PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Draybil Guetzlaff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Brown's choice of entrance music: Hot Steppa. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Guetzlaff
vs
Brown

178 cm
21
165 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

173 cm
21
166 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Draybil Guetzlaff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Brown!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guetzlaff closes the distance and clinches up with Brown, looking for a takedown. Guetzlaff pushes Brown against the cage but Brown circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Guetzlaff looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brown misses with a hook.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guetzlaff moves away.
A left and a right from Brown both land. Nice combination.
Guetzlaff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Brown lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Guetzlaff backs up against the cage.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guetzlaff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Guetzlaff scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ground and pound from Guetzlaff seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Brown is trying to control Guetzlaff's posture but Guetzlaff avoids it.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guetzlaff trying to control the position but Brown is working away.
Brown tries to improve position but can't.
Brown struggling a bit here.
Brown might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Guetzlaff kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guetzlaff is trying to ground and pound but Brown uses the momentary lack of control by Guetzlaff to regain half guard.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown regains full guard. Nicely done.

Brown is looking for a triangle here but Guetzlaff uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Brown is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Guetzlaff's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Guetzlaff missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brown is not content to let Guetzlaff control the position.
Brown keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to control but Guetzlaff is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Brown is controlling Guetzlaff's trapped leg to prevent Guetzlaff from advancing to side control.
Brown wants to control but Guetzlaff is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Guetzlaff knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brown on the ground.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Tyson Brown hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Brown swings for the body but Guetzlaff moves out of range.
Draybil Guetzlaff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Guetzlaff connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brown scrambles back to his feet.
Tyson Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guetzlaff lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Guetzlaff.
Guetzlaff throws a leg kick but Brown checks it.
Guetzlaff tries to land a leg kick but Brown saw it coming and moves away.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Guetzlaff throws a low kick, looking for Brown's leg but Brown calmly moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Guetzlaff as he connects with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Guetzlaff.
Brown lands with a shot to the body.
Guetzlaff tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brown swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Draybil Guetzlaff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guetzlaff comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Guetzlaff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guetzlaff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Guetzlaff staying out of range there.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Brown dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Guetzlaff fails with the takedown.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Guetzlaff was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guetzlaff throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guetzlaff.
Guetzlaff takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brown misses with a hook. Guetzlaff ducked under it nicely.
Tyson Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Guetzlaff misses.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Guetzlaff thows a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Guetzlaff looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but Guetzlaff persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guetzlaff misses with a straight right.
Tyson Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Brown throws a series of punches but Guetzlaff avoids them all with ease.
Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Guetzlaff pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Guetzlaff checks a leg kick.
Brown avoids the body shot from Guetzlaff.
Guetzlaff blocks the body kick.
A clash of legs there as Brown blocks the low kick.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Guetzlaff.
Guetzlaff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.

Guetzlaff scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Brown is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Brown stuck in half guard on the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guetzlaff trying to control the position but Brown is working away.

Guetzlaff tries for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
Brown is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Guetzlaff taking a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking for a sweep.

Guetzlaff is trying to get an arm triangle but Brown is defending well.
Tyson Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brown tries to improve position but can't.
Brown struggling a bit here.
Brown sneaks back into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown works his way to full guard. Good work.

Brown is looking for a triangle but Guetzlaff pushes his legs off easily.
Guetzlaff postures up.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Guetzlaff from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Guetzlaff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Guetzlaff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Brown misses.
Guetzlaff throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Guetzlaff misses the target.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guetzlaff.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Guetzlaff moves away and avoids it.
Guetzlaff misses with a wild body shot.
Guetzlaff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guetzlaff.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Guetzlaff moves out of range easily.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Guetzlaff moved out of range nicely.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown lunges at Guetzlaff with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Guetzlaff's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown swings for the body but Guetzlaff moves out of range.
Guetzlaff throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brown's waist but Brown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Guetzlaff off to one side.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
Guetzlaff misses the jab.
Guetzlaff wants to slow Brown down by chopping away at his legs.
Guetzlaff takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Guetzlaff moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Guetzlaff misses with a wild body shot.
Brown takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Guetzlaff looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guetzlaff was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Guetzlaff thuds a left hand into Brown's body.
A low kick from Guetzlaff misses
and Brown counters with a left to the body.

Guetzlaff shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Brown manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Guetzlaff throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guetzlaff slips nicely into half guard.
Guetzlaff trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown is controlling Guetzlaff's position as best he can from this difficult position.

Brown looking for submissions off his back.
Guetzlaff is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guetzlaff is really struggling to control Brown but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Brown regains full guard. Nicely done.
Guetzlaff trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Guetzlaff throws a big elbow that misses.
Guetzlaff wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Brown wants to control but Guetzlaff passes easily into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tyson Brown is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brown is adopting a defensive guard.
Brown looking to control.
Draybil Guetzlaff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown pulls Guetzlaff in close to prevent any damage.
Guetzlaff throwing strikes but missing.

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 Draybil Guetzlaff.
Well Brown has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Brown!
After the fight, Tyson Brown was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.