PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Sotoudeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Browe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Sotoudeh
vs
Browe

198 cm
25
276 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
243 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

PURE STAMINA!!!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danny Sotoudeh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Travis Browe!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Browe throws a right hand that Sotoudeh ducks under and follows up with a left that Sotoudeh also avoids with ease.
Browe misses with a low kick.

Browe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Browe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Browe tries for a takedown. No joy.
Browe tries to pull guard but Sotoudeh holds him up against the ropes and eventually Browe drops back down to his feet.
Browe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sotoudeh wants to take the fight to the mat but Browe manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Browe is fighting off a takedown attempt but Sotoudeh is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Browe to the mat. Browe regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Browe wants to sweep here but Sotoudeh controlling him for the moment.
Browe doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Browe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Browe looks winded!
Sotoudeh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Browe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Browe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sotoudeh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Browe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sotoudeh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sotoudeh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sotoudeh has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Sotoudeh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!

Sotoudeh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sotoudeh postures up and lands a big shot to Browe's brow.
Sotoudeh looking to pass the guard.

Browe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sotoudeh is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Browe looking to control.
Sotoudeh with a nice head shot there.
Sotoudeh looking to pass the guard.
Sotoudeh lands a couple of digs.
Sotoudeh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sotoudeh scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotoudeh distracts Browe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sotoudeh lands a couple of digs.

Browe looking for a guillotine here but Sotoudeh defends easily.
Sotoudeh looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sotoudeh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sotoudeh cracks Browe with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Travis Browe will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Browe forces Sotoudeh back against the ropes and clinches.
Browe struggles to land a body shot inside as Sotoudeh controls his hands.

Sotoudeh has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Browe clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Sotoudeh scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Browe is looking for a way out.
Browe manages to reverse the position and now he's in Sotoudeh's guard. Nice work there by Browe.
Sotoudeh is looking to stand up but Browe isn't so interested in that idea.
Sotoudeh trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotoudeh on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sotoudeh tries to get out of the position.
Browe is looking to work some ground and pound but Sotoudeh has wrist control.
Browe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Browe is breathing heavily.
Browe lands a couple of digs.
Browe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Browe stands and throws Sotoudeh's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sotoudeh wants to get back to his feet.
Browe trying to control the action but Sotoudeh is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotoudeh wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Browe trying to control the position but Sotoudeh is working away.
Danny Sotoudeh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sotoudeh is pushing Browe's head away, looking to escape. Browe manages to hold on to the position though.
Sotoudeh wants to get back to his feet but Browe is dominant here and he's now got Sotoudeh's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotoudeh avoids the strikes from Browe.
Browe trying to control.
Sotoudeh looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
A lull in the action here.
Sotoudeh has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Browe.
Browe lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Sotoudeh has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotoudeh is keeping busy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sotoudeh looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Danny Sotoudeh will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Browe. Those never looked like landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sotoudeh checks a leg kick.
Travis Browe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Browe moves into range and clinches up with Sotoudeh.
Browe misses with some punches.
Sotoudeh gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Browe.
Browe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Browe is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sotoudeh is defending well.
Browe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Browe is fighting off a takedown attempt but Sotoudeh is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Browe to the mat. Browe regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Sotoudeh landing some decent shots from guard.
Sotoudeh postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Sotoudeh got a little sloppy there for a moment and Browe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sotoudeh has managed to get both his arms back between Browe's legs - danger averted.

Browe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sotoudeh connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotoudeh landing some decent shots from guard.
Sotoudeh stands up over Browe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sotoudeh scoring with some ground and pound.
Sotoudeh landing some decent shots from guard.
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!
Sotoudeh is in close to Browe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sotoudeh chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Browe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sotoudeh postures up.
Browe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sotoudeh knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Browe on the ground.
Sotoudeh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sotoudeh cracks Browe with a solid left hand.
Sotoudeh looking to pass the guard.
Sotoudeh works over Browe with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotoudeh scoring with some ground and pound.
Sotoudeh landing some decent shots from guard.
Sotoudeh working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Browe keeping full guard, as Sotoudeh tries to pass.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sotoudeh is working hard here to advance position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Sotoudeh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sotoudeh has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Danny Sotoudeh!