PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donson Denille (ranked 1328 p4p, 39 weight class) and Bruno Brown (ranked 3379 p4p, 73 weight class). Brown has chosen Mad Dog as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Denille
vs
Brown

190 cm
28
229 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

195 cm
30
260 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donson Denille!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Brown!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denille throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Denille. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Denille tries to land a front kick but Brown steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've been hearing reports that Denille has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Denille crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brown - the referee stops the clock and Denille gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brown. Denille manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Denille sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Denille ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Both fighters circling a little - Brown finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Denille throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brown misses with a hook. Denille ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Brown feints and as Denille raises his hands in defense, Brown changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brown stopping the sweep attempt from Denille.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown stands up from Denille's guard - Brown perhaps looking for a knockout.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Denille moves out of range easily.
Bruno Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A big left from Denille misses.
Denille bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brown's head.
Denille throws a leg kick which misses Brown's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown tries to avoid it.
Brown misses with a kick to the body
letting Denille counter with a right hand.
Brown with a lazy takedown attempt

and Denille counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Brown felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Denille throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Denille is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brown pushes Denille off looking to stand but Denille dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denille thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Denille missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Denille throws a strike but Brown avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Denille.
Denille throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Denille accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Denille with a flurry of punches that miss.
Denille working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Denille throws an elbow that misses. Brown uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Denille's guard. Nice move by Brown!

Brown wants to stand but Denille has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denille tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Denille is working hard here to advance position.
Denille lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Denille throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Denille throws a big right hand that misses.
Denille 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.
Denille connects with a couple of short punches.
Denille throws a strike but Brown rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Brown wants to stand but Denille has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denille manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brown manages to get himself to full guard.

Denille throws an elbow that misses. Brown uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Denille's guard. Nice move by Brown!

Denille manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brown manages to get himself to full guard.

Denille trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Denille accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Denille working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brown's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Denille accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Denille throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donson Denille dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice uppercut lands for Brown. That snapped Denille's head back.
Denille scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Denille throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brown lands with a shot to the body.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Denille uses good head movement to avoid it.
Denille drops his hands momentarily and Brown takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Denille's shoulder, as Denille tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denille throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brown lands with an overhand left.
Denille tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown with a lazy takedown attempt
and Denille connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Denille shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Denille not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Denille throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Denille stops Brown from getting back to his feet.
Denille thows a huge punch but Brown dodges it nicely.
Brown is trying to stand.
Donson Denille overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Denille thows a huge punch but Brown dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Denille.
Denille prevents Brown from standing back up.
Denille throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown has hold of Denille's hands but Denille slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Denille wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Brown is trying to stand up here but Denille is controlling him well.
Denille is pressing down on Brown's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brown is holding on for now.
Denille working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Brown is looking to escape.
Denille thows a huge punch but Brown dodges it nicely.
Denille misses with a head shot. Brown uses the momentum to regain guard.
Denille tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denille throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Denille is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.
Denille throws a strike but Brown rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Brown wants to stand but Denille is controlling his posture from full guard.
Denille looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Brown stands up and waves to Denille to follow him.
Denille misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denille is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown jabs Denille right on the nose. Denille blinks but takes it well.
Brown throws a leg kick that misses.
Denille appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Brown works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Denille.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown tries to score with a low kick but Denille moves his leg out of the way.
Brown throws a lazy body kick
and Denille connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Denille thows a leg kick but Brown checks it

and Brown counters with a left and a right that hurts Denille! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Brown jumps into full mount!

Denille is rocked!
Denille is working to get back to half guard.
Oh Denille is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Brown 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.
Brown drops Denille with a naaaaasty hook - Denille 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 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Brown!
A relieved looking Bruno Brown thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.