PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastien Linne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Don't You Give Your Love Away . Linne has chosen Arcturus - The Chaos Path as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brown
vs
Linne

175 cm
36
171 lbs
24 - 16 - 0

170 cm
39
165 lbs
32 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastien Linne!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linne feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
Linne misses with a head kick.
Linne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Linne throws a leg kick but Brown moved away.
Brown scores with a sloppy right hand. Linne should have avoided that one.
Brown blocks a low kick nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brown checks a leg kick.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Linne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Linne takes a jab right on the kisser.
Linne checks a leg kick nicely.
Brown digs a good body shot into Linne's ribs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Linne lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brown has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brown and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne wants to slow Brown down by chopping away at his legs.
Linne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brown is able to avoid easily.
Linne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brown scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Linne gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brown.
Linne looks to land a body kick but Brown moved away.
Sebastien Linne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Brown moves into the clinch successfully.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Linne's elbow.
Linne misses with some punches.
Brown has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Linne avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Linne controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Linne after a bit of a struggle.
Linne working aggressively here.
Linne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Linne misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Brown.
Linne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Linne as Brown tries to tie him up.
Brown blocking some punches.
Linne working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Linne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Linne letting Brown take a breather here.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Linne.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left hand lands to the body for Brown.
A frustrated look appears on Brown's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Linne prevents a body shot from Brown.
Linne scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Brown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linne misses with some punches.
Linne struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Linne lands a left hand.
I was talking to Brown's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Brown has Linne pressed against the cage.
Linne throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown lands a body punch.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Linne controls the action.
Linne lands a right hand.
Linne tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Linne back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linne misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Linne as Brown tries to tie him up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Brown dominated that round.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Linne throws a wild body kick that Brown sees coming a mile off.
Linne throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linne.
Brown punishes Linne's body with a nice straight punch.
Brown avoids the body shot from Linne.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Linne stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Linne wants it to stay on the feet.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Linne.
Linne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Linne but Linne pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brown throws a body punch but Linne moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne scores with a jab.

Linne darts in and clinches Brown up against the cage.
Brown slows down the pace here.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Linne tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Linne back against the cage.
Brown stalling against the cage.
Brown lands a body punch.
Victor Brown has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brown tries a body shot but Linne blocks it.
Brown working aggressively here.
Linne swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linne blocks a body shot from Brown.
Linne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Linne has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Linne.
Linne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Linne pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Linne misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
Brown trying to stall but Linne improves his position.
Linne has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne stops a takedown attempt from Brown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Linne avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Brown tries to stall but Linne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Linne throws a head punch that misses.
Linne misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown tries to work over Linne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Linne as the two fighters clinch.
Linne lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown displaying some good clinch control by pressing Linne up against the cage.
Brown trying to control the position but instead, Linne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brown into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Linne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown stalling.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Linne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown is looking to control Linne's arms but Linne gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brown has his back to the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Linne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Linne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linne misses with a punch on the inside.
Linne misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sebastien Linne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Brown drives through and clinches with Linne against the cage.

Brown gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Linne is looking to control Brown's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Linne avoid being mounted?
Linne slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Linne keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown looking to sit in guard and control but Linne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Linne from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
Linne stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Linne!
Linne is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Brown tries to control but Linne wriggling away.
Brown landing punches.
Brown trying to control but Linne is having none of it.
Brown thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Brown throwing strikes here but Linne is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Linne keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brown fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Brown lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Linne hang on?
Linne holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Brown tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Linne gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown moves nicely into side control.
Linne is looking to regain half guard here but Brown keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linne manages to work his way to half guard, despite Brown's best efforts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linne trying to control here.
Linne wants to improve his position but Brown is controlling well.
Brown scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Linne is looking for a sweep. Brown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linne trying to hold on to Brown's head to control him but Brown postures up.
Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Brown!
A very excited looking Victor Brown made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.