PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nino Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Lodi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mickey Lodi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Brown
vs
Lodi

190 cm
20
215 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

197 cm
23
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nino Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mickey Lodi!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brown makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lodi really felt that one!
Brown scores with a kick to the midsection.
Brown scores with a leg kick.
Mickey Lodi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown throws a head kick that Lodi semi-blocks.
Lodi darts in trying to clinch

and Brown counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brown stops Lodi from standing up.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Lodi blocks nicely.
Brown pushing down on Lodi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lodi can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Lodi is defending well.
Brown controlling the pace.
Brown's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Nino Brown wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lodi closes the distance looking to clinch

and Brown decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lodi's guard.
Brown throwing strikes but missing.
Brown scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown pushing down on Lodi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Brown with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lodi is trying to stand.
Brown is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Brown not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nino Brown.
Lodi tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Brown decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lodi's guard.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Lodi is keeping the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lodi has momentary wrist control but Brown slips an elbow through the middle.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brown postures up and lands a big shot to Lodi's brow.
Brown is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Lodi is rocked!
Brown 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.
Brown gets to his feet and stands over Lodi, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Lodi felt that one! Brown unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Lodi from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nino Brown!
In his post fight interview, Nino Brown started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.