PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mkat Twilight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Twilight
vs
Brown

172 cm
21
150 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

185 cm
22
154 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mkat Twilight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rich Brown!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Twilight has Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Twilight has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brown avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Twilight is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Twilight tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Twilight lands a nice shot to the body.
Twilight misses with a knee to the head.

Brown lands a takedown into guard.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Twilight might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Twilight utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brown preventing the sweep.
Brown postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Twilight is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Twilight wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Twilight is trying to keep Brown in close.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Twilight tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Twilight shoots in for a double leg but Brown sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Twilight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Twilight moves out of range easily.
No luck for Brown with that takedown attempt.

Brown shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Twilight is working to get back to half guard.
Brown dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brown looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Brown is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Twilight is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brown unloading with bombs!
Twilight is in all sorts of trouble here.
Brown in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Brown working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Brown connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Brown throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Brown throwing strikes but Twilight bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Twilight working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Twilight avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Twilight is retaining full guard.

Brown postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Twilight is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Brown, into his guard.
Brown looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twilight postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Twilight is looking to stand up but Brown won't let him.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Twilight trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.

Twilight thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Twilight doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Twilight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Twilight looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rich Brown dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Brown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A good leg kick by Brown.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Twilight shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Twilight moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Twilight tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Twilight wants to clinch.
Twilight wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Twilight wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Brown throws a leg kick which misses Twilight's front leg but catches the back leg as Twilight tries to avoid it.
Twilight doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Brown counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Twilight using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Twilight lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brown tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Twilight looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
A short right from Twilight on the inside.
Twilight looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Brown misses with an elbow over the top.

Twilight breaks the clinch.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brown counters with a nice low kick that buckles Twilight's knee momentarily.
A head kick from Brown lands but Twilight takes it in his stride.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brown counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Twilight clinches but Brown breaks the clinch
and Brown counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Twilight tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Brown counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Twilight is looking to improve his position.
Brown misses with a head shot. Twilight uses the momentum to regain guard.
Twilight knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brown on the ground.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brown throwing strikes but missing.
Twilight working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown scoring with punches to the head and body.
Twilight bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown's guard.

Brown looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Twilight stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
Twilight trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brown keeping full guard, as Twilight tries to pass.
Twilight wants to stand but Brown has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Twilight tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Brown striking off his back but it's not causing Twilight any problems.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twilight wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Brown is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Brown is looking for a triangle here but Twilight uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Brown is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Brown is not content to let Twilight control the position.

Twilight 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 moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rich Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Brown throws a head kick but Twilight moves out of range.
Brown looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Twilight is fending him off so far but Brown persists. Nope, Twilight circles away and we're back to standing.
Twilight tries to clinch

and Brown decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Twilight's guard.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brown postures up in Twilight's guard and throws a big left but Twilight blocks it.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Brown thows a big elbow that misses.
Twilight tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Twilight wants to hit a switch here but Brown passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Twilight there!

Brown jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Twilight is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Twilight and Brown has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Twilight tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Twilight holds on to Brown's head and controls the position momentarily.
Brown lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
You can see the frustration on Twilight's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brown tries to score with some ground and pound. Twilight controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The strikes coming from Brown are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Brown landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Brown working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Check out the look on Brown's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Brown throws a strike aimed at the side of Twilight's head but Twilight avoids it well.
Twilight tries to buck Brown off but Brown is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brown tries for a kimura but Twilight is defending well.
Brown working the ground and pound but Twilight is defending the strikes.
The strikes coming from Brown are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Brown working the strikes but Twilight uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Brown is thwarting Twilight's attempts to control the position.

Brown maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Twilight could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Brown has cracked it and Twilight is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Brown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rich Brown!