PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zachariah Brown (ranked 4510 p4p, 24476 weight class) and Richard John Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Brown
vs
Salvacion

179 cm
23
300
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
300
1 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zachariah Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard John Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brown gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Brown jumps into guard, dragging Salvacion to the mat.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brown pulls Salvacion in close to prevent any damage.
Brown is striking from the bottom but Salvacion uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Brown is trying to stand up here but Salvacion is controlling him well.
Brown might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown missing with punches from the bottom.
Brown is trying is best to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Brown 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.
Brown 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.
Brown has Salvacion pulled in close to control his posture.
Brown is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Brown has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Brown controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown punching from mount but Salvacion doing a good job of avoiding damage.

Brown swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Salvacion is now in Brown's guard. A big mistake from Brown there, giving up the dominant position!
Brown trying to strike off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion stops Brown from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Salvacion from controlling successfully.
Brown is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Brown looking to hit a scissor sweep but Salvacion is one step ahead there.
Brown pulls Salvacion in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Brown wriggles free and stands up.
Brown pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Salvacion back to the cage. Brown follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Salvacion with the counter takedown but Brown avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And Salvacion responds with a good body kick, but Brown manages to step out the way in time.
Brown shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Salvacion pinned against the cage. Salvacion gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brown tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Salvacion swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zachariah Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion looks to land a body kick but Brown moved away.
Zachariah Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is trying hard to land a takedown here. Salvacion sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Salvacion moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Salvacion pushes him off.
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.

Salvacion closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Brown did well to prevent Salvacion getting side control.
Salvacion is thwarting Brown's attempts to control the position.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salvacion can do to turn this around?

Brown makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Salvacion fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Brown with that takedown attempt.
Salvacion counters with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Salvacion steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.

Salvacion tries to keep at a distance but Brown has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salvacion tries for a takedown but Brown manages to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Salvacion is trying to drag Brown to the mat but Brown just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Brown jumps guard.

Brown looking for a guillotine here but Salvacion defends easily.
Brown is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion is in trouble now - Brown has advanced to mount!
Brown looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown looking to finish with strikes here!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zachariah Brown dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Brown tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Salvacion swivels and escapes.
Brown tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Salvacion defends well and Brown ends up having to push Salvacion into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Salvacion follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Salvacion tries to score a body lock takedown but Brown shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brown gets underhooks to prevent Salvacion's takedown attempt.

Brown manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Brown looking for a guillotine here but Salvacion defends easily.

Brown working for a triangle but Salvacion defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Salvacion trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Brown working for submissions but it's allowed Salvacion to get to half guard.
Brown keeping hold of Salvacion's head, controlling as best he can.
Brown manages to get to full guard.
Salvacion stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Salvacion has passed into side control.
Salvacion trying to control the position but Brown is working away.
Salvacion throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Brown is looking to reverse the position.
Salvacion is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt - Salvacion sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Salvacion is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zachariah Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown fails with the takedown

and Salvacion counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Brown!

Brown bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Richard John Salvacion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Salvacion looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion stuffs the takedown.
Salvacion is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zachariah Brown.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brown, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zachariah Brown!
Zachariah Brown got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'