PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bart Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavius Aetius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, AC/DC - Thunderstruck. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Brown
vs
Aetius

175 cm
31
165 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

178 cm
29
161 lbs
20 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Fightworld Formula and Laundry Service
KINGDOM

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 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bart Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Flavius Aetius!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aetius feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brown's calf.
Aetius tried to score with a low kick but Brown checks it.
Aetius throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Aetius slips a straight right by Brown.
Aetius takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Aetius attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aetius circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown checks a low kick from Aetius.
Aetius takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aetius takes one to the side of the head.
Aetius throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Aetius doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Aetius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aetius is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brown sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Aetius avoids the body shot from Brown.
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!
Aetius moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Aetius on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Aetius takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aetius.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aetius.
Aetius moves forwards but Brown connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Aetius pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brown is out of range and Aetius settles back down.
Brown misses with a hook. Aetius ducked under it nicely.
Brown lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Aetius misses with a head kick.
Aetius takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brown lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Aetius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Aetius finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Brown cracks Aetius with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bart Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aetius misses with a takedown attempt - Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aetius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Bart Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aetius lands a leg kick that knocks Brown off balance momentarily.
Brown misses the jab.
Aetius avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Aetius saw that one coming.
Brown throws a body punch but Aetius moves out of range.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aetius throws a leg kick but Brown moved away.
Aetius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aetius.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aetius's hands.
Brown misses with a hook. Aetius ducked under it nicely.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aetius misses with a low kick.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Brown duly obliges.
Aetius misses with a low kick.
Aetius lands with a nice body kick.
Brown throws a body punch but Aetius moves out of range.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Aetius.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Brown is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aetius scores with punches from side control.

Aetius wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brown, who protects the arm well.

Aetius working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Aetius throws an elbow but Brown slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bart Brown will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Aetius takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Aetius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Aetius ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Aetius is just out of range.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Aetius moved out of range nicely.
Brown avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Aetius scores with a leg kick.
Aetius walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brown checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brown blocks a head kick by Aetius.
Aetius tries a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Aetius shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brown as he avoids it easily.
Brown connects with a right hand. Aetius shakes it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aetius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A punch lands to the side of Aetius 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Aetius fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brown checks it well.
Nice jab there from Brown.
Aetius on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brown lands a nice shot that snaps Aetius's head back.
Brown throws a body punch but Aetius moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Aetius.
Aetius fails with the takedown.
Brown darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Aetius slips the punch.
Aetius walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aetius feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
Aetius throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Aetius shoots in looking for a takedown. Brown tries to sprawl out of it but Aetius keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brown manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bart Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flavius Aetius.
Aetius walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brown is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aetius.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Aetius ducks under a wild hook from Brown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown checks a leg kick.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aetius ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Aetius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.

Aetius drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Aetius landing with the ground and pound.
Aetius wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.

Aetius postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Brown is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Aetius, into his guard.

Aetius working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brown doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brown manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Aetius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aetius manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Flavius Aetius will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aetius can pounce on him.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick from Aetius misses.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Aetius is just out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aetius.
Brown scores with a nice strike.
Bart Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Brown misses.
A good leg kick by Aetius.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aetius.
Aetius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aetius moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aetius.
Flavius Aetius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aetius looks for the body kick but Brown saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Aetius getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

It looks like Bart Brown has been cut.

Aetius darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Aetius missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Well, if Aetius is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Aetius working over Brown with some ground and pound. Brown looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brown wants to control but Aetius is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown won't allow Aetius to pass to mount.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.

Aetius is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Aetius is working for a kimura but Brown is defending it quite comfortably.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown is positioning himself well to prevent Aetius advancing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aetius slips a nice elbow through Brown's hands, connecting with Brown's forehead.
Brown trying to control here.
Brown is controlling Aetius's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Aetius is trying to control. Brown wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown wants to improve his position but Aetius is controlling well.

Aetius seems to be looking for submissions.
Aetius 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to improve his position but Aetius is controlling well.
Brown is refusing to be controlled, as Aetius sits in half guard.
Brown is looking to improve his position.
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Aetius is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Brown is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Flavius Aetius!
Flavius Aetius decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.