PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Brown (ranked 3976 p4p, 6719 weight class) and Dimitri Sherkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brown might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Some Bodies Gonna Get It. Dimitri Sherkov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brown
vs
Sherkov

180 cm
47
166
42 - 53 - 5

167 cm
24
155
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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 42 - 53 - 5, fighting out of Hilo, John Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dimitri Sherkov!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown scores with a leg kick.
Brown lands a nice hook to Sherkov's body. Sherkov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sherkov walks into a stiff left hand from Brown.
A jab lands there for Brown.
Brown lands a glancing blow to the side of Sherkov's head.
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Sherkov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Sherkov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Brown is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Brown has escaped and now he's on top!

Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Sherkov is looking for a triangle but Brown pushes his legs off easily.
Brown controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sherkov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Brown slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

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 works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Sherkov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sherkov is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to pass to mount but Sherkov is defending the position.
Brown not doing much here.

Sherkov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brown is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown lands with an overhand left.
Brown feints and then cracks Sherkov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sherkov down.
Brown bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sherkov's head backwards.
Brown throws a wild body kick that Sherkov sees coming a mile off.
Sherkov with the counter takedown but Brown avoids it easily.
Sherkov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sherkov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown leaves Sherkov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brown fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Brown dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sherkov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sherkov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brown tries to land a body kick

and Sherkov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brown won't be happy with that.

Sherkov goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Brown rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sherkov's guard! Nice work there by Brown!
Our spies down at at Tran MMA Gym inform us that Sherkov has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Brown slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherkov is in trouble now - Brown has advanced to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sherkov is trying to reverse the position but instead Brown has taken his back - oops!
Brown controlling the position well here. Sherkov rolled but Brown kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Brown controlling well, preventing Sherkov from escaping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown controls the position.
Brown controlling well, preventing Sherkov from escaping the position.
John Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sherkov is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Brown.
Brown will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sherkov tries to escape but Brown has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Sherkov keeps trying to improve his position.
Sherkov is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown controls the action.
Sherkov is trying to break free.
Brown controls the position.
Brown has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Brown dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Brown lands a body shot.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sherkov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brown pushes Sherkov away with a front kick.
Brown lands a head shot.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sherkov can do to turn this around?
Sherkov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brown misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sherkov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brown lands the left hand.
Brown lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sherkov at a distance.
Brown throws a body kick that misses

and Sherkov counters with a takedown into side control.
Sherkov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sherkov swings around for an armbar but Brown sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sherkov's guard.
Sherkov wants to hit a sweep here but Brown passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sherkov there!
Brown controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown fails to advance to Sherkov's back.
Brown manages to capitalize on a mistake by Sherkov to take his back!
Sherkov is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Brown controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Brown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sherkov is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Brown!
In his post fight interview, John Brown gave a big smile as he said 'This Is My Last Fight. To My Fans Im Retiring From MMA , Time To Be A Family Man Now And Help Out Baltimore Community. Thank You'.