|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Funky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gipson Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
 |
|
 |
| 155 cm
28
184 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
|
177 cm
32
176 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power |
|
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Funky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gipson Brown!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funky swings widly with a right hand
and Brown counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Brown lands a right hand.
Brown presses Funky against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brown just leaning against Funky, taking a breather.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Funky controls the action.
Brown leaning his opponent against the cage.
Funky is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brown pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Funky takes a shot to the head.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
Funky is working for takedown but Brown is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brown stalling in the clinch.
Funky goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brown prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Funky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Funky's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Brown.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
Funky tries to score a body lock takedown but Brown shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Funky drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brown gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brown lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Funky backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Brown.
Brown connects with a knee to the head.
Brown lands a shot to the body.
Brown taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown stalling against the cage.
Brown lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Funky drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Come on Brown - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Brown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brown.
A short left from Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Funky is breathing heavily.
Brown is pushing Funky up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brown digs a right hand underneath Funky's ribcage. Funky let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brown lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Funky or not.
Brown landing knees to the head.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Funky avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
Brown slowing the pace effectively.
Brown presses Funky against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Brown.
Brown lands with a left to the head.
Brown lands an uppercut.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Brown will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Funky up against the cage.
Brown scores with a knee to the head.
Funky goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brown prevents it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown is leaning against Funky and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brown is stalling here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gipson Brown dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Funky fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Funky is working for takedown but Brown is calmly controlling the position for now.
Come on Brown - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brown gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Funky.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Funky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
Brown connects with a knee to the head.
Brown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brown.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
Funky goes for a takedown attempt but Brown pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brown tries to clinch but Funky is having none of it.
Funky looks for a takedown but Brown sprawls well.
Brown goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Brown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Funky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brown throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Funky's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Funky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Funky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown wants to clinch.
Funky with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brown counters with a head kick.
Brown throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Funky.
Gipson Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Funky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Brown pushes Funky away with a front kick.
Funky shoots and misses
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Brown lands a high kick!
Funky is rocked!
Funky takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Oh Funky is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown throws a head kick that Funky semi-blocks.
Brown has Funky up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown lands a left hand.
Gipson Brown seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Funkys head.
Brown lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown pushes Funky back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brown will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Funky up against the cage.
Brown landing knees to the head.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Funky wants to take the fight to the mat but Brown manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Funky seems to have got his legs back now.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brown is working Funky over against the cage.
Brown leaning his opponent against the cage.
Brown scores a nice knee to the body.
Funky takes a shot to the head.
Brown lands a body punch.
Brown digs a right hand underneath Funky's ribcage. Funky let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Brown scores with a knee to the head.
Brown slows down the pace here.
Brown receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Funky goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brown prevents it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Funky drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brown gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gipson Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Brown cracks Funky with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Funky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown stuffs the takedown attempt from Funky. Funky gets slowly back to his feet.
Funky misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brown darts in and clinches Funky up against the cage.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown crunches a lovely knee into Funky's ribcage.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brown.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown has Funky pushed against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands with a left to the head.
Brown landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Funky's head.
Brown landing knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brown.
Brown lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Brown lands a body shot.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A hook to the body from Brown.
Brown digs a right hand into Funky's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Funky's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Brown.
Brown works on Funky's body with a couple of short punches.
Brown manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short left from Brown.
Brown is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brown lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Funky or not.
A body shot lands from Brown.
Brown avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funky takes a shot to the head.
Brown taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Brown.
Brown is pushing Funky up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gipson Brown.
Funky shoots in looking for a takedown but Brown manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Funky's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Funky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Funky circles away.
Brown closes the distance and pushes Funky back into the cage.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brown lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Brown.
Funky takes a knee right on the jaw!
A shot in the inside from Brown.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Funky controls his hands.
Funky wants a takedown but no success here.
Brown slows down the pace here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown gets underhooks to prevent Funky's takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown stops a takedown attempt from Funky.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ben Funky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gipson Brown is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gipson Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brown has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gipson Brown!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
