PBP Commentary

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

Wren
vs
Brown

188 cm
25
269 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

205 cm
25
273 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Wren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Brown!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wren wants to slow Brown down by chopping away at his legs.
Wren cracks Brown with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

It looks like Kyle Brown has been cut.
Wren circles away from the clinch attempt

and Wren counters with a crisp right hand that drops Brown! Wren lets Brown back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown shoots and misses

and Wren holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brown jumps guard but Wren stands there with Brown around his waist. Brown gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Wren drags the fight down to the ground.
Wren wants to stand and escape but Brown is having none of it.
Wren bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown's guard.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Wren from controlling successfully.
Brown can't keep his opponent in guard - Wren advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wren trying to pass the guard but Brown defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wren stalling.
Brown is staying active underneath Wren, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Wren is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brown doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wren.
Brown is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wren scores with a couple of nice shots.
Brown keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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.

Wren is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Wren is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wren throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wren thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wren 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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wren in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown is refusing to be controlled, as Wren sits in half guard.
Wren is taking a breather. Brown says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Wren is looking to advance position but Brown won't allow it.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Justin Wren just wasn't active enough.
Wren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Wren.

Wren clinches up with Brown and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wren dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Wren drags the fight down to the ground.
Wren bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown's guard.
Wren trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wren is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Wren from controlling successfully.
Wren throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Wren from controlling successfully.
Wren trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Wren drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wren jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Wren drops back looking for a leg! Brown is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brown manages to kick Wren off! Wren jumps back into Brown's guard.
Wren wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Wren is pushing down on Brown's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brown is fighting to maintain full guard but Wren has managed to sneak the leg through.
Brown looks gassed!
Wren has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That has opened up Kyle Brown's cut even more.
Brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wren. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wren trying to control but Brown is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Wren dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyle 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.

Wren tries a head kick but it misses.
Wren misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wren throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wren tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brown tries to clinch there but Wren circles away.
Wren wants to clinch.
Wren tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Wren closes the distance and clinches.

Wren decides to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wren manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wren trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wren throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Brown is working to get back to half guard.
Wren has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Brown's face.

The cut above Kyle Brown's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kyle Brown's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Justin Wren!