PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ian Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BRAVE HEART (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes into the arena with F.E.A.R blaring out of the sound system. BRAVE HEART is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Brown
vs
HEART

185 cm
23
212 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
205 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ian Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, BRAVE HEART!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Brown misses.
HEART lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Brown backs up against the cage.
HEART feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
Brown scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like BRAVE HEART has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown misses with a hook.
HEART slips a jab from Brown.
HEART throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but HEART was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
HEART slips under a jab.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts HEART as he jumps to the side.
Brown lands a jab to the head.
HEART swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by HEART.
HEART cracks the inside of Brown's front leg.
Brown lands the left hand.
Brown misses with a double jab
and HEART counters with a big head kick but Brown shrugs it off.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but HEART sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
HEART walks into a stiff left hand from Brown.
Nice uppercut there from Brown.
HEART misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
HEART throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
HEART blocks a jab.
HEART slips a straight right by Brown.
Brown misses with a shot to the body
and HEART counters with a leg kick.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Danga de danga de dang - HEART scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Ian Brown has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
HEART cracks Brown with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
HEART will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
HEART throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
HEART throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
HEART moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown falls off balance throwing a combination

and HEART counters with a head kick that drops Brown to the mat! Brown scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Brown is rocked!
HEART misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
HEART misses with a jab, cross combination.
BRAVE HEART is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown falls off balance throwing a combination
and HEART counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
HEART throws a head kick that half lands.
HEART misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
HEART ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
HEART scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
HEART dips to his left and cracks Brown with an uppercut!
Brown is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brown!
HEART is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
HEART works the jab nicely.
HEART cracks the inside of Brown's front leg.
HEART moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
HEART cracks Brown with a good jab.
HEART lands with a slapping head kick.
HEART throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
HEART looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
HEART gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brown misses with a double jab.
HEART misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
HEART is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
HEART fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for HEART.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Brown keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
HEART avoids a punch combination nicely.
HEART throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown connects with a body shot.
A right-left combo lands from HEART.
HEART lands a really nice looking cross but Brown seems unphased.
HEART tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brown lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
HEART is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brown had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
HEART slips under a jab.
HEART slips a straight right by Brown.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
HEART with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
HEART steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown misses with a body shot.
HEART looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
HEART uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brown has time to react.
HEART throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brown's head.
Brown throws a hook but HEART blocks it.
A nice combination there by HEART.
HEART cracks Brown with an open hand slap.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but HEART ducks down to avoid it.
HEART staying out of range there.
HEART misses with a double jab
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
No joy there for HEART, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
HEART pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
A nice combination there by HEART.
Brown misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BRAVE HEART dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Some wild striking there from Brown.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
BRAVE HEART seems to be getting the better of the standup.
HEART scores with a one two! Brown had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brown is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
HEART moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Brown misses with a double jab
and HEART counters with a series of strikes. Brown will be more careful next time no doubt.
HEART looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
Brown blocks a head kick by HEART.
Brown throws the left hand but HEART avoids the punch easily.
Brown swings and misses with a shot to the body
and HEART counters with a head kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from HEART.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
HEART showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
HEART throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
HEART throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Ian Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown misses with a combination
and HEART counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a shot to the body
and HEART counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
HEART lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by HEART.
HEART throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
HEART has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from HEART there as he acknowledges the shot.
HEART scores with a jab to the head.
Brown misses with a takedown
and HEART counters with a left and a right that stings Brown.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
HEART plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ian Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good shot there by Brown.
Brown throws a hook but HEART blocks it.
HEART throws a head kick that Brown semi-blocks.
Brown throws a series of punches but HEART moves out of range.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
HEART lands a slapping body shot.
HEART is working the combinations to good effect here.
HEART listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
HEART misses with a head kick.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
HEART avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A kick lands to the mid section there for HEART.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
HEART falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
HEART throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before HEART can pounce on him.
HEART's corner calls for a 1-2. HEART obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brown takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Brown misses with a double jab
and HEART counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Brown is lucky that one didn't land flush.
HEART misses with a jab, cross combination.
HEART throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
HEART misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
HEART ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
HEART connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
HEART throws a head kick that Brown semi-blocks.
HEART throws a head kick that half lands.
HEART on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before HEART has time to react.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. HEART moves away and avoids it.
Brown looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
HEART with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brown to score with a decent uppercut.
HEART displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from HEART.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown fails with the takedown
and HEART counters with a head kick. That will keep Brown thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
HEART misses with a head kick.
HEART has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
HEART throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Brown scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A shot to de liver by Brown. Beautiful body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but HEART bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice shot lands for HEART.
Brown throws a body punch but HEART moves out of range.
Brown moves forwards but HEART connects with a nice, crisp jab.
HEART buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brown throws a jab when HEART was well out of range.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
HEART closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A punch lands to the side of Brown 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brown gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
HEART displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
HEART throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
HEART misses with a kick to the body.
HEART throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BRAVE HEART 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.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brown.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Brown misses with a double jab
and HEART counters with a three punch combo that has Brown backing up. Brown nods at HEART to acknowledge the strikes.
HEART tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Brown as he connects with a hook.
Brown paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brown throws the left hand but HEART avoids the punch easily.
HEART throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Brown scores with a sloppy right hand. HEART should have avoided that one.
Brown stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brown misses with a combination
and HEART counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Brown throws a hook but HEART blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
HEART fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
HEART throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and HEART counters with a two punch combo.
A left lands for Brown.
HEART throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
HEART ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
HEART lands a head kick. Brown smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Brown scores with a nice head shot.
Brown's corner calls for a 1-2. Brown obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
HEART takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but HEART moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
HEART tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
HEART leaves Brown with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
HEART takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Brown scores with a one two! HEART had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
HEART uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
HEART misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
HEART throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed HEART momentarily.
Brown swings away with a body shot that misses
and HEART counters with a big head kick but Brown shrugs it off.
Brown swings for the body but HEART moves out of range.
HEART throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
HEART misses with a head kick.
Brown shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown cracks a nice hook into HEART's ribs.
A big left from Brown misses.
A head kick misses from HEART.
HEART scores with a head kick.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. HEART sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown misses with a double jab.
HEART throws a head kick that half lands.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Brown throws a left and a right that both miss
and HEART counters with a big head kick but Brown shrugs it off.
HEART lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brown at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a series of punches but HEART moves out of range.
HEART moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brown misses with an uppercut. HEART saw that one coming.
HEART slips under a jab.
HEART buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
HEART throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
HEART scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brown doesn't seem bothered though.
Brown throws a series of punches but HEART moves out of range.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
HEART takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
HEART lands an overhand right.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but HEART manages to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from HEART.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and HEART counters with a nice uppercut.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
HEART paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
HEART misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from HEART.
Brown lands with a right hand.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract HEART.
HEART swings and misses with a hook to the body.
HEART tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for HEART.
HEART throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
A left lands for Brown.
Ian Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
HEART throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Brown scores with the left hand. HEART knows he should have avoided that one.
Brown falls off balance throwing a combination
and HEART counters with a head kick.
BRAVE HEART is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Brown darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Brown working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

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 Ian Brown.
I think HEART has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BRAVE HEART!