PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Panda Aorigele (ranked 192 p4p, 134 weight class) and Billy Bob Brown (ranked 33 p4p, 24 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Aorigele might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mama Said Knock You Out. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Aorigele
vs
Brown

193 cm
34
268
30 - 18 - 1

195 cm
30
258
15 - 7 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition
Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

Urban Fighter
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Panda Aorigele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Bob Brown!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brown misses with the body kick
and Aorigele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Billy Bob Brown has been cut.
A big left from Brown misses.
Aorigele loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown flicks out a counter leg kick but Aorigele steps away.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Aorigele slips the punch.
Brown slips a jab from Aorigele.
Brown lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aorigele scores with a jab.
Aorigele throws an off balance right hand
and Brown makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Aorigele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Aorigele misses its intended target.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Brown fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aorigele, pushing him back against the cage.
Aorigele managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.
Aorigele leaning his opponent against the cage.
Aorigele lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
I was talking to Aorigele's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Aorigele misses with a body punch.
Aorigele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but Aorigele is blocking nicely.
Brown is trying to stall.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aorigele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Aorigele is breathing heavily.
Brown tries to work over Aorigele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown blocks a body shot from Aorigele.
Aorigele prevents a body shot from Brown.
Brown tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aorigele takes a shot to the head.
Aorigele can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Aorigele misses with a body punch.
Aorigele digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank.
Brown blocking some punches.
Aorigele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Aorigele backwards.
Aorigele tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Brown slowing the pace effectively.
Aorigele tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Aorigele back against the cage.
Aorigele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown trying to land knees to the body.
Aorigele misses with a body punch.
Aorigele tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aorigele avoiding damage.
Aorigele misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aorigele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aorigele tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Aorigele back against the cage.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Aorigele controls the action.
Aorigele blocks an elbow strike from Brown.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brown scores with a hook to the body.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aorigele.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Aorigele avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Brown throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brown prevents a body shot from Aorigele.
Brown landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aorigele throws a head punch that misses.
Brown prevents a body shot from Aorigele.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aorigele backwards.
Aorigele looking to stall.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
Brown has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Aorigele seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Brown can turn it around.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brown - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Aorigele can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aorigele on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aorigele blocks an elbow strike.
Brown is leaning against Aorigele and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brown digs a right hand into Aorigele's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aorigele's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Panda Aorigele has been cut.
Aorigele avoiding damage as Brown throws knees to the body.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brown will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Aorigele up against the cage.
Aorigele stalling against the cage.
Aorigele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aorigele stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Aorigele lands with a light punch inside.
Aorigele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aorigele avoiding damage.
Brown prevents a body shot from Aorigele.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Bob Brown dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Aorigele pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown blocking some punches.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Brown. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Brown throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short body shot lands from Aorigele as the two fighters clinch.
Aorigele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aorigele misses with a punch to the body.
Brown presses Aorigele against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Billy Bob Brown seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brown tries to work over Aorigele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aorigele prevents a body shot from Brown.
Brown missing with knees to the body.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Aorigele's head.
Aorigele tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Brown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown presses Aorigele against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Aorigele controls his hands.
Brown is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brown lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aorigele takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to work over Aorigele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Come on Brown - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Aorigele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
Brown lands a good knee to the midsection. Aorigele won't want to take too many of those.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aorigele.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Aorigele avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Aorigele controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Brown tries a body shot but Aorigele blocks it.
Brown using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aorigele has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aorigele blocks a body shot from Brown.
A left hand lands to the body for Aorigele.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aorigele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aorigele can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aorigele misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brown.
Brown digs a right hand underneath Aorigele's ribcage. Aorigele let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brown landing knees to the body.
Brown using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brown is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Brown.
Aorigele swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aorigele's face.
Brown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aorigele avoids it.
Brown utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from Brown.
Brown stalling the fight.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Aorigele is keeping busy.
Aorigele struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brown lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aorigele tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Aorigele controls his hands.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aorigele.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aorigele is defending well for now.
Aorigele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Brown lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Aorigele avoids the damage to the body.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Aorigele controls his hands.
Aorigele can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Brown cracks Aorigele with a nice body shot.
Brown scores with a knee to the head.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aorigele lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brown misses with an elbow strike.
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aorigele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aorigele backwards.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brown.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aorigele is defending well for now.
Aorigele misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brown putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aorigele in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aorigele is defending well for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Bob Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Aorigele throws a right hand that misses
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.

Brown moves into the clinch.
Aorigele misses with a body punch.
Brown pushes Aorigele back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aorigele.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Aorigele controls the action.
Brown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aorigele avoids it.
Brown is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aorigeles head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brown.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown lands a good knee to the midsection. Aorigele won't want to take too many of those.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aorigele takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brown obliges.
Brown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aorigele backwards.
Brown lands an elbow just above Aorigele 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands an elbow that stopped Aorigele in his tracks for a moment.
Brown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown lands a left hand.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aorigeles head.
Aorigele throws a head punch that misses.
Aorigele scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aorigele is defending well for now.
Aorigele can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Aorigele stalling in the clinch but Brown improves position.
Brown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aorigele avoids it.
A right handed body shot lands from Aorigele.
Aorigele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown taking a breather.
Brown stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Brown drops Aorigele with a big knee straight up the middle! Aorigele is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Aorigele is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Brown engages and cracks Aorigele with a massive lead left hook - Aorigele tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Brown is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy Bob Brown!
A very excited looking Billy Bob Brown made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.