PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tunde Kareem Oji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simon Browne looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Browne
vs
Kareem Oji

180 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 1

183 cm
19
173 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Simon Browne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tunde Kareem Oji!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oji tries to clinch up.
Oji tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Oji gets a takedown into half guard.
Oji trying to pass the guard but Browne defending well.
Browne has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Oji is working away from the top position though.
Oji controlling the pace.

Oji escapes and gets back to his feet.
Oji misses with a head kick.
Browne moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oji misses with a body kick.
Oji stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Oji wants it to stay on the feet.
Browne misses with a double jab.
Browne throws a nice looking combination but Oji bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Browne is breathing heavily.

Oji gets caught flat footed, as Browne shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oji is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Browne is aware though and is defending well.
Browne stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oji swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oji seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Browne throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Browne missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Browne drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Oji manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Browne has Oji in his guard.
Oji engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two 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.
Oji throws a big right hand that misses.

Oji avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Oji wants to get up but he can't break Browne's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Oji controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Tunde Kareem Oji has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Oji scores with a jab. Browne acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Oji scores with a four punch combination!
Simon Browne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oji moves in looking to clinch but Browne pushes him off.
Browne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oji tries to clinch up but Browne circles away and keeps his distance.
Oji wants to clinch up but Browne keeps it at a distance.
Jab, jab by Oji - just one landing.
Browne shoots in for a double leg but Oji sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oji looks to land a combination. Browne sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Browne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oji.
Browne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oji is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Oji shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Oji showed some decent athleticism there.
Browne wants to get back to full guard.
Browne trying to control but Oji postures up.
Browne tries to roll over but Oji keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Browne is trying to stand.

Oji is looking for a kimura here.

Browne manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Browne blocks a head kick by Oji.
Browne doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Oji counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Browne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Browne scores with a jab to the jaw.
Browne dodges the punch combination from Oji.
Oji throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tunde Kareem Oji dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Browne shoots in for a takedown but Oji shows good takedown defense.
Browne swats away the attempt to clinch by Oji.
Browne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oji.
Oji lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Browne takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight stays on the outside here - Oji looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Browne punishes Oji's body with a nice straight punch.

Browne gets caught flat footed, as Oji shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Oji trying to stand up but can't free himself from Browne's guard.
Oji must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Browne is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Browne throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Browne throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Browne wants to free his trapped foot but Oji is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Browne is trying for a kimura here. Oji looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Browne wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Simon Browne!