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Den Born throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Van Den Born throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Den Born.

It looks like Bill Brown has been cut.
Brown has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Randall's Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Van Den Born throws a poor cross that misses
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Ko Van Den Born has been cut.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Den Born.
Brown throws a big counter combination but Van Den Born scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Van Den Born throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown avoids a kick to the body.
Brown looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Van Den Born throws a lazy uppercut
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Den Born turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Den Born throws an off balance right hand
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Den Born. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Van Den Born throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Van Den Born pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Van Den Born misses with a body shot.
Brown thinks about countering with a head kick.
Van Den Born throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown throwing a counter right hand but Van Den Born manages to avoid it.
Van Den Born throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Born fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
It looked like Brown wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Van Den Born fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Van Den Born does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Den Born avoids the body shot from Brown.
Ko Van Den Born seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Den Born throws out the jab.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
Van Den Born cracks Brown with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Den Born throws a leg kick which misses Brown's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown tries to avoid it.
Van Den Born misses with a hook.
Brown appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick.
Brown was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Van Den Born keeps Brown at a distance using the push kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown falls off balance throwing a combination
and Van Den Born counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Den Born throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Den Born.
Van Den Born takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Van Den Born.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Van Den Born misses the shot to the body.
Brown slips a straight right by Van Den Born.
Van Den Born misses with a leg kick
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Den Born.
Brown was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Van Den Born throws a big shot that misses.
Brown is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Van Den Born looks to land a body kick but Brown moved away.
Van Den Born lands with an uppercut that bounces Brown off the cage and back into range.
Brown throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Den Born moves out of range as Brown throws a body kick.
Van Den Born loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Van Den Born on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That has opened up Ko Van Den Born's cut even more.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ko Van Den Born dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Van Den Born throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Van Den Born takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brown walks into a left hand.
Van Den Born scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Den Born pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Den Born throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Brown appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Den Born takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Van Den Born moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Den Born throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brown there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ko Van Den Born seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Den Born misses with a right hand
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Den Born lands a really nice looking cross but Brown seems unphased.
Van Den Born throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brown drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Den Born throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Brown wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Van Den Born does it's job there.
Van Den Born takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Brown walks into a straight right hand from Van Den Born.
Van Den Born throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Brown appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Van Den Born with the inside leg kick.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Van Den Born lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brown has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brown and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brown throws a big counter combination but Van Den Born scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Brown gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brown walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Born throws a push kick but Brown slaps the foot to one side.
Brown throws a quick counter head kick but Van Den Born was just out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Den Born.
Van Den Born with a hook.
Van Den Born throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Den Born misses with a looping left.
It looked like Brown was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Van Den Born.
Van Den Born attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Van Den Born, as that shot connected.
Van Den Born buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Den Born lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Brown might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Born misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Van Den Born misses with a left hand

and Brown counters with a crisp one two that drops Van Den Born! Brown thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Van Den Born to his feet! Van Den Born is in big trouble!

Van Den Born is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Van Den Born square on the jaw! Damn, Van Den Born 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 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bill Brown!
After winning the bout, Bill Brown thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.