PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pete Brown (ranked 3995 p4p, 3714 weight class) and Kelemen Kabatban (ranked 453 p4p, 427 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Brown
vs
Kabatban

153 cm
25
163
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
177
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pete Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kelemen Kabatban!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kabatban wants to clinch
and Brown counters with a one-two to the body.
Brown throws a series of punches but Kabatban moves out of range.
Kabatban throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pete Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kabatban backs up against the cage.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Brown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brown cracks Kabatban with an open hand slap.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kabatban eats them both and turns towards Brown to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Brown throws a combination. Kabatban tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kabatban misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brown blocks a head kick by Kabatban.
Brown went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Pete Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kabatban tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kabatban throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kabatban looks winded!
Brown lands with a nice combination. Kabatban backs away looking to recover.
Kabatban fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown is looking for a counter combo.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kabatban tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brown counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kabatban thinking.
Brown could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kabatban takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kabatban throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kabatban looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brown throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kabatban takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Kabatban bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No joy there for Kabatban, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brown.
Brown closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a right hand that Kabatban ducks under and follows up with a left that Kabatban also avoids with ease.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kabatban connects with a high kick.
Brown throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kabatban on the side of the head.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Kabatban bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown stalks Kabatban and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kabatban's face. Kabatban staggers backwards, shaken.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brown connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Brown misses with the combination.
It seemed like Kabatban was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brown shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kabatban eats them both and turns towards Brown to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brown.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Nice body punch from Brown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kabatban showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.
Kabatban tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown swinging wildly here.
Brown darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brown is working the combinations to good effect here.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kabatban misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kabatban lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A left lands for Brown.
Kabatban takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kabatban scores with a head kick. Brown tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kabatban takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kabatban scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kabatban slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Kabatban throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Kabatban slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Kabatban rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kabatban is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brown sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Brown throws a right hand that Kabatban ducks under and follows up with a left that Kabatban also avoids with ease.
Brown fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brown scores with a shot to the body.
Brown looks to land a combination. Kabatban sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown digs a good body shot into Kabatban's ribs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brown!
Nice uppercut lands for Brown. That snapped Kabatban's head back.
Brown lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Brown dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Brown swinging wildly here.
Kabatban is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brown jabs Kabatban right on the nose. Kabatban blinks but takes it well.
Brown avoids the head kick by Kabatban.
Kabatban connects with a solid leg kick.
Brown swinging wildly here.
Brown works over Kabatban's head and body with a nice combination.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kabatban steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brown.
Nice sprawl there from Brown as Kabatban shoots in.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Kabatban might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Brown has got the better of the exchanges.
Kabatban is breathing heavily.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kabatban fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Brown was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pete Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Kabatban.
Brown scores with a one two! Kabatban had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kabatban has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown feints a jab promting Kabatban to slip. Brown then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kabatban slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Donk. Brown catches Kabatban right on the button with a cross.
Kabatban tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown throws a series of punches but Kabatban avoids them all with ease.
And Kabatban tries to counter it with a takedown but Brown pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown looks to land a combination. Kabatban sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Kabatban bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
No joy there for Kabatban, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown connects with a body shot that sends Kabatban's belly button to the back.
Nice straight punches there by Brown. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brown.
Brown swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kabatban.
Kabatban throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brown!
Brown throws a series of strikes that have Kabatban backpedaling.
Brown throws a combination. Kabatban tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pete Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kabatban looks for a takedown but Brown sprawls well.
Pete Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelemen Kabatban.
Kabatban takes one on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kabatban can do to turn this around?
Kabatban takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kabatban is trying desperately to land a takedown but Brown is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kabatban.
Kabatban walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kabatban looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kabatban rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown throws a right and a left that Kabatban avoids nicely.
Brown lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brown.
Brown cracks Kabatban with an open hand slap.
Kabatban doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kabatban throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown looks to land a combination but Kabatban avoids it well.
Kabatban throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brown!
Brown scores with a three punch combo!
Kabatban takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kabatban avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Brown here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Brown takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kabatban moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown scores with a shot to the body.
Brown throws a shot to the body.
Kabatban throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown lands with a shot to the body.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Brown dominated that second round.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Brown misses with a double jab.
Brown scores with a hook to the body. Kabatban takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brown goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kabatban showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Kabatban throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Kabatban tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brown scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brown displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Brown works over Kabatban's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown looks to land a combination. Kabatban sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brown has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Kabatban is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kabatban tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kabatban throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Brown dips to his left and cracks Kabatban with an uppercut!
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Kabatban looks for a takedown but Brown sprawls well.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kabatban eats them both and turns towards Brown to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kabatban tries to move into range but Brown moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kabatban throws a head kick that misses.
Brown lands with a nice combination. Kabatban backs away looking to recover.
Brown lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Pete Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Kabatban looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kabatban throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Brown closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brown with a nice cross.
Brown throws a series of strikes that have Kabatban backpedaling.
Brown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brown closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brown scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brown cracks Kabatban with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brown displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kabatban missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Brown was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Brown misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Brown.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Kabatban throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kabatban throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Kabatban bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Brown's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Brown duly obliges.
Brown feints a jab promting Kabatban to slip. Brown then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kabatban slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kabatban tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown scores with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Kabatban. Those never looked like landing.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kabatban is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kabatban takes one to the chin there.
A left and a right from Brown both land. Nice combination.
Kabatban throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brown's waist but Brown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kabatban off to one side.
Pete Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelemen Kabatban.
Kabatban slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Kelemen Kabatban has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown works the jab nicely.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brown lands with a nice combination. Kabatban backs away looking to recover.
Kabatban throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown sizes up Kabatban with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kabatban has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kabatban is defended easily by Brown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pete 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Brown!
Post fight, Pete Brown took to the microphone: 'This guy is 16lbs heavier than me... Still didn't have the strength to beat me... Embaressing.'.