PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jame Call (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Brownstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Call comes into the arena with Rainin Men blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Call
vs
Brownstone

191 cm
28
210 lbs
7 - 6 - 1

189 cm
25
203 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jame Call!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Brownstone!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Call lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brownstone takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brownstone has a takedown stuffed.
Call tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brownstone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brownstone dives in and grabs Call's left leg, looking for a takedown. Call pushes down on Brownstone's head and hops out.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brownstone.
Call displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brownstone.
Jame Call has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Brownstone.
Call connects with a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Call. No joy for Brownstone on that attempt.

Brownstone gets a double leg takedown into Call's guard.
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!
Brownstone wants to control from the top but Call keeps moving.
Brownstone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Call keeping full guard, as Brownstone tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownstone stands and throws Call's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Call is not content to let Brownstone control the position.
Brownstone in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Brownstone is trying to get an arm triangle but Call is defending well.
Call takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brownstone decides to stand up, so the ref orders Call to his feet.

Brownstone looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Call!
Call is breathing heavily.
Brownstone misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Brownstone scoring with punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brownstone misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brownstone lands a few punches from side control.
Brownstone scoring with punches and elbows.
Call on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Call tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownstone throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Brownstone throws a strike aimed at the side of Call's head but Call avoids it well.
Brownstone grinds an elbow into Call's temple.
Brownstone cracks Call with a big right hand but Call just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Check out the look on Brownstone's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Call is working to avoid the ground and pound but Brownstone connects with a decent elbow.
Brownstone throwing strikes but Call manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Call working away.
Brownstone pushes Call away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Call gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Call misses with the ground and pound.
Call fails to land a wild elbow strike.
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!
Call misses with the ground and pound.
Call wants to control but Brownstone is keeping him busy.
Brownstone tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Call wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brownstone parries the strikes from Call easily there. Call is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Brownstone to escape.
Brownstone is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Brownstone dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Brownstone tries to bum rush Call with a series of wild strikes but Call uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Brownstone shoots in and bounces Call off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Brownstone throws a strike but Call rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brownstone bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Call's guard.
Brownstone passes Call's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Brownstone lands with a punch from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brownstone is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Call avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brownstone.
Brownstone is just content to waste time from the top position. Call takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Brownstone with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brownstone throws a big elbow that misses.
Brownstone throws a strike but Call rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brownstone is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brownstone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Call works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brownstone trying to control but Call is working from the bottom.
Brownstone throws an elbow that misses. Call uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brownstone's guard. Nice move by Call!
Brownstone is trying to control the position but Call postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Call accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dan Brownstone has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brownstone trying to keep a closed guard but Call is proving a slippery customer.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dan Brownstone wasn't active enough on the ground.
Brownstone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Call keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brownstone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Call sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Call fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brownstone misses with a two punch combination.
Call connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brownstone momentarily.
Dan Brownstone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the liver by Call. Beautiful body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Call chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Brownstone shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Call is trying to defend but Brownstone finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Brownstone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Call's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Call pushes Brownstone off looking to stand but Brownstone dives back in and keeps control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ground and pound from Brownstone.
Brownstone wants to pass to mount but Call is defending the position.
Brownstone trying to control from half guard but Call is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brownstone is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Brownstone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Call gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Brownstone to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Brownstone trying to control the position from guard on top but Call is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brownstone postures up in Call's guard and throws a big left but Call blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brownstone looking to pass the guard.
Call working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brownstone.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownstone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Call keeping full guard, as Brownstone tries to pass.
Brownstone throws a big elbow that misses.
Brownstone trying to control but Call is working from the bottom.
Brownstone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brownstone lands a couple of elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brownstone working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Call's head.
Brownstone trying to control the position from guard on top but Call is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brownstone advances position into side control!
Call on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
An elbow from Brownstone crashes against the mat.
Brownstone scoring with punches from side control.
Jame Call has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brownstone throws a strike aimed at the side of Call's head but Call avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownstone landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Call takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Brownstone working the body and head with strikes.
Check out the look on Brownstone's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Brownstone working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Call is not content to let Brownstone control the position.
Brownstone looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Call is avoiding damage well.
Dan Brownstone is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brownstone misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The strikes coming from Brownstone are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Brownstone looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Call is avoiding damage well.
Brownstone happy to just control the position for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Call managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Brownstone.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Brownstone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brownstone winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Brownstone!