PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between JP Pinsent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pinsent might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Trouble on my Mind. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Pinsent
vs
Brown

190 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
216 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, JP Pinsent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Brown!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown misses the jab.
Brown throws a right and a left that Pinsent avoids nicely.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pinsent was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
JP Pinsent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinsent shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Pinsent changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Brown looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pinsent throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Brown is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pinsent lands a nice forearm strike.
Pinsent working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinsent connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Brown some visible discomfort.

Brown is rocked!
The ground and pound from Pinsent seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Pinsent lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Brown down.
Brown is still in real trouble! Can Pinsent finish him?
Pinsent grinds an elbow into Brown's temple.
Brown manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pinsent lands with a punch from half guard.

Brown looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pinsent seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brown does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Brown seems to have recovered his senses.
Pinsent working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brown slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pinsent throws a big right hand that misses.

Brown looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pinsent with a nice head shot there.
Pinsent with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pinsent's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinsent chips away with some ground and pound.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Pinsent from controlling successfully.
Pinsent trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Brown is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinsent postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pinsent working some strikes from top position.
Brown wants to sweep here but Pinsent controlling him for the moment.
Pinsent in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Brown looking for a guillotine here but Pinsent defends easily.
Pinsent has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Brown is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pinsent landing some decent shots from guard.

Brown is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pinsent is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinsent wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Brown striking off his back but it's not causing Pinsent any problems.

Pinsent got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brown has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pinsent has managed to get both his arms back between Brown's legs - danger averted.
Pinsent lands a couple of elbows.
Pinsent keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brown's head.
Pinsent lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pinsent's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brown looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pinsent is one step ahead there.
Pinsent lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Brown is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pinsent knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brown on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinsent wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.

Brown escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pinsent gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brown looks winded!
Pinsent chips away with some ground and pound.
Pinsent working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brown is on top in guard.

Pinsent working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brown doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brown manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pinsent 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pinsent bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JP Pinsent dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pinsent throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Brown scores with a nice strike.
A big right from Brown misses.
Pinsent shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brown counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brown connects with a body shot.
Bobby Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Pinsent drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pinsent is in close to Brown's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pinsent working some strikes from top position.
Pinsent distracts Brown with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinsent is in close to Brown's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pinsent trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pinsent is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.
Brown wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Brown has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pinsent can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinsent with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brown wants to sweep here but Pinsent controlling him for the moment.
Brown trying to keep a closed guard but Pinsent is proving a slippery customer.
Pinsent postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pinsent is in close to Brown's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pinsent is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Brown is looking for a triangle but Pinsent pushes his legs off easily.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Pinsent postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinsent working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
JP Pinsent overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Brown looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pinsent working some strikes from top position.

Brown looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pinsent working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brown's head.
Pinsent working some strikes from top position.
Pinsent stands up over Brown, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pinsent postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Pinsent avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pinsent scoring with some ground and pound.
Pinsent trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pinsent postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pinsent got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brown has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pinsent has managed to get both his arms back between Brown's legs - danger averted.
Pinsent postures up and lands a big shot to Brown's brow.
Pinsent stands up over Brown, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pinsent lands a couple of digs.
Brown has momentary wrist control but Pinsent slips an elbow through the middle.

Brown looking for a guillotine here but Pinsent defends easily.
Pinsent working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pinsent scoring with some ground and pound.

Brown escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pinsent gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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!
Pinsent postures up and lands a big shot to Brown's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Pinsent from controlling successfully.
Pinsent distracts Brown with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pinsent lands a couple of digs.
Pinsent working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Brown has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pinsent can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pinsent scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Brown looking for a guillotine here but Pinsent defends easily.
Pinsent tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JP Pinsent 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Brown. No joy for Pinsent on that attempt.
Pinsent closes the distance and clinches up with Brown, looking for a takedown. Pinsent pushes Brown against the cage but Brown circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pinsent misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JP Pinsent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pinsent shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brown as he avoids it easily.
Brown shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pinsent eats them both and turns towards Brown to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Brown has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pinsent is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Brown fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pinsent looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Pinsent scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Brown is looking for a sweep.
Brown takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Pinsent in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Brown is looking for a sweep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinsent lands a nice forearm strike.
We've been hearing that Pinsent has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Brown is trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown prevents Pinsent from improving position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Pinsent wants to control but Brown is keeping busy.

Brown wants to work for an arm triangle but Pinsent is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Brown trying to control from half guard but Pinsent is working away.
Brown prevents Pinsent from improving his position.
Brown is keen to just control but Pinsent is a slippery customer.
Pinsent on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pinsent tries to get out of the position.
Pinsent is looking to improve his position.
Pinsent moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pinsent keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown postures up.
Pinsent wants to sweep but no luck.
Brown trying to control but Pinsent is working from the bottom.

Bobby Brown has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Brown throws a combination. Pinsent tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Brown gets caught flat footed, as Pinsent shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinsent throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pinsent's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brown seems keen to control Pinsent's posture.

Brown has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pinsent can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bobby Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown controls Pinsent momentarily but Pinsent frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinsent stands up over Brown, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Brown had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pinsent defends it easily.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
Pinsent works over Brown with some ground and pound from guard.

Brown has his foot on Pinsent's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pinsent works his way back into a safe position though.
Pinsent chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinsent lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pinsent cracks Brown with a solid left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinsent stays in close to Brown's body and controls the position.
Pinsent working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brown's head.
Pinsent pushes down on Brown's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Brown pushes Pinsent off looking to stand but Pinsent dives back in and keeps control.
Pinsent lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pinsent lands a nice short elbow.
Pinsent is keen to just control but Brown is a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown tries to kick Pinsent off but Pinsent keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pinsent working over Brown with some ground and pound. Brown looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pinsent lands a nice short elbow.

Pinsent is looking for a kimura here.

And that's the end of the fight!
JP Pinsent showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pinsent, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight for JP Pinsent!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for JP Pinsent!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for JP Pinsent!

JP Pinsent wins by unanimous decision!
An intense looking JP Pinsent took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Koso, I hope your face heals up nicely. On to the next one.'.
Bobby Brown was interviewed post fight and said 'Shit happens'.