PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Aldo
vs
Brown

170 cm
24
139 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

225 cm
26
145 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Amber Swan CBK
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Brown!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brown.
Aldo looks to land a body kick but Brown moved away.
Aldo throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Brown lands the left hand.
Aldo tries to clinch up.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Aldo's shoulder, as Aldo tries to avoid the shot.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Aldo.

Aldo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Brown to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Aldo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Brown passes into half guard.
Aldo is trying to stand up here but Brown is controlling him well.

Brown is working for a submission of some sort.

Brown looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Brown stops Aldo from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Brown stalling.
Aldo is trying to stand up here but Brown is controlling him well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Aldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown swinging wildly here.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Brown shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Brown stops Aldo from getting back to his feet.
Brown controlling the pace.
Aldo is trying to get back to full guard.

Brown is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Aldo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brown stops Aldo from getting back to his feet.
Aldo tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aldo avoids it really well and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aldo as he avoids it easily.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Brown.
Brown looks gassed!
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aldo as he avoids it easily.
Aldo tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Aldo moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Aldo loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Brown shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Aldo is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Aldo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Aldo is trying to stand back up but Brown is controlling him
Brown takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Aldo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Aldo is defending against the submission attempts here by Brown.
Aldo tries to kick Brown off but Brown keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Aldo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brown's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brown's back!

Aldo looking for the RNC.

Aldo has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Brown has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Brown just trying to survive but Aldo is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Brown is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Aldo is staying active.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Brown dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aldo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Aldo moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aldo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown cracks Aldo with an open hand slap.
Aldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brown.
Brown is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Aldo has closed the distance and engaged Brown in a clinch.
Brown tries to pull guard but Aldo holds him up against the cage and eventually Brown drops back down to his feet.
A knee to the head by Aldo.
Aldo misses with a knee strike.
Aldo lands a knee to the head.

Aldo drags the fight down to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo wants to stand but Brown is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aldo keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Aldo is looking to stand up but Brown isn't so interested in that idea.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aldo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown trying to control but Aldo is working from the bottom.
Aldo wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown. Aldo tries to sprawl out of it but Brown keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Aldo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Brown.
Brown throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown lands a body shot.
Aldo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brown throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aldo's waist but Aldo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brown off to one side.
Brown avoids the head kick by Aldo.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aldo tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Aldo stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aldo is fending him off so far but Brown persists. Nope, Aldo circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown blocks a head kick by Aldo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aldo clinches with his opponent.
Aldo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Brown jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aldo walks away with a smile on his face. Brown gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jose Aldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown fails to land the takedown.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aldo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Aldo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Aldo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aldo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aldo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aldo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aldo tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Aldo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aldo has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
Aldo throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Aldo misses with a knee to the head.
Brown tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brown tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brown jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aldo walks away with a smile on his face. Brown gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brown cracks Aldo with an open hand slap.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aldo sprawls well. Aldo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown shoots in but Aldo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Aldo is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Aldo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aldo misses with a head kick.
Aldo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo takes one to the chin there.
Aldo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Aldo is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jose Aldo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Aldo tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Aldo is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Aldo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aldo wants it to stay on the feet.
Brown shoots in but Aldo avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Aldo rushes Brown and presses him up against the cage.
Aldo tries to pull guard but Brown won't allow it.
Aldo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aldo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aldo sprawls well. Aldo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Brown.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Aldo is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown tries for a takedown but Aldo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brown blocks a head kick by Aldo.

Aldo pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo trying to land knees to the body.
Aldo scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
Aldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aldo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aldo looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Aldo missing with knees to the body.
Aldo misses with a knee to the head.
Aldo tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Aldo tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Brown tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Aldo smiles and moves away.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Aldo sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aldo stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

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.
Nice takedown defense from Aldo. No joy for Brown on that attempt.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown avoids the head kick by Aldo.

Brown scores with a takedown into Aldo's guard.
Brown pushing down on Aldo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Aldo pushes Brown off looking to stand but Brown dives back in and keeps control.

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

Brown looking for a submission but Aldo manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Brown won't allow Aldo to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo trying to strike off his back.
Brown is pushing down on Aldo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Aldo is fighting to maintain full guard but Brown has managed to sneak the leg through.

Brown is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Aldo defends it well.
Brown is keen to just control but Aldo is a slippery customer.

Brown is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Aldo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Aldo wants to get back to his feet.
Brown controlling the action here.
Brown wants to control but Aldo is keeping him busy.

Brown looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Aldo is trying to stand back up but Brown is controlling him

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown avoids the head kick by Aldo.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Aldo.

Brown shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Aldo's guard.

Aldo throws his legs up looking for a submission but Brown uses it to pass to side control.
Brown trying to control the action but Aldo is working from the bottom.
Aldo is looking to regain half guard here but Brown keeps moving and retains side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brown 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Brown!