PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Terry Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rooie mano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Brown
vs
mano

180 cm
22
190 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

180 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, rooie mano!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mano circles away from the clinch attempt.
mano looks for a takedown but Brown sprawls well.

mano feints and as Brown raises his hands in defense, mano changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brown keeping moving, preventing mano from controlling successfully.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
mano trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.

Brown looking for a guillotine here but mano defends easily.

mano avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown keeping moving, preventing mano from controlling successfully.
Brown looking to control but mano passes into half guard.

mano is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brown defends it well.

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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
mano shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense.
mano keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

mano shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than mano was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

mano working for a guillotine from mount but Brown is in no mood to give up.

mano jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Brown is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Brown and mano has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Brown manages to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mano is thwarting Brown's attempts to control the position.
Brown is breathing heavily.
mano passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Brown!
mano sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
mano trying to control but Brown is having none of it.
Brown has given up his back. Will we see mano going for some submissions?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
mano struggling to keep hold of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

rooie mano dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice takedown defense from Brown. No joy for mano on that attempt.
Brown throws a front kick aimed at mano's knee but mano avoids it well.
Brown cracks mano with a good jab.
mano shoots in but Brown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
mano closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.
Terry Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of rooie mano.
mano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

mano tries to keep at a distance but Brown has taken the fight into the clinch.

Brown manages to break the clinch.
Brown misses with an uppercut. mano saw that one coming.

mano closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brown to the mat! Brown manages to get full guard.
Brown keeping moving, preventing mano from controlling successfully.
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
mano trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
mano passes Brown's left leg - he's now in half guard.

mano seems to be looking for submissions.
mano is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
mano is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

mano looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mano trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
mano wants to free his trapped foot but Brown is holding on for dear life with his legs.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
mano looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

mano closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - mano lands in his opponent's guard.
mano trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
mano advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

rooie mano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!

mano shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
mano is keen to just control but Brown is a slippery customer.
mano works his way into side control.
mano works to advance to full mount. Brown defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
mano controlling the position easily from mount.
mano can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brown is looking to escape.
mano might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Brown kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Terry Brown 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, rooie mano just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
mano shoots in looking for a takedown. Brown tries to sprawl out of it but mano keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Brown manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
mano changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brown tries to avoid it but mano manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brown to the ground. Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
mano closes the distance and clinches up with Brown, looking for a takedown. mano pushes Brown against the ropes but Brown circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Terry Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of rooie mano.
mano fails with the takedown
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
mano shoots in for a double leg but Brown sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brown shoots and misses

and mano counters with a single leg into guard. Brown didn't expect that.
mano trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to control the position but mano postures up.
Brown being controlled here, momentarily.
mano trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
rooie mano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got mano winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... rooie mano!