PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Colin Kark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kark comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Awesome. Tyson Brown is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kark
vs
Brown

169 cm
21
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

173 cm
20
163 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BHP's Shaolin Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colin Kark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Brown!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kark scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Brown is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kark's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kark knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brown on the ground.
Brown gets back to full guard.
Kark cracks Brown with a solid left hand.

Brown is looking for a triangle but Kark pushes his legs off easily.

Brown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kark doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kark manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kark preventing the sweep.
Brown is pulling down on Kark's head. It's preventing any offense from Kark, at least for the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kark drops back looking for a leg! Brown is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brown manages to kick Kark off! Kark jumps back into Brown's guard.
Brown controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Kark from controlling successfully.
Brown wants to sweep here but Kark controlling him for the moment.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Kark from controlling successfully.
Brown is trying to control the position but Kark postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kark connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Kark ducks down to avoid it.
Brown fails with the takedown
and Kark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kark throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kark scores with a nice body kick.
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!
Kark looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Kark throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Brown tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kark is in Brown's guard.

Brown working for a triangle but Kark defends it easily.
Brown looks gassed!
Brown keeping moving, preventing Kark from controlling successfully.
Brown wants to control but Kark passes easily into half guard.
Kark seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kark winds up and cracks Brown with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kark lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kark not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kark drops an elbow to the side of Brown's head.

Brown looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kark lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brown is trying to maintain the position but Kark is very close to passing his half guard.
Kark working the head and body with strikes.
Kark scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Brown is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kark pulls his head out easily.
Kark is trying to control the action in half guard but Brown is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kark prevents Brown from improving his position.
Kark takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kark has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kark lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kark landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kark lands a big shot there that rocks Brown but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kark cracks Brown with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kark fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Brown is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kark cracks Brown with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kark scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Brown wants to hold on but Kark pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colin Kark dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kark leaves Brown with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brown walks into a straight right hand from Kark.
Brown takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Brown needs to keep his hands up - Kark had a free shot at his head there.
Kark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown fails to land the takedown.
Kark looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kark. Brown shrugs it off though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kark scores with a shot to the body.

Kark throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Brown tumbling to the canvas!

Brown is rocked!
Kark forces his way into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kark lands a nice short elbow.
Brown is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kark slips a nice elbow through Brown's hands, connecting with Brown's forehead.

Brown is defending against the submission attempts here by Kark.
Brown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kark.
Kark sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brown defending well though.
Brown taking some punishment here, with Kark in his half guard.
Kark moves nicely into side control.
Kark working the body and head with strikes.
Kark has knee on belly momentarily but Brown bucks him off and regains half guard.
Brown has hold of Kark's hands but Kark slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to improve his position.
Kark looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brown with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Kark is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kark wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Brown wants to improve his position but Kark is controlling well.
Kark takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kark lands strikes from half guard.

Brown looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kark.
Kark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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. Kark connects with a nice short shot to Brown's temple.
Brown is refusing to be controlled, as Kark sits in half guard.
Kark not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kark thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brown is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kark scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kark looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brown with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kark prevents Brown from improving his position.
Brown is positioning himself well to prevent Kark advancing to mount.
Brown has hold of Kark's hands but Kark slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kark wants to pass the guard but Brown is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kark is working away from the top position though.
Brown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kark.
Brown is trying to maintain the position but Kark is very close to passing his half guard.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Kark is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kark throwing shots but Brown is blocking nicely.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kark thows a huge punch but Brown dodges it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kark working Brown over with strikes.
Brown is refusing to be controlled, as Kark sits in half guard.
Kark lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colin Kark dominated that second round.
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!

Donk. Kark catches Brown right on the button with a cross.
Kark looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kark as he avoids it easily.
Kark lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.

Brown scores with a takedown into Kark's guard.
Brown is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kark wants to improve his position but instead Brown has moved into half guard.
Kark tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
Colin Kark overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kark is looking to get back to full guard here but Brown has managed to pass to side control instead.
Kark is looking for a sweep.

Brown looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kark can't do much from the bottom here.
Kark is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A control attempt from Kark but he's now mounted!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brown is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kark to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kark shrugs it off.
Kark is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kark tries to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
Brown takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Brown is working for a guillotine from mount but Kark frees his head quite easily.
Brown trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kark defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Brown.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Brown moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Kark has worked his arm free - good work by Kark!
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kark keeps working.
Kark is looking to regain half guard here but Brown keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brown tries for a kimura but Kark is defending well.

Brown swings around for an armbar but Kark sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Brown's guard.
Tyson Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kark working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kark with a flurry of punches that miss.

Brown has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kark can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kark keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brown's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kark wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Kark has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Brown is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Colin Kark.
Well Kark 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colin Kark!