PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Sane (ranked 779 p4p, 92 weight class) and Murphy Brown (ranked 1146 p4p, 140 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sane
vs
Brown

170 cm
28
162 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

178 cm
27
162 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Sane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Murphy Brown!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sane shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sane sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brown's guard.
Brown is trying to control but can't.
Sane trying to mount his opponent but Brown defends it.
Brown is looking to improve his position.
Sane tries to pass to full mount but Brown defends it.

Sane wants to work for an arm triangle but Brown is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sane is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sane is pressing down on Brown's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brown is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sane is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sane working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Brown's thigh. Brown counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Sane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Sane passes Brown's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sane tries to pass to full mount but Brown defends it.

Sane is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brown defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sane moves nicely into side control.

Sane is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brown knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Sane tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sane has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Brown's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Sane tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sane has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sane is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brown has escaped the position, nice work there.

Sane is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Brown looks calm but he's in trouble here. Sane gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Brown is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Sane lets go of the hold and Brown can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Justin Sane!
Justin Sane retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Justin Sane thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.