PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Brown (ranked 4289 p4p, 5096 weight class) and Shaun Gow (ranked 454 p4p, 510 weight class). Jim Brown is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Brown
vs
Gow

180 cm
25
160
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
162
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shaun Gow!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gow!
Gow throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gow looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.

Gow tries to sprawl but Brown drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Brown sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gow defending well though.
Brown content to control rather than advance.
Brown has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gow is trying to stand back up but Brown is controlling him
Brown with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown stops Gow from getting back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Brown seems content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gow is trying to stand up here but Brown is controlling him well.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Brown closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
A lull in the action here as Brown stalls from top position.
Gow tries to escape but Brown is in control.

Brown tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Brown controls the position from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gow is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Brown taking a breather here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Brown wants to control but Gow is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown in side control, just content to control the action for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gow misses with a combination

and Brown counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Brown perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gow looks like he's trying to stand up.
Brown is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gow is trying to stand up here but Brown is controlling him well.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Gow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown stops Gow from getting back to his feet.
Brown controlling the action here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Brown takes the fight into the clinch.
Gow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Brown dominated that round.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Brown walks into a jab.
Brown tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gow defends well and Brown ends up having to push Gow into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Brown shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gow pinned against the cage. Gow gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gow connects with a looping right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brown doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gow misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Brown shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gow pinned against the cage. Gow gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gow scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brown dives in for a single leg takedown but Gow sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Brown or perhaps it was just good defense by Gow, which made it look bad.
Shaun Gow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gow scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Gow gets a clinch.

Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Gow clinches up against the cage.

Gow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Gow shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gow throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gow wants to clinch.
Shaun Gow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Gow lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brown doesn't seem phased though.
Gow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gow stuns Brown with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Gow moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gow throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Brown tries to counter with a takedown but Gow is quick to defend against it.
Gow lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gow.
Brown walks into a jab.
Brown tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Gow drops Brown with a beautiful combination! Brown stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gow is looking for the KO!

Brown is rocked!

It looks like Jim Brown has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gow catches Brown with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Brown forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shaun Gow!