PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cliff Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hydraulix 13.5 - D.A.V.E. the Drummer & Alex Calver. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Cliff Brown enters the cage!

Gracie
vs
Brown

183 cm
19
195 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
182 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Improved boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Crippler's Corner
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cliff Brown!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown cracks Gracie with a good jab.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown throws a leg kick but Gracie moved away.
Cliff Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie catches Brown with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brown connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gracie. Gracie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Brown misses.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Brown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Brown falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a left to the body.
Gracie slips under a jab from Brown.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Gracie slips a straight right by Brown.
Brown throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Gracie misses.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A left lands for Gracie.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Brown closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brown swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Brown slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Brown might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Brown.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters with a right hand to the body.
Brown looks gassed!
Gracie lands with a nice body punch.
Donk. Gracie catches Brown right on the button with a cross.
Brown swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown scores with a sloppy right hand. Gracie should have avoided that one.
A jab-cross combination lands for Brown and sends Gracie crashing to the mat! Brown follows him down to the mat - Gracie regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Gracie is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
Oh Gracie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Gracie is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Brown pulls his head out easily.
Brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brown sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gracie defending well though.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brown is controlling the pace.
Brown is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brown is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Brown lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Brown throws a combination that misses

and Gracie counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cliff Brown will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gracie misses with a body shot
and Brown counters with an inside leg kick.
Gracie tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brown 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 Gracie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gracie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gracie tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Gracie scores with a hook.
Gracie lands a right hook to the body.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brown throws out a powerful jab.
Brown cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brown scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut there from Brown.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Gracie lands with a nice body punch.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Gracie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cliff Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Gracie finds it's way through Brown's defenses.
Brown throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brown avoids the body shot from Gracie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Brown misses.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown misses with a hook.
Gracie throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie slips a jab from Brown.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Gracie staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie with a nice cross.
Brown takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Gracie throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Gracie scores with the left hand. Brown knows he should have avoided that one.
Gracie dips to his left and cracks Brown with an uppercut!
Brown misses with a looping left.
Brown misses with a double jab
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie slips a jab from Brown.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brown.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Brown misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aaron Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown misses with a looping right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gracie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Cliff Brown will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brown to score with a decent uppercut.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.

Gracie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Gracie has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Brown defend it? Gracie steps over the head and cranks it - Brown is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Gracie!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aaron Gracie!