PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buakaw Taramuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Taramuk
vs
Brown

188 cm
22
204 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

191 cm
22
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buakaw Taramuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Brown!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Taramuk moves out of range easily.
Brown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Taramuk. That did some damage!
Taramuk misses with a body kick.
Brown throws a leg kick but Taramuk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taramuk circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown is looking to score with low kicks.
Brown scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Taramuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown throws a hook but Taramuk blocks it.
Brown throws a hook but Taramuk blocks it.
Brown throws a chopping leg kick but Taramuk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brown misses the jab.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.

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.
A head kick misses from Taramuk.
Craig Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taramuk.
Taramuk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taramuk takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Taramuk misses with a body kick.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Taramuk moves out of range easily.
Brown will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taramuk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taramuk blocks a jab.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taramuk.
A thudding body kick lands there by Taramuk!
Brown lands with a nice body punch.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Taramuk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Brown misses
and Taramuk counters with a two punch combo.
Brown tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Taramuk is able to avoid easily.
Taramuk slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Brown tried to score with a low kick but Taramuk checks it.
Brown comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Taramuk defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Taramuk avoids the head kick by Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig 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 misses with a looping left.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab from Brown.
Taramuk slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Brown.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Taramuk moves out of range easily.
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Taramuk slips under a jab from Brown.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taramuk moves away.
Taramuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown throws a head kick that misses
and Taramuk counters with a thumping low kick.
Taramuk pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taramuk misses with a double jab.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Taramuk.
Brown connects with a single shot there.
Taramuk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a right and a left that Taramuk avoids nicely.
Taramuk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brown tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brown lands with a cross.
Buakaw Taramuk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brown getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taramuk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
Brown misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brown. That's going to slow Taramuk down.
Taramuk misses with a few strikes there.
Jab from Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig 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 leg kick
and Taramuk counters with a nice body kick.
Brown scoring well with a low kick there.
Brown avoids the head kick by Taramuk.
Brown cracks the inside of Taramuk's front leg.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Taramuk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Taramuk moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Taramuk.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Taramuk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Taramuk backs up against the cage.
Taramuk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Taramuk moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Taramuk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Taramuk moves out of range of the body kick.
Taramuk throws a body kick that misses.
Brown misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Taramuk counters with a nice leg kick.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Taramuk's shoulder, as Taramuk tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taramuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown misses the jab.
Brown throws a hook but Taramuk blocks it.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Taramuk makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Taramuk might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Brown lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Taramuk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Buakaw Taramuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Craig Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Brown connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Taramuk counters with a body kick that stops Brown in his tracks momentarily.
Craig Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Taramuk misses.
Taramuk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taramuk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Brown throws a low kick but Taramuk avoids it.
Taramuk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brown has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

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