PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Trinidad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Trinidad
vs
Brown

190 cm
21
212 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
210 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Kangaroo Muscle

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Trinidad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brad Brown!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown connects with a looping right hand.

Trinidad drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Brown is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Trinidad is putting a hurting on Brown here, landing some big shots from side control.

Trinidad working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown tries to escape but Trinidad is in control.
Brown parries the strikes from Trinidad easily there. Trinidad is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Brown to escape.
Brown is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Trinidad has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Trinidad working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Trinidad drags him back down.

Trinidad tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Trinidad tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Trinidad working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Trinidad feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Trinidad is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Trinidad drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Trinidad jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Brown is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Trinidad tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Trinidad is breathing heavily.
Trinidad advances to half guard.
Trinidad throwing shots but Brown is blocking nicely.

Trinidad is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Trinidad 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Trinidad stops Brown from getting back to his feet.

Brown kicks Trinidad off and gets back to his feet.
Trinidad shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brown as he jumps to the side.
Trinidad avoids the body shot from Brown.
No luck for Trinidad with that takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Trinidad.
Trinidad lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Trinidad scores with a one two! Brown had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trinidad closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brown throws a body punch but Trinidad moves out of range.

Trinidad scores with a takedown into Brown's guard.

Trinidad drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Trinidad jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Trinidad drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Trinidad jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Trinidad lands a couple of digs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trinidad forces his way into half guard.
Trinidad is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Trinidad escapes and gets back to his feet.
Trinidad lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No luck for Trinidad with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Trinidad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trinidad looks for a takedown but Brown sprawls well.

Trinidad looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Trinidad working Brown over with strikes.

Brown manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Trinidad closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Trinidad scoring with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trinidad working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Trinidad prevents Brown from escaping the position.
Trinidad tries to move to mount but Brown blocks the move with his legs.
Brown is trying to get back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trinidad manages to avoid it.
Trinidad shoots for a takedown but Brown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brown throws a body kick that misses.
Brown misses with a double jab

so Trinidad counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Brown wants to stand up but Trinidad is controlling him.
Trinidad postures up and lands a big shot to Brown's brow.
Trinidad tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Brown wants to stand up but Trinidad is controlling him.

Brown wriggles free and stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Trinidad shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Trinidad lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Trinidad passes Brown's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Trinidad passes to full mount!
Trinidad landing punches.
Brown is trying to stand.

Trinidad is working for a guillotine from mount but Brown frees his head quite easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trinidad with shots to the head and body - Brown looks very uncomfortable down there.
Trinidad lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Brown hang on?
Trinidad lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Trinidad dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Brown with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Trinidad to score with a decent uppercut.
Brown throws a series of punches but Trinidad moves out of range.

Trinidad gets a takedown into half guard.
Trinidad passes to side control.
Brown pushes Trinidad away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Trinidad gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Trinidad is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brown has escaped the position, nice work there.

Trinidad wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brown, who protects the arm well.

Trinidad tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Trinidad has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Trinidad is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brown knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Brown is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Trinidad asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Brown is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trinidad tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Trinidad is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brown knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tyson Trinidad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Trinidad wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brown, who protects the arm well.

Trinidad thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Brown is trying to get back to his feet.

Trinidad decides to stand back up. Trinidad steps back and let's Brown get back to his feet.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Trinidad shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Trinidad closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brown to the mat! Brown manages to get full guard.
Trinidad connects with a couple of short punches.

Trinidad drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Trinidad jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Brown wants to stand and escape but Trinidad is having none of it.

Trinidad thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Trinidad stands and throws Brown's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Brown pushes Trinidad away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Trinidad gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Trinidad tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Trinidad tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown is pushing Trinidad's head away, looking to escape. Trinidad manages to hold on to the position though.

Trinidad tries for a kimura but Brown is defending well.

Trinidad tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Trinidad has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Trinidad wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brown, who protects the arm well.

Brown throws Trinidad to one side and escapes!

Trinidad darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Trinidad is pressing down on Brown's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brown is holding on for now.
Brown tries to kick Trinidad off but Trinidad keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Brown taking some punishment here, with Trinidad in his half guard.
Trinidad passes to full mount!

Trinidad looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Trinidad is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Brown can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
You get the feeling that Brown really doesn't like being in this position too much.

Trinidad is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Brown is surviving well by controlling Trinidad's body position as best he can.
You get the feeling that Brown really doesn't like being in this position too much.

Brown bucks up and throws Trinidad to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Brad Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Trinidad darts in and clinches Brown up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trinidad is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Brown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Trinidad dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Trinidad shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Brown is trying to stand up here but Trinidad is controlling him well.
Trinidad working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Trinidad is trying for a kimura here. Brown looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Trinidad wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tyson Trinidad!
Tyson Trinidad retains his light heavyweight title!