PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between MattiC King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. James Brown acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

King
vs
Brown

182 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

168 cm
19
137 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, MattiC King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Brown!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King looks for a takedown but Brown sprawls well.

Brown moves into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brown obliges.
King is breathing heavily.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
Brown lands a nice knee to the body.
Brown lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brown.
King takes an elbow to the temple.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brown with a knee to the head.
Brown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brown lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brown.
Brown comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

King is rocked!
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to King's face.
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown lands with a right to the head.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to King's face.
King is looking for a takedown.
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section.
King tries for a takedown but Brown manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for MattiC King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown gets underhooks to prevent King's takedown attempt.
Brown landing knees to the head.
Brown with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brown creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through King's defenses.
King changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brown fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Brown moves into the clinch.
King really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brown with a knee to the head.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Brown is defending well against a takedown attempt.
King seems to have got his legs back now.
Brown creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through King's defenses.
Nice elbow from Brown.
Brown working King over with knees to the body.
King is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brown lands a left hand.
Brown prevents a takedown attempt there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown scores a nice knee to the body.
King is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brown pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of King backwards.
Brown stops a takedown attempt from King.
King changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brown fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Brown rushes King and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
King is looking for a takedown.
Brown lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brown with a knee to the head.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to King's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King has Brown pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brown manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brown.
King tries for a takedown but Brown manages to get underhooks.
Knees to the body from Brown.
King tries for a takedown but Brown manages to get underhooks.
A short right from Brown.
Brown lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Brown.
Brown lands a nice elbow.
King drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brown gets the underhooks and prevents it.
King is working for takedown but Brown is calmly controlling the position for now.
King wants a takedown but no success here.
Brown lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brown with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown with a knee to the head.
King is working for takedown but Brown is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brown lands a left hand.
Brown lands an elbow just above King 's eye.
Brown creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through King's defenses.
King is looking to take this one to the mat.
King takes an elbow to the temple.
King has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brown avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
King has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brown avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown lands a good knee to the midsection. King won't want to take too many of those.

King turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

King tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no King has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

King decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Brown dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Brown pushes King up against the cage in a clinch.
King has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brown is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
King is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brown pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Brown lands a damaging elbow.
Brown utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brown scores a nice knee to the body.
King takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brown lands a damaging elbow.
Brown lands an uppercut.
Brown lands an elbow that stopped King in his tracks for a moment.
James Brown seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Brown.
King looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for MattiC King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section. King lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
King takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brown lands an elbow inside.
Brown lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brown gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from King.
King takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
King is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brown gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brown prevents the takedown attempt.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
King drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of King backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Brown.
Brown lands a damaging elbow.
Brown comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees to the body from Brown.
King has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brown after a bit of a struggle.
A short left from Brown.
Brown lands a good knee to the midsection. King won't want to take too many of those.
King takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brown working King over with knees to the body.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
King goes for a takedown attempt but Brown pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

King gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

King decides to stand back up.

King tries to keep at a distance but Brown has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brown lands a left hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
Brown working King over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Brown.
King is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Brown putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has King in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
King tries to score a body lock takedown but Brown shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A right hook to the body lands for Brown.
King is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brown gets the underhooks and prevents it.
King has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brown after a bit of a struggle.
A short uppercut from Brown.
Knees to the body from Brown.
King has Brown pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brown manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brown creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through King's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.
Brown lands an elbow just above King 's eye.
Brown with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown lands an elbow that stopped King in his tracks for a moment.
King drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brown lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Brown has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brown lands a damaging elbow.
Brown lands a nice elbow.
Brown lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brown lands an elbow that stopped King in his tracks for a moment.
King tries for a takedown. No joy.
King takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brown lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
King takes an elbow to the temple.
Brown crunches a lovely knee into King's ribcage.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to King's face.
Brown is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
King drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brown is pressed up against the cage. King has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brown down to the mat. Brown avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for MattiC King. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Brown instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown lands an elbow that stopped King in his tracks for a moment.
King can't get the takedown.
King wants a takedown.
Brown landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
King is looking to take this one to the mat.
King looking for a takedown.
Nice elbow from Brown.
Knees to the body from Brown.
King is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brown is defending well.
Brown utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
King has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brown avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
King has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brown avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
King is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
King is trying to drag Brown to the mat but Brown just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Brown.
Brown with a knee to the head.
King tries to score a body lock takedown but Brown shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
King drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brown pulls his leg out and moves away.
MattiC King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Brown clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King takes a knee right on the jaw!
King takes an elbow to the forehead.
King wants a takedown but no success here.
King takes an elbow to the temple.
King tries for a takedown but Brown manages to get underhooks.
Brown with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brown connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nice elbow from Brown.
King is working for takedown but Brown is calmly controlling the position for now.
King can't get the takedown.
Brown prevents the takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brown obliges.
Brown lands a damaging elbow.
Brown landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to King's face.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
King takes an elbow to the temple.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brown prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kings head.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to King's face.
King has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brown avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
King is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brown pulls him back up using the underhooks.
King wants to take the fight to the mat but Brown manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
King tries to score a body lock takedown but Brown shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Knees to the body from Brown.
Brown connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to King's face.
King tries for a takedown. No joy.
King takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brown lands a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown landing some nice looking knees to the body.
King goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brown prevents it.
MattiC King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Brown is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brown.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brown winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Brown!