PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Dog (ranked 1812 p4p, 199 weight class) and Leroy Brown (ranked 4013 p4p, 409 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dog
vs
Brown

194 cm
27
270 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

193 cm
27
236 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leroy Brown!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog misses with a kick to the body.
Brown darts in trying to clinch
enabling Dog to counter with a crisp jab.
Dog works Brown's body with a nice hook.
Dog throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
A big left from Dog misses.

Brown clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dog.
Dog lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Dog tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dog doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Dog struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Dog cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dog tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Dog has Brown pressed against the cage.
Dog blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog lands with a light punch inside.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've been informed that Brown has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Dog backwards.
Dog lands a nice shot to the body.

Dog manages to break the clinch.
Dog misses with a straight right.
Brown avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dog feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
Dog lands with a nice body punch.
Dog tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brown closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dog counters with a one-two to the body.
Dog cracks the inside of Brown's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dog connects with a body shot.

Brown pushes Dog up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown working aggressively here.
Dog scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dog misses with a punch to the body.
I was talking to Dog's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dog works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dog.
Dog misses with a body punch.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dog throws a head punch that misses.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.

Dog manages to break the clinch.
Dog bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brown's head backwards.
Dog cracks Brown with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dog throws a leg kick which misses Brown's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown tries to avoid it.
Dog keeps the fight on the outside.
Dog is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dog fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dog throws a sloppy body shot
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dog fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Dog throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dog is looking to score with low kicks.
Good leg kick by Dog there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dog lands a nice looking body shot.
A big left from Dog misses.
Brown moves to clinch but Dog breaks away
and Dog counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dog, right into the meat.
Dog pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brown is out of range and Dog settles back down.

Brown gets a clinch.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dog throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dog looking to slow down the pace here.
Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Dog breaks from the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dog.

Brown moves into the clinch.
Dog tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Dog back against the cage.
Dog misses with some punches.
Dog tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Dog back against the cage.
Dog misses with a punch to the body.
Dog has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Dog.

Dog pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dog misses with a body shot.
Dog lands a right hook to the body.
Dog misses the body punch
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dog lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Dog dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A bone on bone clash there as Brown blocks the leg kick.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown is looking to clinch.

Brown darts in and clinches Dog up against the cage.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dog is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dog misses with a punch to the body.
Dog is trying to stall.
Dog swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dog struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dog.
Dog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Dog lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Dog.
Dog tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Brown.
Leroy Brown seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dog stalling against the cage.
Dog misses with a punch to the body.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Dog misses with a punch to the body.
Dog swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dog lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dog works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Dog lands with a right to the head.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
Dog is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dog lands with a right to the head.
Dog scores with a shoulder strike.

Brown is rocked!
Dog tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dog tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dog blocking some punches.
Dog misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dog digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Dog avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Dog taking a breather.

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

Brown moves into the clinch successfully.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dog.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
Dog lands a nice uppercut.
Dog lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Dog scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
Dog lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Dog pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dog fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Brown to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Brown looks to clinch but Dog throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Brown taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Big Dog!