PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Bacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Bacon
vs
Brown

170 cm
18
162 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
160 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Bacon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douglas Brown!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brown gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Brown controlling from side mount.

Brown is trying to get an arm triangle but Bacon is defending well.

Brown thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bacon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brown on the ground.

Brown tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brown has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Brown looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown prevents Bacon from escaping the position.

Brown is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bacon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Brown looks gassed!
Bacon pushes Brown away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Brown gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Brown wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bacon, who protects the arm well.

Brown is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bacon has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacon stops Brown from passing to mount.
Brown wants to control but Bacon is keeping him busy.
Brown prevents Bacon from escaping the position.

Brown working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Brown wants to control but Bacon is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacon is pushing Brown's head away, looking to escape. Brown manages to hold on to the position though.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Danga de danga de dang - Bacon scores with a four punch combination!
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bacon but Bacon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Bacon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four 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.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Bacon is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Bacon is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Brown shoots in and drives through. Bacon sprawls well.
Jay Bacon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Brown.
Bacon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Douglas Brown dominated that round.
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.

Bacon is looking to clinch.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
Bacon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown shoots in but no luck this time.
Jay Bacon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Bacon sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bacon wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jay Bacon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Brown.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Bacon.
Brown is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacon misses with a series of wild punches.

Brown darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Brown prevents Bacon from standing back up.
Bacon trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Brown trying to mount his opponent but Bacon defends it.
Bacon wants to stand back up but Brown manages to pass into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacon wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Bacon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brown tries to move to mount but Bacon blocks the move with his legs.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bacon throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Brown looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown dives in and grabs Bacon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bacon pushes down on Brown's head and hops out.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown tries for a takedown but Bacon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brown fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bacon avoids it really well and circles away.
Bacon fails in his attempt to clinch.

Bacon has closed the distance and engaged Brown in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bacon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brown has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bacon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bacon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bacon working Brown over with knees to the body.
Brown wants a takedown.
Bacon misses with a knee strike.
Bacon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bacon scores with a knee to the head.
Bacon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face.
Bacon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Bacon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bacon lands a good knee to the midsection. Brown won't want to take too many of those.
Brown goes for a takedown attempt but Bacon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bacon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Bacon dominated that second round.
That's time! Bacon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bacon wants to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Brown or perhaps it was just good defense by Bacon which made him look bad.
Bacon fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bacon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bacon misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bacon tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bacon circles away.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jay Bacon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Brown.
Bacon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bacon stuffs the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bacon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bacon throws a head kick that misses.
Jay Bacon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

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.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Bacon sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bacon stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Bacon tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bacon is fending him off so far but Brown persists. Nope, Bacon circles away and we're back to standing.
Bacon is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown blocks a head kick by Bacon.
Brown shoots in but no luck this time.
A head kick misses from Bacon.
Bacon misses with the combination.
Bacon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bacon slaps away a takedown attempt from Brown, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bacon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bacon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown fails to land the takedown.
Bacon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jay Bacon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Bacon has taken the fight to the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Bacon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bacon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Bacon!