PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shea Cuervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Cuervo
vs
Brown

184 cm
22
194 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
196 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shea Cuervo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derrick Brown!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Brown displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Shea Cuervo has been cut.
Cuervo keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown tries to clinch but Cuervo moves out of range.
Cuervo fails with the takedown.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cuervo shoots in but Brown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cuervo tries for a takedown but Brown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shea Cuervo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cuervo but Cuervo pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Brown shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cuervo's guard.

Cuervo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cuervo looking for a guillotine here but Brown defends easily.
Brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cuervo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cuervo is breathing heavily.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Cuervo blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Cuervo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cuervo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brown should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Brown showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Brown has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cuervo is proving hard to escape from.
Brown slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cuervo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Brown forces Cuervo back against the cage and clinches.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but Cuervo blocks with his arms.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cuervo looking for a takedown.

Brown breaks the clinch.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Cuervo.
Brown tries to clinch up but Cuervo circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown fails with the takedown
and Cuervo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cuervo.
Brown tries to clinch up

and Cuervo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Cuervo seems to be working for a kimura but Brown defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cuervo is looking for a kimura here.
Cuervo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Cuervo is trying to work for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
Brown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cuervo.
Cuervo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Brown is defending against the submission attempts here by Cuervo.
Cuervo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cuervo lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuervo thows a huge punch but Brown dodges it nicely.

Cuervo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brown defends it well.
Cuervo passes the guard and advances to mount!
Brown in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Cuervo swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shea Cuervo!