PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between AJ Brown (ranked 846 p4p, 781 weight class) and Tank Tribute (ranked 136 p4p, 127 weight class). Brown's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ace Hood - Undefeated. Tribute comes into a darkened arena with his song building. tank abbot tribute kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Brown
vs
Tribute

188 cm
29
206
15 - 7 - 0

184 cm
33
204
22 - 13 - 0

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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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, AJ Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tank Tribute!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tribute misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Tribute throws a front kick aimed at Brown's knee but Brown avoids it well.
A punch lands to the side of Brown 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tank Tribute seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown blocks a leg kick.
Tribute throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Tribute.
Tribute tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown lands a body shot.
Tribute slips under a jab.
Tribute is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Tribute throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Tank Tribute has been cut.

Tribute gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tribute works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Tribute rushes Brown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brown tries to break free but Tribute pushes him back against the cage.
Tribute scores with a hook to the body.
Tribute scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tribute misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tribute doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tribute tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Tribute back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tribute.
Tribute blocking some punches.
Tribute lands a nice uppercut.
Tribute presses Brown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tribute cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Tribute.
Tribute swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tribute tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tribute blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tribute lands a nice uppercut.
Tribute has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Brown seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tribute can turn it around.
Tribute swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tribute presses Brown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brown prevents a body shot from Tribute.
Tribute misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Tribute is controlling him.
Tribute working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tribute lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Still in the clinch, Tribute scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tribute working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tribute is keeping busy.
Tribute lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Tribute tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Tribute back against the cage.
Tribute lands with a right to the head.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tribute lands with a right to the head.

Brown breaks the clinch.
Tribute tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tribute throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tribute lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tribute is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tribute with a hook.

Tribute clinches.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Tribute.
Tribute scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tribute lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tribute misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tribute swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tribute misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tribute backwards.
A shot in the inside from Tribute.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Tribute uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tribute takes a shot to the head.
Brown prevents a body shot from Tribute.
Tribute misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown pushes Tribute back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tribute lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tribute presses Brown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Tribute lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tribute.
Tribute lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Tribute lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Tribute struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Tribute lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
Tribute swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown blocks a body shot from Tribute.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tank Tribute dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tank Tribute's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tribute catches Brown with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tribute connects with an inside leg kick.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tribute.
Tribute scores with a nice right hand.
A clash of legs there as Brown blocks the low kick.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tribute.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brown defending well as Tribute loads up on a big left hand.
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown slips under a jab.
Brown throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tribute avoids it.
Tribute with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tank Tribute seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tribute misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Tribute throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tribute throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brown checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tribute throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Tribute throws a solid leg kick but Brown takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tribute.
Tribute tried to score with a low kick but Brown checks it.
Tribute cracks Brown with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tribute misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Brown wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Tribute throws a big shot that misses.
Tribute misses with a leg kick
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
A good leg kick by Tribute.
Good work by Brown as he checks the leg kick.
Brown gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tribute scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tribute, as that shot connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brown throws a hook but Tribute blocks it.

Tribute moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tribute misses with a looping left.
Tribute scores with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tribute.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tribute.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
Brown misses with a body punch
and Tribute counters with an inside leg kick.
Tribute throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tribute connects with a solid leg kick.
Tribute misses with a looping left.
It looked like Brown was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tribute.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Brown - that will leave a mark!
Tribute misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tribute scores with a hook.
Tribute tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Tribute.
Brown is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tribute finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tribute buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tribute misses with a low kick.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Tribute.
Tribute throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Tribute throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tribute looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
It looked like Brown wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tribute manages to avoid it.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tribute swings and misses with a hook to the body.
AJ Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tribute fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tribute slips a jab from Brown.
Brown lands with a shot to the body.
Tribute lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tribute looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Tribute connects with a crisp jab.
Tribute connects with a leg kick.
Tribute uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Tribute lands a really nice looking cross but Brown seems unphased.
Tribute attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tribute throws a low kick but Brown avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tank Tribute showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tank Tribute's cut.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tribute.

Tribute has closed the distance and engaged Brown in a clinch.
Tribute tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tribute misses with a body punch.
Tribute swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tribute scores with a hook to the body.
Tribute lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tribute tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Tribute controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tribute.
Tribute swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tribute has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown pushes Tribute back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brown stalling in the clinch but Tribute improves position.
Tank Tribute seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tribute misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tribute tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Tribute doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tribute goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tribute.
Brown prevents a body shot from Tribute.
Tribute throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown tries to work over Tribute's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Tribute.
Tribute struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Tribute misses with some punches.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown lands with a right to the head.
Tribute misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tribute lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Tribute.
Tribute misses with a body punch.
Tribute misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tribute softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brown prevents a body shot from Tribute.
Tribute swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Brown breaks from the clinch.
Tribute cracks Brown with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Tribute.
Brown misses with a left hand
letting Tribute counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tribute was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Tribute counters with a body kick.
Tribute tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Brown looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tribute throws a leg kick which misses Brown's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown tries to avoid it.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown lands a body shot.

Tribute clinches.
Tribute goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Tribute won't allow it.
Tribute pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tribute misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Tribute.
Tribute has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Tribute prevents Brown from breaking the clinch.
Tribute goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tribute goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tribute presses Brown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tribute gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tribute scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Tribute.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Tribute tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tribute.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Still in the clinch, Tribute scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tribute lands with a right to the head.
Tribute lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Tribute.
Tribute misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tribute lands a shoulder strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tribute lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Tribute lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tribute misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tribute scores with a hook to the body.
Tribute lands with a short shot to the head.
Tribute tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Tribute blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tribute blocking some punches.
Tribute goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tribute lands a left hand.
Tribute lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Tribute lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tribute cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
A short right from Tribute.
A nice left hand lands by Tribute.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tank Tribute comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tribute has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tank Tribute!
Tank Tribute seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.