PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freddy Barca has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brown
vs
Barca

193 cm
25
244 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
20
260 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Freddy Barca!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown staying out of range there.
Brown slips under a jab.
Brown is looking to clinch but Barca is avoiding it.
Barca throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barca cracks Brown with a good jab.
Brown tries to clinch up but Barca circles away and keeps his distance.

Brown pushes Barca up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown crunches a lovely knee into Barca's ribcage.
Barca has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
Brown trying to control the position but instead, Barca has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brown into the cage.
Barca has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brown with a knee to the head.

It looks like Freddy Barca has been cut.
Barca is trying to break the clinch but Brown is controlling him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brown.
Barca looks gassed!
Brown lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown scores with a knee to the head.
Barca takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brown stalls.
Brown connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Brown.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barca's face.
Brown crunches a lovely knee into Barca's ribcage.
Barca takes an elbow to the forehead.

That has opened up Freddy Barca's cut even more.
Brown crunches a lovely knee into Barca's ribcage.
Brown lands a damaging elbow.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
Brown has Barca pressed against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Brown for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Barca takes a knee right on the jaw!

The cut above Freddy Barca's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brown obliges.
Brown stalling the fight.
Brown crunches a lovely knee into Barca's ribcage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brown scores a nice knee to the body.
Brown holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kirill Brown.
Barca swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca throws a one two combo.
Barca lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Barca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Barca circles away.
Brown wants to clinch up but Barca keeps it at a distance.
Barca misses with a jab, cross combination.

Brown gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brown connects with a knee to the head.
Barca tries to circle away but Brown has him pinned against the cage.
Barca is trying to break free.
Brown's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Brown lands a good knee to the midsection. Barca won't want to take too many of those.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Brown.
Stalling in the clinch from Brown.
Barca wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Barca is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brown slowing the pace effectively.
Barca is trying to break free.
Brown lands an elbow inside that Barca shrugs off.
Brown just leaning against Barca, taking a breather.
Barca can't break the clinch.
Come on Brown - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Barca is trying to break the clinch but Brown is controlling him.
Brown comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barca working hard to break the clinch.
Brown with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brown keeps control of Barca as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barca is trying to break free.
Brown has Barca pressed against the cage, preventing Barca from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brown slowing the pace effectively.
Barca takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brown has Barca pressed against the cage, preventing Barca from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brown lands a good knee to the midsection. Barca won't want to take too many of those.
Barca is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.
Brown has Barca pressed against the cage, preventing Barca from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brown with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brown obliges.
Barca wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Brown lands a nice knee to the body.
Brown stalling in the clinch but Barca improves position.
Brown is struggling to control the position.
Barca wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Barca has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brown is pushing Barca up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brown lands an elbow inside that Barca shrugs off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barca wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barca's efforts to push away.
Brown lands an elbow just above Barca 's eye.
Brown stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirill Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Freddy Barca's cut.
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.

Brown closes the distance and pushes Barca back into the cage.
Barca is looking to break free of the clinch but Brown has double underhooks.
Brown stalling against the cage.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barca lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barca wants to break free but Brown has control.
Brown has Barca pushed against the cage.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barca's face.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brown with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brown is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Brown with a knee to the head.
Brown is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown slowing the pace effectively.
Barca is looking to break free of the clinch but Brown has double underhooks.
Brown lands a knee to the head.
Barca has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brown lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barca wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Brown lands a knee to the head.
Barca wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown trying to control the position but instead, Barca has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brown into the cage.
Barca letting Brown take a breather here.
Kirill Brown has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barca has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
Barca takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brown trying to stall but Barca improves his position.
Brown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barca is trying to break the clinch but Brown is controlling him.
Barca looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barca wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brown connects with a knee to the head.
Brown with a knee to the head.
Barca tries to break the clinch but Brown is controlling the position.
Brown lands an elbow just above Barca 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A frustrated look appears on Barca's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brown prevents Barca from breaking the clinch.
Brown scores with a knee to the head.
Barca wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barca has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
Brown with a knee to the head.
Brown lands a nice elbow.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barca's efforts to push away.
Barca is trying to break free.
Brown with a knee to the head.
Barca wants to break free but Brown has control.
A frustrated look appears on Barca's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barca's efforts to push away.
Barca has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brown takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brown lands a good knee to the midsection. Barca won't want to take too many of those.
Brown prevents Barca from breaking the clinch.
Brown stalling the fight.
Barca is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barca's efforts to push away.
Brown is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Barca tries to break free but Brown pushes him back against the cage.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barca's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Barca's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brown has Barca pressed against the cage.
Brown trying to stall but Barca improves his position.
A bit of stalling here from Brown.
Barca is trying to break the clinch but Brown is controlling him.
Barca takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brown landing knees to the head.
Barca has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brown lands an elbow just above Barca 's eye.

That's four 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.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barca is keeping busy.
Brown has Barca pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kirill Brown.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barca misses the jab.
Barca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barca misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barca keeps the fight on the outside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barca will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed right hand from Barca misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirill Brown dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Freddy Barca's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Brown clinches with his opponent.
Barca is looking to break free of the clinch but Brown has double underhooks.
Barca is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.
A knee to the head by Brown.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barca lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barca's face.
Barca takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brown pressing his opponent against the cage.
Brown scores with a knee to the head.
Brown has Barca pressed against the cage, preventing Barca from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barca wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barca's face.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barca can do to turn this around?
Brown putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barca in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brown lands a good knee to the midsection. Barca won't want to take too many of those.
Barca has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown scores with a knee to the head.
Brown connects with a knee to the head.
Barca wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Barca's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brown prevents Barca from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brown scores with a knee to the head.
Brown throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barca blocks it with crossed arms.
Brown scores with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barca as Brown tries to tie him up.
Barca wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Barca is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.
Brown comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brown holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Barca wants to break free but Brown has control.
Brown landing knees to the head.
Brown is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barca's efforts to push away.
Brown stalling in the clinch.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barca's efforts to push away.
Barca looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barca's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Barca takes an elbow to the temple.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barca's efforts to push away.
Brown utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barca has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barca is trying to break the clinch but Brown is controlling him.
Barca is trying to break free.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barca's face.
Brown lands a knee to the head.
Brown taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Barca tries to break free but Brown pushes him back against the cage.
Brown looking to stall.
Barca can't break the clinch.
Barca has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
Brown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brown tries a knee to the head but Barca blocks it.
Barca takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barca's efforts to push away.
Barca wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brown has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown connects with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Brown.
Nice elbow from Brown.
A frustrated look appears on Barca's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brown lands a nice elbow.
Brown looking to slow down the pace here.
Barca is trying to break the clinch but Brown is controlling him.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barca's efforts to push away.
Barca is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brown with a knee to the head.
Barca tries to break free but Brown pushes him back against the cage.
Brown scores with a knee to the head.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barca has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barca's efforts to push away.
Brown displaying some good clinch control by pressing Barca up against the cage.
Barca tries to circle away but Brown has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Barca is looking to break free of the clinch but Brown has double underhooks.
Brown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Brown.
Barca wants to break the clinch but can't.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Barca takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barca is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.
Barca is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Brown.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barca looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Barca is looking to break free of the clinch but Brown has double underhooks.
Barca is trying to break free.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barca lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Freddy Barca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kirill Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kirill 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26

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