PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Josef Jaeger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown has chosen DIE LIKE A ROCKSTAR as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Jaeger
vs
Brown

175 cm
20
160 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

183 cm
20
155 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josef Jaeger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Brown!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a leg kick but Jaeger checks it.
Jaeger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Jaeger.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Brown misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jaeger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brown thinking.
Jaeger throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaeger looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jaeger is defended easily by Brown.
Jaeger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brown with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jaeger to score with a decent uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brown.
Brown lands with a cross.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Danny Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaeger misses with a right hand
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown with a hook.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Jaeger slips the punch.

Jaeger closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brown to the mat! Brown manages to get full guard.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Jaeger is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaeger works over Brown with some ground and pound from guard.
Jaeger stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jaeger trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.

Brown has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jaeger can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jaeger is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.
Jaeger tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Jaeger throwing strikes but missing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brown is on top in guard.
Jaeger is pulling down on Brown's head. It's preventing any offense from Brown, at least for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaeger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Jaeger is keeping the position.
Brown trying to control but Jaeger is working from the bottom.
Jaeger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Danny Brown was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Jaeger fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Brown sprawls well initially but Jaeger persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Jaeger has control of the leg.
Jaeger is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Brown is desperately trying to improve his position but Jaeger has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger lands a heavy elbow.
Brown is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jaeger pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Brown really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jaeger putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown gets back to half guard.
Brown gets back to full guard.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brown controls Jaeger momentarily but Jaeger frees himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaeger throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.
Brown bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jaeger's guard.
Jaeger seems keen to control Brown's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger looking to control.
Jaeger is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jaeger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brown moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jaeger postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.

Brown looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jaeger lands a couple of elbows.

Jaeger got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brown has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jaeger has managed to get both his arms back between Brown's legs - danger averted.
Jaeger trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Brown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jaeger doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jaeger manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jaeger preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Josef Jaeger will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jaeger missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brown misses with a hook. Jaeger ducked under it nicely.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jaeger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown shoots and misses
and Jaeger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Jaeger moves away and avoids it.
Brown misses with a leg kick.
Brown scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Josef Jaeger has been cut.
Jaeger tries for a takedown but Brown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jaeger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.

Jaeger fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Brown to the ground. Jaeger is now in Brown's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jaeger is controlling him.
Jaeger pushes down on Brown's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jaeger scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jaeger seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jaeger is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Brown is rocked!
Jaeger is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brown is still in real trouble! Can Jaeger finish him?
Jaeger lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brown is looking to escape.
Jaeger working the head and body with strikes.
Jaeger prevents Brown from improving his position.
Jaeger lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Brown quite badly. Brown pulls Jaeger in close trying to recover. Jaeger postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Brown on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Brown doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josef Jaeger!
Josef Jaeger retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Josef Jaeger rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.