PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sonny White was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Brown
vs
White

179 cm
21
180 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

188 cm
23
195 lbs
1 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eric Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sonny White!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
White blocks a head kick by Brown.

White gets tackled into the cage by Brown. Brown maintains the clinch.
Brown jumps guard but White turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
White lands an elbow inside.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but White won't allow it.
Brown tries to pull guard but White won't allow it.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
White gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as White walks away with a smile on his face. Brown gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brown changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. White tries to avoid it but Brown manages to keep hold of a leg and drag White to the ground. White escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Brown pushes White up against the cage in a clinch.
White content to slow the pace in the clinch.
White crunches a lovely knee into Brown's ribcage.
Brown tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brown tries for a takedown but White manages to get underhooks.
Brown is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by White.
White lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Eric Brown has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for White.
White lands an elbow inside that Brown shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by White.
White slowing the pace effectively.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from White.
White lands a nice knee to the body.
White lands an elbow inside that Brown shrugs off.
White lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White lands a nice elbow.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
White lands a nice elbow.
White lands an elbow just above Brown 's eye.

Eric Brown's cut is getting worse.
White creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brown's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White taking a breather.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brown lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from White.
Knees in the clinch landing for White.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. White obliges.
White lands an elbow inside.
White lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
White working Brown over with knees to the body.
White working Brown over with knees to the body.
White is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
White lands an elbow inside.
White lands an elbow inside.
White creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brown's defenses.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White landing knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from White.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.

Eric Brown's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
White working Brown over with knees to the body.
White is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
White stalls.
Brown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
White lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Come on White - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
White crunches a lovely knee into Brown's ribcage.
White lands an elbow just above Brown 's eye.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. White obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White working Brown over with knees to the body.
White displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brown up against the cage.
White creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brown's defenses.
White lands a nice elbow.

Brown is rocked!
White lands a nice knee to the body.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
White unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brown letting White take a breather here.
White landing knees to the body.
White working Brown over with knees to the body.
White crunches a lovely knee into Brown's ribcage.
The referee calls for White to work.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.

Jeez, Eric Brown's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White lands an elbow inside.
Brown is pressed against the cage. White pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Brown! Two more big strikes from White and Brown crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Sonny White!