PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Brown (ranked 1903 p4p, 229 weight class) and Nomor Gai (ranked 2615 p4p, 289 weight class). Brown kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Somebody Gonna Get It. Gai has chosen Alice Cooper No More Mr. Nice Guy as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brown
vs
Gai

180 cm
39
166 lbs
29 - 35 - 3

182 cm
38
166 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 29 - 35 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, John Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nomor Gai!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gai scores with a punch to the head.
Brown connects with a jab.
Brown throws a head kick but Gai moves out of range.
A big right from Brown misses.
Gai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
Gai throws a leg kick that misses.
Gai misses with an uppercut
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Gai moves out of range as Brown throws a body kick.
Gai slips a jab from Brown.
Gai misses with a low kick.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Gai moves away and avoids it.
Brown misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Gai's head but Gai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Gai lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bone on bone clash there as Gai blocks the leg kick.
Brown tried to score with a low kick but Gai checks it.
Brown throws a low kick but Gai moves out of range easily.
Gai scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like John Brown has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a low kick, looking for Gai's leg but Gai calmly moves out of range.
Brown throws a leg kick but Gai moved away.
Nice shot lands for Gai.
Gai keeps Brown at a distance using the push kick.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Gai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gai.
Gai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Gai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good exchange - Brown coming out on top.
Gai throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Brown jabs Gai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brown throws a wild body kick that Gai sees coming a mile off.
Gai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gai is looking to land body kicks.
Gai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Gai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Gai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gai missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gai missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brown lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gai has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gai and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gai ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Danga de danga de dang - Gai scores with a four punch combination!
Brown finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brown throws the kick towards the body but Gai avoids it.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Gai appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brown throws a low kick but Gai avoids it.
Gai throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gai.
Brown tried to counter with a leg kick but Gai avoided it.
Brown changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gai throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
As Gai backs away, Brown returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brown.
Brown swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gai misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gai throws a solid leg kick but Brown takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gai.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Gai.
Gai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brown looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gai does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gai misses with an uppercut
and Brown counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gai lands a glancing blow to the side of Brown's head.
Gai digs a good hook to Brown's body.
Brown on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gai. Gai obviously looking to wear him down.
Gai defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gai! But no joy.
Brown throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Gai.
Gai misses the shot to the body.
Gai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gai throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gai scores with a decent looking hook.
Gai lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gai checks a leg kick.
A nice side step and Gai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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 has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brown there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brown moves out of range of the leg kick from Gai.
Nice shot by Gai.
Gai thuds his right hand into Brown's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Gai throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gai cracks the inside of Brown's front leg.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Gai counters with a good low kick that Brown was not able to check.
Brown scores with a body shot.
Brown looks for the body kick but Gai saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nomor Gai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Brown's cut.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Brown avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brown on the side of the head.
Gai swinging wildly here.
Nice shot lands for Brown.
That kick from Brown tenderised Gai's leg. Gai is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gai checks a low kick from Brown.
It seemed like Gai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brown throws a leg kick but Gai moved away.
A solid body kick from Gai.
Gai avoids the body shot from Brown.
Gai misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gai looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brown checks a leg kick.
Gai is looking to score with low kicks.
Gai cracks the inside of Brown's front leg.
Gai lands a really nice looking cross but Brown seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gai moves out of range of the body kick.
Gai clobbers Brown with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brown is out of range and Gai settles back down.
Gai looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown throws out a leg kick but Gai moves out of range and Brown only half commits.
Gai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown throws a body punch but Gai moves out of range.
Brown looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brown throws the kick towards the body but Gai avoids it.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Gai.
Brown throws a leg kick but Gai sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gai tries to land a body kick
and Brown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gai checks the leg kick.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Gai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown misses with a hook. Gai ducked under it nicely.
Gai feints a counter leg kick.
Gai throws a right hand that misses
and Brown counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown avoids the body shot from Gai.
Brown has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gai.
A punch lands to the side of Brown 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brown slips under a jab.
Brown motions for Gai to come forward. Brown throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gai explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brown staying out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Gai.
Brown lands with a hook. Gai tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gai throws out the jab.
Brown throws a leg kick but Gai moved away.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Gai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brown bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gai's head.
Brown misses with a leg kick.
Gai slips under a jab from Brown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gai avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Gai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gai throws a front kick aimed at Brown's knee but Brown avoids it well.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Gai lands a slapping body shot.
Gai is looking to score with low kicks.
Gai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Gai lunges at Brown with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brown's hand.
Brown walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Brown catches Gai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gai throws a body kick that misses
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A lazy body kick from Brown
and Gai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brown thinking.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brown attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gai moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Brown misses
enabling Gai to counter with a crisp jab.
Gai misses with a head kick.
Brown swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gai.
Brown slips a jab from Gai.
Brown throws a leg kick but Gai sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Gai.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gai lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nomor Gai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John Brown's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good work by Gai as he checks the leg kick.
Gai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Brown lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brown throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Gai.
Gai throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Brown connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gai momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Gai.
Gai misses with a lunging right hand
and Gai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Brown catches Gai right on the button with a cross.
Brown fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gai checks it well.
Nomor Gai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown swings for the body but Gai moves out of range.
Gai checks the leg kick.
Gai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brown looks to land a body kick but Gai moved away.
Gai only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Gai is just out of range.
Gai moves out of range of the body kick.
Gai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brown at a distance.
Brown throws a solid leg kick but Gai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brown.
Gai throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab by Brown.
Gai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brown has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gai throws a leg kick that misses.
Gai throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Brown misses.
Gai is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gai moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
Brown throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Gai.
As Gai backs away, Brown returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gai blocks a head kick by Brown.
Brown throws a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gai misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Gai.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gai scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gai looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
A clash of legs there as Gai blocks the low kick.
Gai is trying to counter with his kicks.
Gai throws a low kick, looking for Brown's leg but Brown calmly moves out of range.
Good work by Brown as he checks the leg kick.
Gai lands with a straight right. Brown didn't see that one coming.
Brown throws a hook but Gai blocks it.
Gai misses with a low kick.
Brown appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brown throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brown throws the kick towards the body but Gai avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gai darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gai throws a front kick aimed at Brown's knee but Brown avoids it well.
Gai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
A lazy left from Gai finds it's target.
Gai misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Gai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Brown lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gai blocks a leg kick.
Gai lands a leg kick that knocks Brown off balance momentarily.
Gai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Brown throws a lazy head kick
and Gai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brown's knee momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gai.
Brown misses with a low kick as Gai jumps back.
Gai misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gai tries to land a leg kick but Brown saw it coming and moves away.
As Gai backs away, Brown returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Gai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Gai.
Brown will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gai connects with a solid leg kick.
Gai throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gai!
Brown looks to throw a body kick
and Gai counters with a nice leg kick.
Brown throws a push kick but Gai slaps the foot to one side.
Gai blocks the body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gai.
Gai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Brown is rocked!
Gai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Gai! Brown is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nomor Gai!
Nomor Gai is the new lightweight champion!
Nomor Gai seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.