PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Brose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogun BDown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shogun BDown has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Brose
vs
BDown

208 cm
20
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Fightworld Formula

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Brose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shogun BDown!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brose moves into the clinch successfully.
BDown content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brose can't break the clinch.

Brose gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
BDown is looking to sweep but instead, Brose has passed into half guard.
BDown is staying active underneath Brose, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Brose slows the pace down in half guard.
BDown is concentrating on defense, preventing Brose from advancing position.

Brose stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Brose tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but BDown swivels and escapes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BDown throws a body punch but Brose moves out of range.
BDown throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Brose holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nice body punch from BDown.
BDown lands a nice knee to the body.
Brose is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BDown lands a good knee to the midsection. Brose won't want to take too many of those.
BDown is working Brose over against the cage.
Nice body punch from BDown - that landed with a thud.
BDown lands a shot to the body.
BDown stalling against the cage.
BDown scores with a hook to the body.
BDown unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brose lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
BDown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
BDown lands a body shot in the clinch.
BDown lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from BDown.
Good body shot from BDown.
BDown is struggling to control the position.
BDown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
BDown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brose avoids the elbow strike from BDown, against the cage.
BDown works on Brose's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BDown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brose backwards.
BDown lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from BDown.
BDown using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for BDown.
BDown content to slow the pace in the clinch.
BDown lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from BDown - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from BDown - that landed with a thud.
BDown lands a good knee to the midsection. Brose won't want to take too many of those.
A hook to the body from BDown.
BDown works on Brose's body with a couple of short punches.
BDown lands a good knee to the midsection. Brose won't want to take too many of those.
BDown digs a right hand underneath Brose's ribcage. Brose let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from BDown.
A right hand to the body from BDown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, BDown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for BDown.
BDown unloads a knee to the mid-section.
BDown lands a nice knee to the body.
BDown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brose's face.

It looks like Ryan Brose has been cut.
BDown is pressed up against the cage. Brose has hold of a leg and is looking to drag BDown down to the mat. BDown avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Shogun BDown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
BDown throws the left hand but Brose avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BDown fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brose looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheers as BDown lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brose doesn't seem phased though.
Brose needs to keep his hands up - BDown had a free shot at his head there.
BDown lands with a right hand.
BDown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

BDown has closed the distance and engaged Brose in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BDown presses Brose against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
BDown lands with a short shot to the head.
BDown avoiding damage.
Brose is trying to drag BDown to the mat but BDown just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Brose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
BDown keeps control of Brose as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A hook to the body from BDown.
BDown unloads a knee to the mid-section.
BDown content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BDown lands a knee to the body.
BDown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from BDown.
A hook to the body from BDown.
BDown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from BDown on the inside.
BDown lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from BDown.
Nice body punch from BDown.
A bit of stalling here from BDown.
Brose drops down looking for an ankle pick but BDown pulls his leg out and moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by BDown.
BDown lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BDown looks to land a right hand but Brose moved out of range.
The fighters circling - BDown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice leg kick lands there from BDown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shogun BDown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Brose's cut.
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.

BDown has managed to clinch.
BDown scores with a hook to the body.
BDown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from BDown.
Brose tries to pull guard but BDown holds him up against the cage and eventually Brose drops back down to his feet.
A body shot lands from BDown.
BDown lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from BDown.
BDown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
BDown gets through Brose's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
BDown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from BDown - that landed with a thud.
BDown presses Brose against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
BDown digs a right hand underneath Brose's ribcage. Brose let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from BDown.
Stalling in the clinch from BDown.
A right handed body shot lands from BDown.
BDown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from BDown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
BDown pushes Brose back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
BDown lands a body shot in the clinch.
BDown lands a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BDown works on Brose's body with a couple of short punches.
BDown pushes Brose back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brose takes a knee to the side of the body.
BDown is working Brose over against the cage.
Brose takes a knee to the side of the body.
BDown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from BDown.
BDown utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BDown stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
BDown presses Brose against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The referee calls for BDown to work.
BDown lands a nice uppercut.
BDown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
BDown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
BDown lands a right hand.
BDown stalling against the cage.
Brose can't get the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BDown pressing his opponent against the cage.
BDown lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shogun BDown seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right handed body shot lands from BDown.
BDown scores with a shot to the side of Brose's head.
BDown stalls.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. BDown obliges.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from BDown.
BDown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
BDown lands a nice knee to the body.
BDown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
BDown lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from BDown - that landed with a thud.
BDown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brose backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. BDown obliges.
BDown is working Brose over against the cage.
BDown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from BDown as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from BDown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BDown is working Brose over against the cage.
BDown is working Brose over against the cage.
BDown tries a knee to the head but Brose blocks it.
Brose takes a knee to the side of the body.
BDown landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
BDown lands a knee to the body.
Brose looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brose goes for a takedown attempt but BDown pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Brose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
BDown scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brose doesn't seem bothered though.
Brose closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brose shoots in looking for a takedown but BDown manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brose's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
BDown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from BDown.
A big right from BDown misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BDown throws a looping overhand right but Brose ducks down to avoid it.
BDown throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brose on the side of the head.
BDown throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brose.
Brose shoots in but BDown avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Brose gets tackled into the cage by BDown. BDown maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, BDown scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from BDown.
BDown crunches a lovely knee into Brose's ribcage.
BDown lands a body punch in the clinch.
BDown lands a shot to the body.
BDown lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from BDown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BDown scores with a hook to the body.
BDown lands a nice shot to the body.
Brose takes a shot to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
BDown presses Brose against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shogun BDown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryan Brose's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

BDown lands an overhand right.
A left and a right from Brose both land. Nice combination.
BDown uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brose throws a head kick that misses

and BDown moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for BDown.
Come on BDown - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A right handed body shot lands from BDown.
BDown lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from BDown - that landed with a thud.
BDown landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BDown utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
BDown is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are getting on BDown's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from BDown.
BDown lands a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from BDown as the two fighters clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from BDown.
BDown is leaning against Brose and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brose jumps guard but BDown stands there with Brose around his waist. Brose gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
BDown landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
BDown works on Brose's body with a couple of short punches.
BDown unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right hand to the body from BDown.
BDown crunches a lovely knee into Brose's ribcage.
BDown works on Brose's body with a couple of short punches.
BDown is leaning against Brose and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
BDown lands a nice shot to the body.
BDown lands a body punch in the clinch.
BDown lands a good knee to the midsection. Brose won't want to take too many of those.
BDown landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. BDown obliges.
Brose tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. BDown just stands there and leans against the cage.
BDown works on Brose's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from BDown as the two fighters clinch.
BDown is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BDown lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brose on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
BDown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brose avoids it.
BDown stops a takedown attempt from Brose.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Brose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good body shot from BDown.
BDown lands a body punch in the clinch.
BDown controlling the action here for a moment.
BDown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brose digs a right hand into BDown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on BDown's gas tank.
BDown prevents the takedown attempt.
BDown cracks Brose with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from BDown - that landed with a thud.
BDown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
BDown landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BDown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
BDown lands a body punch in the clinch.
BDown lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on BDown - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
BDown missing with knees to the body.
Brose on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brose tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. BDown smiles and moves away.
Brose closes the distance and clinches up with BDown, looking for a takedown. Brose pushes BDown against the cage but BDown circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Brose moves into the clinch.
BDown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brose.
BDown lands a body punch.
BDown lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from BDown.
BDown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brose.
BDown landing some nice looking knees to the body.
BDown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
BDown lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brose or not.
BDown taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brose jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as BDown walks away with a smile on his face. Brose gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
BDown with a jab.
Brose shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and BDown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brose ducks under a wild hook from BDown.
Brose takes one on the button.
A swing and a miss from BDown.
BDown stuffs the takedown.
BDown misses with a left hand

and Brose counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Brose is working for a submission of some sort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brose stalling away here and it's allowed BDown to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shogun BDown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got BDown winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 25:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 25:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shogun BDown!