PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Brown (ranked 6570 p4p, 4068 weight class) and Thiago Furriel (ranked 0 p4p, 436 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Island Boy. The key to victory for Mike Brown has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Brown
vs
Furriel

168 cm
25
155
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
160
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Cuts easily

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Powerful

Highland Clothing
Underpant Gnomes

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thiago Furriel!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Furriel bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
An elbow from Furriel crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown is being controlled here.
Furriel cracks Brown with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Furriel landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Brown dodges the ground and pound from Furriel.
Furriel throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Furriel grinds an elbow into Brown's temple.
Furriel landing a few strikes.
Brown is trying to escape the position but Furriel is controlling the position.
Furriel lands some shots froms side control.
Furriel lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Furriel working the head with strikes.

Brown is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furriel lands a nice forearm strike.
Oh Brown is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Furriel is working Brown over with some ground and pound from side control.
Furriel cracks Brown with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Furriel immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Brown is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Furriel!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago Furriel!
In defeat, Mike Brown stepped up to the mic, saying 'You can’t get away from yourself, but you can get yourself out of the way'.