PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yamato Gono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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
vs
Gono

150 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
21
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yamato Gono!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.

Brown gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gono wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brown looking for a takedown.
The referee calls for Gono to work.

Gono breaks from the clinch.
Brown could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Brown closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gono is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brown's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brown's back!
Gono keeps control of the position as Brown tries to break free.
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
Brown tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Brown is squirming around, avoiding Gono's attempts to control the action.
Brown might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gono wants to stand but Gono is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown can't escape the position.
Brown wants to control but Gono is having none of it.
Gono is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gono controlling the pace for now.
Brown is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brown regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gono is tying to control. Brown wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brown tries to roll over but Gono keeps him under control.

Brown looking for subs from the bottom but Gono mounts him!
Brown is breathing heavily.
Gono content just to control the position here.
Brown's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gono get's back to his feet.
Gono throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Gono moves into the clinch.

Gono manages to break the clinch.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gono tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab by Gono.
Gono throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
A nice combination there by Gono.

It looks like Chris Brown has been cut.
Gono shoots and misses

and Brown moves into the clinch.

Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Brown has managed to clinch.

Brown pulls guard successfully.

Brown had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Gono is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Brown Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Gono's back instead.
Brown controlling from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gono trying to control but not successfully.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown is punishing Gono with strikes - can he finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good control from Brown.
Gono is covering up but some of the strikes from Brown are getting through and doing damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Chris Brown will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Brown's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gono lands a two punch combo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gono.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Gono pushes him off.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Gono pushes him off.

Gono gets caught flat footed, as Brown shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gono looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Brown passes Gono's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Brown sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gono defending well though.
Brown tries to pass to full mount but Gono defends it.
Gono is trying to get back to full guard.
Gono is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gono moves into full guard.
Brown preventing the sweep.
Gono working a defensive guard here.
Brown is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Brown passes Gono's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Brown decides to return to a standing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brown fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gono sprawls well initially but Brown persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Brown looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gono with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Brown is tying to control. Gono wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gono is trying to stand.
Brown looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Brown controlling the action here.
Gono is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Gono won't allow Brown to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control the action but Gono is working from the bottom.

Brown is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gono is just riding it out for now. Brown eventually gives up the hold.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gono lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brown has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brown and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Gono slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Brown.
Brown controlling from side mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to control for a moment but Gono uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.

Brown pushes Gono off and gets back to his feet.
Gono doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Chris Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Brown.
Sloppy strikes there by Brown.
Brown wants to control but Gono is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Brown dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Brown's cut.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Gono stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown lands with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Gono doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Gono circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gono counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice cross by Brown.

Brown scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gono is trying to improve his position.
Gono is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gono struggling a bit here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gono being controlled for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Gono is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gono wants to get back to his feet but Brown drags him back down.
Brown trying to control the position but Gono is working away.
Chris Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gono is trying to get back to his feet.

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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gono misses with a double jab.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brown.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gono tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Brown counters with a shoot takedown. Gono fights it but they end up in guard.
Brown wants to control from the top but Gono keeps moving.
Gono controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
Brown wants to control from the top but Gono keeps moving.

Gono looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gono trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
Brown advances position into side control!

Brown thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gono struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brown taking a breather here.
Brown in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gono takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Yamato Gono has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown wants to control but Gono is keeping him busy.

Brown stands up and beckons Gono to his feet.

Gono gets caught flat footed, as Brown shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brown, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Brown!