PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Liam Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reynard The Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brown
vs
The Fox

177 cm
25
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
26
145 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BlackStar Athletics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Reynard The Fox!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Fox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Brown has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brown tries to pull guard but The Fox forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Brown keeps control of The Fox as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but The Fox avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Brown wants a takedown but no success here.
Brown is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but The Fox is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Fox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
The Fox wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brown is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Fox is trying to pull guard but Brown turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Brown lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brown has The Fox pressed against the cage, preventing The Fox from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown wants a takedown.
Brown prevents The Fox from breaking the clinch.
Brown displaying some good clinch control by pressing The Fox up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brown looking for a takedown.
Brown is trying to work for a single leg takedown but The Fox pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Fox throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
The Fox is trying to break the clinch but Brown is controlling him.
A short uppercut from The Fox.
The Fox jumps guard but Brown stands there with The Fox around his waist. The Fox gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brown is trying to drag The Fox to the mat but The Fox just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Fox is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brown to keep the fight standing.
Brown drops down looking for an ankle pick but The Fox pulls his leg out and moves away.
The Fox stuffs the takedown.
Brown takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The Fox shoots in and drives through. Brown sprawls well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from The Fox is defended easily by Brown.
Reynard The Fox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Fox misses with a head kick.
The Fox shoots in looking for a takedown. Brown tries to sprawl out of it but The Fox keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brown manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brown has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brown is trying to pull guard but The Fox has him pressed against the cage.

Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Brown gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Brown jumps guard.
Brown is striking off his back. The Fox thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The Fox trying to mount his opponent but Brown defends it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown is doing well to control the position and prevent The Fox from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The Fox misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown tries to clinch up but The Fox circles away and keeps his distance.
The Fox tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown is looking to counter the offense by The Fox and move into the clinch.
Brown wants to clinch
and The Fox counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The Fox tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown tries for a takedown but The Fox sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The Fox throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown throws a counter high kick but The Fox was just alert enough to avoid it.
The Fox stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown shoots in and drives through. The Fox sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.

The Fox has closed the distance and engaged Brown in a clinch.
The Fox has Brown pressed against the cage.
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but The Fox is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Fox throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
The Fox shoots for a takedown but Brown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The Fox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Fox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Liam Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Fox slips under a jab.
The Fox is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brown with a body shot.
Brown leaves The Fox with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Reynard The Fox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by The Fox.
A head kick from The Fox lands but Brown takes it in his stride.
The Fox wants to clinch
and Brown counters with a series of strikes. The Fox will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Fox shoots in but Brown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brown tries to counter with a takedown but The Fox is quick to defend against it.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Fox loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown appears to be looking for a big counter.
The Fox shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Fox shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brown defends it nicely.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but The Fox shows good takedown defense.
The Fox misses with a takedown attempt - Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to clinch but The Fox is having none of it.
The Fox swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Brown takes a kick to the side of the head.

Brown is rocked!

It looks like Liam Brown has been cut.
The Fox shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brown sprawls well. Brown wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The Fox gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brown is defended easily by The Fox.
The Fox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A swing and a miss from The Fox.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.

The Fox takes the fight into the clinch.
Brown goes for a takedown attempt but The Fox pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

The Fox has managed to clinch.
The Fox is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brown to keep the fight standing.
The Fox is trying to break free.

Brown breaks the clinch.
The Fox tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Brown defends well and The Fox ends up having to push Brown into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Fox as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reynard The Fox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Liam Brown's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Brown blocks a head kick by The Fox.

Brown decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The Fox trying to control here.
Brown controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but The Fox does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and The Fox reverses the position - he's now on top in Brown's guard.
Brown wants to hit a switch here but The Fox passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Brown there!
Brown is wriggling around trying to escape.
The Fox tries to control but Brown wriggling away.
Brown is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to hold on but The Fox pushes him away.
Brown is trying to reverse the position but instead The Fox has taken his back - oops!
The Fox wants to control but Brown is keeping busy.
I really don't envy Brown right now.
The Fox gets his hands free as Brown looks to control.
A lull in the action here.
Brown trying to control the hands but The Fox breaks the grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to break free.
The Fox not allowing Brown to control his hands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Fox is hanging on to Brown's back as he tries to escape.
The Fox not allowing Brown to control his hands.
Brown is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
The Fox is trying to stick to Brown's back but Brown is turning into The Fox. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in The Fox's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Brown.
Brown sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The Fox wants to get back to his feet but Brown is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown throws an elbow that misses. The Fox uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brown's guard. Nice move by The Fox!

And that's the end of the fight!
Reynard The Fox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Fox has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reynard The Fox!