PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between AJ Brown (ranked 629 p4p, 438 weight class) and Bartholomew Bainbridge (ranked 104 p4p, 66 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Ace Hood - Undefeated. This should be a great matchup!

Brown
vs
Bainbridge

188 cm
31
206
18 - 9 - 0

185 cm
29
206
14 - 9 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, AJ Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bartholomew Bainbridge!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bainbridge.
A big left from Brown misses.
Brown throws a hook but Bainbridge blocks it.
AJ Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Brown.

Bainbridge closes the distance and clinches.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bainbridge prevents a body shot from Brown.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bainbridge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bainbridge working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bainbridge lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bainbridge swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bainbridge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bainbridge blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bainbridge.

Brown manages to break the clinch.
Brown blocks a low kick nicely.
Brown throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bainbridge avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bainbridge's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brown connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bainbridge scrambles back to his feet.
Brown walks into a straight right hand from Bainbridge.
Bainbridge drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bainbridge ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Bainbridge raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bainbridge slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bainbridge makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Brown really felt that one!
Bainbridge tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown thuds his right hand into Bainbridge's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brown slips under a jab from Bainbridge.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a body shot.
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!
The crowd cheers as Bainbridge lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brown doesn't seem phased though.
Bainbridge looks to clinch
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Bainbridge throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Brown counters with a low kick, right behind Bainbridge 's knee.
Brown misses the body punch
and Bainbridge counters with an inside leg kick.
Bainbridge takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brown lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bainbridge throws a leg kick
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bainbridge.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bainbridge throws a quick inside leg kick.
A cross from Bainbridge lands.
Brown throws a hook but Bainbridge avoids it easily.
Bainbridge misses with a wild body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brown, as that shot connected.
Bainbridge takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big right from Brown misses.
Bainbridge takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brown throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brown on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bainbridge uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
A little jabbing left from Bainbridge on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bainbridge works Brown's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Bainbridge sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bainbridge uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Bainbridge moves out of range as Brown throws a body kick.
Bainbridge swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Bainbridge counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brown throws the left hand but Bainbridge avoids the punch easily.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick from Bainbridge.
Brown takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bainbridge.
Brown throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that AJ Brown will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Brown stuns Bainbridge with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bainbridge misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Despite the aggression on Bainbridge's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A big right from Brown misses.
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big left from Brown misses.
Bainbridge appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Bainbridge moves away and avoids it.
Bainbridge misses with a jab to the body
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and Bainbridge counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bainbridge looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brown throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bainbridge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Bainbridge stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

It looks like AJ Brown has been cut.
Brown takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bainbridge.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Bainbridge was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brown connects with a single shot there.

Bainbridge moves into the clinch.
Bainbridge lands with a left to the head.
Bainbridge scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Bainbridge controls the action.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bainbridge has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brown is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bainbridge is working for takedown but Brown is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bainbridge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bainbridge is looking to take this one to the mat.
AJ Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bartholomew Bainbridge.
Bainbridge scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Good body shot from Brown.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Brown lands an uppercut.
Bainbridge working aggressively here.
Bainbridge is working for takedown but Brown is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brown pushes Bainbridge back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bainbridge misses with some punches.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bainbridge stalling.
A short right from Brown.
Bainbridge lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Brown misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bainbridge misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bainbridge backwards.
Bainbridge digs a right hand underneath Brown's ribcage. Brown let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bainbridge softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bainbridge misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bainbridge lands a shot to the body.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown working aggressively here.
Bainbridge is leaning against Brown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
AJ Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown throws a leg kick but Bainbridge sees it coming and moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Bainbridge.
Some wild striking there from Bainbridge.
It looked like Brown was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bainbridge.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bainbridge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown misses with an uppercut
and Bainbridge counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bainbridge fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Bainbridge moves away and avoids it.
Brown swings for the body but Bainbridge moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Brown.
Bainbridge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown half committed to a counter leg kick.
Brown misses with a straight left.
A low kick from Brown is predictable there
and Bainbridge counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that AJ Brown will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on AJ Brown's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Bainbridge throws a push kick but Brown slaps the foot to one side.
Bainbridge lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brown at a distance.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
A head kick by Brown misses
and Bainbridge counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Bainbridge clinches.

Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bainbridge thows a leg kick but Brown checks it
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bainbridge misses with a body shot.
Brown thuds his right hand into Bainbridge's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Bainbridge is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Bainbridge is just out of range.
Bainbridge on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bainbridge throws a head kick that misses.
Bainbridge goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Brown lands a jab.
Bainbridge fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Bainbridge misses with a lunging right hand
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab, jab by Bainbridge - just one landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bainbridge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brown lands a slapping body shot.
A slow jab from Bainbridge misses its intended target.
Bainbridge cracks a nice hook into Brown's ribs.
Bainbridge misses with a body shot
and Brown counters with a good low kick that Bainbridge was not able to check.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Bainbridge slips a straight right by Brown.

Bainbridge drives through and clinches with Brown against the cage.
Bartholomew Bainbridge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Brown.
Bainbridge lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Bainbridge misses with a punch to the body.
Brown lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Bainbridge blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
Brown lands a shot to the body.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bainbridge.
Bainbridge blocks a body shot from Brown.
Bainbridge working aggressively here.
Bainbridge misses with some punches.
Brown lands a shot to the body.
Bainbridge has Brown pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brown manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Bainbridge.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bainbridge's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bainbridge throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Bainbridge struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Bainbridge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bainbridge swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brown effectively controlling the action here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Brown.
Bainbridge misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bainbridge backwards.
Bainbridge has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brown avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bainbridge throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Bainbridge takes a shot to the head.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bainbridge has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Bainbridge lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Bainbridge lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown blocks a body shot from Bainbridge.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
AJ Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... AJ Brown!
A victorious AJ Brown thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.