PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Brownie (ranked 1304 p4p, 1312 weight class) and Eduardo Vieira (ranked 164 p4p, 166 weight class). Vieira comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bullet The Blue Sky kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brownie
vs
Vieira

179 cm
28
194
8 - 8 - 0

185 cm
32
185
13 - 5 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
Perkele!

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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Brownie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eduardo Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brownie swats away the attempt to clinch by Vieira.
Brownie swings for the body but Vieira moves out of range.

Vieira shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Vieira was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Vieira is looking to take a break and control but Brownie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Vieira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Brownie struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Vieira working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vieira wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Vieira trying to control the position but Brownie is working away.

Vieira is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brownie knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Brownie is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vieira works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Brownie is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Vieira's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Brownie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brownie.
Vieira trying to control but Brownie is working from the bottom.
Vieira stopping the sweep attempt from Brownie.
Brownie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vieira wants to control from the top but Brownie keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brownie is keeping the position for now.
Vieira trying to control but Brownie is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brownie is on top in guard.

Vieira is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brownie is working Vieira over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brownie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vieira is keeping the position for now.
Brownie wants to control from the top but Vieira keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vieira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brownie defends it easily.
Brownie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Brownie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vieira pulls Brownie in close to prevent any damage.
Vieira is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Vieira is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Brownie has managed to free his arm - good work.
Vieira passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduardo Vieira dominated that round.
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.

Vieira stuns Brownie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vieira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brownie circles away quickly and effectively.
Brownie looks to land a combination but Vieira avoids it well.
A big left from Brownie misses.
Vieira throws out a powerful jab.
Vieira misses the body punch
and Brownie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Eduardo Vieira has been cut.
Brownie misses the shot to the body.
Vieira's corner calls for a 1-2. Vieira obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brownie walks into a stiff left hand from Vieira.
Brownie stuffs the takedown attempt from Vieira. Vieira gets slowly back to his feet.
Vieira with a hook.
A jab lands there for Vieira.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vieira just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Brownie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira scores with a decent looking hook.
Vieira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brownie.
Vieira now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vieira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brownie doesn't seem bothered though.
Brownie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vieira throws a big counter head kick but Brownie avoids it with no problem.
Vieira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A swing and a miss from Brownie.
Brownie looks to land a right hand but Vieira moved out of range.
Brownie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vieira throws a head kick that Brownie semi-blocks.
Brownie shoots in for a double leg but Vieira sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vieira fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheers as Vieira lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brownie doesn't seem phased though.
Vieira misses with a hook. Brownie ducked under it nicely.
Vieira with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good exchange - Vieira coming out on top.
Brownie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vieira lunges at Brownie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brownie's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brownie connects with a body shot.
Vieira connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vieira ducks under a wild hook from Brownie.
Brownie misses with an uppercut. Vieira saw that one coming.
Brownie slips a straight right by Vieira.
Brownie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vieira was well out of range. Poor timing from Brownie.
Brownie lunges at Vieira with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vieira's hand.
Brownie misses with a looping right.
Brownie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brownie staying out of range there.
Vieira just misses with a punch to the body.
Vieira moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brownie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vieira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eduardo Vieira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brownie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eduardo Vieira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brownie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira throws a big shot that misses.
Vieira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brownie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vieira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brownie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vieira.

Brownie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Vieira struggling a bit here.
Vieira sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Vieira makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vieira.
Vieira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Brownie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Eduardo Vieira has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vieira keeping moving, preventing Brownie from controlling successfully.
Vieira bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brownie's guard.

Brownie pulls Vieira in close to prevent any damage.
Brownie looking for a sweep. Not yet Brownie, not yet.
Brownie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vieira manages to get himself to full guard.

This has been an exciting period of action!
Brownie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vieira's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduardo Vieira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eduardo Vieira's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Vieira connects with a looping right hand.
A big left from Brownie misses.
Brownie avoids the head kick by Vieira.
Brownie lands a right hook to the body.
Vieira misses with a right hand
enabling Brownie to counter with a crisp jab.
Brownie slips a straight right by Vieira.
Vieira just misses with a punch to the body.
Vieira misses with a series of wild punches.

Brownie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Brownie has Vieira pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Brownie pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Vieira tumbling to the mat - Brownie dives into Vieira's guard.
Brownie wants to pass the guard but Vieira is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira looking to control.
Brownie engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Vieira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vieira wants to sweep here but Brownie controlling him for the moment.
Brownie scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brownie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brownie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vieira trying to control the position.
Our spies down at at Mello MMA inform us that Vieira has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Brownie content to stall in guard here.
Brownie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vieira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Brownie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brownie looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vieira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brownie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Brownie is fighting to break Vieira's control of his arms but Vieira is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Brownie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brownie landing some decent shots from guard.
Brownie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vieira swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Vieira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brownie is pushing down on Vieira's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vieira is fighting to maintain full guard but Brownie has managed to sneak the leg through.
Vieira on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vieira moves into full guard.
Shaun Brownie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brownie is in close to Vieira's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Vieira looking for a guillotine here but Brownie defends easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vieira tries to land a sweep but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shaun Brownie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vieira has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Vieira!
Eduardo Vieira decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.