PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jarrod Mcgowan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarrod Mcgowan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Mcgowan
vs
Brown

181 cm
18
177 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

215 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jarrod Mcgowan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Brown!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brown has Mcgowan up against the cage in a clinch.
Mcgowan jumps guard but Brown turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mcgowan is trying to pull guard but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown tries to break free but Mcgowan pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Brown jumps into guard, dragging Mcgowan to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcgowan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mcgowan throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Brown scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Brown clinches up against the cage.
Mcgowan trying to control the position but instead, Brown has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mcgowan into the cage.
Mcgowan jumps guard but Brown turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarrod Mcgowan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgowan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mcgowan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown is trying to push Mcgowan away but Mcgowan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Mcgowan jumps into guard, dragging Brown to the mat.

Brown decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mcgowan has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brown letting Mcgowan take a breather here.
Mcgowan misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgowan prevents Brown from breaking the clinch.
Brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Brown manages to break the clinch.
Mcgowan misses with a body shot.

Brown instigates a clinch.
Mcgowan presses Brown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mcgowan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brown smiles and moves away.

Brown gets a clinch.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brown tries to break free but Mcgowan pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
Mcgowan stalling the fight.

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 Mcgowan uses from the top position.
Brown has control of Mcgowan's left arm, preventing Mcgowan from doing any damage.
Mcgowan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Brown is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Mcgowan presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Brown tries to break free but Mcgowan pushes him back against the cage.
Mcgowan swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.

Mcgowan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Brown has closed the distance and engaged Mcgowan in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mcgowan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgowan is trying to pull guard but Brown has him pressed against the cage.

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

Brown fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mcgowan, pushing him back against the cage.
Mcgowan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Mcgowan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mcgowan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.
Brown tries to break free but Mcgowan pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Mcgowan is controlling him.
Mcgowan jumps guard but Brown stands there with Mcgowan around his waist. Mcgowan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mcgowan trying to land knees to the body.
Brown is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mcgowan tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Mcgowan back against the cage.
Mcgowan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Mcgowan is controlling him.
Mcgowan is trying to pull guard but Brown turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Mcgowan.
Mcgowan jumps guard but Brown stands there with Mcgowan around his waist. Mcgowan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brown tries to break the clinch but Mcgowan is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brown prevents a body shot from Mcgowan.
Brown tries to circle away but Mcgowan has him pinned against the cage.
Mcgowan has Brown pressed against the cage, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is trying to break free.

Brown lands a takedown into guard.

Brown stands up from Mcgowan's guard - Brown perhaps looking for a knockout.

Brown rushes Mcgowan and presses him up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Brown's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mcgowan.
Mcgowan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mcgowan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brown fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarrod Mcgowan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mcgowan has Brown pressed against the cage, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

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 Mcgowan uses from the top position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Brown holds on and takes a little breather.
Mcgowan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brown is continuing to stall.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Mcgowan throws a strike but Brown rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Mcgowan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Brown 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.

Brown gets to his feet. Mcgowan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mcgowan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Brown wriggles free and stands up.

Brown closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Brown manages to pull guard.
Mcgowan postures up and lands a big shot to Brown's brow.
Brown is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown uses his free foot to push down on Mcgowan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mcgowan.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brown stands up from mount. Strange move.

Brown clinches with his opponent.
Mcgowan avoids a wild elbow strike from Brown.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mcgowan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mcgowan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Brown moves into the clinch successfully.
Brown can't break the clinch.
Mcgowan looking to stall.
Brown tries to break free but Mcgowan pushes him back against the cage.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Mcgowan won't allow it.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Mcgowan pulls guard successfully.
Brown looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brown throws an elbow that misses. Mcgowan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brown's guard. Nice move by Mcgowan!

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brown is on top in guard.

Brown stands up and waves to Mcgowan to follow him.

Brown forces Mcgowan back against the cage and clinches.
Mcgowan missing with knees to the body.
Mcgowan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brown to keep the fight standing.
A bit of stalling here from Brown.

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

Brown closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brown has clasped his hands together around Mcgowan's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Mcgowan wants to get back to his feet but Brown is dominant here and he's now got Mcgowan's back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
I would not like to be Mcgowan right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brown working for the choke.
Mcgowan tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Brown looking to control and managing it successfully.
Brown throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's four 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.
Brown sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Brown gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Brown clinches.

Mcgowan pulls guard.
Nathan Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brown has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Brown!