PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Darnielle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brown
vs
Darnielle

190 cm
27
195 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

197 cm
26
192 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joseph Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Darnielle!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Darnielle is just out of range.
Darnielle throws a low kick but Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Darnielle throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Darnielle slips the punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darnielle. That's going to slow Brown down.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darnielle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darnielle manages to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Darnielle lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brown has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brown and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Darnielle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Darnielle.
Brown misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Darnielle counters with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Darnielle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darnielle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darnielle avoids the body shot from Brown.
A jab from Darnielle finds it's way through Brown's defenses.
Brown lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darnielle throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brown throws a combination that misses
and Darnielle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darnielle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Darnielle misses with a head kick.
Darnielle tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick from Darnielle lands but Brown takes it in his stride.
Darnielle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darnielle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darnielle.
Darnielle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brown swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Darnielle counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Brown is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Darnielle moves away from the strike by Brown.
Darnielle connects with a high kick.
Joseph Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darnielle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Darnielle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darnielle lands with a slapping head kick.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Brown thuds his right hand into Darnielle's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Darnielle avoids the body shot from Brown.
Darnielle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Darnielle ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Darnielle stuns Brown with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Darnielle just misses with a punch to the body.
Darnielle lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Darnielle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Darnielle counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Brown is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Darnielle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Darnielle ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brown throws a body punch but Darnielle moves out of range.
Darnielle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brown is looking to wear down Darnielle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Darnielle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Darnielle throws a front kick aimed at Brown's knee but Brown avoids it well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darnielle.
Brown misses with a jab to the body
and Darnielle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Darnielle tries to land a front kick but Brown steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brown swings widly with a right hand
and Darnielle counters with a leg kick.
Darnielle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Darnielle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darnielle scores with a push kick.
Brown is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Darnielle's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Darnielle throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Brown avoids a kick to the body.
Darnielle tries to land a front kick but Brown steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Darnielle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Darnielle avoids the body shot from Brown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Darnielle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Darnielle does it's job there.
Brown misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Darnielle dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Brown misses with a body punch
and Darnielle counters with a big head kick but Brown shrugs it off.
Darnielle lands with an overhand left.
Brown blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from Darnielle.
Brown on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darnielle. Darnielle obviously looking to wear him down.
Darnielle moves away from the strike by Brown.
Darnielle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
John Darnielle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darnielle manages to avoid it.
Brown jabs Darnielle right on the nose. Darnielle blinks but takes it well.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Darnielle.
Darnielle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brown.
Nice defenses there by Darnielle.
Brown misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darnielle misses with a low kick.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown throws a jab when Darnielle was well out of range.
Darnielle misses with a low kick.
Darnielle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darnielle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Darnielle throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brown counters with a left to the body.
Brown throws a body punch but Darnielle moves out of range.
Brown scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Darnielle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A clash of legs there as Brown blocks the low kick.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darnielle manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Darnielle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brown slips a straight right by Darnielle.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Brown takes a swing at Darnielle's ribcage but misses.
That kick from Darnielle tenderised Brown's leg. Brown is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown avoids the head kick by Darnielle.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Darnielle counters with a good, hard body kick but Brown shrugs it off.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Darnielle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darnielle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick from Darnielle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Brown does it's job there.
Darnielle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brown is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
A lazy left from Darnielle finds it's target.
Brown lands a jab to Darnielle's midsection.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Darnielle has time to react.
Brown connects with a body shot that sends Darnielle's belly button to the back.
Darnielle throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick.
Darnielle delivers a nice body kick.
A big right from Brown misses.
Nice defenses there by Darnielle.
Darnielle throws a low kick, looking for Brown's leg but Brown calmly moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick from Darnielle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown scores with the left hand. Darnielle knows he should have avoided that one.
Brown checks the leg kick nicely there.
Darnielle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Darnielle avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown swings for the body but Darnielle moves out of range.
Darnielle misses with a head kick.
Darnielle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darnielle throws a low kick but Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darnielle manages to avoid it.
Darnielle does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Brown dominated that second round.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Darnielle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Darnielle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Darnielle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown swings away with a body shot that misses
and Darnielle counters with a stiff right hand.
Darnielle loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown avoids the head kick by Darnielle.
Brown misses with a hook to the body
and Darnielle counters with a leg kick.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Darnielle.
Darnielle throws a solid leg kick but Brown takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Darnielle.
Darnielle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darnielle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown works Darnielle's body with a nice hook.
Brown swings for the body but Darnielle moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darnielle tries to work over Brown's front leg with a kick but Brown checks it.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick from Darnielle.
Brown throws a hook but Darnielle avoids it easily.
Darnielle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown misses with a left hand
and Darnielle counters with a nice leg kick.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darnielle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Darnielle jabs at Brown's body.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darnielle does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Brown throws a jab when Darnielle was well out of range.
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darnielle was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Brown has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Darnielle.
Brown has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darnielle.
Darnielle moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Darnielle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brown's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Brown duly obliges.
Brown takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Darnielle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darnielle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown throws a hook but Darnielle avoids it easily.
Darnielle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darnielle manages to avoid it.
Brown avoids the body shot from Darnielle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darnielle motions for Brown to come forward. Darnielle throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Darnielle throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Brown there.
Darnielle goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Darnielle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darnielle throws a wild body kick that Brown sees coming a mile off.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darnielle manages to avoid it.
Darnielle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown moves out of range as Darnielle throws a body kick.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown misses the jab.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Brown blocks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darnielle moves away.
Darnielle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Brown throws a combination that misses
and Darnielle counters with a nice body kick.
Brown lands a lovely overhand right.
Brown takes a swing at Darnielle's ribcage but misses.
Darnielle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brown goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown connects with a crisp jab.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Brown misses.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darnielle moves away.
A solid body kick from Darnielle.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Darnielle.
Well Darnielle 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for John Darnielle!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for John Darnielle!

John Darnielle wins by majority decision!
John Darnielle took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, BLKOUT Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.