PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Newmark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes into the arena with Slum Village - Look At Yo Face blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brown
vs
Newmark

188 cm
23
200 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

194 cm
24
199 lbs
11 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $75)

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Newmark!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newmark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Newmark.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Newmark.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Newmark.
Brown misses with a right hand
and Newmark counters with a solid body kick.
Newmark scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Danny Brown has been cut.
Newmark misses with a straight left.
Newmark slips under a jab from Brown.
Newmark takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Newmark just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Newmark checks a leg kick nicely.
Newmark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Newmark throws a front kick that sends Brown stumbling back into the cage.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
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!
Newmark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Newmark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown throws a jab when Newmark was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newmark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Newmark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Newmark swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Newmark fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brown checks it well.
Newmark misses the shot to the body.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
Newmark throws a leg kick
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown's jab looks to have found its range, popping Newmark under the eye.
Newmark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Newmark moved out of range.
Newmark misses the shot to the body.
Newmark keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Newmark scores with the left hand. Brown knows he should have avoided that one.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Bobby Newmark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Newmark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown swings for the body but Newmark moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Newmark.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newmark lands a really nice looking cross but Brown seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Newmark.
Newmark throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brown.
Newmark misses the body punch
and Brown counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Newmark thinking.
Newmark missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Newmark throws a leg kick which misses Brown's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown tries to avoid it.
Brown takes one to the chin there.
A telegraphed right hand from Newmark misses the target.
Brown takes a swing at Newmark's ribcage but misses.
Newmark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Newmark moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
A jab from Brown misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Newmark checks a leg kick.
Newmark tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newmark fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
Good leg kick by Newmark there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Newmark lands a nice shot to the body.
Newmark missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Newmark is able to avoid easily.
Brown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Newmark misses with a straight right.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Newmark moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown misses the jab.
A jab from Brown misses.
Brown scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Newmark scores with a decent looking hook.
Newmark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Brown throws a jab when Newmark was well out of range.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Newmark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Newmark coming out on top.
Newmark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Newmark thows a body kick. Brown tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Newmark scores with a jab to the body.
Newmark scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Newmark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown wants to land a leg kick but Newmark is out of range.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Newmark throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Newmark is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A clash of legs there as Brown blocks the low kick.
Brown tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bobby Newmark will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danny Brown's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Newmark throws a front kick aimed at Brown's knee but Brown avoids it well.
Newmark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Newmark scoring well with a low kick there.
Decent striking displayed by Brown there.
Newmark looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Brown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Newmark misses the shot to the body.
Brown takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fighters circling - Newmark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Newmark connects with a jab.
Newmark attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Newmark stuns Brown with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Newmark misses with a body kick.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newmark.
Brown checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newmark throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Newmark throws a quick inside leg kick.
Newmark ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brown has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Newmark.
Brown throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Newmark on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brown with a hook.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Newmark moves away and avoids it.
Newmark on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Newmark drops his hands momentarily and Brown takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown connects with a leg kick. Newmark looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown misses with a body shot
and Newmark makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brown scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Newmark throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Newmark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Newmark.
Brown throws a low kick but Newmark avoids it.
Brown takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Newmark looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Newmark swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Newmark misses the target.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown moves forwards but Newmark connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Newmark takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown lands with a kick to the temple. Newmark shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Newmark smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Brown stalks Newmark and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Newmark's face. Newmark staggers backwards, shaken.
Newmark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Newmark.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newmark misses with a body kick.
Newmark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Newmark throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Brown has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Newmark finds it's way round the side to connect with Brown's head.
Newmark takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Newmark slips a jab from Brown.
Newmark misses with a leg kick.
A left lands for Newmark.
Newmark cracks a nice hook into Brown's ribs.
Brown is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Newmark ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Newmark, right into the meat.
Newmark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown pushes Newmark away with a front kick.
Newmark throws a leg kick
and Brown counters with a good, hard body kick but Newmark shrugs it off.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Newmark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Newmark slips a jab from Brown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Newmark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown lands a nice hook to Newmark's body. Newmark takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Newmark misses the jab.
Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Newmark.
Newmark throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brown avoids the body shot from Newmark.
Newmark throws a low kick but Brown moves out of range easily.
Newmark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Newmark looks for the body kick but Brown saw that one coming.
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Newmark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown throws a leg kick but Newmark moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Danny Brown will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danny Brown's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Brown staying out of range there.
Newmark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Newmark darts in and clinches Brown up against the cage.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Brown breaks from the clinch.

Newmark clinches up against the cage.
Newmark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Newmark has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.

Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Newmark thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Brown is looking to chop away at Newmark's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Newmark's hands.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Newmark.
Brown misses the jab.
Brown blocks the body kick.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick from Newmark.
Newmark connects with a leg kick. Brown looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Newmark thuds his right hand into Brown's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Newmark takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Newmark takes the fight into the clinch.
Newmark keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.
Brown tries to circle away but Newmark has him pinned against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Newmark scores with a nice short uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Brown's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brown takes a knee right on the jaw!
Newmark scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bit of stalling here from Brown.
Newmark is looking to control Brown's arms but Brown gets an underhook and turns him. Now Newmark has his back to the cage.
Newmark tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
A short right from Newmark.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown takes one to the side of the head.
Newmark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Newmark cracks Brown with a good jab.
Danny Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Newmark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newmark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Good exchange - Newmark coming out on top.
Newmark throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brown on the side of the head.
Newmark does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Brown blocks the low kick.
Brown lands with a hook. Newmark tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Newmark lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
Newmark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Newmark tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brown is able to avoid easily.
Nice defenses there by Newmark.
Newmark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Newmark lands a nice looking body kick.
Newmark throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Newmark's sensitive parts.
Newmark throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Newmark doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Newmark moves away from the strike by Brown.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Newmark throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newmark was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brown there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newmark throws a half hearted mid kick.
Newmark attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brown checks a leg kick nicely.
Brown connects with a looping right hand.
Newmark avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newmark.
Newmark throws a leg kick
and Brown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danga de danga de dang - Brown scores with a four punch combination!
Brown takes a swing at Newmark's ribcage but misses.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown ducks right into an uppercut from Newmark.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bobby Newmark.
I think Newmark has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bobby Newmark!
Bobby Newmark seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.