PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jayavarman Wongkrachang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Wongkrachang
vs
Brown

191 cm
26
255 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

195 cm
34
259 lbs
33 - 15 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Bad Man Clothing

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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jayavarman Wongkrachang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leroy Brown!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wongkrachang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wongkrachang lands a slapping body shot.
Brown moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brown slips under a jab.
Brown takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

It looks like Leroy Brown has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wongkrachang throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown avoids the head kick by Wongkrachang.
Wongkrachang shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brown pinned against the cage. Brown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brown blocks a head kick by Wongkrachang.
Wongkrachang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wongkrachang misses with a head kick.
Brown blocks a head kick by Wongkrachang.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wongkrachang cracks the inside of Brown's front leg.
Brown has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wongkrachang.
Wongkrachang fails to land with a series of punches.
Wongkrachang tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Wongkrachang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leroy Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick.
Wongkrachang throws a leg kick
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Wongkrachang moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Wongkrachang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brown. Brown obviously looking to wear him down.
Wongkrachang does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wongkrachang is looking to land body kicks.
Wongkrachang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wongkrachang tries to land a front kick but Brown steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wongkrachang.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wongkrachang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wongkrachang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wongkrachang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wongkrachang tries a head kick but it misses.
Wongkrachang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Wongkrachang doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Brown takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wongkrachang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brown. That did some damage!
Wongkrachang shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brown as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wongkrachang looks for the body kick but Brown saw that one coming.
Brown slips under a jab.
Wongkrachang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Jayavarman Wongkrachang has been cut.
Wongkrachang scoring well with a low kick there.
Wongkrachang tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Brown defends well and Wongkrachang ends up having to push Brown into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jayavarman Wongkrachang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wongkrachang is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wongkrachang misses with a punch to the body.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Wongkrachang.
Wongkrachang prevents a body shot from Brown.
Wongkrachang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
I was talking to Wongkrachang's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wongkrachang pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Wongkrachang is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brown defends well.
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 slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Brown wants to control from the top but Wongkrachang keeps moving.
Wongkrachang bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wongkrachang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jayavarman Wongkrachang dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wongkrachang was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Brown takes one to the chin there.
A left lands for Wongkrachang.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Brown gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Brown pulls Wongkrachang in close to prevent any damage.
Wongkrachang won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wongkrachang tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Wongkrachang trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Wongkrachang controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Wongkrachang postures up.
Wongkrachang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jayavarman Wongkrachang wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wongkrachang misses with the combination.
Wongkrachang looks to land a body kick but Brown moved away.
A head kick misses from Wongkrachang.
Wongkrachang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wongkrachang lands a front kick.
Wongkrachang misses with a head kick.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown moves out of range of the leg kick from Wongkrachang.
Wongkrachang thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brown if he has to take too many more of those.
Wongkrachang connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brown's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wongkrachang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wongkrachang scores with a sloppy right hand. Brown should have avoided that one.
Wongkrachang misses with a kick to the body.
Wongkrachang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jayavarman Wongkrachang is winning the standup battle so far.
Wongkrachang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wongkrachang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Wongkrachang throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brown.
Brown looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wongkrachang cracks the inside of Brown's front leg.
Brown checks the leg kick.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick from Wongkrachang.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wongkrachang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wongkrachang throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wongkrachang throws a low kick, looking for Brown's leg but Brown calmly moves out of range.
Wongkrachang misses with a lunging right hand
and Brown counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wongkrachang thinking.
Wongkrachang scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wongkrachang throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Wongkrachang shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wongkrachang doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Wongkrachang misses with a head kick.
Brown fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wongkrachang misses with a leg kick.
Wongkrachang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wongkrachang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wongkrachang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wongkrachang throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Wongkrachang throws a leg kick but Brown moved away.
Wongkrachang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wongkrachang cracks Brown with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wongkrachang attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brown tried to score with a low kick but Wongkrachang checks it.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick from Wongkrachang.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wongkrachang misses with a straight right.
Wongkrachang takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brown checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jayavarman Wongkrachang dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.

Wongkrachang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wongkrachang drops his hands momentarily and Brown takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wongkrachang.
Wongkrachang throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Wongkrachang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Wongkrachang.
Brown slips under a jab from Wongkrachang.
Wongkrachang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wongkrachang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wongkrachang lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Wongkrachang there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Some wild striking there from Wongkrachang.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A low kick from Wongkrachang is predictable there
and Brown counters with a good, hard body kick but Wongkrachang shrugs it off.
Wongkrachang throws a lazy uppercut
and Brown counters with a good low kick that Wongkrachang was not able to check.
Wongkrachang on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brown cracks Wongkrachang on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Wongkrachang falls backwards against the cage. Brown follows up with more strikes that drop Wongkrachang to his knees. Brown keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Wongkrachang! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leroy Brown!
Leroy Brown seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.