PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tae Lae Rocko (ranked 5907 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Brown (ranked 4761 p4p, 0 weight class). James Brown is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Lae Rocko
vs
Brown

185 cm
25
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
188 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tae Lae Rocko !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Brown !
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brown lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rocko lands a nice looking body kick.
Jab, jab by Rocko - just one landing.

It looks like James Brown has been cut.
Brown lands a right hook to the body.
Rocko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown lands a slapping body shot.
Rocko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rocko lands a nice looking body kick.
Rocko connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rocko misses with a straight right.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Rocko throws a counter high kick but Brown was just alert enough to avoid it.
Brown connects with a jab.

It looks like Tae Lae Rocko has been cut.
Brown misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands with a hook. Rocko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rocko .
Brown bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rocko 's head backwards.
Brown lands with an uppercut that bounces Rocko off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheers as Brown lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rocko doesn't seem phased though.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Rocko .
Rocko throws a low kick but Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown misses with a hook. Rocko ducked under it nicely.
Rocko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brown lands a jab to the head.
Rocko misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tests Rocko 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown punishes Rocko 's body with a nice straight punch.
Brown moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rocko misses with a head kick.
Rocko tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rocko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Rocko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rocko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rocko has time to react.
Brown connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brown thuds a left hand into Rocko 's body.
Rocko dodges the punch combination from Brown .
Rocko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rocko is looking to score with low kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brown ! But no joy.
Brown blocks the body kick.
Rocko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rocko misses with a wild combination.
Brown swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
James Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocko looks to land a body kick but Brown moved away.
Rocko misses with a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by 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 lunges at Rocko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rocko 's hand.
That kick from Rocko tenderised Brown 's leg. Brown is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brown might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rocko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brown blocks a head kick by Rocko .
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rocko .
Rocko is breathing heavily.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brown doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rocko takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Brown dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rocko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brown .
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice shot by Brown .
James Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rocko has time to react.
Brown jabs at Rocko 's body.
Brown slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rocko misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Rocko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brown .
Rocko dodges the punch combination from Brown .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Brown . Beautiful body shot.
A lazy left from Brown finds it's target.
Rocko defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Rocko tries to clinch up
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No joy there for Rocko , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rocko wants to clinch.
Rocko lands a head shot.
Rocko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brown takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Rocko thinks about countering with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rocko moves away.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brown lands with a nice body punch.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Rocko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rocko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rocko missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown digs a good body shot into Rocko 's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Brown - just one landing.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rocko throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
It seemed like Brown was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brown lands a jab to the nose.
Nice jab there from Brown .
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brown moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rocko feints a jab promting Brown to slip. Rocko then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brown slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rocko misses with a series of wild punches.
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!
Rocko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice uppercut lands for Brown . That snapped Rocko 's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands with a shot to the body.
Rocko tries to clinch up
and Brown counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A shot to the liver by Brown . Beautiful body shot.
Brown connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rocko . Rocko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice uppercut there from Brown .
An inside leg kick lands from Rocko .
Rocko misses with a straight right.
Brown 's corner calls for a 1-2. Brown obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brown fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rocko on the side of the head.

Rocko is rocked!
Brown tests Rocko 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Rocko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brown finds it's way round the side to connect with Rocko 's head.
Oh Rocko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice uppercut there from Brown .
Brown drops Rocko with a naaaaasty hook - Rocko is in real trouble here! Brown dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Brown !