PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ken Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gipson Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gipson Brown is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Maxwell
vs
Brown

180 cm
29
170 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

177 cm
31
176 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Determined

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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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ken Maxwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gipson Brown!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown looks to land a body kick but Maxwell moved away.
Brown is looking to clinch but Maxwell is avoiding it.
Maxwell circles away from the clinch attempt

and Maxwell counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Brown!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maxwell trying to control but Brown is having none of it.
Maxwell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Maxwell stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Maxwell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brown tries to clinch there but Maxwell circles away.
Maxwell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Maxwell scores a takedown into full mount!

Maxwell jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Brown is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Brown and Maxwell has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Maxwell's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Maxwell is trying to work for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Maxwell is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maxwell wants to free his trapped foot but Brown is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Maxwell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brown defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Maxwell trying to control the pace.
Maxwell stalling away here and it's allowed Brown to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maxwell wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Maxwell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Brown tries to clinch up but Maxwell circles away and keeps his distance.
Maxwell scores with a nice right hand.
Maxwell keeps the fight on the outside.
Maxwell misses with a few strikes there.
Maxwell falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jab by Maxwell.

Maxwell looking to score a takedown here. Brown is defending well but Maxwell drives through and ends up in Brown's guard.
Brown is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Brown looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maxwell is one step ahead there.
Ken Maxwell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maxwell tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown controls Maxwell momentarily but Maxwell frees himself.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Gipson Brown.
Brown swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Maxwell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
Maxwell is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but Maxwell blocks with his arms.
Brown is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Maxwell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maxwell slowing the pace effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Maxwell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maxwell misses with some punches.

Maxwell pulls Brown into guard.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Maxwell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Maxwell is looking for a triangle but Brown pushes his legs off easily.
Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown postures up in Maxwell's guard and throws a big left but Maxwell blocks it.

Maxwell 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.

Brown got a little sloppy there for a moment and Maxwell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brown has managed to get both his arms back between Maxwell's legs - danger averted.
Brown sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Maxwell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Maxwell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Maxwell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Maxwell is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brown is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maxwell keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Maxwell dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Brown has closed the distance and engaged Maxwell in a clinch.
Maxwell tries to pull guard but Brown holds him up against the cage and eventually Maxwell drops back down to his feet.
Maxwell being controlled against the cage.
Maxwell lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maxwell backwards.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
Maxwell is trying to pull guard but Brown turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Maxwell wants to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Maxwell uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Maxwell throws a head punch that misses.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maxwell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Maxwell.
Maxwell wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Maxwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maxwell is working for takedown but Brown is calmly controlling the position for now.
Maxwell tries to pull guard but Brown won't allow it.
Maxwell can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maxwell backwards.
Brown's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Brown with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Ken Maxwell has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maxwell is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Maxwell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brown cracks Maxwell with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Brown.
Maxwell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brown is stalling here.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maxwell fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell stalling in the clinch but Brown improves position.
Maxwell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brown fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Maxwell swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Maxwell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Maxwell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown is looking to clinch but Maxwell is avoiding it.
Maxwell throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Brown. No joy for Maxwell on that attempt.
Brown tries to clinch but Maxwell is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown scoring well with a low kick there.

Brown has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Brown misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maxwell backwards.
Maxwell is trying to break the clinch but Brown is controlling him.
Maxwell lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Brown stalls.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gipson Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ken Maxwell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gipson Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Maxwell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Maxwell!