PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xtreme Mma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mma's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Wont Back Down. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mma
vs
Brown

225 cm
36
300 lbs
23 - 24 - 1

215 cm
27
267 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Xtreme Mma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Brown!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mma thuds his right hand into Brown's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brown looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mma lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brown moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Mma.
Mma tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Xtreme Mma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mma lands with a shot to the body.
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!
Mma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mma looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.

Mma moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
Mma digs a right hand underneath Brown's ribcage. Brown let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brown comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mma lands a body shot.
Brown comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but Mma blocks with his arms.
Mma drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brown gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mma misses with a punch to the body.
Nice elbow from Brown.
Brown throws an elbow that misses.
Brown lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown throws an elbow that misses.
Brown is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mma tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Brown throws an elbow that misses.
Mma throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mma tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Xtreme Mma has been cut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Mma avoids the damage to the body.
Mma tries to break the clinch but Brown is controlling the position.
Mma is trying to push Brown away but Brown has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've been hearing reports that Mma has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Brown misses with an elbow strike.
Brown using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brown creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mma's defenses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mma.
Mma avoids the elbow strike from Brown, against the cage.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brown.
A right handed body shot lands from Mma.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown taking a breather.
Mma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.

Mma manages to break the clinch.
Mma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Mma.
Mma scores with a body shot.

Brown clinches up against the cage.
Mma misses with a knee strike.
Mma is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.
Mma blocks the elbow strike.
Mma avoids a wild elbow strike from Brown.

Mma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mma tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brown takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mma.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mma pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brown is out of range and Mma settles back down.
Mma scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brown is looking to clinch but Mma is avoiding it.
Mma misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mma. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mma scores with a nice strike.
Sloppy strikes from Mma. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xtreme Mma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xtreme Mma's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mma blocks an elbow strike from Brown.

Mma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Mma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mma lands a head shot.
Mma swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mma swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brown counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mma takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Mma wants to clinch.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Mma pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mma swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.

Brown moves into range and clinches up with Mma.
Brown landing knees to the head.
Brown throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mma is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.
A bit of stalling here from Mma.
Mma using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brown misses with a knee to the head.
Brown misses with an elbow over the top.
Mma is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice elbow from Brown.
Mma avoids a wild elbow strike from Brown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mma in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brown throws an elbow but it misses.
Brown looks to throw an elbow but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mma dodges an elbow strike from Brown.
Mma blocks an elbow strike.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jim Brown seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mma can't break the clinch.
Brown with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mma.
Brown throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mma dodges an elbow strike from Brown.
Mma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown lands an elbow that stopped Mma in his tracks for a moment.
Mma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mma has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mma throws a head punch that misses.
Brown prevents Mma from breaking the clinch.

Mma breaks from the clinch.

Brown has closed the distance and engaged Mma in a clinch.
Brown pushes off an throws an elbow but Mma leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mma throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mma is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Mma.
Brown misses with an elbow over the top.
Mma tries to circle away but Brown has him pinned against the cage.
Brown misses with an elbow strike.
Brown displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mma up against the cage.
Brown misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands an elbow just above Mma 's eye.
Mma is trying to stall.
Nice elbow from Brown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brown.
Mma is working Brown over against the cage.
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!
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mma stalling in the clinch.
Brown pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brown pushes off an throws an elbow but Mma leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brown throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mma can't break the clinch.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mma tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Mma stalls.
Brown lands an elbow that stopped Mma in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Xtreme Mma's cut.
That's time! Mma's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Mma thuds a left hand into Brown's body.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown avoids the body shot from Mma.
Mma works Brown's body with a nice hook.
A punch combination from Mma misses.
Mma thows a leg kick but Brown checks it
and Brown counters with an inside leg kick.
Mma looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mma misses with the combination.
Xtreme Mma is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown slips a straight right by Mma.
Brown takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mma lands with a straight right. Brown didn't see that one coming.
Mma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Mma closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Brown is holding on to half guard well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mma wants to take a breather but Brown is having none of it.
Brown keeping control of the position.
Mma missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mma has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mma prevents Brown from improving his position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jim Brown wasn't active enough on the ground.
A slow jab from Mma misses its intended target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mma throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mma.
Mma connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mma keeps the fight on the outside.
Mma displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mma shoots in but no luck this time.
Mma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Mma fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice jab there from Mma.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Mma.
Mma scores with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mma slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mma throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.

Brown clinches up with Mma and pushes him back against the cage.
Mma lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mma blocks it with crossed arms.
Brown misses with an elbow strike.
Mma taking a breather.
Mma gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brown lands an elbow inside that Mma shrugs off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mma is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mma blocks the elbow strike.
Mma blocks an elbow strike from Brown.
Mma tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xtreme Mma showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mma has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xtreme Mma!
During a confident post fight interview, Xtreme Mma thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.