PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naor Yozem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by bispings isIand. Yozem comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Chris Cornell - You Know My Name kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Naor Yozem has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brown
vs
Yozem

197 cm
22
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

194 cm
23
212 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jordan Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Naor Yozem!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yozem circles away.
Brown fails with the takedown.

Brown drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yozem is looking for a sweep.

Brown tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Yozem wants to control but Brown postures up.

Brown is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yozem knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Yozem is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Brown is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yozem, who protects the arm well.

Brown working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Brown is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yozem has escaped the position, nice work there.
Brown tries to advance to mount but can't.
Yozem is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Brown has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brown thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Brown tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Brown is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yozem is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Brown is breathing heavily.

Brown is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yozem is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yozem tries to escape but Brown is in control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yozem is looking to reverse the position.

Brown wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yozem, who protects the arm well.
Brown advances to full mount.

Brown is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Yozem has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Yozem!
Yozem wants to get up but he can't break Brown's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Yozem really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brown. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Yozem avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Brown has his foot on Yozem's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yozem works his way back into a safe position though.

Brown had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Yozem is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Brown Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Yozem's back instead.
Brown is trying to stick to Yozem's back but Yozem is turning into Brown. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Brown's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Yozem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan Brown dominated that round.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Brown looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Yozem!

Brown has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Yozem is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jordan Brown!