PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Hay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes into the arena with Everyday I'm Hustlin blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brown
vs
Hay

190 cm
19
210 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

187 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leroy Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Hay!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hay shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hay scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Hay missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hay prevents Brown from improving his position.
Brown throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Hay postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Brown to stand up.
Brown fails with the takedown.
Leroy Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hay.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hay tries to avoid it but Brown manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hay to the ground. Hay escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Hay looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hay drops an elbow to the side of Brown's head.
Hay working the head and body with strikes.
Hay tries to stand and escape but Brown is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hay connects with a nice short shot to Brown's temple.
Brown missing with punches from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
Brown landing strikes from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hay seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hay scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hay scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Hay is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hay lands strikes from half guard.
Hay is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brown flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brown gets back to full guard.
Brown throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hay lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hay stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
Hay cracks Brown with a solid left hand.
Brown is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hay pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Hay working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Brown is working hard here to advance position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brown takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Hay rushes Brown and presses him up against the cage.
Brown has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hay avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leroy Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hay successfully pulls guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hay doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Brown trying to control but Hay is working from the bottom.
Hay lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Brown!
Brown is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hay connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

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.

Hay looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Brown is wriggling around trying to escape.
Brown 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.
Hay in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Brown is trying desperately to improve position.
Hay looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Brown is bucking up trying to escape but Hay cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hay looking to ground and pound but Brown is blocking nicely.
Brown is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Hay dominated that round.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Brown shoots in and bounces Hay off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Brown with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hay trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
Brown lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hay wants to stand up but Brown is controlling him.
Brown landing some decent shots from guard.

Hay has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brown can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brown with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hay can do anything to dispel that myth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown scoring with some ground and pound.
Brown working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a couple of digs.
Brown postures up and lands a big shot to Hay's brow.
Hay looking for a sweep. Not yet Hay, not yet.
Brown scoring with some ground and pound.
Brown lands a couple of elbows.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brown shoots and misses

and Hay counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Brown's guard now.
Brown trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Brown looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hay is one step ahead there.
Hay landing with the ground and pound.
Brown wants to sweep here but Hay controlling him for the moment.
Brown striking off his back but it's not causing Hay any problems.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hay is looking to clinch.
Joe Hay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Brown closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hay sneaks back into half guard.
Hay wants to control but Brown is keeping busy.
Brown lands with a punch from half guard.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hay's head.
Hay is trying to stand up here but Brown is controlling him well.
Brown is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brown looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hay with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hay is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brown scores with a couple of nice shots.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hay swinging wilding here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brown drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Brown scoring with some ground and pound.
Hay keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Brown stands up over Hay, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hay doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Brown content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hay keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
Hay tries to strike from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hay changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brown tries to avoid it but Hay manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brown to the ground. Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hay takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hay as he avoids it easily.

Brown shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Brown showed some decent athleticism there.
Hay punching from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hay is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brown scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hay is trying to stand.
Brown looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hay with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Brown looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hay with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hay wants to improve his position but Brown is controlling well.
Brown landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brown blocks the strikes from Hay.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt
and Hay counters with a low kick, right behind Brown 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leroy Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hay tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Brown looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hay is looking for a sweep. Brown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hay flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Hay has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brown is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leroy Brown dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Hay shoots in for a double leg but Brown sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Brown feints and as Hay raises his hands in defense, Brown changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hay looking for a sweep. Not yet Hay, not yet.
Hay trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brown with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hay looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
Brown content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hay striking off his back but it's not causing Brown any problems.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Hay sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Hay drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hay wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Hay is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hay connects with a couple of short punches.
Brown throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brown doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Brown looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hay is one step ahead there.
Brown striking off his back but it's not causing Hay any problems.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Brown feints and as Hay raises his hands in defense, Brown changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brown works over Hay with some ground and pound from guard.
Brown passes into half guard.
Brown drops an elbow to the side of Hay's head.
Brown landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hay gets full guard.
Hay lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Brown!
A nice elbow there by Hay.
Hay looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Brown bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hay is on top in guard.
Brown throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Brown looking to control.
Hay content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Joe Hay has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brown is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Brown bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hay's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown working some strikes from top position.
Hay trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hay throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hay looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hay's head.
Hay bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown's guard.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
Brown manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hay manages to get himself to full guard.
Hay manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brown manages to get himself to full guard.
Hay keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brown's head.
Hay is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brown bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hay's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown with a nice head shot there.
Brown landing with the ground and pound.
Brown stands up over Hay, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Brown scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brown content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brown's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brown preventing the sweep.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Hay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hay tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Brown shoots in but Hay avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leroy Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hay darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hay working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Brown gets full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Leroy Brown.
I think Brown 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28

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