PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Brown (ranked 2067 p4p, 1995 weight class) and Hung Young Wang (ranked 252 p4p, 244 weight class). Brown kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gloom, Doom, Heartache and Whiskey. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brown
vs
Wang

186 cm
20
206
7 - 1 - 0

194 cm
20
210
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hung Young Wang!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown dodges the punch combination from Wang.
Wang connects with a leg kick.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wang.
Brown swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wang's corner calls for a 1-2. Wang obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brown takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wang throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Brown tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wang tries to land a leg kick but Brown saw it coming and moves away.
Wang cracks Brown with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brown sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang works the jab nicely.
Wang has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Brown is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Brown defending well as Wang loads up on a big left hand.
Wang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brown at a distance.
Brown throws a jab when Wang was well out of range.
A leg kick checked by Brown.
Wang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown slips a jab from Wang.
Wang cracks Brown with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Wang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Wang. That snapped Brown's head back.
Wang jabs at Brown's body.
Wang throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brown doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brown's hands.
Brown staying out of range there.
Brown misses with a shot to the body
and Wang counters with a nice body shot.
Wang scores with the left hand. Brown knows he should have avoided that one.
Wang moves away from the strike by Brown.
Wang throws a right hand that misses
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wang throws a leg kick
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Wang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wang manages to avoid it.
Brown ducks right into an uppercut from Wang.
Wang takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Wang is looking to chop away at Brown's legs.
Wang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Brown gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wang.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang connects with a right hand. Brown shakes it off.
Wang throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown throwing a counter right hand but Wang manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Wang.
Wang has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wang throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Wang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wang is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brown had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wang.
Wang lands a glancing blow to the side of Brown's head.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Wang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wang misses the shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Wang.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang throws a lazy uppercut
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wang doesn't seem bothered though.
Wang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Wang misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Wang misses the target.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Wang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Some wild striking there from Wang.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brown at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hung Young Wang dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

The fighters circle momentarily. Wang darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brown misses the jab.
Brown moves away from the strike by Wang.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wang just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Wang counters with a straight right hand.
Wang scores with a nice strike.
Brown with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wang to score with a decent uppercut.
Brown moves out of range of the leg kick from Wang.
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.
Wang dips to his left and cracks Brown with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Wang ducks down to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Wang.
Wang throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Wang looks to move away, Brown throws a big counter combo but Wang just gets out of the way.
Brown takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang swings widly with a right hand
and Wang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Wang misses.
Brown looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wang.
Wang misses with a hook
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Wang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Wang throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Wang clobbers Brown with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brown avoids the head kick by Wang.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wang tries to score with a low kick but Brown moves his leg out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang stalks Brown and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Brown's face. Brown staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wang misses with a two punch combination.
Brown connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wang misses with a series of wild punches.
Wang swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wang fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wang digs a good hook to Brown's body.
Wang digs a good body shot into Brown's ribs.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Wang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Wang misses.
Brown ducks right into an uppercut from Wang.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wang - that will leave a mark!
Wang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wang throws a good cross that connects.
Wang looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Wang throws a nice head kick!
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wang looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Wang lands with a right hand.
Brown scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wang slips under a jab from Brown.
Brown avoids the body shot from Wang.
Wang clobbers Brown with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wang takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang's corner calls for a 1-2. Wang obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wang.
Wang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wang takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
Wang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hung Young Wang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wang throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Wang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Wang misses with a body punch
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hung Young Wang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Wang misses with a leg kick.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
Frank Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wang throws a big shot that misses.
Wang throws a lazy uppercut
letting Brown counter with a right hand.

It looks like Hung Young Wang has been cut.
Wang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Wang misses with a looping left.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wang.
Wang misses with a double jab
and Brown counters with a right hand to the body.
A shot to the body from Wang misses
and Wang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Wang ducks straight into an uppercut from Brown and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Wang manages to regain guard straight away.

Wang is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wang wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
Wang is still in real trouble! Can Brown finish him?
Brown engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang seems to have recovered his senses.
Brown postures up.
Brown wants to stand but Wang has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Brown drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Wang manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Brown has Wang in his guard.

Wang slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Wang controlling from side mount.
Brown tries to improve position but can't.
Wang wants to stand but Brown has his arm trapped.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking for a sweep.
Brown is not content to let Wang control the position.
Brown is looking to reverse the position.
Wang remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Wang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Wang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brown doesn't seem bothered though.
Wang takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wang moves away.
Wang lands a slapping body shot.
Wang throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wang!
Hung Young Wang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brown takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wang moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Hung Young Wang is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brown misses with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Frank Brown.
Well Wang has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hung Young Wang!