PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Brown Iii (ranked 4212 p4p, 4213 weight class) and Jon River (ranked 0 p4p, 450 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Brown Iii
vs
River

198 cm
18
270
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
220
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Brown Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jon River!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brown Iii shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
River tries to kick Brown Iii off in order to stand up. Brown Iii Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Brown Iii wants to lay and pray for a moment but River keeps working.
Brown Iii cracks River with a big right hand but River just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
River is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Brown Iii off and has taken his back!
Brown Iii trying to control the hands but River breaks the grip.
Brown Iii avoids the strikes from River.

River is persistently looking for the submission but Brown Iii is defending it well.
River tries to keep control of the position but Brown Iii is staying busy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
River avoiding Brown Iii 's attempts to control his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
River missing with strikes from the back.
River missing with strikes from the back.
Brown Iii tries to escape the position.
River is throwing strikes but Brown Iii counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Brown Iii regains half guard.
Brown Iii avoiding damage under a succession of punches from River.
Brown Iii keeping hold of River's head, controlling as best he can.

Brown Iii looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
River wants to get back to his feet.
River throws a strike but Brown Iii avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
River wants to control from the top but Brown Iii keeps moving.
River throwing strikes from guard but Brown Iii blocks nicely.
Brown Iii controlling River's posture.
Brown Iii striking from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as River accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brown Iii pulls River in close to prevent any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
River trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown Iii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Brown Iii closes the distance and pushes River back into the cage.
Brown Iii has River pressed against the cage, preventing River from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
River tries to score a body lock takedown but Brown Iii shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Brown Iii works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

River manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

Brown Iii breaks the clinch.
River lands a jab to Brown Iii's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brown Iii closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River is looking for a takedown.

Brown Iii pulls guard effortlessly.
River loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
River in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brown Iii is trying to control the position from the bottom.
River working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brown Iii wants to sweep but no luck.
River trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

River stands up and waves to Brown Iii to follow him.
Brown Iii throws a sloppy head kick and River moves out of range easily.
River shoots for a double leg takedown but Brown Iii sprawls well. He's pushed River's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brown Iii appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jon River will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

River shoots in and drives through. Brown Iii sprawls well.
Brown Iii looks for a takedown but River sprawls well.

Brown Iii shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. River manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Brown Iii is standing up over River. River looks to escape but Brown Iii dives into side control.

River is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Brown Iii working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
River is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
River is trying to get back to his feet.
River is looking for a sweep.
River keeps trying to improve his position.
River looking for a sweep but Brown Iii has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Brown Iii is trying to control here but River has managed to regain half guard.
River is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brown Iii's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brown Iii's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown Iii tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Brown Iii wants to control but River is having none of it.
Brown Iii is desperately trying to improve his position but River has a good base and remains in mount.

River looking for a guillotine from mount but Brown Iii is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
River is breathing heavily.
River sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Brown Iii tries to get back to half guard but can't.
River unloads with some shots from mount but Brown Iii bucks and avoids them well.
Brown Iii tries to reverse the position but River maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
River sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
River looking to ground and pound but Brown Iii is blocking nicely.
Brown Iii tries to hold on but River pushes him away.
River can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brown Iii is looking to escape.
Brown Iii wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by River.
Brown Iii slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Brown Iii wants to control but River is keeping busy.
River thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown Iii gets full guard.
River missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

River stands up and waves to Brown Iii to follow him.
River wants to clinch.
River is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brown Iii sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Brown Iii moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
River trying to land knees to the body.
River changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brown Iii fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mark Brown Iii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon River.
A punch combination from River misses.
Brown Iii tries to clinch up but River circles away and keeps his distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jon River showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Brown Iii scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Brown Iii keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Brown Iii prevents River from standing back up.
Brown Iii wants to take a breather but River is having none of it.
River is trying to maintain the position but Brown Iii is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown Iii trying to mount his opponent but River defends it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jon River has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brown Iii stalling.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
River throws a left and a right that both miss

and Brown Iii holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Brown Iii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
River cracks Brown Iii with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
River scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brown Iii lands with a shot to the body.
River takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown Iii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
River is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Brown Iii stuffs the takedown.

Brown Iii gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Brown Iii breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

River takes the fight into the clinch.
River is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown Iii swings away with an uppercut that misses.

River breaks from the clinch.

Brown Iii rushes River and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brown Iii pulls him back up using the underhooks.
River tries to pull guard but Brown Iii holds him up against the cage and eventually River drops back down to his feet.
Mark Brown Iii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon River.
River trying to land knees to the body.
River working hard to break the clinch.
River tries to circle away but Brown Iii has him pinned against the cage.

Brown Iii lands a takedown into guard.
Brown Iii looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
River striking off his back but it's not causing Brown Iii any problems.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
River is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Brown Iii has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. River is working away from the top position though.
Brown Iii lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Brown Iii on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brown Iii tries to get out of the position.
River not landing any meaningful shots this time.
River missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brown Iii moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
River is looking to stand up but Brown Iii won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown Iii is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Brown Iii looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
River trying to stand up but can't free himself from Brown Iii's guard.
Brown Iii throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.

River drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Brown Iii dives on top into guard.

Mark Brown Iii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jon River is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown Iii working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Brown Iii showed his dominance in that final round.
I think River has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon River!
Jon River decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.