PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romulo Barral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Brown
vs
Barral

185 cm
23
210 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

190 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brad Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Romulo Barral!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barral moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
Brown scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barral doesn't seem bothered though.
Brown lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Barral shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Barral was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Brown's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Barral content just to control the position here.
Brown is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Brown has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Barral biding his time, controlling Brown.
Brown is trying to get back to his feet but Barral has full control of the position and if anything, Brown has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barral is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Brown has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
What can Brown do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Brown takes a big shot to the side of the head.

Brown fending off the submission attempt from Barral.
Barral keeps control of the position easily here as Brown tries to buck him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

Barral looking for the choke from the back.
Barral looks gassed!

Barral patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

Brown manages to stand up with Barral still on his back. Eventually Barral drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Brown lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barral at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barral circles away quickly and effectively.
Barral tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brown swivels and escapes.
Nice sprawl there from Brown as Barral shoots in.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barral was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barral has time to react.

Barral shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Barral showed some decent athleticism there.
Brown is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Barral avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barral looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Barral misses with a series of wild punches.
Barral is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Barral uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Barral closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Barral performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Romulo Barral will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Barral scores a takedown into full mount!
Brown is squirming around, avoiding Barral's attempts to control the action.
Barral controlling the pace for now.
Brown is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barral takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Barral can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brown is looking to escape.

Despite being in the dominant position, Romulo Barral just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Barral closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Brown is not content to let Barral control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to stand up here but Barral is controlling him well.
Barral trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Barral might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Brown kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Barral is keen to just control but Brown is a slippery customer.
Brown is looking to escape.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Barral on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brown throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Brown swings for the body but Barral moves out of range.
Brown throws a series of punches but Barral moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Barral changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Brown looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Barral tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Brown pushes Barral away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Barral gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Brown is looking to get back to his feet here but Barral is keeping cool and he's managed to take Brown's back.

Barral is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Brown is defending well though. Barral let's go of the attempt for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown prevents Barral from getting a body triangle.
Brown is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Brown staying busy and making it hard for Barral to control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romulo Barral showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Barral moves out of range as Brown strikes.

Barral looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Brown!
Brown wants to try and get back to his feet.
Barral controlling from mount.
Brown wants to try and get back to his feet.
Brown is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Barral has taken his back!
Barral biding his time, controlling Brown.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barral trying to control momentarily.
Brown controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
What can Brown do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Brown looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

Brown is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Brown cracks Barral with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Barral closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Brown is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Barral asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Barral taking a breather here.
Brown is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Barral has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brown throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Romulo Barral is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brad Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Barral drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Brown wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Romulo Barral has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brown tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Brown is trying to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown prevents Barral from getting a body triangle.
Barral is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Brown is trying to stand back up.
Brad Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Romulo Barral comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barral winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romulo Barral!