PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahatma Gandhi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for George Brown has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Brown
vs
Gandhi

182 cm
24
172 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
175 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Powerful

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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mahatma Gandhi !
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gandhi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gandhi swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Brown displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gandhi .
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Gandhi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gandhi shoots in looking for a takedown. Brown tries to sprawl out of it but Gandhi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brown manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gandhi throws a combination. Brown tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Horrible takedown by Gandhi or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown which made him look bad.
George Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mahatma Gandhi .

Gandhi has closed the distance and engaged Brown in a clinch.
Gandhi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brown gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gandhi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brown fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gandhi blocks a head kick by Brown.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown clinches.
Gandhi takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Mahatma Gandhi has been cut.
Brown scores with a knee to the head.
Gandhi wants to take the fight to the mat but Brown manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Brown trying to stall but Gandhi improves his position.
Brown throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gandhi blocks it with crossed arms.

Brown breaks the clinch.
Brown tries to clinch there but Gandhi circles away.
Brown throws a chopping leg kick but Gandhi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gandhi moves out of range as Brown throws a body kick.

Gandhi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gandhi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Gandhi from controlling successfully.

Brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gandhi scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Gandhi from controlling successfully.
Gandhi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gandhi trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mahatma Gandhi was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown scores with a push kick.
Gandhi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Gandhi .
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Gandhi is just out of range.
Brown throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.

Gandhi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Brown manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Brown is defending against the submission attempts here by Gandhi .
Brown wants to sweep but Gandhi has passed to side control!
Brown is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gandhi taking a breather here.

Gandhi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gandhi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gandhi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brown, who protects the arm well.
Brown is looking to reverse the position.
Gandhi working the ground and pound from side control.
Brown looks to move to half guard but instead Gandhi has passed into mount! Damn!
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!
Brown is looking to improve his position but Gandhi isn't that keen on the idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown is bucking up trying to escape but Gandhi cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Brown working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mahatma Gandhi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mahatma Gandhi 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gandhi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brown throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Brown moves into the clinch.
Gandhi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brown is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brown misses with a knee to the head.
Gandhi jumps guard but Brown turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Brown using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brown gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gandhi .
George Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mahatma Gandhi .
Gandhi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gandhi tries to pull guard but Brown won't allow it.
Brown misses with a knee strike.
Brown misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gandhi lands a takedown into guard.
Gandhi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Brown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gandhi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gandhi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Brown is looking for a triangle here but Gandhi uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Brown takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gandhi advances nicely into full mount.
Brown is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gandhi is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Brown is surviving well by controlling Gandhi 's body position as best he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown gets back to half guard.
Gandhi is keen to just control but Brown is a slippery customer.
Gandhi prevents Brown from improving his position.

Brown looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gandhi is nestled in close to Brown, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Gandhi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brown is just riding it out for now. Gandhi eventually gives up the hold.
Gandhi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gandhi is keen to just control but Brown is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gandhi tries to stand and escape but Brown is controlling the position.
Gandhi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Brown is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gandhi pulls his head out easily.

Gandhi is trying to work for a kimura but Brown is defending well.

Brown looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Gandhi is looking for a kimura here.

Brown looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brown wants to improve his position but Gandhi is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gandhi is working for a submission of some sort.

Brown is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gandhi pulls his head out easily.

Brown looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gandhi is trying to control the action in half guard but Brown is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Brown looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Brown looking for submissions off his back.
Mahatma Gandhi has got the better of the ground game so far.

Brown looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mahatma Gandhi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mahatma Gandhi 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gandhi shoots in looking for a takedown. Brown tries to sprawl out of it but Gandhi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brown manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gandhi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brown sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gandhi somewhat.
Gandhi swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.

Brown moves into range and clinches up with Gandhi .
Gandhi is looking for a takedown.
George Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mahatma Gandhi .
Brown misses with a knee to the head.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gandhi .

Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gandhi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a low kick.
George Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gandhi checks a leg kick nicely.
Gandhi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Horrible takedown by Gandhi or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown which made him look bad.
Gandhi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown misses the body punch
and Gandhi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brown is looking to clinch but Gandhi is avoiding it.
Gandhi checks a leg kick nicely.
Gandhi shoots in and drives through. Brown sprawls well.

Gandhi shoots in and gets a takedown into Brown's guard.

Brown is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Brown is looking for a triangle but Gandhi pushes his legs off easily.
Gandhi advances to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Brown looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Gandhi is trying for a kimura here. Brown looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Gandhi wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mahatma Gandhi !