PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Efram Serveso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Brown (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.

Serveso
vs
Brown

210 cm
19
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
305 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Efram Serveso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricardo Brown!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serveso avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Serveso avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Brown shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Brown was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Serveso tries to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
Serveso is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Serveso is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Brown thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Brown punching from mount but Serveso doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Serveso suckers Brown into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Serveso is now in Brown's guard!
Serveso will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Brown is looking for a triangle but Serveso pushes his legs off easily.
Serveso stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Brown escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Serveso gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Serveso won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
Brown trying to keep a closed guard but Serveso is proving a slippery customer.
Brown manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two 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.
Serveso tries to hold on but Brown postures up.
Brown thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Brown sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Serveso is looking to improve his position but Brown isn't that keen on the idea.
Brown looking to finish with strikes here!
Serveso is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Brown looking to ground and pound but Serveso is blocking nicely.
Brown unloads with some shots from mount but Serveso bucks and avoids them well.
Brown throwing strikes here but Serveso is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Brown there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Brown throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Serveso wants to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
Brown sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

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 unloading with bombs!
Brown throws a sloppy strike and Serveso uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Serveso has ended up in Brown's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brown can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brown manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Brown misses with a head shot.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown throws some wild stikes that Serveso manages to avoid easily.
Serveso avoids a series of strikes thrown by Brown.
Brown thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown throws a sloppy strike and Serveso uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Serveso has ended up in Brown's guard.
Brown looking to hit a scissor sweep but Serveso is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Brown dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Brown takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Serveso throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Serveso misses with a body shot.
Serveso scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Ricardo Brown has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Brown feints and as Serveso raises his hands in defense, Brown changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Serveso throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Serveso manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brown manages to get himself to full guard.
Brown is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Serveso tries to stand but Brown is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown trying to strike off his back.
Brown trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Brown wants to sweep here but Serveso controlling him for the moment.
Brown looking to control.
Brown bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Serveso's guard.
Brown postures up in Serveso's guard and throws a big left but Serveso blocks it.

Brown stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Brown fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Serveso sprawls well initially but Brown persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Brown wants to stand but Serveso has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Serveso wants to control but Brown is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to control. Serveso wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brown misses with a head shot. Serveso uses the momentum to regain guard.
Serveso tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brown looking to sit in guard and control but Serveso gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Serveso wants to stand but Brown has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Serveso stands up and waves to Brown to follow him.
Serveso throws a push kick but Brown slaps the foot to one side.
Brown moves away from the strike by Serveso.

Brown drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Brown working away.
Brown throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Brown with the ground and pound but Serveso regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Brown misses with a head shot. Serveso uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Serveso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Serveso controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Serveso preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Serveso works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ricardo Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Serveso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Efram Serveso dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Brown'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!

Serveso misses with a kick to the body.
Serveso looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Serveso looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.

Brown is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Serveso's half guard.
Serveso trying to control here.

Brown seems to be looking for submissions.
Brown sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Serveso defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown thows a huge punch but Serveso dodges it nicely.
Brown wants to stand up but Serveso has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Serveso blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brown.
Serveso blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brown.
Serveso wants to control but Brown is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Brown throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Serveso is refusing to be controlled, as Brown sits in half guard.
Brown might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Serveso kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

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.

Ricardo Brown has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Brown looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Serveso!
Poor strikes thrown by Brown there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Serveso wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Brown.
Brown thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Brown dominating with strikes here.
Serveso avoids a series of strikes thrown by Brown.
Brown throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Serveso because Brown loaded up on that one.
Serveso is trying to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Brown swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Serveso is now in Brown's guard. A big mistake from Brown there, giving up the dominant position!
Brown controls Serveso momentarily but Serveso frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serveso preventing the sweep.
Brown trying to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Serveso trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Serveso throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.

Brown is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Serveso's half guard.
Serveso gets back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serveso is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.
Brown throws and elbow that misses. Serveso uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brown's guard. Nice move by Serveso!
Brown tries to strike from the bottom.
Brown is trying to keep Serveso in close.
Brown lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Serveso!
Serveso avoids a series of strikes thrown by Brown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29

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