PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michel Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xander Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: X Gon' Give It To Ya - DMX. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Washington
vs
Brown

201 cm
24
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
181 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

KAISER
DC Unrivaled

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michel Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xander Brown!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a body punch but Washington moves out of range.
Washington gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like Michel Washington has been cut.

Washington shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Brown pushes Washington off and gets back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Brown has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

Washington has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brown has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Washington is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Washington has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Washington manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Washington shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Brown manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Washington accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Washington accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Washington won't allow Brown to get back to his feet.
Washington is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.
Washington missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Xander Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brown moves into range and clinches up with Washington.

Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Washington showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Washington closes the distance and clinches.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Washington is controlling him.
Brown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Washington has him pressed against the cage.
Washington really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Washington has him pressed against the cage.
Brown wants to break free but Washington has control.

Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Washington moves out of range of the body kick.
And Washington counters with a quick kick to the body but Brown blocks it.

Washington gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Washington has him pressed against the cage.
Brown is trying to push Washington away but Washington has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Washington manages to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington has control of Brown's left arm, preventing Brown from doing any damage.
Washington will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brown tries to stand but Washington is controlling from the bottom.
Washington throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Washington is controlling Brown's posture.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Brown won't allow Washington to sweep him here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brown misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brown throws a shot to the body.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Washington closes the distance and pushes Brown back into the cage.

Washington pulls guard.

Washington is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Brown presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Washington is struggling to control the position.
Brown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Washington has him pressed against the cage.

Brown breaks from the clinch.
Washington tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown misses the shot to the body.

Washington closes the distance and pushes Brown back into the cage.
Washington keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.
Washington tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brown smiles and moves away.
Washington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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 Michel Washington will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michel Washington's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Brown lands a jab to the nose.

Washington looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Washington misses with a head shot. Brown uses the momentum to regain guard.
Washington wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington throwing strikes but missing.
Washington scoring with some ground and pound.
Washington has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Washington with a flurry of punches that miss.
Washington is in close to Brown's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Washington chips away with some ground and pound.
Washington postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

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.
Washington throws an elbow that misses. Brown uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Washington's guard. Nice move by Brown!

Washington looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brown wants to stand but Washington is controlling his posture from full guard.
Washington trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Washington has a closed guard, preventing Brown from standing up.
Washington trying to control the position here.
Brown is looking to stand up but Washington won't let him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a nice head kick!
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Washington avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Washington closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brown tries to circle away but Washington has him pinned against the cage.
Washington is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brown to keep the fight standing.

Washington manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Brown wants to get up but he can't break Washington's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Washington is pulling down on Brown's head to control his posture.
Washington is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Washington missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown has hold of Washington's hands but Washington slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Washington thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brown blocking the ground and pound attempt from Washington.
Washington throwing shots but Brown is blocking nicely.
Washington lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brown taking some punishment here, with Washington in his half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Washington thows a huge punch but Brown dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Washington dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michel Washington's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.

Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Washington.
Washington throws a quick counter head kick but Brown was just out of range.

Washington closes the distance and clinches.
Washington fails to pull guard.
Brown tries to break the clinch but Washington is controlling the position.

Washington jumps guard.
Brown would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Washington wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
Washington pulls Brown in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is looking to stand up but Washington won't let him.
Washington is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is looking to stand up but Washington won't let him.
Washington wants to stand up but Brown is controlling him.
Washington managing to control the position.
Washington wants to sweep but no luck.

Washington has his foot on Brown's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brown works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Washington wants to stand but Brown is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Washington looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
Michel Washington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown tries to stand but Washington is controlling from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Washington throws a low kick, looking for Brown's leg but Brown calmly moves out of range.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Washington counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Washington moved out of range nicely.
Washington fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown throws a series of punches but Washington moves out of range.
Brown swings away with a body shot that misses
and Washington counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Washington misses its target.
Washington shoots in but Brown avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Washington shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Washington showed some decent athleticism there.

Brown manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Washington keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Washington gets a clinch.
Brown tries to circle away but Washington has him pinned against the cage.
Brown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Washington has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Washington closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Brown did well to prevent Washington getting side control.

Brown kicks Washington off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Washington moves out of range easily.
Washington fails with an attempt to clinch.

Washington has managed to clinch.
Washington is trying to pull guard but Brown turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michel Washington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown is trying to push Washington away but Washington has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Washington tries to pull guard but Brown forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Brown manages to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A leg kick checked by Brown.

Washington drives through and clinches with Brown against the cage.
Xander Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michel Washington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Washington fails to pull the fight into his guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Xander Brown.
I think Washington has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Michel Washington!