PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Brwon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Hominick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Brwon
vs
Hominick

185 cm
24
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Brwon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Hominick!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hominick misses with a takedown attempt
and Brwon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hominick shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brwon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brwon lands a jab-cross combination.

Brwon looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hominick!
Brwon controlling from mount.
Hominick tries to hold on but Brwon pushes him away.
Hominick throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Brwon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hominick on the ground.
Hominick tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A nice elbow there by Brwon.
Brwon controlling the pace for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hominick tries to buck Brwon off but he can't manage it.
Brwon scoring with strikes but Hominick is staying in there.
Hominick working to try and regain half guard.
Hominick sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hominick on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hominick moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brwon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hominick is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brwon trying to control the position from guard on top but Hominick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hominick working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brwon.
Hominick trying to keep a closed guard but Brwon is proving a slippery customer.
Brwon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Hominick kicks Brwon off and gets to his feet.
Brwon circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brwon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hominick tries to avoid it but Brwon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hominick to the ground. Hominick escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Brwon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Brwon showed some decent athleticism there.
Brwon is breathing heavily.
Hominick keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Brwon trying to control from Hominick's half guard. Hominick has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hominick throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Brwon stays in close to Hominick's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hominick looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hominick trying to control the position.

Hominick is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brwon defends well.
Hominick is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Brwon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hominick has his takedown stuffed
and Brwon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Brwon clinches with his opponent.
A body shot lands from Hominick.

Hominick pulls guard.
Brwon trying to control the position from guard on top but Hominick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brwon is really struggling to control Hominick but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Hominick throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hominick pulls Brwon in close to his closed guard and prevents Brwon from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brwon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hominick's head.
Brwon wants to pass the guard but Hominick is keeping the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hominick trying to keep a closed guard but Brwon is proving a slippery customer.
Hominick wants to stand and escape but Brwon is having none of it.
Hominick manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hominick controlling his opponent.
Brwon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brwon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Hominick with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hominick controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hominick tries to control but Brwon wriggling away.
Hominick raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hominick can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brwon is looking to escape.
Hominick tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brwon is squirming around, avoiding Hominick's attempts to control the action.
Brwon taking shots to the head.
Brwon tries to reverse the position but Hominick maintains control.
Hominick punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hominick tries to control but Brwon wriggling away.
Hominick working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Hominick 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!

Hominick shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Brwon is trying to defend but Hominick finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hominick seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Hominick stands up and beckons Brwon to join him on the feet.

Brwon moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hominick gets underhooks to prevent Brwon's takedown attempt.

Hominick gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Mark Hominick has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hominick trying to control the position from guard on top but Brwon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hominick controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Brwon keeping moving, preventing Hominick from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mark Hominick.
Brwon misses with a takedown attempt

and Hominick counters with a takedown into side control.

Hominick decides to stand back up. Hominick steps back and let's Brwon get back to his feet.
Hominick connects with a high kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hominick with a poor takedown

so Brwon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brwon trying to control but Hominick is working from the bottom.
Brwon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Brwon looking to pass the guard.
Brwon being controlled here momentarily.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Anthony Brwon wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Brwon throws a sloppy head kick
and Hominick counters with a series of strikes. Brwon will be more careful next time no doubt.
Anthony Brwon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hominick misses with a head kick.
Hominick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hominick tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brwon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hominick is trying to maintain a safe position but Brwon gets an underhook and turns Hominick into the cage.

Hominick has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Brwon uses from the top position.
Hominick keeping full guard, as Brwon tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hominick trying to control the position.
Brwon throws a big right hand that misses.
Hominick striking from the bottom.

Hominick has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Brwon doesn't defend quickly enough and Hominick has managed to lock this one up! Can Brwon escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Hominick on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mark Hominick!