PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kendrick Christiansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Brow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Brow's choice of entrance music: Wax Tailor - Walk The Line. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Christiansen
vs
Brow

188 cm
21
185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

188 cm
28
186 lbs
9 - 14 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kendrick Christiansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leroy Brow!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Christiansen. Those never looked like landing.
Christiansen wants to clinch up but Brow keeps it at a distance.
Brow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Christiansen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Christiansen misses with a body kick.
Christiansen leaves Brow with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brow will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck for Brow with that takedown attempt.
Kendrick Christiansen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leroy Brow.
Brow swats away the attempt to clinch by Christiansen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christiansen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brow moves away.
Brow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Christiansen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Christiansen tries to close the distance and clinch but Brow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kendrick Christiansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christiansen.
Christiansen tries to clinch there but Brow circles away.
Christiansen throws a leg kick which misses Brow's front leg but catches the back leg as Brow tries to avoid it.
Christiansen is looking to clinch.
Brow swats away the attempt to clinch by Christiansen.
Christiansen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Christiansen.
Brow swings for the body but Christiansen moves out of range.
Christiansen doesn't manage to clinch there - Brow circles away.
Brow takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Christiansen looks to land a combination but Brow avoids it well.

Christiansen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brow tries to pull guard but Christiansen holds him up against the ropes and eventually Brow drops back down to his feet.
Brow is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brow goes for a takedown attempt but Christiansen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Christiansen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Christiansen blocks a head kick by Brow.
Brow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brow misses with a double jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Christiansen.

Christiansen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Brow is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Christiansen tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Brow makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brow wants to stand up but Christiansen is controlling him.
Christiansen trying to control the position from guard on top but Brow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brow manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Christiansen manages to get himself to full guard.
Christiansen trying to control the position.
Brow wants to control from the top but Christiansen keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Christiansen wants to get back to his feet but Brow is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brow showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Leroy Brow.
Christiansen ducks under a wild hook from Brow.
Christiansen tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kendrick Christiansen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Christiansen avoids a kick to the body.
Brow throws a series of punches but Christiansen avoids them all with ease.
Brow tries a head kick but it misses.
Christiansen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Christiansen throws a head kick but Brow moves out of range.
Brow misses with a body kick.
Christiansen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brow's calf.

Brow scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Christiansen is looking for a sweep.
An elbow from Brow crashes against the mat.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Brow's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Christiansen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christiansen is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Brow has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Brow decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Brow shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Christiansen is trying to defend but Brow finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Brow is trying to control. Christiansen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brow stalling.
Christiansen wants to get back to his feet.
Brow trying to control from half guard but Christiansen is working away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Brow is looking for a kimura but Christiansen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brow to get the leverage.
Brow passes to full mount!
Brow connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christiansen is bucking up trying to escape but Brow cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Brow is trying to control here but Christiansen has managed to regain half guard.
Brow frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Brow landing punches.
Brow controlling his opponent.
Christiansen is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brow scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Brow sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brow pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Brow fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Brow landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leroy Brow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Christiansen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Brow swats away the attempt to clinch by Christiansen.
Brow connects with a high kick.
Brow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Christiansen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brow.
Christiansen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Brow clinches up against the ropes.
The referee calls for Brow to work.
Christiansen misses with a knee strike.
Brow wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brow jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Christiansen walks away with a smile on his face. Brow gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Christiansen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brow counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A punch combination from Brow misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brow throws a head kick that half lands.
Brow circles away from the clinch attempt

and Brow counters with a nice double leg into side control. Christiansen won't be happy with that.
Christiansen seems a little lost for a moment, as Brow dominates the positioning.
Christiansen wants to control but Brow postures up.
Christiansen is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Christiansen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Brow happy to just control the position for now.
Leroy Brow has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brow prevents Christiansen from escaping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christiansen is looking to reverse the position.
Brow sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Christiansen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Christiansen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Brow asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Christiansen stops Brow from passing to mount.
Christiansen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brow on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christiansen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
You can see the frustration on Christiansen's face as Brow controls the position.
Christiansen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Christiansen tries to get out of the position.
Brow trying to control the action but Christiansen is working from the bottom.
Brow looks up at the clock and then as Christiansen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Brow smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Brow looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Christiansen is avoiding damage well.
Brow looks up at the clock and then as Christiansen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Brow smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Christiansen's face as Brow controls the position.
Brow creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Brow tries to score with some ground and pound. Christiansen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Brow wants to control but Christiansen is keeping him busy.
Brow working the ground and pound but Christiansen is defending the strikes.
Christiansen is not content to let Brow control the position.
Christiansen is looking to regain half guard here but Brow keeps moving and retains side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leroy Brow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brow has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Leroy Brow!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Leroy Brow!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Leroy Brow!

Leroy Brow wins by unanimous decision!