PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrus Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: F.E.A.R. Tyrus Wilson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Wilson
vs
Brown

190 cm
23
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrus Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ian Brown!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a right and a left that Wilson avoids nicely.
Wilson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wilson just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson throws a series of strikes that have Brown backpedaling.

It looks like Ian Brown has been cut.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown throws a right and a left that Wilson avoids nicely.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown scores with a punch to the head.
Brown throws a hook but Wilson avoids it easily.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.

Brown lands a big shot that drops Wilson! Can he finish him?

Wilson is rocked!
Wilson controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
Wilson wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Wilson is working an open guard so Brown takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ian Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Brown cracks Wilson with an uppercut from hell and Wilson crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Brown's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wilson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Wilson is working an open guard so Brown takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Brown scores with a nice strike.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.
Brown scores with a shot to the body.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ian Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown scores with a punch to the head.
Wilson slips a straight right by Brown.
Wilson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Wilson's head but Wilson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brown lands a big shot that drops Wilson! Can he finish him?
Oh Wilson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Brown gets to his feet - Wilson follows without any prompting.
Brown fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Wilson square on the jaw! Damn, Wilson is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ian Brown!