PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benjo Hadzija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hadzija comes into the arena with Bos ili Hadžija blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Benjo Hadzija has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hadzija
vs
Brown

175 cm
28
143 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

170 cm
27
160 lbs
16 - 19 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Benjo Hadzija!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douglas Brown!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hadzija fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brown shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hadzija defends it nicely.
Brown throws a body punch but Hadzija moves out of range.
Hadzija tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hadzija is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown throws a hook but Hadzija blocks it.
Hadzija tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hadzija tries to clinch
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Hadzija tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Hadzija tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Hadzija tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Hadzija displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Hadzija uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.

Hadzija clinches.
Brown blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown blocking some punches.
Hadzija prevents the takedown attempt.
Brown blocking some punches.
Hadzija throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.

Brown decides to pull guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Brown is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hadzija defends well.
Brown is striking off his back. Hadzija thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Brown tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Hadzija has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Brown is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hadzija controlling the pace for now.
Hadzija's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Hadzija gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hadzija throws out a powerful jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadzija keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Brown misses with a left hand
letting Hadzija counter with a right hand.
Brown shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hadzija tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Benjo Hadzija is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hadzija fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hadzija slips under a jab.
Hadzija connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brown fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hadzija on the side of the head.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Hadzija wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hadzija counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hadzija staying out of range there.
A cross from Hadzija lands.
Hadzija tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Hadzija.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Hadzija moved out of range nicely.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hadzija closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brown counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown misses with a left hand
and Hadzija counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brown thinking.
Hadzija is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Hadzija moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Hadzija is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hadzija cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown throws a head kick but Hadzija moves out of range.
Hadzija wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Hadzija is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Hadzija tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hadzija 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 misses with a body shot
and Hadzija counters with a nice uppercut.
Hadzija checks a leg kick.
Hadzija has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Douglas Brown will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.

Hadzija closes the distance and clinches.

Brown has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hadzija uses from the top position.

Brown looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hadzija passes into half guard.

Brown looking for submissions off his back.
Brown moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Hadzija from controlling successfully.

Hadzija stands up from Brown's guard - Hadzija perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with the combination.
Douglas Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hadzija bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hadzija wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Hadzija 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 swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hadzija connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hadzija keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hadzija moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Brown misses with a hook
and Hadzija counters with a thumping low kick.
Hadzija getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hadzija 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 misses with a right hand
and Hadzija counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hadzija 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.
Hadzija tries to clinch
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hadzija is looking to clinch.
Douglas Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Hadzija moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Hadzija.
Hadzija lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brown goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hadzija prevents it.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hadzija lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hadzija.
Hadzija misses with an elbow over the top.
Hadzija misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hadzija misses with some punches.
Hadzija struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Hadzija swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hadzija throws an elbow but misses.
Hadzija content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brown tries to pull guard but Hadzija forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadzija working aggressively here.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Brown is trying to pull guard but Hadzija turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Benjo Hadzija has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Brown.
Hadzija lands a nice uppercut.
Hadzija doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hadzija here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Brown tries for a takedown but Hadzija manages to get underhooks.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hadzija misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Brown pulls Hadzija into guard.
Hadzija wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Hadzija slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Brown striking from the bottom but nothing landed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is not content to let Hadzija control the position.

Hadzija stands up and beckons Brown to his feet.
Hadzija keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Douglas Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hadzija fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hadzija tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown looks to land a left hand but Hadzija moved out of range nicely.
Hadzija doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hadzija 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 throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hadzija counters with a big head kick but Brown shrugs it off.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Hadzija fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjo Hadzija dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Brown misses with a hook
and Hadzija counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hadzija 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.
Hadzija slips under a jab.
Hadzija fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown throws a right hand that misses
and Hadzija cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hadzija tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown misses with a left hand
letting Hadzija counter with a right hand.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Hadzija counters with a nice uppercut.
Hadzija tries to clinch up.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Hadzija counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hadzija tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown misses with a left hand
and Hadzija counters with a nice leg kick.
Hadzija tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Hadzija fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hadzija with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brown misses with a hook
and Hadzija counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadzija moves away from the strike by Brown.
Hadzija tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Hadzija holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hadzija lands a right hand.
Brown tries to score a body lock takedown but Hadzija shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hadzija working aggressively here.

Brown jumps into guard, dragging Hadzija to the mat.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hadzija wanted to stand there but Brown had control of the position.
Brown working a defensive guard here.

Brown throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hadzija uses it to pass to side control.
Brown is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is not content to let Hadzija control the position.
Hadzija controlling from side mount.

Hadzija decides to stand up, so the ref orders Brown to his feet.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hadzija tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Hadzija is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadzija avoids the body shot from Brown.
Hadzija tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
letting Hadzija counter with a right hand.
Hadzija ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Hadzija closes the distance but Brown moves to the side
and Hadzija takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hadzija connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Hadzija.
Brown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Hadzija counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Brown is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hadzija throws an elbow that misses.
Brown is trying to drag Hadzija to the mat but Hadzija just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Benjo Hadzija has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Brown.
Hadzija gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brown has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hadzija uses from the top position.
Hadzija slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hadzija has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Benjo Hadzija has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hadzija tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Hadzija tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benjo Hadzija showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hadzija 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjo Hadzija!