PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Bitaskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bitaskis's entrance music is Wuthering Heights - Bad Hobbits Die Hard . A fine choice. Jay Bitaskis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bitaskis
vs
Brown

186 cm
28
220 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

191 cm
35
223 lbs
22 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jay Bitaskis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Brown!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bitaskis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brown told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Bitaskis is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Bitaskis tries to stand and escape but Brown is controlling the position.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Brown preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

Bitaskis decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitaskis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bitaskis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brown tries to avoid it but Bitaskis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brown to the ground. Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brown swings widly with a right hand
and Bitaskis counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Brown is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Brown throws a head kick but Bitaskis moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Brown lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bitaskis doesn't seem phased though.
Bitaskis tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown connects with an inside leg kick.
Bitaskis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bitaskis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brown swivels and escapes.
Bitaskis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bitaskis thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bitaskis is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Bitaskis ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Bitaskis misses with a hook.
Bitaskis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brown.
Bitaskis misses with a wild body shot.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bitaskis avoids a kick to the body.
Craig Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bitaskis checks a leg kick.
Brown connects with a leg kick. Bitaskis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brown ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bitaskis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bitaskis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Brown misses.
Bitaskis looks for the body kick but Brown saw that one coming.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bitaskis.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bitaskis throws a head kick that misses
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bitaskis has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Bitaskis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bitaskis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Bitaskis throws a head kick that misses.
Bitaskis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bitaskis is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitaskis throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bitaskis blocks the body kick.
Bitaskis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bitaskis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.
Brown swings for the body but Bitaskis moves out of range.
Brown lands with a straight right. Bitaskis didn't see that one coming.
Bitaskis looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Bitaskis slips a jab from Brown.
Bitaskis darts in looking for a takedown but Brown gets double underhooks and turns Bitaskis into the cage.

Brown breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bitaskis.
Brown misses with the combination.
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 lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jay Bitaskis will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bitaskis takes one to the side of the head.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick from Bitaskis.
Bitaskis throws out a powerful jab.
Brown misses with a hook. Bitaskis ducked under it nicely.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Bitaskis.
Brown looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bitaskis tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Bitaskis tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Bitaskis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Bitaskis misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brown lands the left hand.
Bitaskis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jay Bitaskis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bitaskis tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Bitaskis tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Bitaskis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bitaskis throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bitaskis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jay Bitaskis is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Brown throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bitaskis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bitaskis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitaskis fails with a takedown attempt.
A left lands for Brown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bitaskis.
Bitaskis looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Bitaskis misses with a wild body shot.
Bitaskis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Bitaskis moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Brown lands a body shot.
Bitaskis moves out of range as Brown throws a body kick.
Bitaskis misses with a few strikes there.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Brown misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bitaskis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brown lands a head kick. Bitaskis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bitaskis throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Bitaskis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Brown takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bitaskis throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Bitaskis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Brown duly obliges.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
A big right from Brown misses.
Bitaskis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitaskis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown lands with a shot to the body.
Bitaskis fails to land with a series of punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brown.
Brown moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bitaskis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some wild striking there from Bitaskis.
Bitaskis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Brown darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brown.
Brown blocks a head kick by Bitaskis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Craig Brown will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bitaskis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Brown manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bitaskis manages to get himself to full guard.
Brown stops Bitaskis from standing up.
Brown wants to control from the top but Bitaskis keeps moving.
Brown prevents Bitaskis from getting back to his feet.

Bitaskis has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Brown is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brown darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brown throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot by Brown.
Bitaskis fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a left hand
and Bitaskis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown scores with a nice right hand.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bitaskis.
Bitaskis has his takedown stuffed
and Brown counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bitaskis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Bitaskis is looking to clinch.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Brown does it's job there.
Brown with a nice cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bitaskis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bitaskis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitaskis doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Bitaskis shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bitaskis throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bitaskis fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Bitaskis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brown connects with a single shot there.
Brown's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Brown duly obliges.
Bitaskis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brown is out of range.
Brown lands a jab to the nose.
Brown connects with a high kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bitaskis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Bitaskis misses the target.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bitaskis shoots in for a double leg but Brown sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bitaskis ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Bitaskis walks into a straight right hand from Brown.
Bitaskis looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Brown thuds his right hand into Bitaskis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bitaskis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by Bitaskis or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown which made him look bad.
Bitaskis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bitaskis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brown counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bitaskis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Bitaskis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bitaskis throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Bitaskis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brown.
Brown connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bitaskis. Bitaskis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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!
Bitaskis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown works over Bitaskis's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bitaskis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jay Bitaskis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bitaskis throws a body kick that misses.
Brown cracks Bitaskis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brown buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brown has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Brown!
A victorious Craig Brown thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.