PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown's entrance music is Voices Rev Theory. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Brown
vs
Young

195 cm
20
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerald Young!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brown shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Young's guard.
Brown trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
Brown is really struggling to control Young but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown is working Young over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brown distracts Young with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Young wants to get back to his feet but Brown is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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 loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown landing some decent shots from guard.
Young keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Young avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Young can't keep his opponent in guard - Brown advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Brown lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brown sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Young defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brown lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Young is trying to stand back up but Brown is controlling him
Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brown wants to take a breather but Young is having none of it.
Young keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brown is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Brown missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brown looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brown.

Brown is trying to work for a kimura but Young is defending well.
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.
Young is trying to stand back up but Brown is controlling him
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Young's head.
Brown working Young over with strikes.
Brown working over Young with some ground and pound. Young looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Brown there.

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 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.
Brown thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Young to regain full guard.
Brown trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
Young is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Brown dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Brown has a takedown stuffed.
Young is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Young tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Dan Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Young is looking to clinch.

Brown closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brown digs a right hand underneath Young's ribcage. Young let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brown is working for takedown but Young is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brown is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Young pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown is trying to drag Young to the mat but Young just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Young with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown tries to pull guard but Young holds him up against the cage and eventually Brown drops back down to his feet.
Young misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Young lands an elbow inside that Brown shrugs off.
Young misses with a knee strike.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Young.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Young unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brown lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Young using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Young lands an elbow inside.
Young connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face.
Brown takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brown goes for a takedown attempt but Young pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Young tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Brown counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brown postures up and lands a big shot to Young's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
Brown is working Young over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brown prevents Young from getting back to his feet.
Brown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Young really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brown. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brown throwing strikes but missing.

Brown gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Horrible takedown by Brown or perhaps it was just good defense by Young which made him look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Young fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brown, pushing him back against the cage.
Brown changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Young fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Young closes the distance but Brown moves to the side

and Brown counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Brown lands with a punch from half guard.
Brown moves nicely into side control.
Brown is chipping away with strikes.
An elbow from Brown crashes against the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Young parries the strikes from Brown easily there. Brown is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Young to escape.
Brown working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Brown landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Brown looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Brown has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Gerald Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown shoots in for a double leg but Young sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Brown dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Young tries to clinch

and Brown counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Young blocks nicely.
Brown with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Young wants to stand but Brown is controlling the position.
Dan Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Young is keeping the position.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Young works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Young is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Young darts in trying to clinch

and Brown counters by moving into the clinch.
Young with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Young misses with a knee strike.
Young trying to land knees to the body.
Brown can't get the takedown.
Young gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Young creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Young trying to land knees to the body.

Brown wants the takedown. Young is fighting it off but Brown persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Young's guard against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brown controlling from the top position.
Young keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Young utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brown thows a big elbow that misses.
Young keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
Young working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.

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

Young darts in and clinches Brown up against the cage.
Young looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Young.

Brown has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Young regains guard immediately.
Young avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brown makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brown throwing strikes but missing.
Brown with a nice head shot there.
Gerald Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Young misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dan Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Young clinches up with Brown and pushes him back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brown, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

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