PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Brown (ranked 2195 p4p, 95 weight class) and Mark Boortz (ranked 1311 p4p, 61 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Brown
vs
Boortz

193 cm
25
245 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

191 cm
25
189 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leroy Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Boortz!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown looks to land a right hand but Boortz moved out of range.
A big right from Boortz misses.
Boortz wants to land a leg kick but Brown is out of range.
Brown defending well as Boortz loads up on a big left hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Brown blocks the leg kick.
Brown checks the leg kick.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab, jab by Brown - just one landing.
Brown cracks Boortz with an open hand slap.
Boortz throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Boortz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brown. Brown obviously looking to wear him down.
Boortz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boortz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown scores with a kick to the midsection.
A big right from Boortz misses.
Boortz misses the jab.
Leroy Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Boortz moved out of range nicely.
Boortz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boortz ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boortz moves away from the strike by Brown.
Brown throws the left hand but Boortz avoids the punch easily.
Boortz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Boortz throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Brown throws the left hand but Boortz avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Boortz misses.
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Boortz's sensitive parts.
Brown checks a leg kick.
Brown lands with a nice body punch.
Brown throws the left hand but Boortz avoids the punch easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Boortz misses.
Boortz walks into a left hand.
Boortz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brown. Brown obviously looking to wear him down.
Brown throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boortz slips under a jab from Brown.
Boortz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Boortz throws a low kick but Brown avoids it.
A combination from Boortz does no damage.
Brown swings away with a leg kick that misses.
As Brown backs off Boortz throws a huge counter combo but Brown manages to avoid it all.
Brown scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boortz.
Brown throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boortz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boortz.
Brown wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
Boortz throws a counter combo.
Boortz misses with a wild body shot.
Boortz tries to score with a low kick but Brown moves his leg out of the way.
Brown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Boortz is looking to score with low kicks.
Boortz takes one on the button.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brown.
Boortz takes one on the button.
Brown scores with a body shot.
Boortz misses the jab.
Boortz lands a jab to Brown's midsection.
A jab from Boortz misses.
Brown connects with a leg kick. Boortz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boortz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Boortz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Boortz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown lands with an overhand left.
Boortz digs a good body shot into Brown's ribs.
Brown throws a front kick that sends Boortz stumbling back into the cage.
Boortz works Brown's body with a nice hook.
Brown throws a hook but Boortz avoids it easily.
Brown with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boortz to score with a decent uppercut.
Boortz has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Brown checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boortz staying out of range there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brown.
Boortz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice body kick there by Brown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boortz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brown is out of range.
Boortz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boortz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boortz tried to score with a low kick but Brown checks it.
Brown throws out a powerful jab.
Boortz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boortz counters with a nice body shot.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boortz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boortz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown slips a straight right by Boortz.
Brown is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brown. That's going to slow Boortz down.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw.
Boortz throws a leg kick that misses.
Boortz slips a jab from Brown.
Brown backing away here, and Boortz unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Boortz throws a wild body kick that Brown sees coming a mile off.
Boortz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brown scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brown misses with a body kick.
Boortz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Boortz throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Nice cross by Brown.
Some bone on bone action there as Brown checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boortz throws a leg kick but Brown moved away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Brown throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Boortz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boortz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Brown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brown throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice uppercut lands for Brown. That snapped Boortz's head back.
Brown takes a swing at Boortz's ribcage but misses.
Boortz gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brown.
Brown feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Boortzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Boortz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brown.

Boortz is rocked!
Brown lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Boortz head around and knocks him out cold! Brown hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leroy Brown!