PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lee Roy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rasta Fari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Roy Brown
vs
Fari

165 cm
25
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
25
139 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lee Roy Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rasta Fari!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown shoots in and drives through. Fari sprawls well.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fari checks a low kick from Brown.
Fari misses with a leg kick.
Brown attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.

Brown looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fari controlling the position for now.
Fari trying to control here.
Fari is staying active underneath Brown, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fari keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brown is taking a breather. Fari says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fari is looking to improve his position.
Brown trying to control from half guard but Fari is working away.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lee Roy Brown.
Brown wants to clinch.
Brown throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brown throws out a leg kick but Fari moves out of range and Brown only half commits.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fari manages to avoid it.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown. Fari tries to sprawl out of it but Brown keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fari manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Roy Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fari throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fari misses with a takedown attempt - Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fari misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brown closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fari to the mat! Fari manages to get full guard.
Fari looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown is fighting to break Fari's control of his arms but Fari is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Brown advances to half guard.
Brown looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Brown is thwarting Fari's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fari is looking to improve his position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Brown seems to be looking for submissions.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fari is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fari is trying to maintain the position but Brown is very close to passing his half guard.
Brown is trying to control the action in half guard but Fari is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fari wants to control but Brown is keeping busy.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Fari is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fari shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Roy Brown dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Brown throws a solid leg kick but Fari takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brown.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good work by Fari as he checks the leg kick.

Brown gets caught flat footed, as Fari shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Brown escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fari gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fari preventing the sweep.
Fari engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fari looking to pass the guard.
Brown is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lee Roy Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fari gets back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown wants to control from the top but Fari keeps moving.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brown wants to control from the top but Fari keeps moving.
Fari looking for a sweep. Not yet Fari, not yet.
Fari keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
Fari not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Fari is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fari can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brown controls the pace.
Brown passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fari seems a little lost for a moment, as Brown dominates the positioning.
Brown trying to control the action but Fari is working from the bottom.
Fari is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fari is not content to let Brown control the position.
Brown slows the pace down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Lee Roy Brown just wasn't active enough.
Brown shoots in but Fari avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brown will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick from Fari.
Fari avoids a kick to the body.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Brown fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fari is out of range.
Brown swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fari misses the jab.
Brown throws the kick towards the body but Fari avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lee Roy Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown misses with a straight left.

Brown shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Brown showed some decent athleticism there.
Fari controlling the position well.
Fari is not content to let Brown control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fari is trying to get back to full guard.
Fari keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Roy Brown dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Fari just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown throws a wild body kick that Fari sees coming a mile off.
Fari motions for Brown to come forward. Fari throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Fari misses with a wild body shot.
Brown swings for the body but Fari moves out of range.
Brown slips a jab from Fari.
Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fari looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Some bone on bone action there as Fari checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a front kick aimed at Fari's knee but Fari avoids it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brown 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 Fari has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fari and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brown motions for Fari to come forward. Brown throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fari avoids a kick to the body.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Fari is just out of range.
Brown is looking to wear down Fari with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Brown swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brown throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brown blocks a head kick by Fari.
Brown throws a push kick but Fari slaps the foot to one side.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fari but Fari pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rasta Fari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to clinch but Fari moves out of range.
Fari throws the kick towards the body but Brown avoids it.
Fari looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Fari looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Brown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Fari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown tries to clinch but Fari is having none of it.
Brown shoots in but no luck this time.
Fari throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Fari jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown avoids the head kick by Fari.
Brown tries to land a leg kick but Fari saw it coming and moves away.
Fari moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Roy Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brown is looking to chop away at Fari's legs.
Brown scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fari doesn't seem bothered though.
Brown throws a leg kick that misses.
Brown misses with a hook. Fari ducked under it nicely.
Brown looks to land a body kick but Fari moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fari throws a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Brown fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fari avoids it really well and circles away.
Brown tries to land a leg kick but Fari saw it coming and moves away.
Lee Roy Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Fari shows good takedown defense.
Fari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fari keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Roy 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Roy Brown!
Lee Roy Brown thanked the fans post fight for their support.