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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brownie Anderson (ranked 1291 p4p, 2718 weight class) and RaeRae Usman (ranked 169 p4p, 341 weight class). Usman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Yaba Buluku. This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brownie Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, RaeRae Usman!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Usman takes the fight into the clinch.
We've been informed that Usman has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Usman wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Anderson manages to pass to side control.
Usman is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Usman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Usman controlling Anderson's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Usman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anderson is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Usman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anderson defends it easily.
Anderson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Anderson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Usman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anderson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Usman keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
Usman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Usman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Anderson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Usman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Anderson defends well.
Usman looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Anderson passes into side control.
Usman sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Well, if Anderson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usman manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Anderson is positioning himself well to prevent Usman advancing to mount.
Usman seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Anderson wants to get back to full guard.
Usman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Usman seems to be looking for submissions.
Anderson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Usman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Anderson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Usman.
Usman with the ground and pound but Anderson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Anderson holds on and takes a little breather.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Usman tries to free his leg and advance position but Anderson is retaining full guard.
Usman working some strikes from top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but RaeRae Usman will probably get the nod.
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.
Anderson clinches up against the cage.
Usman manages to pull guard.
Anderson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Usman keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
Usman keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Usman being controlled here, momentarily.
Usman wants to stand but Anderson is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Usman trying to control the position.
Anderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Usman has wrist control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Usman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Anderson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Anderson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Usman looking for subs off his back but Anderson has passed one foot through into half guard.
Anderson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Usman gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Anderson controlling from the top position.
Usman working a defensive guard here.
RaeRae Usman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Usman wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Anderson manages to pass to side control.
Usman tries to get to full guard but Anderson has control of the leg.
Anderson is keen to just control but Usman is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Usman kicks off Anderson and gets to his feet.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Usman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Usman wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
RaeRae Usman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Usman.
Anderson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Usman to the mat! Usman manages to get full guard.
Usman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Anderson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Usman looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Anderson passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Usman wants to control but Anderson is keeping busy.
Anderson wants to control but Usman is keeping him busy.
Usman gets back to full guard.
Usman 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.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Usman keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brownie Anderson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Usman takes one to the chin there.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Usman is looking to clinch.
Anderson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Anderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Usman has wrist control.
Usman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Anderson defends well.
Anderson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Usman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Usman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Usman is trying to keep Anderson in close.
Usman working for submissions but it's allowed Anderson to get to half guard.
Anderson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Anderson wants to control but Usman is keeping him busy.
Anderson slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Usman with the active half guard here but Anderson passes nicely into side control.
Usman being controlled for a moment.
Anderson wants to control but Usman is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Anderson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Anderson controls the position.
Anderson is trying to move to mount but Usman reverses beautifully and ends up in Anderson's guard.
Usman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Anderson is proving hard to escape from.
Anderson keeping full guard, as Usman tries to pass.
Anderson is controlling Usman's posture.
Anderson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Usman's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Usman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Usman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anderson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Usman keeps moving.
Anderson is really struggling to control Usman but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson controlling from the top position.
Usman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anderson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brownie Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anderson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brownie Anderson!
After winning the bout, Brownie Anderson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
RaeRae Usman spoke after the fight, saying 'I'd like to thank my opponent for helping me to train harder than I ever had before. I'll be back, and ready to fight again soon!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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