PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dorian Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dorian Grey had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 147.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Grey
vs
Brown

169 cm
22
152 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

168 cm
22
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dorian Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Brown!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Grey closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Grey looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Brown wants to control but Grey is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
Brown wants to control but Grey is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Brown tries to roll over but Grey keeps him under control.

Brown looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Brown wants to control but Grey is keeping busy.
Brown is not content to let Grey control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Brown drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Brown tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brown has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Grey is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Brown fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Grey stops Brown from passing to mount.
Grey struggling a bit here.

Brown tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Grey is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Brown is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Grey is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Brown scoring with punches from side control.
Brown working away.

Brown is trying to get an arm triangle but Grey is defending well.

Brown wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Grey, who protects the arm well.

Brown tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brown has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown working away.

Brown wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Grey, who protects the arm well.

Brown thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Brown tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Grey.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown sneaks back into half guard.
Brown trying to hold on to Grey's head to control him but Grey postures up.
Grey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Brown gets back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grey trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Brown dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Brown fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Grey sprawls well initially but Brown persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Brown is trying to control the action in half guard but Grey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Grey wants to control but Brown is keeping busy.
Brown lands with a punch from half guard.

Brown is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Grey has managed to free his arm - good work.

Brown is looking for a kimura but Grey is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brown to get the leverage.
Brown lands with a punch from half guard.
Grey is positioning himself well to prevent Brown advancing to mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Brown seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown tries to pass the half guard into mount. Grey knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Brown is trying to work for a kimura but Grey is defending well.

Brown is looking for a kimura here.

Brown is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Grey defends it well.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brown fails with the takedown

and Grey counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Brown!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Grey controlling his opponent.
Brown tries to reverse the position but Grey maintains control.
Grey controlling his opponent.
Brown throwing hammer fists to the chest of Grey. What's that going to do exactly?
Grey tries to control but Brown wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is wriggling around trying to escape.
Grey sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brown is squirming around, avoiding Grey's attempts to control the action.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Grey trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brown throwing punches despite being mounted.
Brown wants to hold on but Grey pushes him away.
Grey controlling from the full mount.
Brown is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Grey wants to control the pace but Brown is squirming around nicely.
Grey prevents Brown from getting the reversal.
Grey blocks Brown's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Grey controlling the pace for now.
Grey prevents Brown from getting the reversal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grey looking to control but Brown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brown is trying desperately to improve position.
Grey content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dorian Grey 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 doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Grey counters with a shoot takedown. Brown fights it but they end up in guard.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Dorian Grey just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Brown has his takedown stuffed

and Grey counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Grey trying to control the pace.
Grey wants to take a breather but Brown is having none of it.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Grey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Grey trying to control the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grey trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown looking for submissions off his back.
Brown missing with punches from the bottom.
Grey controlling the pace.
Grey stalling away here and it's allowed Brown to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

Brown is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Grey is aware though and is defending well.

Brown is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brown can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Grey controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Grey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Grey manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Grey controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Grey trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Dorian Grey just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Brown decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey won't allow Brown to pass to mount.

Brown is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Grey is refusing to be controlled, as Brown sits in half guard.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grey is controlling Brown's trapped leg to prevent Brown from advancing to side control.
Grey is trying to control but can't.
Grey is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Brown is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Brown scores with a takedown into Grey's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dorian Grey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown trying to move into half guard but instead Grey has managed to sweep!
Grey is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Grey stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.

Grey got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brown has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grey has managed to get both his arms back between Brown's legs - danger averted.

Brown has his foot on Grey's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Grey works his way back into a safe position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dorian Grey.
Well Grey 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dorian Grey!