PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bushido Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Gaarlandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Lights Please - J Cole. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brown
vs
Gaarlandt

180 cm
21
280 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

184 cm
21
234 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bushido Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Gaarlandt!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown is looking to clinch.
Gaarlandt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brown throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gaarlandt counters with a head kick.
Gaarlandt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gaarlandt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown misses with a shot to the body
and Gaarlandt counters with a good, hard body kick but Brown shrugs it off.
Brown wants to clinch up but Gaarlandt keeps it at a distance.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.

Brown closes the distance and pushes Gaarlandt back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown landing knees to the body.
Gaarlandt wants to break free but Brown has control.
Brown misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Gaarlandt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gaarlandt tries to break free but Brown pushes him back against the cage.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gaarlandt is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaarlandt pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gaarlandt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gaarlandt.
Brown landing knees to the body.
Gaarlandt looks winded!
Brown digs a right hand into Gaarlandt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gaarlandt's gas tank.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gaarlandt is defending well for now.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gaarlandt blocks the elbow strike.
Gaarlandt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gaarlandt takes an elbow to the temple.
Gaarlandt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gaarlandts head.
Brown missing with knees to the body.
Gaarlandt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gaarlandt wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Gaarlandt avoids a wild elbow strike from Brown.
Gaarlandt is trying to push Brown away but Brown has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brown tries to work over Gaarlandt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brown crunches a lovely knee into Gaarlandt's ribcage.
Brown comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brown looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brown misses with an elbow strike.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gaarlandt is defending well for now.
Brown pushes off an throws an elbow but Gaarlandt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brown pushes Gaarlandt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gaarlandt misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown crunches a lovely knee into Gaarlandt's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Brown.
Gaarlandt blocks an elbow strike from Brown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brown.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown trying to land knees to the body.
Gaarlandt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gaarlandt backwards.
Brown has Gaarlandt pressed against the cage, preventing Gaarlandt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gaarlandt.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brown throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brown obliges.
Brown lands a nice knee to the body.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gaarlandt is defending well for now.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gaarlandt.
Brown gets through Gaarlandt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brown obliges.
A hook to the body from Brown.
Gaarlandt dodges an elbow strike from Brown.

Gaarlandt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.

Brown darts in and clinches Gaarlandt up against the cage.
Brown putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gaarlandt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brown landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gaarlandt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown lands a shot to the body.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
Brown tries to work over Gaarlandt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown lands a left hand.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Gaarlandt avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown keeps control of Gaarlandt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gaarlandt avoids the elbow strike from Brown, against the cage.
Brown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gaarlandt backwards.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Gaarlandt avoids the damage to the body.
Gaarlandt wants to break free but Brown has control.
Gaarlandt wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Gaarlandt misses with some punches.
Gaarlandt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gaarlandt can't break the clinch.
Brown lands a knee to the body.
Gaarlandt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown lands an elbow that stopped Gaarlandt in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Ricardo Gaarlandt has been cut.
A left hand lands to the body for Brown.
Brown is working Gaarlandt over against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown misses with an elbow over the top.
Gaarlandt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
Brown trying to land knees to the body.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gaarlandt is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brown throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brown works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gaarlandt leaves his chin hanging out and Brown seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Gaarlandt crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bushido Brown!
Bushido Brown seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.