PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Murphy Brown (ranked 3847 p4p, 359 weight class) and Milton Hilton (ranked 2249 p4p, 235 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Brown
vs
Hilton

178 cm
25
162 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
147 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Murphy Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Milton Hilton!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Hilton.
Hilton moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Hilton.
Brown swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hilton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hilton slips a jab from Brown.
Brown digs a good body shot into Hilton's ribs.
Hilton looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Hilton is just out of range.
Brown jabs at Hilton's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hilton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Hilton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hilton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hilton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice jab there from Hilton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Hilton stuns Brown with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hilton slips a jab from Brown.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Hilton slips under a jab from Brown.
Brown throws a hook but Hilton blocks it.
Hilton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown lands a jab.
Hilton walks into a straight right hand from Brown.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Hilton's head but Hilton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown misses the jab.
Brown fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hilton has time to react.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a combination. Hilton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Hilton feints and as Brown raises his hands in defense, Hilton changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hilton 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.
Hilton throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hilton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hilton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hilton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brown on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brown tries to get out of the position.
Hilton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Hilton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hilton throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hilton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hilton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hilton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hilton throwing strikes but missing.
Hilton throws a big right hand that misses.
Hilton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hilton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hilton trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hilton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hilton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hilton throws a big right hand that misses.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hilton content to stall in guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hilton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Murphy Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Hilton.
Nice body punch from Hilton.
Hilton lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A lazy left from Hilton finds it's target.
Hilton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brown rather than just go for the knockout.
Hilton misses with a wild combination.
Brown looks to land a combination but Hilton avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Murphy Brown will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hilton works the jab nicely.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hilton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brown throws a series of punches but Hilton moves out of range.
No joy there for Hilton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hilton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Brown digs a good body shot into Hilton's ribs.
Hilton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hilton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hilton cracks Brown with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Hilton misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Brown wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hilton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Hilton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Hilton is just out of range.
Brown takes one to the side of the head.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Hilton is just out of range.
Hilton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Hilton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hilton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hilton misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hilton.
Hilton is looking to control Brown's arms but Brown gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hilton has his back to the ropes.
A short right from Brown.
Brown avoiding damage.
Hilton blocking some punches.
Brown prevents the takedown attempt.

Hilton breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilton slips under a jab from Brown.
Hilton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hilton tries to counter with a clinch but Brown shakes him off and moves away.
A jab from Brown misses.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Hilton is just out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hilton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brown pinned against the ropes. Brown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Hilton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hilton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hilton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hilton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hilton cracks Brown with a good jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilton with a nice cross.
Hilton tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Nice jab there from Hilton.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Hilton is just out of range.
No joy there for Hilton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hilton cracks Brown with a right hand to the side of the head.
A right-left combo lands from Hilton.
Brown swings widly with a right hand
and Hilton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hilton shoots for a takedown but Brown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Murphy Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milton Hilton.
Hilton tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Hilton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hilton under the eye.
Brown on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes one to the chin there.

Hilton forces Brown back against the ropes and clinches.
Brown changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hilton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Hilton moves away and avoids it.
Hilton lands a nice shot that snaps Brown's head back.
Brown needs to keep his hands up - Hilton had a free shot at his head there.
Brown on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Hilton clinches up against the ropes.

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

Hilton drives through and clinches with Brown against the ropes.

Hilton breaks the clinch.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Hilton fails with the takedown.
Brown swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milton Hilton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hilton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hilton. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Hilton's head but Hilton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown cracks Hilton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Hilton ducks down to avoid it.
Hilton drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Brown defends it well.

Hilton drives through and clinches with Brown against the ropes.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Hilton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hilton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Hilton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brown prevents it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hilton.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Hilton controls his hands.

Hilton manages to break the clinch.
Brown throws a body punch but Hilton moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hilton, as that shot connected.
Brown slips a jab from Hilton.
Hilton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hilton throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Brown 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hilton tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hilton moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Milton Hilton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hilton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hilton walks into a stiff left hand from Brown.
Hilton scores with a jab. Brown acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brown looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hilton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hilton tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilton ducks under a wild hook from Brown.

Hilton moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hilton blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Brown.

Hilton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hilton slips under a jab from Brown.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hilton throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hilton.
Hilton dodges the punch combination from Brown.
A countering left hand to the body from Hilton misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Hilton ducks down to avoid it.
Hilton with the counter takedown but Brown avoids it easily.
Hilton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Hilton cracks a nice hook into Brown's ribs.

Hilton rushes Brown and presses him up against the ropes.
Hilton misses with the head strike.
Brown scores with a hook to the body.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hilton can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Hilton taking a breather.
Hilton blocks an uppercut.
Hilton works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Hilton closes the distance and pushes Brown back into the ropes.
Hilton misses with a punch to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hilton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hilton struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hilton.
Brown working aggressively here.
Hilton swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Brown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown dodges an elbow strike from Hilton.
Brown tries to work over Hilton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Milton Hilton just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hilton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brown dips to his left and cracks Hilton with an uppercut!
Hilton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hilton.
Hilton tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hilton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hilton appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Brown misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hilton! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hilton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hilton was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Hilton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Hilton.
Brown throwing a counter right hand but Hilton manages to avoid it.
Brown takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hilton fails with the takedown.
Brown takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Brown misses.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hilton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Hilton.
Brown throws a right and a left that Hilton avoids nicely.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hilton sizes up Brown with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hilton was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilton fails with a takedown attempt.
Brown was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hilton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice shot by Brown.
Brown throws an off balance right hand

and Hilton counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Hilton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hilton taking a breather.
Hilton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hilton is leaning against Brown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown stops a takedown attempt from Hilton.
Murphy Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milton Hilton.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hilton blocks a body shot from Brown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hilton.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Milton Hilton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hilton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hilton working aggressively here.
Hilton takes a shot to the head.

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

Hilton rushes Brown and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Hilton trying to stall but Brown improves his position.
Hilton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown lands a left hand.
Hilton prevents a body shot from Brown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Hilton controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Hilton misses with some punches.

Hilton breaks from the clinch.
Brown misses with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown misses with an uppercut
and Hilton counters with a nice uppercut.
Hilton swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Hilton misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Hilton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Browns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hilton moves away.
Brown slips under a jab.
Brown appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A lazy left from Brown finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murphy Brown had his way with Milton Hilton in that round.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Brown is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hilton.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Hilton avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown lands with a straight right. Hilton didn't see that one coming.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hilton.
Hilton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Hilton moved out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brown lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hilton manages to break the clinch.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hilton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Brown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hilton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Hilton.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Hilton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Hilton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Hilton takes the fight into the clinch.
Brown prevents a body shot from Hilton.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Hilton is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Hilton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hilton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hilton moves away.
Hilton throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Hilton.
Hilton is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
A big right from Hilton misses.
Brown avoids the body shot from Hilton.
Hilton throws a shot to the body.
Hilton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hilton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hilton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Hilton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hilton connects with a nice looking jab.
Hilton lands with an uppercut that bounces Brown off the ropes and back into range.
Hilton scores with a jab to the head.
Hilton loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilton closes the distance but Brown moves to the side
and Brown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hilton closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hilton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brown at a distance.
Hilton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
Hilton scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hilton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice takedown defense from Brown. No joy for Hilton on that attempt.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Hilton is just out of range.
Hilton moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown throws a jab when Hilton was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown misses with a looping right.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Hilton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hilton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice jab there from Hilton.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Hilton is just out of range.
Murphy Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brown wants it to stay on the feet.
Murphy Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milton Hilton.
Hilton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hilton lands with a good body shot.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Hilton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Milton Hilton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hilton 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 48:48
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 48:48
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 48:48

The fight is ruled a draw!