PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hard comes to the cage accompanied by Crazy Bitch. Brian Brown will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Hard
vs
Brown

187 cm
18
227 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
22
269 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Hard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Brown!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brown instigates a clinch.

Brown breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Hard misses.
Horrible takedown by Hard or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown which made him look bad.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.

Brown instigates a clinch.
Hard is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hard drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brown pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Hard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hard shoots in but no luck this time.

Brown drives through and clinches with Hard against the cage.
Brown is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hard gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Tim Hard has been cut.
Hard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hard is breathing heavily.
Hard has a takedown stuffed.
Tim Hard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Brown gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hard tries to score a body lock takedown but Brown shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

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

Brown clinches up against the cage.
Hard looking for a takedown.

Brown gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Brown seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Brown moves into full mount! Hard won't be happy about that!
Brown sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Brown looking for a guillotine from mount but Hard is having none of it.
Hard is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown controlling his opponent.
Hard takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Brown lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hard is trying desperately to improve position.
Brown controlling from mount.
A nice elbow there by Brown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Brown looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brown putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hard?
Brown cracks Hard with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Brown content just to control the position here.
Brown blocks Hard's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hard's face.
Brown controlling from mount.
Let's hope that Brown has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brown shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hard might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hard looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Brown puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hard is looking to get back to full guard here but Brown has managed to pass to side control instead.
Brown lands a heavy elbow.
Hard keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brown controlling the position easily from mount.
Brown landing punches.
Brown looking to control but Hard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brown has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hard's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown controlling the pace for now.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Despite being in the dominant position, Brian Brown just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hard misses with a takedown
and Brown counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Brown counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hard won't be happy with that.
Brown controlling the position.
Brown advances to mount.
Brown takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown prevents Hard from getting the reversal.
Brown controlling from mount.
Hard wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Good control from Brown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard tries to break free.
What can Hard do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Brown has the hooks in. Hard is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Brown is riding his opponent, not letting Hard buck him off.
Brown lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Brown.
Hard trying to control the action but Brown just sinks the hooks in.
Brian Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brown has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Hard.
Brown keeps control of the position as Hard tries to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hard is working hard here to advance position.
Brown lands shots from the back.
Hard tries to escape the position.
Brown lands strikes to the head.
Hard is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

Brown is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Hard rolls, trying to escape but Brown keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tim Hard's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Brown rushes Hard and presses him up against the cage.

Brown jumps guard.

Brown has his feet on Hard's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Hard tries for a takedown but Brown circles away easily

and Brown counters with a takedown into side control.
Hard stops Brown from passing to mount.
Hard manages to get back to half guard.
Brown trying to control the action but Hard is working from the bottom.
Hard is trying to get back to full guard.
Brown passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hard!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hard is looking to escape.
Hard regains half guard.
Hard tries to roll over but Brown keeps him under control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Tim Hard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hard throws a strike from the bottom but Brown passes into side control!
Hard is trying to get back to half guard.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brown content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Hard tries to bench press Brown off him but Brown keeps the position.

Brown decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hard to his feet.
Hard with a lazy takedown attempt

and Brown counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hard won't be happy with that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hard throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Hard can't do much from the bottom here.
Hard is looking to regain half guard here but Brown keeps moving and retains side control.
Hard looks to move to half guard but instead Brown has passed into mount! Damn!
Brown controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brown can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hard is looking to escape.

Brown looking to secure an arm triangle but Hard defends it well.
Hard wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Brown has good solid back control here.
Will Brown go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brown 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 25:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 25:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Brown!