PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rhomboid Goatcabin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mr brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goatcabin comes to the cage accompanied by Selfishly Irritating. brown has chosen yes as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Goatcabin
vs
brown

189 cm
23
175 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

182 cm
24
176 lbs
10 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rhomboid Goatcabin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, mr brown!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goatcabin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Goatcabin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Goatcabin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract brown.
brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Goatcabin is defended easily by brown.
brown scores with a nice head shot.
Goatcabin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Goatcabin slips under a jab.
brown just misses with a punch to the body.
brown defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Goatcabin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Goatcabin misses its intended target.
brown lands with a shot to the body.
brown paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
brown misses the shot to the body.
brown misses with a double jab.
brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Goatcabin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goatcabin blocks a jab.
brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
brown throws a nice looking combination but Goatcabin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Goatcabin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says brown as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rhomboid Goatcabin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goatcabin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Goatcabin fails with the takedown.
Goatcabin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. brown tries to avoid it but Goatcabin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag brown to the ground. brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
brown scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
brown with a poor takedown

and Goatcabin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for brown!
brown keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Goatcabin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of brown's face.
brown is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goatcabin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
brown in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
brown manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Goatcabin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
brown tries to roll over but Goatcabin keeps him under control.
brown has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Goatcabin is working away from the top position though.
brown moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
brown manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Goatcabin manages to get himself to full guard.
brown is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
brown wants to pass the guard but Goatcabin is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goatcabin working a defensive guard here.
brown being controlled here momentarily.
brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Goatcabin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Goatcabin keeping moving, preventing brown from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goatcabin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in brown's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
brown manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Goatcabin manages to get himself to full guard.
brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Goatcabin is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mr brown dominated that round.
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.

Goatcabin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from brown.
brown slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
brown works over Goatcabin's head and body with a nice combination.
brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goatcabin.

brown closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Goatcabin did well to prevent brown getting side control.
Goatcabin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Goatcabin keeping moving, preventing brown from controlling successfully.
Goatcabin controls brown momentarily but brown frees himself.
Goatcabin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goatcabin can't keep his opponent in guard - brown advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
brown throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
brown is trying to control. Goatcabin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Goatcabin looks like he's trying to stand up.
brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Goatcabin keeps working.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goatcabin.
Goatcabin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Goatcabin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and brown counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
brown missing with a left hand there. Goatcabin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Goatcabin avoids a punch combination nicely.
brown throws a good cross that connects.
Goatcabin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Goatcabin tries to score a power double leg takedown but brown sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Goatcabin somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rhomboid Goatcabin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goatcabin punishes brown's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
brown throws a lazy right hand but Goatcabin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
brown looks to land a left hand but Goatcabin moved out of range nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by brown.
mr brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from brown misses the target.
Goatcabin has his takedown stuffed
enabling brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Goatcabin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and brown counters with a straight right hand.
brown misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goatcabin misses with a takedown attempt
letting brown counter with a right hand.
brown shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Goatcabin defends it nicely.
brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Goatcabin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Goatcabin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
brown throws a big shot that misses.
brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goatcabin.
brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goatcabin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mr brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Goatcabin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but brown swivels and escapes.

Goatcabin feints and as brown raises his hands in defense, Goatcabin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Goatcabin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Goatcabin works over brown with some ground and pound from guard.
Goatcabin stands up over brown, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Goatcabin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Goatcabin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of brown's head.

brown looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

brown looking for a guillotine here but Goatcabin defends easily.
Goatcabin is working brown over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rhomboid Goatcabin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Goatcabin lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

brown looking for a guillotine here but Goatcabin defends easily.
brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

brown has his foot on Goatcabin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Goatcabin works his way back into a safe position though.
Goatcabin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
brown wants to stand and escape but Goatcabin is having none of it.
Goatcabin is in close to brown's body, working some short punches and elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now brown is on top in guard.
Goatcabin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
brown stopping the sweep attempt from Goatcabin.

brown stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goatcabin misses with a combination
and brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Goatcabin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from brown.
Goatcabin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? brown is fending him off so far but Goatcabin persists. Nope, brown circles away and we're back to standing.
brown throws a looping overhand right but Goatcabin ducks down to avoid it.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Goatcabin.
brown sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
brown wants to improve his position but Goatcabin is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
brown slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goatcabin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

brown had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Goatcabin defends it easily.
Goatcabin throwing strikes but missing.

brown has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Goatcabin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Goatcabin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rhomboid Goatcabin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
brown trying to keep a closed guard but Goatcabin is proving a slippery customer.
Goatcabin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
mr brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goatcabin stopping the sweep attempt from brown.
Goatcabin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of brown's head.
Goatcabin is working brown over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Goatcabin with a flurry of punches that miss.

brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goatcabin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Goatcabin lands a couple of elbows.
Goatcabin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

brown is looking for a triangle but Goatcabin pushes his legs off easily.
Goatcabin lands a couple of digs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goatcabin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of brown's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rhomboid Goatcabin showed his dominance in that final round.
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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mr brown!