PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Nansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milo Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Marcos Nansen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Marcos Nansen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Nansen
vs
Brown

164 cm
21
156 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

174 cm
21
158 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Hellbent, Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcos Nansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Milo Brown!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brown!

It looks like Marcos Nansen has been cut.
Brown is looking to clinch but Nansen is avoiding it.

Brown closes the distance and pushes Nansen back into the cage.
Nansen looking for a takedown.
Nansen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brown walks away with a smile on his face. Nansen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nansen moves away.
Nansen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Nansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nansen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but Nansen persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.

Brown takes the fight into the clinch.
Brown is working Nansen over against the cage.
A short right from Brown on the inside.

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

Brown closes the distance and pushes Nansen back into the cage.
Nansen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nansen fails to pull guard.
Nansen has Brown pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brown manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nansen tries to pull guard but Brown holds him up against the cage and eventually Nansen drops back down to his feet.

Brown breaks from the clinch.
Nansen takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nansen fails with a takedown attempt.
Nansen is breathing heavily.
Nansen shoots in but no luck this time.
Brown throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Brown lands a head shot.

Nansen tries to keep at a distance but Brown has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.

Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nansen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brown lands with a kick to the temple. Nansen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Brown throws a leg kick which misses Nansen's front leg but catches the back leg as Nansen tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nansen's sensitive parts.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nansen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nansen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nansen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Marcos Nansen's cut is getting worse.

Brown gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown with a knee to the head.
A short right from Brown on the inside.

Brown breaks the clinch.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marcos Nansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Brown clinches with his opponent.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Nansen. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nansen's face.
Brown digs a right hand underneath Nansen's ribcage. Nansen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nansen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brown just stands there and leans against the cage.

Brown manages to break the clinch.
Brown swinging wilding here.

Brown clinches with his opponent.

Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nansen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nansen shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense.

Brown gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Brown manages to break the clinch.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nansen.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nansen stands up over Brown, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Brown controls Nansen momentarily but Nansen frees himself.
Brown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Nansen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nansen wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Nansen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brown throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Nansen won't allow Brown to sweep him here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nansen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

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.
Nansen shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense.
Nansen misses with a takedown attempt - Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brown comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brown tries to clinch there but Nansen circles away.

Brown clinches up against the cage.
Nansen tries to pull guard but Brown holds him up against the cage and eventually Nansen drops back down to his feet.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
Brown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nansen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brown pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nice elbow from Brown.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nansen tries to pull guard but Brown won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from Brown.

Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nansen misses with a takedown attempt - Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Nansen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brown to the mat! Brown manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milo Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcos Nansen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nansen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nansen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Nansen tries to keep at a distance but Brown has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nansen.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brown.

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

Nansen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nansen working over Brown with some ground and pound. Brown looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nansen winds up and cracks Brown with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nansen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nansen is pressing down on Brown's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brown is holding on for now.

Brown kicks off Nansen and gets to his feet.
Brown stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Brown.
Nansen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brown swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Nansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nansen keeps the fight on the outside.

Nansen scores a takedown into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nansen content just to control the position here.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Brown tries to reverse the position but Nansen maintains control.
You get the feeling that Brown really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Brown is working to get back to half guard.
Nansen working Brown over with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to buck Nansen off but he can't manage it.
Brown throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Nansen controlling his opponent.

Nansen is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Brown can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Nansen landing shots from mount.
Brown is trying desperately to improve position.
Nansen is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nansen wants to control the pace but Brown is squirming around nicely.
Nansen unloading with bombs!
Brown tries to lock up and control but Nansen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown working to try and regain half guard.
Nansen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nansen scoring with strikes but Brown is staying in there.
Nansen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Brown?
Brown really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nansen scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four 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.
Nansen unloading with bombs!
Brown is looking to improve his position but Nansen isn't that keen on the idea.

Nansen working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Brown looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Nansen! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Marcos Nansen!