PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordon brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon brown could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Daniel Pereira's chin.

brown
vs
Pereira

190 cm
20
207 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gordon brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
brown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pereira shoots for a double leg takedown but brown sprawls well. He's pushed Pereira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
brown blocks a jab.
Pereira tries to clinch but brown moves away
and brown counters with a series of strikes. Pereira will be more careful next time no doubt.

brown closes the distance and clinches.
brown has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pereira avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The is referee keeping an eye on brown - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pereira goes for a takedown in the clinch but brown prevents it.
Gordon brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Pereira.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira can't get the takedown.
Pereira fails to pull guard.
brown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pereira fails to pull guard.
brown leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pereira tries to pull guard but brown won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
brown slows down the pace here.
brown pushes Pereira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
brown tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pereira just stands there and leans against the cage.

brown breaks the clinch.
Pereira tries for a takedown but brown circles away easily

and brown counters with a nice double leg into guard.
brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Pereira is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pereira keeping moving, preventing brown from controlling successfully.
brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira keeping moving, preventing brown from controlling successfully.
Pereira looking for a sweep. Not yet Pereira, not yet.
Pereira has a closed guard, preventing brown from standing up.
Pereira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from brown.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
brown lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pereira looks gassed!

brown gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pereira lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down brown.

brown breaks the clinch.

brown darts in and clinches Pereira up against the cage.
brown wants a takedown.
brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
brown misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pereira doesn't succeed with the takedown

and brown counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
brown has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pereira is on top in guard.

Pereira is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
brown trying to keep a closed guard but Pereira is proving a slippery customer.
Pereira looking to pass the guard.
brown knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pereira on the ground.

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

Pereira thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
brown trying to control the position.
brown wants to get back to his feet but Pereira is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
brown lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pereira looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gordon brown dominated that 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.

brown goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pereira with a poor takedown
and brown counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
brown avoids the body shot from Pereira.

brown looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Pereira!
brown wants to control the pace but Pereira is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pereira taking shots to the head.
brown connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pereira tries to lock up and control but brown gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
brown tries to control but Pereira wriggling away.
brown landing punches.
Pereira is desperately trying to improve his position but brown has a good base and remains in mount.
brown scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pereira?
Pereira is looking to get to half guard.
brown trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pereira keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pereira is squirming around, avoiding brown's attempts to control the action.
brown prevents Pereira from getting the reversal.
brown cracks Pereira with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pereira is trying to escape the mount.
brown working Pereira over with strikes here.
brown trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira is desperately trying to improve his position but brown has a good base and remains in mount.

brown looking for a guillotine from mount but Pereira is having none of it.
brown misses with a head shot.
Pereira is trying to escape the mount.
brown controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pereira keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
brown lands a big elbow.
Pereira is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
brown working the ground and pound effectively.
brown looking to control but Pereira is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

brown looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gordon brown 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. This is the final round!

Pereira tries for a takedown but brown circles away easily

so brown counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
brown being controlled here momentarily.
brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
brown trying to control but Pereira is working from the bottom.
Pereira looking for a sweep. Not yet Pereira, not yet.

Pereira is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
brown trying to control but Pereira is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pereira fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

brown fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pereira sprawls well initially but brown persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
brown is nestled in close to Pereira, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gordon brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pereira trying to control but brown postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
brown prevents Pereira from improving his position.
Pereira moves into full guard.
Pereira wants to sweep but no luck.
brown would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
brown fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and brown counters with a takedown into side control.
Gordon brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Pereira.
Pereira is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Pereira is looking for a sweep.
brown lands an elbow.
brown working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
brown is looking to take a break and control but Pereira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira regains half guard.
Pereira makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pereira.
Pereira 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 makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Daniel Pereira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
brown slips under a jab from Pereira.
brown throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pereira's waist but Pereira gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing brown off to one side.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gordon brown!