PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Amun Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Don't You Give Your Love Away . Amun Ra could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Victor Brown's chin.

Ra
vs
Brown

173 cm
28
165 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

175 cm
36
171 lbs
25 - 17 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Amun Ra!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Brown!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ra gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brown.
Nice takedown defense from Brown. No joy for Ra on that attempt.
Ra takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ra jabs Brown to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Brown or perhaps it was just good defense by Ra which made him look bad.
Brown throws a hook but Ra avoids it easily.
Ra just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Ra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown scores with a leg kick.
Ra throws a poor cross that misses

and Brown counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ra won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ra manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ra slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ra is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Ra has control of the leg.
We've been hearing that Ra has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brown defending well though.
Ra throwing shots but Brown is blocking nicely.
Brown tries to roll over but Ra keeps him under control.
Brown gets full guard.
Ra controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ra throws a big elbow that misses.
Ra trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Ra won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
Ra trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown controlling Ra's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Amun Ra just wasn't active enough.
Ra connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ra misses with a straight left.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ra looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but Ra persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Ra.
Ra is putting a hurting on Brown here, landing some big shots from side control.
An elbow from Ra crashes against the mat.
Ra working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra cracks Brown with a big elbow.
Brown manages to get back to half guard.
Brown is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ra's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ra's back!
Brown gets his hands free as Ra looks to control.
Ra is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Brown missing with strikes.
Ra rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Brown not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brown is thwarting Ra's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ra is trying to get back to full guard.
Brown is pressing down on Ra's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ra is holding on for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ra regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Brown.
Brown preventing the sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ra's head.
Ra looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ra controlling the position.
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 Amun Ra will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A telegraphed right hand from Ra misses the target.
Ra fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jab, jab by Brown - just one landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ra. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ra slips a jab from Brown.
Ra lands a body shot.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown throws a sloppy body shot
letting Ra counter with a right hand.
Brown cracks Ra with an open hand slap.
Brown misses with a hook. Ra ducked under it nicely.
Ra swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Ra or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown which made him look bad.
Decent striking displayed by Ra there.
Ra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra misses with a two punch combination.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ra.
Ra just misses with a punch to the body.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Ra enables Brown to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ra manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Brown postures up in Ra's guard and throws a big left but Ra blocks it.
Ra has Brown pulled in close to control his posture.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Ra is retaining full guard.
Ra manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Brown can't escape the position.
Brown has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ra avoids the attempt from Brown to control.
Ra is landing with some decent strikes but Brown is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown wants to control but Ra is having none of it.
Ra raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ra cracks Brown with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ra looking to control but Brown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brown regains half guard.
Brown is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ra's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ra's back!
Brown keeps control of the position as Ra tries to break free.
Can Ra hold on?! Brown is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to get the hooks in deep but Ra pushed the leg off.
Brown throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Ra has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Ra manages to reverse the position and now he's in Brown's guard. Nice work there by Ra.
Ra keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brown's head.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Ra from controlling successfully.
Ra stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
Ra postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ra lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ra trying to stand up but can't free himself from Brown's guard.
Ra throws a big right hand that misses.
Ra works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ra wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ra not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
Ra lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amun Ra dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ra shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brown as he jumps to the side.
Ra checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brown jabs at Ra's body.
Victor Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ra takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown throws the left hand but Ra avoids the punch easily.
Ra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ra throws out the jab.
Ra misses with a looping right.
Ra closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brown jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ra misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Ra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ra scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brown on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Ra lands a really nice looking cross but Brown seems unphased.
Ra throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown slips under a jab.
Good exchange - Brown coming out on top.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Ra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ra tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brown defending well as Ra loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ra. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Ra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ra takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ra jabs Brown to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ra throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Ra throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown slips under a jab.
Brown connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Ra 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.
Ra trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ra is fighting to break Brown's control of his arms but Brown is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ra won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
Ra wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ra throwing strikes but missing.
Ra lands a couple of elbows.
Ra passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The strikes coming from Ra are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ra working away.
Ra lands a few punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ra wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Ra is trying to ground and pound but Brown uses the momentary lack of control by Ra to regain half guard.
Ra missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ra is keen to just control but Brown is a slippery customer.
Amun Ra overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ra throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown tries to roll over but Ra keeps him under control.
Brown preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ra wants to take a breather but Brown is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amun Ra clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Brown takes a swing at Ra's ribcage but misses.
Brown scores with a nice right hand.
Brown walks into a left hand.
Ra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ra misses with a wild combination.
Ra looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Brown thuds his right hand into Ra's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ra darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Brown decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ra manages to get to full guard.
Ra lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Brown!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is squirming around, avoiding Ra's attempts to control the action.
Brown blocking the ground and pound.
Brown working to try and regain half guard.
Ra landing strikes from the mount and Brown is in trouble!
Brown is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brown is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ra breaks from Brown's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Brown is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ra throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Ra misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Brown tries to hold on but Ra pushes him away.
Ra pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
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!
Ra trying to control but Brown is having none of it.
Ra misses with a head shot.
Brown is bucking up trying to escape but Ra cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Brown is rocked!
Ra looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Brown covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amun Ra!
Amun Ra is the new lightweight champion!