PBP Commentary

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

Brown
vs
Sluggo

198 cm
23
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kendell Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Sluggo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sluggo is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Brown darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sluggo.
Sluggo fails with the takedown.
Sluggo shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sluggo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sluggo. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown scores with the left hand. Sluggo knows he should have avoided that one.
A left lands for Brown.
Sluggo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Sluggo looks gassed!
Sluggo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kendell Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Sluggo.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sluggo shoots for a takedown but Brown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
A shot to the liver by Brown. Beautiful body shot.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Brown scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Sluggo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Brown scores with a hook to the body. Sluggo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Joe Sluggo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
A right-left combo lands from Brown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sluggo circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sluggo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Sluggo misses with a head kick.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sluggo with a poor takedown
and Brown counters with a left to the body.
Brown swinging wildly here.
Brown pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sluggo back to the cage. Brown follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Sluggo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sluggo is trying desperately to land a takedown but Brown is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Sluggo.
Sluggo looking for a takedown.
Sluggo tries to break the clinch but Brown is controlling the position.
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Sluggo has double underhooks.

Sluggo manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.

Sluggo moves into the clinch.
Sluggo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.

Sluggo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Sluggo tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sluggo shoots in and drives through. Brown sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kendell Brown dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Brown moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sluggo swings widly with a right hand
and Brown counters with a series of strikes. Sluggo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sluggo misses with a takedown attempt - Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick from Sluggo.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sluggo circles away quickly and effectively.
Sluggo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sluggo backs up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sluggo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Brown throws a right hand that Sluggo ducks under and follows up with a left that Sluggo also avoids with ease.
Sluggo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sluggo doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Kendell Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kendell Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sluggo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sluggo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sluggo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brown smiles and moves away.
Kendell Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Sluggo.
Brown throws a series of punches but Sluggo moves out of range.
Sluggo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Sluggo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown looks to land a combination but Sluggo avoids it well.
Sluggo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sluggo looks for a takedown but Brown sprawls well.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sluggo circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown scores with a jab. Sluggo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Sluggo gets a clinch.
Sluggo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sluggo lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sluggo keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sluggo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brown walks away with a smile on his face. Sluggo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brown throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sluggo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sluggo fails to land the takedown.
Sluggo tries to land a body kick
and Brown counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sluggo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brown throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sluggo on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kendell Brown dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Brown moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sluggo dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Sluggo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sluggo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sluggo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Brown throws a series of punches but Sluggo avoids them all with ease.

Sluggo moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sluggo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sluggo can't get the takedown.

Sluggo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sluggo avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Brown does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sluggo fails with a takedown attempt.
Kendell Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Sluggo.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Brown lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sluggo backs up against the cage.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Sluggo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kendell Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Sluggo moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Sluggo misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sluggo tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Sluggo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck for Sluggo with that takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A combination from Sluggo does no damage.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sluggo slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Sluggo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brown pinned against the cage. Brown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sluggo.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Sluggo fails to land the takedown.
Sluggo fails with an attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kendell Brown.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brown, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

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