PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davvon Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jocke Persbrandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Brown
vs
Persbrandt

200 cm
19
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

205 cm
21
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Davvon Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jocke Persbrandt!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Persbrandt slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Brown looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Brown takes a swing at Persbrandt's ribcage but misses.
Brown looks to land a combination but Persbrandt avoids it well.
Persbrandt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brown tries to avoid it but Persbrandt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brown to the ground. Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Persbrandt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.

Persbrandt scores a takedown into full mount!
Persbrandt looking to finish Brown with some ground and pound. This is bad for Brown!
Brown is trying to stand up.
Persbrandt controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Persbrandt.
Persbrandt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Persbrandt won't let Brown get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

Persbrandt stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Brown blocks a head kick by Persbrandt.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.

Persbrandt closes the distance and pushes Brown back into the cage.
Persbrandt takes a knee to the side of the body.

Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Persbrandt jabs Brown right on the nose. Brown blinks but takes it well.
Brown wants to clinch but Persbrandt slips to the side

and Persbrandt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Persbrandt not doing much here.
Brown pushes Persbrandt off looking to stand but Persbrandt dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brown manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so Persbrandt counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Persbrandt won't allow Brown to get back to his feet.
Persbrandt wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Persbrandt prevents Brown from getting back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Persbrandt's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Brown has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Persbrandt off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.

Persbrandt shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Persbrandt is pressing down on Brown's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brown is holding on for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Persbrandt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brown. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Persbrandt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Brown makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
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!
Brown misses with a double jab

and Persbrandt counters with a shoot takedown. Brown fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown wants to stand up but Persbrandt is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Persbrandt lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jocke Persbrandt dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Brown throws a combination that misses

and Persbrandt counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Persbrandt goes for a takedown attempt but Brown pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brown falls off balance throwing a combination

and Persbrandt counters with a shoot takedown. Brown fights it but they end up in guard.
Persbrandt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Brown wriggles free and stands up.
Brown misses with a combination

and Persbrandt counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brown won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Persbrandt is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brown is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Persbrandt tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Persbrandt has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Brown is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Persbrandt decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Persbrandt counters with a shoot takedown. Brown fights it but they end up in guard.
Persbrandt stops Brown from standing up.
Persbrandt scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Persbrandt from controlling successfully.
Brown wants to stand and escape but Persbrandt is having none of it.
Persbrandt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Brown has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Persbrandt off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Persbrandt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brown's waist but Brown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Persbrandt off to one side.
Persbrandt tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Brown counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brown has Persbrandt pressed against the cage, preventing Persbrandt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brown is trying to force a seperation but Persbrandt has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown digs a right hand underneath Persbrandt's ribcage. Persbrandt let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Persbrandt moves away and avoids it.
Brown throws a right hand that Persbrandt ducks under and follows up with a left that Persbrandt also avoids with ease.
Brown tries to clinch but Persbrandt moves away
and Persbrandt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Persbrandt shoots in and drives through. Brown sprawls well.
Davvon Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jocke Persbrandt.

Brown rushes Persbrandt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Brown breaks the clinch.
Davvon Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Brown forces Persbrandt back against the cage and clinches.
Persbrandt tries to break the clinch but Brown is controlling the position.
Persbrandt prevents Brown from breaking the clinch.

Persbrandt jumps into guard, dragging Brown to the mat.
Brown preventing the sweep.

Persbrandt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brown defends well.
Brown tries to stand but Persbrandt is controlling from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Brown stands and steps away. Persbrandt gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Persbrandt throws a combination. Brown tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Brown connects with a high kick.
Brown looks to clinch

and Persbrandt counters with a single leg into guard. Brown didn't expect that.

Persbrandt stands and steps away. Brown gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Persbrandt throws and low kick but Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown tries to clinch up

and Persbrandt counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jocke Persbrandt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Persbrandt thuds his shin into the meat of Brown's side.
Persbrandt moves out of range of the body kick.
Persbrandt shoots for a double leg takedown but Brown sprawls well. He's pushed Persbrandt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Brown instigates a clinch.
Persbrandt jumps guard but Brown stands there with Persbrandt around his waist. Persbrandt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brown lands a good knee to the midsection. Persbrandt won't want to take too many of those.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but Persbrandt keeps him there for the moment.
Brown pushes Persbrandt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Persbrandt jumps guard but Brown stands there with Persbrandt around his waist. Persbrandt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Davvon Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jocke Persbrandt.

Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Persbrandt tries for a takedown but Brown circles away easily
and Brown counters with a series of strikes. Persbrandt will be more careful next time no doubt.

Persbrandt closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Persbrandt working the ground and pound.
The referee asks Persbrandt politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Persbrandt prefers to stall for the moment though.
Brown is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Brown explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Persbrandt is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Brown wants to clinch

and Persbrandt decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brown's guard.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Persbrandt from controlling successfully.
Brown wants to stand up but Persbrandt is controlling him.
Persbrandt controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Persbrandt won't allow Brown to get back to his feet.
Persbrandt wants to get up but he can't break Brown's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Brown wants to stand but Persbrandt is controlling the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown misses with a combination

and Persbrandt counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Persbrandt.
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!
Persbrandt sitting in guard here, content to control.

Brown scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Persbrandt.
Brown avoids a kick to the body.
Persbrandt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brown falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Persbrandt to counter with a crisp jab.
Persbrandt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Persbrandt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brown can't break the clinch.
Persbrandt managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.
Persbrandt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brown walks away with a smile on his face. Persbrandt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brown throws a left and a right that both miss

and Persbrandt counters with a takedown into side control.
Brown is pushing Persbrandt's head away, looking to escape. Persbrandt manages to hold on to the position though.
Brown takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Persbrandt is controlling him well.

Persbrandt working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Brown pushes Persbrandt away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Persbrandt gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Brown tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Brown trying desperately to get to his feet.
Davvon Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown is squirming around, avoiding Persbrandt's attempts to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown tries to buck Persbrandt off but he can't manage it.
Jocke Persbrandt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jocke Persbrandt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Persbrandt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jocke Persbrandt!