PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wandy Wandeco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wandeco has chosen Sandstorm as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brown
vs
Wandeco

190 cm
31
195 lbs
17 - 14 - 1

181 cm
28
199 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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 17 - 14 - 1, 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 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wandy Wandeco!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Wandeco moves out of range easily.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.

Wandeco has closed the distance and engaged Brown in a clinch.
Brown avoiding damage as Wandeco throws knees to the body.
Wandeco scores a nice knee to the body.

Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown misses with a double jab.

Wandeco clinches up with Brown and pushes him back against the cage.
Wandeco crunches a lovely knee into Brown's ribcage.
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!
Wandeco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brown is breathing heavily.

Wandeco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wandeco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wandeco tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brown moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Wandeco.
Wandeco paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Joseph Brown has been cut.

Wandeco drives through and clinches with Brown against the cage.
Wandeco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brown tries to break free but Wandeco pushes him back against the cage.
Wandeco lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wandeco.
Wandeco lands an elbow that stopped Brown in his tracks for a moment.
Wandeco working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wandeco lands an elbow that stopped Brown in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wandeco.
Wandeco lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wandeco looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
A hook to the body from Wandeco.
Wandeco landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wandeco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Wandeco.
Wandeco controlling the action here for a moment.
Wandeco lands an elbow just above Brown 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wandeco obliges.
Wandeco lands a damaging elbow.

Wandeco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Wandeco does a little dance to reset his feet.

Wandeco drives through and clinches with Brown against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wandeco prevents Brown from breaking the clinch.
Wandeco lands with a short shot to the head.
Wandeco landing knees to the body.
Wandeco lands a damaging elbow.
Wandeco lands an elbow inside.
Wandeco is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wandeco lands a nice elbow.
Wandeco working Brown over with knees to the body.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wandeco.

Wandeco breaks the clinch.
Wandeco moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wandeco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wandeco tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wandeco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wandeco moves out of range of the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wandeco avoids the body shot from Brown.

Wandeco fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brown, pushing him back against the cage.
Brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Wandeco has double underhooks.
Wandeco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Wandeco breaks from the clinch.
Wandeco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wandeco tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.

Brown manages to break the clinch.

Wandeco clinches up against the cage.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Wandeco has him pressed against the cage.
Wandeco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Wandeco is controlling him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wandeco tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.

Wandeco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wandeco stalks Brown and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Brown's face. Brown staggers backwards, shaken.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wandeco moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
A shot to the liver by Wandeco. Beautiful body shot.
Wandeco tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Wandeco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Wandeco moves into the clinch.
Wandeco lands an elbow that stopped Brown in his tracks for a moment.
Wandeco stalling in the clinch but Brown improves position.
Wandeco lands a nice elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wandeco obliges.
Wandeco lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wandeco landing knees to the body.
Wandeco stalling.
Knees to the body from Wandeco.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wandeco lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wandeco throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Wandeco.
Wandeco lands a nice knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Wandeco.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wandeco obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wandy Wandeco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Brown's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The fight stays on the outside here - Wandeco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Wandeco rushes Brown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wandy Wandeco seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brown is trying to break free.
Brown wants to break free but Wandeco has control.
Brown prevents a body shot from Wandeco.
Wandeco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Wandeco does no damage.
Wandeco tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wandeco.
Wandeco tries to clinch up.
Wandeco takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wandeco moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Wandeco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wandeco doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Nice body punch from Wandeco.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Wandeco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wandeco fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brown looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown gets tackled into the cage by Wandeco. Wandeco maintains the clinch.
Wandeco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wandeco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Wandeco.
Wandeco connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face.
Wandeco stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wandeco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wandeco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brown in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wandeco lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Wandeco scores with a nice hook to the head.

Wandeco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wandeco tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Wandy Wandeco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wandeco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wandeco is looking to clinch.
Wandeco misses with a few strikes there.
A leg kick checked by Wandeco.
Brown throws a body punch but Wandeco moves out of range.
Joseph Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown tries to bum rush Wandeco with a series of wild strikes but Wandeco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wandeco cracks Brown with an open hand slap.
A jab from Brown misses.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Wandeco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wandeco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Wandeco misses with a wild combination.
Wandeco misses with a wild combination.

Wandeco clinches up with Brown and pushes him back against the cage.
Wandeco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Wandeco lands a nice knee to the body.
Wandeco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wandeco lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
A shot in the inside from Wandeco.
Wandeco has Brown pressed against the cage, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wandeco lands a nice shot to the body.
Wandeco is looking to control Brown's arms but Brown gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wandeco has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wandeco working Brown over with knees to the body.
Wandeco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wandeco lands an elbow just above Brown 's eye.
Wandeco scores with a hook to the body.
Wandeco lands an uppercut.
Wandeco lands a shoulder strike.
Wandeco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wandeco looking to slow down the pace here.
Wandeco lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wandeco lands a right hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wandeco prevents Brown from breaking the clinch.
Wandeco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Good body shot from Wandeco.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Wandeco manages to break the clinch.
Wandeco tries to clinch up.

Wandeco moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Wandeco has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wandeco landing knees to the body.
Wandeco keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wandeco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wandeco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wandeco lands a nice elbow.
Brown takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wandeco working Brown over with knees to the body.
Wandeco lands an elbow just above Brown 's eye.
Wandeco landing knees to the body.
Wandeco effectively controlling the action here.
Wandeco is working Brown over against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Wandeco breaks from the clinch.
Wandeco shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Brown eats them both and turns towards Wandeco to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Wandeco lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wandy Wandeco 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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Wandeco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Wandeco clinches with his opponent.
Wandeco lands a shot to the body.
Brown can't break the clinch.
Good body shot from Wandeco.
Wandeco connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but Wandeco keeps him there for the moment.
Brown takes an elbow to the forehead.

Wandeco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Wandeco lands a left and a right that sends Brown crashing to the canvas! Wandeco dives into mount looking to finish!

Brown is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Wandeco stands up from mount. Strange move.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Wandeco does no damage.
Wandeco wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Wandeco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Wandeco rushes Brown and presses him up against the cage.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wandeco lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wandeco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brown is trying to push Wandeco away but Wandeco has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wandeco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brown's brow.
Knees to the body from Wandeco.
Wandeco working Brown over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Wandeco.
Wandeco is trying to maintain a safe position but Brown gets an underhook and turns Wandeco into the cage.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Wandeco won't allow it.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
Brown takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wandeco scores a nice knee to the body.
Wandeco landing knees to the body.
Wandeco digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank.
Brown takes an elbow to the forehead.
Good body shot from Wandeco.
Wandeco prevents Brown from breaking the clinch.
Wandeco working Brown over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wandeco crunches a lovely knee into Brown's ribcage.
Wandeco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wandeco.
Brown tries to break the clinch but Wandeco is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to force a seperation but Wandeco has the dominant position.
Wandeco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wandeco lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Wandeco lands an elbow inside.

Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Joseph Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wandeco tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Wandeco scores with a body shot.
Wandeco swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wandeco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Wandeco does no damage.
Brown scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Brown misses with a head kick.
Wandeco tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wandeco crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brown - the referee stops the clock and Wandeco gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brown. Wandeco manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wandeco walks into a stiff left hand from Brown.
Brown throws a series of punches but Wandeco moves out of range.
Wandeco cracks a nice hook into Brown's ribs.
Sloppy strikes from Wandeco. Those never looked like landing.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wandeco moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Wandeco misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Wandeco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wandeco displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Brown swings for the body but Wandeco moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Wandeco lands a really nice looking cross but Brown seems unphased.
Some wild striking there from Wandeco.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wandeco.
A head kick from Brown lands but Wandeco takes it in his stride.
Wandeco tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wandeco throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wandeco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wandeco moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Wandeco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Wandeco there.
Wandeco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown throws a head kick that Wandeco semi-blocks.
A telegraphed right hand from Wandeco misses the target.
Brown looks for the body kick but Wandeco saw that one coming.
Wandeco tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wandeco slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wandeco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Wandeco is looking to clinch.
Joseph Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wandy Wandeco is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wandy Wandeco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wandeco 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wandy Wandeco!
After winning the bout, Wandy Wandeco thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.