PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Murilo Ninja (ranked 1024 p4p, 1100 weight class) and Bill Brown (ranked 128 p4p, 138 weight class). Bill Brown acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Ninja
vs
Brown

176 cm
41
187
29 - 23 - 0

183 cm
38
189
23 - 22 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Brooklyn Apothecary

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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 29 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Murilo Ninja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Brown!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Ninja.
Ninja fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murilo Ninja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ninja shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brown defends it nicely.
Ninja looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
As Ninja backs off Brown throws a huge counter combo but Ninja manages to avoid it all.
Ninja moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Brown lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ninja shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brown pinned against the cage. Brown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've been hearing reports that Ninja has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ninja throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brown counters with a three punch combo that has Ninja backing up. Ninja nods at Brown to acknowledge the strikes.
Ninja scores with a punch to the head.
Ninja connects with a jab.

It looks like Bill Brown has been cut.
Ninja throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninja misses with a lunging right hand
and Brown counters with a left and a right that stings Ninja.
Ninja shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brown pinned against the cage. Brown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murilo Ninja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ninja scores with a hook.
Ninja tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Brown defends well and Ninja ends up having to push Brown into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ninja has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Ninja misses with the head strike.

Brown breaks the clinch.
Ninja misses with a looping left.
Brown is looking for the big counter here.
Ninja connects with a right hand. Brown shakes it off.
Ninja tries to clinch up
and Brown counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ninja will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brown is looking for the big counter here.
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!
Ninja misses with a takedown
and Brown counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A big right from Ninja misses.
Ninja shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense.
Bill Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Ninja closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Brown is pushing Ninja's head away, looking to escape. Ninja manages to hold on to the position though.
Brown takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Ninja drags him back down.
Ninja trying to control the position but Brown is working away.
Brown is pushing Ninja's head away, looking to escape. Ninja manages to hold on to the position though.
Ninja has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Brown sneaks out the side door and pushes Ninja away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ninja.
Ninja moves to clinch but Brown breaks away
and Brown counters with a series of strikes. Ninja will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ninja swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brown counters with a one-two to the body.
Ninja shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brown as he avoids it easily.
Ninja doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
As Ninja backs off Brown throws a huge counter combo but Ninja manages to avoid it all.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ninja.
Brown is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Despite the aggression on Brown's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ninja misses with a left hand
and Brown counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Ninja instigates a clinch.

Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ninja swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brown counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ninja shoots in but no luck this time.
A jab from Ninja misses.
Ninja shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brown sprawls well. Brown wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ninja gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ninja doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Brown counters with a three punch combo that has Ninja backing up. Ninja nods at Brown to acknowledge the strikes.
Ninja misses with a takedown attempt
and Brown counters with a left and a right that stings Ninja.
Ninja tries to clinch up.
Brown throws a counter combo.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ninja is defended easily by Brown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bill Brown's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Brown circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brown counters with a one-two to the body.
Ninja fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brown unleashes a big counter combination but Ninja bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ninja wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Brown unleashes a big counter combination but Ninja bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ninja tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brown counters with a one-two to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ninja or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown, which made it look bad.
Brown is looking for the big counter here.
Ninja moves to clinch but Brown breaks away
and Brown counters with a series of strikes. Ninja will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brown slips a jab from Ninja.
Despite the aggression on Brown's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ninja moves to clinch but Brown breaks away
and Brown counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninja shoots in looking for a takedown. Brown tries to sprawl out of it but Ninja keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brown manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murilo Ninja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ninja waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Brown is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ninja shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brown throws a counter combo.
Ninja tries for a takedown but Brown circles away easily
and Brown counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Ninja clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Ninja on the inside.
Brown has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brown is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ninja scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ninja has Brown pressed against the cage, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ninja throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ninja fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown defending well as Ninja loads up on a big left hand.
Brown throws a counter combo.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brown counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Ninja has Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Ninja has Brown pressed against the cage, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brown is trying to break free.
Ninja keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Ninja has him pressed against the cage.
Brown tries to break the clinch but Ninja is controlling the position.
Ninja can't get the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to break free but Ninja pushes him back against the cage.

Brown breaks from the clinch.
Ninja connects with the punch.
Ninja closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.
As Ninja backs off Brown throws a huge counter combo but Ninja manages to avoid it all.
Ninja waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
A slow jab from Ninja misses its intended target.
Despite the aggression on Brown's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice takedown defense from Brown. No joy for Ninja on that attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ninja shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brown counters with a series of strikes. Ninja will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ninja shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brown unleashes a big counter combination but Ninja bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ninja throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brown counters with a three punch combo that has Ninja backing up. Ninja nods at Brown to acknowledge the strikes.
Ninja closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brown counters with a series of strikes. Ninja will be more careful next time no doubt.

Ninja is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ninja doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Brown counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Ninja badly! Brown follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Ninja out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Brown finished him against the cage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bill Brown!
A relieved looking Bill Brown thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.