PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Derpens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Brown has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Samuel Derpens's chin.

Derpens
vs
Brown

196 cm
22
215 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

160 cm
23
214 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Samuel Derpens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Brown!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Derpens clinches up against the cage.

Derpens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Brown has eaten all the pies!
Derpens throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.

Derpens has taken the fight to the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Brown is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Derpens gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Our sources have told us that Derpens has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Derpens lands a knee to the body.
Derpens misses with some punches.
Derpens gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brown.
Derpens has Brown pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Derpens lands with a light punch inside.
Brown tries for a takedown but Derpens manages to get underhooks.
Samuel Derpens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Brown.
Derpens just leaning against Brown, taking a breather.
Brown jumps guard but Derpens stands there with Brown around his waist. Brown gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Derpens.
Derpens misses with the head strike.
Derpens dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Derpens lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Bobby Brown has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derpens with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The referee is keeping an eye on Derpens - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Derpens.
Brown takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brown jumps guard but Derpens turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Knees to the body from Derpens.
Derpens scores with a nice hook to the head.

Derpens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Derpens misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derpens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Derpens closes the distance and clinches.
Derpens avoiding damage.

Derpens breaks the clinch.
Derpens misses with a body kick.

Derpens has Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Derpens slows down the pace here.
Derpens seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derpens misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Derpens.
Brown jumps guard but Derpens turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Derpens with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Derpens manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Derpens fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
Samuel Derpens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Derpens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Derpens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Brown's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Derpens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.

Derpens rushes Brown and presses him up against the cage.

Derpens manages to break the clinch.
Samuel Derpens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.

Derpens clinches up with Brown and pushes him back against the cage.
Derpens is struggling to control the position.
Derpens unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Derpens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Derpens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Derpens moves into range and clinches up with Brown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Derpens landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Derpens using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Derpens comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Derpens connects with a knee to the head.
Derpens lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Derpens lands a good knee to the midsection. Brown won't want to take too many of those.
Derpens slowing the pace effectively.
Brown prevents a body shot from Derpens.
Derpens lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derpens unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Derpens lands an elbow that stopped Brown in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Bobby Brown's cut even more.
Derpens lands a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Derpens.
Brown is trying to pull guard but Derpens turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Brown tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Derpens just stands there and leans against the cage.
Derpens lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brown tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Samuel Derpens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Brown.
Derpens scores a nice knee to the body.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Derpens is working Brown over against the cage.
We've been informed that Brown has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Derpens breaks from the clinch.
Derpens scores with a head kick.

The cut above Bobby Brown's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Derpens is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Derpens is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Derpens tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Derpens wants to clinch.
Derpens throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Bobby Brown's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Derpens tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Derpens back against the cage.

Derpens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Samuel Derpens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Derpens fails in his attempt to clinch.

Derpens rushes Brown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Derpens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Derpens tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Derpens dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Brown's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Derpens tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Derpens tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.

Derpens closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Derpens taking a breather.
Derpens tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Derpens back against the cage.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
Derpens gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brown fails to pull guard.

Derpens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Derpens tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Derpens looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Derpens tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Derpens tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Derpens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Derpens tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Derpens throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Derpens. Brown shrugs it off though.
A slapping body kick lands there for Derpens.
Derpens doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Samuel Derpens is winning the standup battle so far.
Derpens tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Derpens fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brown, pushing him back against the cage.
Derpens lands a good knee to the midsection. Brown won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Derpens throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Samuel Derpens has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown tries to pull guard but Derpens holds him up against the cage and eventually Brown drops back down to his feet.
Derpens comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bobby Brown's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Samuel Derpens!
Samuel Derpens spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.