PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Hiscock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and murphy brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pat Hiscock could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to murphy brown's chin.

Hiscock
vs
brown

198 cm
19
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

215 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pat Hiscock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, murphy brown!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hiscock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
brown defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hiscock.
brown tries to bum rush Hiscock with a series of wild strikes but Hiscock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hiscock will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hiscock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from brown.
Hiscock fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pat Hiscock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
brown throws a right and a left that Hiscock avoids nicely.
No joy there for brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
murphy brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
brown throws a nice looking combination but Hiscock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
brown misses with a double jab.
Hiscock shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
brown is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hiscock moves into the clinch successfully.

Hiscock jumps guard.
brown is fighting to break Hiscock's control of his arms but Hiscock is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiscock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
brown would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
brown is fighting to break Hiscock's control of his arms but Hiscock is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

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.
Hiscock's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
brown won't allow Hiscock to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiscock has a closed guard, preventing brown from standing up.
Hiscock is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice takedown defense from brown. No joy for Hiscock on that attempt.
Hiscock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
brown misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from brown misses.
brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
brown lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by brown.
brown looks gassed!
Horrible takedown by Hiscock or perhaps it was just good defense by brown which made him look bad.
brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hiscock.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Hiscock shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. brown is trying to defend but Hiscock finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
brown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hiscock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pat Hiscock will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

brown throws a right and a left that Hiscock avoids nicely.
brown lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
brown leaves Hiscock with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hiscock bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Hiscock fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. brown sprawls well initially but Hiscock persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hiscock is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for brown!
Hiscock controlling from the full mount.
brown wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hiscock.
Hiscock thowing shots but they're missing.
brown is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
brown holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hiscock tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hiscock in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hiscock unloads with some shots from mount but brown bucks and avoids them well.
Hiscock can't control as he wanted to and brown manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Hiscock passes to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiscock looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hiscock with shots to the head and body - brown looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hiscock has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hiscock throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hiscock working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hiscock trying to control but he's not successful this time.
brown is trying to stand up.
Hiscock is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. brown can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiscock tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hiscock unloads with some shots from mount but brown bucks and avoids them well.
Hiscock looking to control but brown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hiscock misses with a head shot.
Hiscock throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hiscock punching from mount but brown doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hiscock thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hiscock looking to control but brown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hiscock unloads with some shots from mount but brown bucks and avoids them well.
brown taking shots to the head.
Hiscock wants to control the pace but brown is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pat Hiscock dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Hiscock closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hiscock throwing strikes but brown manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Hiscock is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hiscock can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
brown tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

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.

brown decides to stand back up.

Hiscock shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hiscock showed some decent athleticism there.

brown makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiscock looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? brown is fending him off so far but Hiscock persists. Nope, brown circles away and we're back to standing.

Hiscock drives through and clinches with brown against the cage.
Hiscock tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. brown smiles and moves away.
Hiscock shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts brown as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pat Hiscock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
brown leaves Hiscock with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hiscock dodges the punch combination from brown.
brown lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Hiscock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiscock has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. brown avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Hiscock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Hiscock with that takedown attempt.

Hiscock clinches up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
brown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hiscock has him pressed against the cage.
brown is trying to break the clinch but Hiscock is controlling him.
murphy brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pat Hiscock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hiscock.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pat Hiscock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hiscock, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Hiscock!