PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hyun Dai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the ring accompanied by Ludacris Feat. T.I.- WIsh You Would. The key to victory for Aldo Brown has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Aldo Brown
vs
Dai

190 cm
21
184 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

180 cm
27
180 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aldo Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hyun Dai!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dai shoots in for a double leg but Brown sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Dai catches Brown with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Dai circles away.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dai.
Horrible takedown by Dai or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown which made him look bad.
Nice sprawl there from Brown as Dai shoots in.
Aldo Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hyun Dai.
Brown wants to clinch
and Dai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dai dives in and scores a takedown into Brown's guard.
Dai trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.

Dai drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dai jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dai in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dai won't allow Brown to get back to his feet.
Dai makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Brown pushes Dai off and scrambles back to his feet.
Brown wants to clinch.
Dai fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dai drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown is trying to control the position but Dai postures up.
Dai prevents Brown from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brown controls Dai momentarily but Dai frees himself.
Dai landing some decent shots from guard.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brown has momentary wrist control but Dai slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dai trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dai is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.
Dai postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dai lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Dai thows a big elbow that misses.
Dai postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
Dai postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dai throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dai working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dai throws a big right hand that misses.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Dai is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dai working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brown's head.
Dai working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brown's head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Dai throwing strikes but missing.
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Brown looking for a guillotine here but Dai defends easily.
Dai is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dai with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hyun Dai 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.

Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Dai circles away.
Dai stuns Brown with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brown wants to clinch.
Brown takes one to the side of the head.
Nice takedown defense from Brown. No joy for Dai on that attempt.
Dai swings away with a body shot that misses

and Brown counters by clinching up.
Brown gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dai.
Dai tries to pull guard but Brown won't allow it.
Aldo Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hyun Dai.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dai is breathing heavily.
Brown landing knees to the head.
Brown prevents the takedown attempt.
Dai avoids a wild elbow strike from Brown.
Dai avoiding damage as Brown throws knees to the body.
Brown with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brown is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Brown using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brown connects with a knee to the head.
Brown misses with a knee to the head.
Brown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dai wants a takedown but no success here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brown.
Brown misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dai drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brown pulls his leg out and moves away.
Brown tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Dai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Dai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dai misses with a takedown attempt

and Brown holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brown stops a takedown attempt from Dai.
Brown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dai goes for a takedown attempt but Brown pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dai misses with a combination

and Brown counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but Dai blocks with his arms.
Brown misses with an elbow over the top.
Dai wants a takedown but no success here.
Brown tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brown using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dai has Brown pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Brown manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A body shot lands from Brown.
Brown tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but Dai blocks with his arms.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
Dai tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brown smiles and moves away.
Hyun Dai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dai gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brown counters with a body kick that stops Dai in his tracks momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Dai circles away.
Dai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dai connects with a looping right hand.
Aldo Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dai fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dai darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dai 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 won't allow Dai to pass to mount.
Brown gets full guard.
Brown trying to keep a closed guard but Dai is proving a slippery customer.
Dai distracts Brown with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hyun Dai has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dai lands a couple of digs.
Brown controls Dai momentarily but Dai frees himself.
Dai won't allow Brown to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown has momentary wrist control but Dai slips an elbow through the middle.

Dai thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dai tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Dai throws a strike but Brown rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Dai looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Brown passes into side control.
Dai is trying to get back to half guard.
Dai tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Brown easily slips into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dai is desperately trying to improve his position but Brown has a good base and remains in mount.
Dai is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dai is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Brown is staying active.
Brown looking to control but Dai is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dai is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brown throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Dai has his hands clasped together but Brown breaks the hold and Dai is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Brown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aldo Brown!