PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Shleifer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Shleifer
vs
Brown

193 cm
23
185 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

190 cm
29
195 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrei Shleifer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joseph Brown!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shleifer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown scores with a head kick. Shleifer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A head kick misses from Brown.
A head kick misses from Shleifer.
Shleifer tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Shleifer.
Shleifer blocks a head kick by Brown.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brown.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shleifer looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Shleifer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Shleifer doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Shleifer moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Brown fakes the leg kick and cracks Shleifer in the body.
Shleifer misses with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown lands with a nice body punch.

Shleifer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brown, pushing him back against the cage.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Shleifer controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shleifer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Brown blocks the elbow strike.
Shleifer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shleifer connects with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shleifer is struggling to control the position.
Shleifer tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Shleifer missing with knees to the body.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Shleifer avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Shleifer blocks a body shot from Brown.
Shleifer tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Shleifer lands a knee to the body.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Brown.
Shleifer misses with a knee strike.
Shleifer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Shleifer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Shleifer throws a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Shleifer controls his hands.
Brown lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shleifer.
Brown tries a body shot but Shleifer blocks it.
Shleifer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Shleifer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Shleifer tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown dodges an elbow strike from Shleifer.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
Brown avoiding damage as Shleifer throws knees to the body.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shleifer's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Shleifer.
Shleifer throws an elbow but it misses.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Shleifer backwards.
Shleifer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shleifer is trying to stall.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shleifer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shleifer tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
Shleifer tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Brown lands a body punch.
Shleifer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shleifer missing with knees to the body.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Shleifer.
Shleifer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Shleifer.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Shleifer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brown.
Brown tries to stall but Shleifer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shleifer blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown tries a body shot but Shleifer blocks it.
Brown lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shleifer backwards.
Shleifer blocks a body shot from Brown.
Shleifer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brown dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shleifer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shleifer misses with a knee strike.
Shleifer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shleifer's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Joseph Brown will probably get the nod.
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 avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shleifer tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Shleifer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shleifer tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown cracks Shleifer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Shleifer tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Andrei Shleifer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shleifer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A cross from Brown lands.

Shleifer has closed the distance and engaged Brown in a clinch.
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Shleifer has double underhooks.
Shleifer missing with knees to the body.
Shleifer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Shleifer misses with a knee strike.
Brown is stalling here.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brown.
Shleifer misses with an elbow over the top.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shleifer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Shleifer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Andrei Shleifer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shleifer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Brown.
Brown lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shleifer backwards.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown wants to break free but Shleifer has control.
Shleifer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Shleifer uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
Shleifer tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Shleifer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Brown is trying to stall.
Shleifer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shleifer trying to land knees to the body.
Shleifer with a knee to the head.
Shleifer prevents a 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!
A short right from Brown.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown is struggling to control the position.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Shleifer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
A short uppercut from Brown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shleifer misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Brown.
Shleifer missing with knees to the body.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shleifer lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Joseph Brown has been cut.
Shleifer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shleifer looking to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Brown.
Brown lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brown gets through Shleifer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shleifer trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shleifer backwards.

Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Brown. Beautiful body shot.
Brown is looking to clinch but Shleifer is avoiding it.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Brown closes the distance and pushes Shleifer back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to stall.

Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!

Shleifer has managed to clinch.
Shleifer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shleifer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shleifer takes a shot to the head.
Shleifer trying to land knees to the body.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shleifer looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shleifer.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Shleifer prevents a body shot from Brown.
Shleifer blocks a body shot from Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joseph Brown's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Shleifer circles away.
Brown throws a push kick but Shleifer slaps the foot to one side.
Shleifer blocks a leg kick.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Shleifer.
Shleifer tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Shleifer throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Shleifer throws a head kick that misses
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shleifer.
Shleifer is looking to clinch.
Shleifer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shleifer takes a kick to the side of the head.

Shleifer is rocked!
Shleifer closes the distance looking to clinch
and as Shleifer loses concentration momentarily, Brown counters with a picture perfect head kick! Shleifer goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joseph Brown!