PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Tremblay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown has chosen Rob Zombie - Dragula as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tremblay
vs
Brown

173 cm
25
179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Master Lee's One Stop
Heisenberg

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vincent Tremblay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Brown!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tremblay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tremblay definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tremblay tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tremblay lands a slapping body shot.

Brown gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brown lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tremblay swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.

Brown fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tremblay, pushing him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Brown.
Brown tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tremblay can't break the clinch.
Tremblay is trying to push Brown away but Brown has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brown tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tremblay just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tremblay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown tries to clinch but Tremblay is having none of it.
Tremblay keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Tremblay.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tremblay paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Brown fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tremblay, pushing him back against the cage.
Tremblay working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tremblay wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brown has Tremblay pressed against the cage, preventing Tremblay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brown.
Brown prevents Tremblay from breaking the clinch.
Tremblay blocks an elbow strike from Brown.
Brown stalling against the cage.
Brown has Tremblay pressed against the cage, preventing Tremblay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tremblay is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Tremblay is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.
Brown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tremblay backwards.
Brown effectively controlling the action here.
Tremblay tries to break free but Brown pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brown misses with the head strike.

Tremblay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tremblay misses with a two punch combination.
Tremblay throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Brown 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Brown closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brown tries a knee to the head but Tremblay blocks it.
Tremblay is looking to break free of the clinch but Brown has double underhooks.
Brown is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Brown prevents Tremblay from breaking the clinch.
We've been informed that Brown has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tremblay is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.
Brown with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tremblay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown tries to clinch up but Tremblay circles away and keeps his distance.
Tremblay looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tremblay scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Brown takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Matt Brown will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Brown clinches up with Tremblay and pushes him back against the cage.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Tremblay uses good head movement to avoid it.

Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown darts in trying to clinch

and Tremblay counters with a crisp one two that drops Brown! Tremblay thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Brown to his feet! Brown is in big trouble!

Brown is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tremblay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tremblay throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Brown wants to clinch up but Tremblay keeps it at a distance.
Tremblay throws a left and a right that both miss

and Brown counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brown.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tremblay's efforts to push away.
Brown using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tremblay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tremblay is defending well for now.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tremblay wants to break free but Brown has control.
Tremblay wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Tremblay.
Tremblay wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brown tries to clinch but Tremblay is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Tremblay circles away.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tremblay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Brown tries to clinch there but Tremblay circles away.
Tremblay cracks Brown with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tremblay misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown tries to clinch but Tremblay moves away
and Tremblay counters with a nice body shot.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tremblay avoids a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tremblay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vincent Tremblay is winning the standup battle so far.
Tremblay throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Brown closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brown content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tremblay is defending well for now.
Tremblay tries to break the clinch but Brown is controlling the position.
Tremblay is trying to break free.
Tremblay avoiding damage as Brown throws knees to the body.
Tremblay tries to circle away but Brown has him pinned against the cage.
Tremblay can't break the clinch.
Tremblay tries to break the clinch but Brown is controlling the position.
Tremblay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a knee to the head.

Brown has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tremblay uses from the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Brown has his feet on Tremblay's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Tremblay misses with a few strikes there.
Vincent Tremblay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tremblay throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Tremblay misses with a wild body shot.
Tremblay circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tremblay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Tremblay dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Tremblay throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Tremblay throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tremblay connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brown scrambles back to his feet.
Tremblay lands with a straight right. Brown didn't see that one coming.
Tremblay swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Brown decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tremblay's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tremblay is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brown is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tremblay keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Tremblay on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tremblay tries to get out of the position.
Tremblay is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brown is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Brown showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Matt Brown has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Brown wants to clinch.
Brown throws the kick towards the body but Tremblay avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tremblay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tremblay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tremblay misses the shot to the body.
Brown wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Brown tries to clinch there but Tremblay circles away.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Tremblay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tremblay throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tremblay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tremblay misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tremblay fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown wants to clinch.
Tremblay throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Tremblay lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Tremblay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tremblay misses with a two punch combination.
Tremblay misses with a double jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matt Brown.
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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Vincent Tremblay!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Vincent Tremblay!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Vincent Tremblay!

Vincent Tremblay wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Vincent Tremblay made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.