PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Hill (ranked 848 p4p, 1759 weight class) and Shaun Brownie (ranked 22 p4p, 56 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Hill
vs
Brownie

185 cm
27
190
17 - 14 - 0

179 cm
31
194
10 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Core Combat

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 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Brownie!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brownie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hill.
Hill throws out a powerful jab.
Hill ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brownie works the jab nicely.
Hill uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brownie.
Hill has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hill with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brownie throws a body shot but no joy.
Hill will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brownie was well out of range. Poor timing from Hill.
Hill lands a right hook to the body.
Brownie looks to score with a jab to the body but Hill is just out of range.
Brownie throws a jab but it's blocked by Hill.
Brownie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hill.
Hill lands a nice shot to the body.
Hill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hill walks into a jab.
Hill lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brownie at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hill. Brownie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Brownie on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hill moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Brownie misses the target.
A punch lands to the side of Hill 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Brownie gets a double leg takedown into Hill's guard.

Hill is looking for a triangle but Brownie pushes his legs off easily.
Hill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brownie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brownie controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brownie working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brownie trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hill is trying to control the position but Brownie postures up.
Hill looking for a sweep. Not yet Hill, not yet.
Brownie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brownie trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hill fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Brownie.
Brownie lands a two punch combo.
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!
Hill wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hill jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Hill drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Brownie some visible discomfort.
Hill working away.
Brownie tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Hill is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brownie is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Hill is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brownie knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hill throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Brownie is trying to control Hill's posture but Hill avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill is looking to take a break and control but Brownie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hill is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Brownie is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sloppy strikes there by Hill.

Hill is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brownie has escaped the position, nice work there.
Brownie wants to control but Hill postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shaun Brownie will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Brownie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hill's half guard.
Hill is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hill is working hard here to advance position.
Brownie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brownie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hill makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hill.
Brownie trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom.
Hill keeping full guard, as Brownie tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Brownie looking to sit in guard and control but Hill gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brownie's head.
Brownie is controlling Hill's posture.
Hill looking to pass the guard.
Brownie trying to control the position.
Hill wants to pass the guard but Brownie is keeping the position.
Hill won't allow Brownie to sweep him here.
Brownie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Brownie working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brownie wants to sweep but no luck.
Brownie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brownie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hill.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hill accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brownie trying to keep a closed guard but Hill is proving a slippery customer.
Brownie is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hill postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hill throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brownie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Brownie pushes Hill off and gets back to his feet.
Hill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brownie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Hill counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Brownie!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownie prevents Hill from improving position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brownie tries to bench press Hill off him but Hill keeps the position.
Hill tries to move into full mount but can't pass Brownie's legs.
Scott Hill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brownie defending against the ground and pound.
Brownie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hill thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brownie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hill.
Hill 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.
Brownie tries to roll over but Hill keeps him under control.
Brownie is refusing to be controlled, as Hill sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brownie is trying to get back to full guard.
Brownie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brownie.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brownie is on top in guard.

Hill is trying to control the position but Brownie postures up.
Brownie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brownie trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brownie won't allow Hill to sweep him here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Shaun Brownie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hill scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brownie looks to land a right hand but Hill moved out of range.
Brownie throws a hook but Hill avoids it easily.
Brownie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hill.
Hill half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hill scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brownie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hill is looking to wear down Brownie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hill staying out of range there.
Shaun Brownie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brownie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hill.
Hill shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brownie as he avoids it easily.
Brownie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hill momentarily.
Hill misses with a takedown attempt - Brownie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brownie throws a hook but Hill blocks it.
Scott Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hill decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
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!
Hill winds up and cracks Brownie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hill not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hill wants to free his trapped foot but Brownie is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownie manages to get to full guard.
Hill trying to control the position from guard on top but Brownie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brownie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hill is one step ahead there.
Hill postures up and lands a big shot to Brownie's brow.
Hill missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shaun Brownie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brownie working a defensive guard here.
Hill postures up and lands a big shot to Brownie's brow.
Brownie controlling the position.
Hill in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hill working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Brownie is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Hill presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hill pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hill throws a head punch that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hill lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hill just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brownie's brow.
Hill tries a body shot but Brownie blocks it.
Come on Hill - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hill changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brownie fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brownie.
Hill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brownie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hill scores with a body shot.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brownie moves away.
Brownie throws out a loose jab but Hill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brownie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brownie.
Brownie misses with a looping right.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brownie moves away.
Hill looks to score with a jab to the body but Brownie is just out of range.
Brownie moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brownie scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Scott Hill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sloppy strikes from Brownie. Those never looked like landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shaun Brownie.
I've got Brownie winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Shaun Brownie!
Shaun Brownie decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Scott Hill spoke after the fight, saying 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.