PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brook Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Drogba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brown
vs
Drogba

160 cm
20
130 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

160 cm
22
140 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brook Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aiden Drogba!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogba wants to clinch

and Brown counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Drogba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brown wants to control from the top but Drogba keeps moving.
Brown works over Drogba with some ground and pound from guard.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Drogba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Brown with a nice head shot there.
Brown connects with a couple of short punches.
Drogba looking to control.
Brown working some strikes from top position.
Brown won't allow Drogba to get back to his feet.
Drogba trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brown cracks Drogba with a solid left hand.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Drogba blocks nicely.
Brown is looking to work some ground and pound but Drogba has wrist control.

Drogba has his foot on Brown's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brown works his way back into a safe position though.
Brown is working Drogba over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brown working some strikes from top position.
Brown throwing strikes but missing.
Drogba wants to stand and escape but Brown is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Drogba's head.
Brown wants to control from the top but Drogba keeps moving.
Brown preventing the sweep.
Brown wants to control from the top but Drogba keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drogba has momentary wrist control but Brown slips an elbow through the middle.
Drogba tries to strike from the bottom.
Brown works over Drogba with some ground and pound from guard.
Drogba looking for a sweep. Not yet Drogba, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brown connects with a couple of short punches.
Drogba wants to stand and escape but Brown is having none of it.
Drogba looking to control.

Brown gets to his feet. Drogba looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Brown bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Brown grinds an elbow into Drogba's temple.
Brown landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Drogba tries to improve position but can't.
Brown trying to control the position but Drogba is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown scoring with punches and elbows.
Drogba wants to get back to his feet but Brown is dominant here and he's now got Drogba's back!
Brown controlling from the back.
Drogba is taking damage to the body and head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Brown lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Brown.
Brown lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You can see the frustration on Drogba's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Brown lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brook Brown dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Brown throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Drogba tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Brown is in Drogba's guard.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Drogba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drogba is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brown is controlling him.
Brown working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Drogba's head.
Drogba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Brown working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Drogba is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Brown looking to sit in guard and control but Drogba gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Drogba trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogba wants to stand but Brown is controlling his posture from full guard.
Brown on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brown tries to get out of the position.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
Brown managing to control the position.
Drogba won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
Brook Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown is pulling down on Drogba's head to control his posture.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Aiden Drogba hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drogba.

Brown drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to control from the top but Drogba keeps moving.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Brown trying to move into half guard but instead Drogba has managed to sweep!
Brown trying to keep a closed guard but Drogba is proving a slippery customer.
Drogba is fighting to break Brown's control of his arms but Brown is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Drogba from controlling successfully.
Drogba controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Aiden Drogba hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Drogba tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Brown decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Drogba's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogba is looking to stand back up but Brown counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Drogba.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Brown connects with a nice short shot to Drogba's temple.

Brown stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Drogba to get to his feet.
Drogba shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Brown counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Brown postures up.
Drogba looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Drogba keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Drogba's head.
Brown is working Drogba over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Drogba is working an open guard so Brown takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Drogba scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Drogba is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brown is looking to reverse the position.
Brown can't do much from the bottom here.
Drogba throws a strike aimed at the side of Brown's head but Brown avoids it well.
Brown keeps Drogba under control for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drogba sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Brown is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Brown tries to buck Drogba off but Drogba is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brook Brown dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Drogba with a lazy takedown attempt

and Brown counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brown 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.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Drogba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Drogba's head.
Drogba is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brown scores with a couple of nice shots.
Drogba pushes Brown off looking to stand but Brown dives back in and keeps control.
Brown passes to side control.
Drogba is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Brown tries to move to full mount but Drogba actually manages to regain half guard.
Drogba trying to control but Brown postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brown winds up and cracks Drogba with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Brown stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Drogba to get to his feet.
Drogba misses with a takedown

and Brown counters with a shoot takedown. Drogba fights it but they end up in guard.
Drogba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Brown working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brown stops Drogba from standing up.
Drogba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brown postures up and lands a big shot to Drogba's brow.
Brown sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Drogba's head.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brown with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brown content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Drogba working a defensive guard here.
Brown is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drogba can do to turn this around?
Brown is in close to Drogba's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Drogba working a defensive guard here.
Brown advances to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogba is refusing to be controlled, as Brown sits in half guard.
Drogba wants to improve his position but Brown is controlling well.
Brown working the head and body with strikes.
Drogba taking some punishment here, with Brown in his half guard.
Brown winds up and cracks Drogba with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brown wants to pass to mount but Drogba is defending the position.

Brown stands up and beckons Drogba to join him on the feet.
Drogba darts in trying to clinch

and Brown decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Drogba's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a couple of elbows.
Brown lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brown chips away with some ground and pound.
Brown keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Drogba's head.
Aiden Drogba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown is working Drogba over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Drogba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brown controlling from the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brook Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:25
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:25
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:25

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