PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between MattiC King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

King
vs
Brown

182 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

168 cm
19
137 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, MattiC King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Brown!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King with a poor takedown

and Brown moves into the clinch.
King is looking to take this one to the mat.
King 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.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for MattiC King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown prevents the takedown attempt.
Brown with a knee to the head.
King takes an elbow to the temple.
Brown lands an elbow just above King 's eye.
Brown putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has King in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brown lands a nice elbow.
King looking for a takedown.

King works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
King prevents Brown from getting back to his feet.
King wants to stand but Brown has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

King has gone for a leg lock! Brown slips out almost immediately though and dives into King's guard.
King is breathing heavily.
Brown would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

King is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

King working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brown doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brown manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
King really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

King is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brown defends well.

King is working an open guard so Brown takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brown drives through and clinches with King against the cage.
Brown lands a nice elbow.
King changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brown fights it off and pushes away nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brown lands a left hand.
Brown lands a nice elbow.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brown gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from King.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown crunches a lovely knee into King's ribcage.
King takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King goes for a takedown attempt but Brown pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Brown rushes King and presses him up against the cage.
King goes for a takedown attempt but Brown pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Brown has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brown lands a knee to the head.
Brown utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brown lands an elbow just above King 's eye.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
Brown scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Brown.
King takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brown scores with a knee to the head.
Brown lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a hook to the body.
Brown lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brown landing knees to the body.
Brown gets underhooks to prevent King's takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brown.
Nice elbow from Brown.
Knees to the body from Brown.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
Brown landing knees to the head.
King takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brown creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through King's defenses.
Brown putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has King in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
King drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brown pulls his leg out and moves away.
King shoots in but Brown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brown has King up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown gets underhooks to prevent King's takedown attempt.
A short left from Brown.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brown landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brown scores with a knee to the head.
King changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brown fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Brown moves into the clinch successfully.
King has Brown pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brown manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for MattiC King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brown.
Nice elbow from Brown.
King goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brown prevents it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King takes an elbow to the temple.
Brown lands a knee to the body.
Brown stops a takedown attempt from King.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brown lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.
Brown connects with a knee to the head.
Brown with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brown comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brown lands a damaging elbow.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
A knee to the head by Brown.
Brown comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brown with a knee to the head.
King wants a takedown but no success here.
Brown is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
King tries to score a body lock takedown but Brown shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brown pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Brown gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from King.
Brown crunches a lovely knee into King's ribcage.
King wants a takedown but no success here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.
Brown putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has King in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brown throws an elbow that misses.
Nice elbow from Brown.
Brown gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from King.
Brown lands with a left to the head.
King changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brown fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Brown clinches up with King and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
King is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brown is defending well.
King changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brown fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Brown has closed the distance and engaged King in a clinch.
Brown lands an elbow that stopped King in his tracks for a moment.
Brown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brown is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Brown lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.
King tries for a takedown but Brown manages to get underhooks.
Brown with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
King 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 lands a damaging elbow.
Brown lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King wants a takedown.
Brown lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
King tries for a takedown but Brown manages to get underhooks.
King takes a knee to the side of the body.
King wants a takedown.
Brown lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.
Brown is pressed up against the cage. King has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brown down to the mat. Brown avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
King shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brown sprawls well. Brown wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. King gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Brown rushes King and presses him up against the cage.
King is looking for a takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brown.
King drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brown gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brown lands an elbow that stopped King in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

King shoots in and drives through. Brown sprawls well.

Brown fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with King, pushing him back against the cage.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
King tries for a takedown. No joy.
Brown connects with a knee to the head.
Brown lands a nice knee to the body.
Brown creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through King's defenses.
King is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brown is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for MattiC King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown lands an elbow just above King 's eye.
Brown creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through King's defenses.
Nice elbow from Brown.
A knee to the head by Brown.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown lands an elbow that stopped King in his tracks for a moment.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
King takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brown gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brown creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through King's defenses.
Brown with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brown using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
Brown lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brown with a knee to the head.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section.

King gets a trip takedown into half guard.

King wants to work for an arm triangle but Brown is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Brown kicks off King and gets to his feet.

Brown has King up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown gets underhooks to prevent King's takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown landing knees to the body.
Brown gets underhooks to prevent King's takedown attempt.
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section. King lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
King tries to score a body lock takedown but Brown shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brown scores with a knee to the head.
King changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brown fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brown stuffs the takedown.
Brown stuffs the takedown.

Brown gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brown using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a knee to the head.
King is trying to drag Brown to the mat but Brown just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
James Brown seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brown scores with a knee to the head.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Brown prevents the takedown attempt.
King drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brown pulls his leg out and moves away.
King gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Brown moves into the clinch.
Brown gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from King.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brown working King over with knees to the body.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King has Brown pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brown manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
King tries to score a body lock takedown but Brown shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brown lands an elbow that stopped King in his tracks for a moment.
Brown is pressed up against the cage. King has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brown down to the mat. Brown avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
No luck for King with that takedown attempt.

Brown has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brown lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
King is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown with a knee to the head.
King is looking for a takedown.
Brown utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through King's defenses.
Brown prevents a takedown attempt there.
MattiC King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Brown is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
King takes a knee right on the jaw!

And that's the end of the fight!
James Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brown winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30

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