PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zekariays Solomon (ranked 95 p4p, 519 weight class) and AJ Brown (ranked 17 p4p, 73 weight class). Brown has chosen Ace Hood - Undefeated as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Solomon
vs
Brown

190 cm
22
220
13 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
206
12 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Akuma Wear
HELLBENT

Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zekariays Solomon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, AJ Brown!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brown gets a clinch.
Solomon misses with a body punch.
Solomon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Solomon backwards.
A hook to the body from Brown.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Solomon.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Solomon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Solomon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brown up against the cage.
Solomon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Solomon.
Solomon can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Solomon controls the action.
Brown prevents a body shot from Solomon.
Solomon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Solomon trying to control the position but instead, Brown has worked for underhooks and has pushed Solomon into the cage.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Solomon blocks a body shot from Brown.
Solomon tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Solomon back against the cage.
Solomon pushes Brown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Solomon.
Solomon misses with a punch to the body.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
Brown lands a body shot in the clinch.
Solomon is breathing heavily.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown prevents a body shot from Solomon.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Solomon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brown to keep the fight standing.
Solomon blocks an uppercut.
Brown lands with a left to the head.
Solomon blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Solomon working aggressively here.
Solomon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Solomon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Solomon digs a right hand underneath Brown's ribcage. Brown let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Solomon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Solomon looking to stall.
Good body shot from Brown.
Solomon effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brown.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Solomon or not.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Solomon tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Solomon stalling against the cage.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Brown.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Solomon blocks a body shot from Brown.
Solomon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brown to keep the fight standing.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brown lands a body punch in the clinch.
Solomon misses with a body punch.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Solomon controls his hands.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Solomon backwards.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Solomon's elbow.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
Solomon prevents a body shot from Brown.
Brown tries to work over Solomon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Solomon backwards.
Brown blocks a body shot from Solomon.
Solomon taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Solomons head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Solomon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solomon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zekariays Solomon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Solomon has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Solomon blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown tries to work over Solomon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown is working Solomon over against the cage.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Solomon backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Solomon struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Brown lands with a right to the head.
Solomon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brown as Solomon tries to tie him up.
Solomon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Solomon.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brown lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Solomon avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

AJ Brown dominated that round.
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 with a hook.
Brown scores with a shot to the body.
Solomon walks into a jab.
Brown cracks Solomon with a good jab.
Brown lands a really nice looking cross but Solomon seems unphased.
Solomon needs to keep his hands up - Brown had a free shot at his head there.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Brown with a hook.
Solomon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown feints and then cracks Solomon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Solomon down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Solomon walks into a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Solomon moves away.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Solomon attempts a counter takedown but Brown avoids it well and moves away.
Brown comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Brown takes the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Solomon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brown is defending well.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Solomon tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
A short left from Brown.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown lands a body shot.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Solomon controls the action.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Solomon backwards.
Solomon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Solomon misses with a punch to the body.
Brown pushes Solomon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
AJ Brown seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Solomon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown tries a body shot but Solomon blocks it.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brown pushes Solomon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Solomon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Solomon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Solomon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Solomon controls the action.
Solomon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brown smiles and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands with a straight right. Solomon didn't see that one coming.
Brown throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brown lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brown swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Solomon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Brown lands with an overhand left.
A jab from Brown misses.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Solomon moves away.
AJ Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Solomon has his takedown stuffed
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zekariays Solomon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown scores with a jab.
Solomon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brown connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Solomon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brown lands a nice hook to Solomon's body. Solomon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brown takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brown looks to land a body kick but Solomon moved away.
Solomon half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Brown lands the left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

AJ Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Solomon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Solomon tries to counter with a takedown but Brown is quick to defend against it.
Brown cracks Solomon with an open hand slap.
Solomon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Solomon ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Solomon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Solomon dives in and scores a takedown into Brown's guard.
Solomon postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Solomon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brown wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Solomon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Solomon wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Brown lands with a straight right. Solomon didn't see that one coming.
A left lands for Brown.
Brown misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown's corner calls for a 1-2. Brown obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
AJ Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Solomon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brown. Brown obviously looking to wear him down.
Brown throws a nice head kick!
Brown with a nice cross.
Brown is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
AJ Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Solomon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brown misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solomon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brown moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brown scores with a jab.
Solomon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice takedown defense from Brown. No joy for Solomon on that attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brown working aggressively here.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Brown tries to work over Solomon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown misses with some punches.
Solomon misses with a punch to the body.
Brown lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
A short left from Brown.
Brown lands a left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solomon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Solomon prevents a body shot from Brown.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
Brown lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Solomon avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Solomon backwards.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Solomon avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Solomon's head.
Brown tries to work over Solomon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Solomon prevents a body shot from Brown.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Solomon can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Solomon jumps guard but Brown turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zekariays Solomon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Solomon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Solomon controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

AJ Brown really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Brown instigates a clinch.
Solomon prevents a body shot from Brown.
Solomon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Solomon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brown to keep the fight standing.
Solomon is trying to stall.
A hook to the body from Brown.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brown lands a body shot.
Brown cracks Solomon with a nice body shot.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Solomon backwards.
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brown.
Solomon can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Brown works on Solomon's body with a couple of short punches.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Solomon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brown is working Solomon over against the cage.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Brown.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Solomon backwards.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Solomon's head.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Solomon backwards.

Solomon is rocked!
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
Solomon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Solomon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown cracks Solomon with a nice body shot.
Solomon seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Brown.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
Brown lands a right hand.
Brown gets through Solomon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brown throws a big uppercut that drops Solomon! More strikes from Brown and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Solomon lies dazed against the cage as Brown celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). AJ Brown!
AJ Brown is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking AJ Brown made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.