PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Thomas Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Howard
vs
Thomas Brown

178 cm
27
178 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Thomas Brown !
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howard.
Brown throws a hook but Howard blocks it.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Howard moves away and avoids it.
Howard scores with a nice right hand.
Brown wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Howard moves into the clinch successfully.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Howard scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Howard.

It looks like Mike Thomas Brown has been cut.
Howard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown blocks an elbow strike from Howard.
Brown working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Brown .
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Howard pushes off an throws an elbow but Brown leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Howard blocks an uppercut.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Howard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Howard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Howard.
Still in the clinch, Howard scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Howard.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Howard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brown 's brow.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Howard.
Howard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Howard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brown avoids a wild elbow strike from Howard.
Brown working aggressively here.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Howard.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Howard.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Howard lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Howard scores with a shot to the side of Brown 's head.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Howard.
Brown blocks the elbow strike.
Howard lands a nice uppercut.
Howard lands a nice uppercut.
Brown 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Howard.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Howard.
Howard misses with an elbow strike.
Brown blocks an elbow strike from Howard.
Howard scores with a shot to the side of Brown 's head.
Brown misses with some punches.
Howard blocking some punches.
Howard lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard lands with a light punch inside.
Howard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown avoids a wild elbow strike from Howard.
Howard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown .
Brown takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Howard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howard throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown .
Howard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Howard scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Howard.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Howard.
Howard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brown 's defenses.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Howard lands an uppercut.
Howard lands a nice uppercut.
Howard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Howard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brown 's brow.
Howard lands a damaging elbow.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice elbow from Howard.
Howard misses with an elbow over the top.
Howard lands a damaging elbow.
Howard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Howard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard lands a shoulder strike.
Howard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Howard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Howard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
Howard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Howard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Howard lands a right hand.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Howard scores with a shot to the side of Brown 's head.
Howard lands a damaging elbow.
Howard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Howard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Howard lands a nice elbow.
Howard lands an elbow that stopped Brown in his tracks for a moment.
Howard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Howard.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Howard lands an elbow inside that Brown shrugs off.
Brown avoids a wild elbow strike from Howard.
Howard blocking some punches.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Howard on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Howard.
Howard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Howard misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Howard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brown takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice right hand lands inside from Howard.
Brown working aggressively here.
Howard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brown 's defenses.
Howard gets through Brown 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Howard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Howard.
Nice elbow from Howard.
Brown lands a left hand that snaps the head of Howard backwards.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Howard lands an elbow just above Brown 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howard throws an elbow but it misses.
Brown takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Howard.
Nice elbow from Howard.

That has opened up Mike Thomas Brown 's cut even more.
Brown lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Brown lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Howard scores with a shot to the side of Brown 's head.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Howard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Brown blocks the elbow strike.
Howard blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Brown .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Howard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Thomas Brown 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Howard has closed the distance and engaged Brown in a clinch.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Howard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Howard.
A nice left hand lands by Howard.
Howard lands a damaging elbow.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Howard pushes Brown back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Howard lands a nice elbow.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Howard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Howard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Howard lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Howard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Howard prevents a body shot from Brown .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown .
A nice glancing elbow lands by Howard.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Howard controls his hands.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Howard lands an elbow that stopped Brown in his tracks for a moment.
A short uppercut from Howard.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown tries a body shot but Howard blocks it.
Brown dodges an elbow strike from Howard.
Howard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brown 's defenses.
Howard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Howard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Howard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brown misses with some punches.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Howard.
Brown takes an elbow to the forehead.
John Howard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Howard lands an uppercut.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Howard.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Howard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Howard lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Howard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Howard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Howard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Howard lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Howard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brown 's brow.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Howard.
Howard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown avoids the elbow strike from Howard, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Howard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Howard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Howard.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Howard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Howard.
Howard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Howard.
Brown dodges an elbow strike from Howard.
Brown is working Howard over against the ropes.
Howard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Howard lands a nice elbow.
Brown takes an elbow to the forehead.
Howard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Howard.
Howard lands a left hand.
Brown misses with some punches.
Howard lands an elbow inside that Brown shrugs off.
Howard lands an elbow inside that Brown shrugs off.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Howard.
Brown lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Howard.
Howard blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Brown .
Brown takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brown 's defenses.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Howard.
Howard throws an elbow that misses.
Howard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Howard pushes Brown back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Howard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Howard misses with an elbow over the top.
Howard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Howard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Howard pushes Brown back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Howard lands a nice elbow.
Howard prevents a body shot from Brown .
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown blocks an elbow strike from Howard.
Howard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Howard's elbow.
Howard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Howard.
Howard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Howard blocking some punches.
Howard lands an elbow inside.

The cut above Mike Thomas Brown 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A short right from Howard.
Howard lands a shoulder strike.
Howard gets through Brown 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Howard blocking some punches.
A short right from Howard.
Howard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Howard throws an elbow that misses.
Howard pushes Brown back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Howard lands a nice uppercut.
Howard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Howard blocks an uppercut.
Howard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Howard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Brown is leaning against Howard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Howard lands an elbow that stopped Brown in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Howard.
Howard lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Howard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brown avoids a wild elbow strike from Howard.
Howard lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Howard on the inside.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown avoids a wild elbow strike from Howard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Howard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Thomas Brown 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Brown gets tackled into the ropes by Howard. Howard maintains the clinch.
Howard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Howard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown misses with some punches.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown .
Howard lands a nice elbow.
Howard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Howard blocking some punches.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
Brown working aggressively here.
Howard lands a nice elbow.
Howard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Howard lands a nice uppercut.
Howard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Howard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Howard blocking some punches.
Howard lands an elbow just above Brown 's eye.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Howard.
A shot in the inside from Howard.
Brown lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brown avoids the elbow strike from Howard, against the ropes.
Howard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brown 's defenses.
Howard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard blocking some punches.
Howard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Howard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Howard.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.

Mike Thomas Brown 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Howard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Howard.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
Howard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Howard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Howard throws an elbow but misses.
Howard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brown blocks the elbow strike.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Howard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Howard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howard lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Howard.
Brown gets through Howard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Howard.
A short right from Brown .
Howard lands an elbow just above Brown 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Howard.
Howard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Howard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Howard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brown blocks the elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Brown .
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Howard.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Howards head.
Howard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Howard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Howard lands a shoulder strike.
Howard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike Thomas Brown 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Howard!