PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kai Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Tyson
vs
Brown

183 cm
21
214 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

180 cm
21
217 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kai Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Brown!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tyson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brown.
Tyson throws a big shot that misses.
Kai Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown leaves Tyson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tyson throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyson. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Tyson scores with a sloppy right hand. Brown should have avoided that one.
Brown displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tyson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyson.
Tyson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but Tyson persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kai Tyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tyson is defended easily by Brown.
Brown throws a head kick but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Tyson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Brown manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tyson is stalling in the full guard.
Brown looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tyson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tyson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brown does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brown makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brown.
Tyson won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
Brown wants to hit a switch here but Tyson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Brown there!
Brown is squirming around, avoiding Tyson's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tyson swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Brown is now in Tyson's guard. A big mistake from Tyson there, giving up the dominant position!
Tyson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tyson controlling Brown's posture.

Tyson has his foot on Brown's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brown works his way back into a safe position though.

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 controlling from the top position.
Brown wants to stand but Tyson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Brown not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mark Brown wasn't active enough on the ground.
Brown lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyson. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tyson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brown's hands.
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 Kai Tyson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tyson cracks Brown with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tyson is looking to wear down Brown with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Brown stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brown wants it to stay on the feet.
Tyson throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body punch from Tyson.
Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Tyson throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brown.
Tyson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brown on the side of the head.
Brown throws a hook but Tyson blocks it.
A jab from Tyson misses.
Tyson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brown defends it nicely.
Tyson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brown swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kai Tyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown scores with a shot to the body.
Tyson avoids the head kick by Brown.
Tyson thuds his right hand into Brown's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyson throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Brown changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown moves out of range as Tyson strikes.
Tyson misses with a takedown attempt - Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brown misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tyson throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Brown cracks Tyson with an open hand slap.
Tyson throws a combination. Brown tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Mark Brown has been cut.
Tyson shoots in for a double leg but Brown sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tyson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but Tyson persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tyson will feel that in the morning.
Brown feints and then cracks Tyson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tyson down.
Tyson misses with an uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brown.
Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyson throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Mark Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Mark Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a high kick!
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat.
Brown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyson.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
Tyson throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
Brown avoids the body shot from Tyson.
Brown cracks Tyson with an open hand slap.
Tyson misses with a body shot
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Tyson connects with a right hand. Brown shakes it off.
Tyson takes one to the side of the head.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a shot to the body
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Tyson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown takes a swing at Tyson's ribcage but misses.
Tyson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyson misses the target.
Brown fakes the leg kick and cracks Tyson in the body.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown lands with a kick to the temple. Tyson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A chopping leg kick lands by Brown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown digs a good body shot into Tyson's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown keeps Tyson at a distance using the push kick.
Brown throws a leg kick but Tyson checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mark Brown's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Brown connects with an inside leg kick.
Brown throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tyson throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brown.
Brown throws a series of strikes that have Tyson backpedaling.
Tyson lands with a shot to the body.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brown takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tyson scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brown needs to keep his hands up - Tyson had a free shot at his head there.
Tyson misses with a looping left.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Tyson misses.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyson throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Tyson moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
Brown misses the jab.
Tyson has his takedown stuffed
and Brown counters with a good, hard body kick but Tyson shrugs it off.
Tyson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Brown tests Tyson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown throws a low kick but Tyson moves out of range easily.
Tyson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Tyson duly obliges.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Brown lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tyson misses the body punch
and Brown counters with a head kick. That will keep Tyson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyson fails with the takedown
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
Tyson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brown. Tyson shrugs it off though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brown.
Tyson throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kai Tyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyson moves out of range of the body kick.
Tyson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
Brown throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Brown lands a leg kick that knocks Tyson off balance momentarily.
Tyson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brown counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Brown lands with a kick to the ribs.
Brown lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat.
Brown lands with a nice body punch.
Danga de danga de dang - Brown scores with a four punch combination!
Tyson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tyson's head.
Tyson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tyson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brown looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tyson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brown counters with a leg kick.
Tyson moves out of range as Brown throws a body kick.
Tyson throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Tyson has his takedown stuffed
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot to the body from Tyson misses
and Brown counters with a good, hard body kick but Tyson shrugs it off.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brown.
A head kick from Brown lands but Tyson takes it in his stride.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brown 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29

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