PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernandez comes into the arena with Marea - Perro verde blaring out of the sound system. Brown is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Elephant Man - Haters (2009 Turn My Swag On Riddim) . Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Fernandez
vs
Brown

180 cm
19
175 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
168 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juan Fernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aldo Brown!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Juan Fernandez has been cut.
A big left from Fernandez misses.
Fernandez misses with a body shot.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fernandez lands with a cross.

It looks like Aldo Brown has been cut.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown scores with a body shot.

Fernandez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown looks to land a combination but Fernandez avoids it well.
Fernandez throws a chopping leg kick but Brown manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brown slips a straight right by Fernandez.
Brown slips under a jab.
Fernandez wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Juan Fernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown throws a combination. Fernandez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fernandez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brown counters with an outside leg kick.
Brown tries to clinch but Fernandez moves away
and Fernandez counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Brown wants to clinch but Fernandez slips to the side
and Fernandez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brown looks gassed!

Fernandez takes the fight into the clinch.

Fernandez is trying to trip Brown. He has hold of a leg but Brown is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Fernandez persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Fernandez wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Fernandez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Fernandez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fernandez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Fernandez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brown will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Fernandez throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.
Fernandez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fernandez cracks Brown with a solid left hand.

Brown pushes Fernandez off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Brown walks into a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fernandez moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
Fernandez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
Fernandez keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brown tries to break the clinch but Fernandez is controlling the position.
Brown tries to break free but Fernandez pushes him back against the ropes.
Fernandez lands a right hand.

Brown is rocked!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fernandez as Brown tries to tie him up.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Fernandez finish him?
Fernandez tries to circle away but Brown has him pinned against the ropes.
Brown seems to have recovered his senses.
Fernandez is leaning against Brown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fernandez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Fernandez scores with a shoulder strike.
Fernandez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Fernandez.
Fernandez leaning against his opponent.
A short right from Fernandez.
A frustrated look appears on Fernandez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fernandez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fernandez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fernandez stalling against the ropes.
Brown is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.

Fernandez jumps guard and drags Brown to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Fernandez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Brown throwing hammer fists to the chest of Fernandez. What's that going to do exactly?
Fernandez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fernandez working the ground and pound effectively.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Fernandez! Brown is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Juan Fernandez!