PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Cathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cathaway
vs
Brown

183 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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, Jimmy Cathaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eric Brown!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown looks to land a combination. Cathaway sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cathaway's calf.

Cathaway moves into the clinch successfully.
Brown looking to stall.
Cathaway tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brown is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cathaway stalling the fight.
Cathaway wants a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cathaway leaning against his opponent.
Brown being controlled against the cage.
Cathaway with a knee to the head.

It looks like Eric Brown has been cut.
Brown is trying to stall.
Brown tries to pull guard but Cathaway holds him up against the cage and eventually Brown drops back down to his feet.
Jimmy Cathaway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Brown.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but Cathaway keeps him there for the moment.
Brown looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brown fails to pull the fight into his guard.

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.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cathaway.
Brown is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cathaway to keep the fight standing.
Cathaway misses with a knee to the head.
Cathaway looking for a takedown.
Cathaway misses with a knee strike.
Cathaway with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cathaway stalling against the cage.
Brown is trying to drag Cathaway to the mat but Cathaway just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cathaway lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brown.
Brown is trying to pull guard but Cathaway turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cathaway.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cathaway.
Cathaway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown wants to stall.
Brown fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brown tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's four 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 wants a takedown but no success here.
Cathaway is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brown is trying to pull guard but Cathaway turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Cathaway lands a takedown into guard.
Cathaway wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Cathaway 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 really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cathaway. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cathaway has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Cathaway dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Brown's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cathaway buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Cathaway shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Brown manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Brown is wriggling around but Cathaway manages to pass to half guard.

Cathaway uses his free foot to push down on Brown's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Brown.

Cathaway working for a guillotine from mount but Brown is in no mood to give up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cathaway with shots to the head and body - Brown looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cathaway takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Cathaway working for a submission but Brown is keeping him at bay.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cathaway takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cathaway cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cathaway controlling the position easily from mount.
Brown is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Cathaway 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 Cathaway has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cathaway happy to just control the position for now.
Brown is trying to get back to half guard.

Cathaway is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brown is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cathaway trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Cathaway taking a breather here.
Brown wants to control but Cathaway postures up.

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.
Cathaway is staying tight to Brown's torso, preventing him from escaping.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Eric Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cathaway scores with a head kick.
Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cathaway is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Cathaway throws a front kick aimed at Brown's knee but Brown avoids it well.
We've been told by Cathaway's head coaches at Silva Jiu Jitsu that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Cathaway looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Brown!
Brown is being controlled here.
Brown parries the strikes from Cathaway easily there. Cathaway is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Brown to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Cathaway is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brown has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Cathaway dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eric Brown'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Brown gets a takedown into half guard.

Cathaway manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Brown closes the distance and clinches up with Cathaway, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes Cathaway against the cage but Cathaway circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Cathaway closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Brown's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cathaway showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cathaway cracks Brown with a solid left hand.
Cathaway is pushing down on Brown's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brown is fighting to maintain full guard but Cathaway has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cathaway content to control rather than advance.

Cathaway is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cathaway content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Cathaway is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cathaway lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to control but Cathaway is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cathaway is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Cathaway is looking for a kimura here.
Cathaway trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.
Cathaway is really struggling to control Brown but he's trying to hold on to the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four 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.
Cathaway keeps the fight on the outside.
Cathaway keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cathaway. That's going to slow Brown down.
Cathaway misses with a leg kick
and Brown counters with a two punch combo.

It looks like Jimmy Cathaway has been cut.
Cathaway lands with a kick to the temple. Brown shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Cathaway gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cathaway scores with a hook to the body.
Jimmy Cathaway is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cathaway tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brown is trying to pull guard but Cathaway turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Cathaway showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cathaway has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Cathaway!