PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rankka Ankka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ankka has chosen Milk - The Knife Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Brown
vs
Ankka

191 cm
35
225 lbs
22 - 15 - 0

205 cm
33
220 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rankka Ankka!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ankka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ankka shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brown connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ankka staying out of range there.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Ankka tries for a takedown but Brown circles away easily
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Ankka tries to clinch but Brown moves away
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Brown tries to keep at a distance but Ankka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ankka keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ankka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Ankka tightens his grip and picks Brown up, before dumping him to the ground. Brown manages to land in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ankka throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.
Brown being controlled here, momentarily.
Brown trying to keep a closed guard but Ankka is proving a slippery customer.
Ankka throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.
Ankka is in close to Brown's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ankka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ankka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ankka won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
Brown trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Brown might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ankka throws a big right hand that misses.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
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!
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ankka preventing the sweep.
Brown is looking to sweep but instead, Ankka has passed into half guard.
Ankka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ankka working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Brown is trying to control but can't.
Ankka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ankka is looking to stall here but Brown recovers full guard.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ankka throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ankka throws a big right hand that misses.
Ankka is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.
Ankka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brown controls Ankka momentarily but Ankka frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ankka preventing the sweep.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ankka trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Ankka chips away with some ground and pound.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Ankka from controlling successfully.
Ankka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ankka throwing strikes but missing.
Brown looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Brown lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ankka!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rankka Ankka will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The crowd cheers as Brown lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ankka doesn't seem phased though.
Brown takes one to the side of the head.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ankka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Ankka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brown's head backwards.
Ankka defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Brown misses with a looping right.

Ankka decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown trying to get back to full guard but Ankka takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ankka has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Brown's face.
Brown is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ankka landing shots from mount.
Ankka lands a couple of good shots and Brown has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Ankka struggling to land strikes to the head as Brown covers up.
Brown can't escape the position.
Ankka wants to control but Brown manages to buck him off and is now in Ankka's guard! Nice work there by Brown!
Ankka seems keen to control Brown's posture.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ankka wants to stand and escape but Brown is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Ankka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ankka wants to control the position but Brown says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Brown stalling away here and it's allowed Ankka to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ankka wants to stand but Brown is controlling the position.
Ankka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ankka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ankka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown trying to control but Ankka is working from the bottom.
Ankka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ankka wants to stand and escape but Brown is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown passes Ankka's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Brown stops Ankka from getting back to his feet.
Ankka wants to improve his position but Brown is controlling well.
Brown misses with a head shot. Ankka uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ankka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brown passes Ankka's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Brown throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ankka pushes Brown off looking to stand but Brown dives back in and keeps control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ankka manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown is looking to work some ground and pound but Ankka has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rankka Ankka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ankka fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown tests Ankka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ankka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ankka shoots for a takedown but Brown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Ankka fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Brown to the ground. Ankka is now in Brown's guard.
Ankka postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brown trying to keep a closed guard but Ankka is proving a slippery customer.
Ankka won't allow Brown to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ankka throws a strike but Brown rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ankka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brown wants to control from the top but Ankka keeps moving.
Brown won't allow Ankka to sweep him here.
Brown is looking to advance position but Ankka has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The referee warns Brown that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Craig Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ankka landing punches.
Brown takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ankka lands with some strikes.

Brown is rocked!
Ankka unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Brown wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Ankka celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rankka Ankka!
Rankka Ankka got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'