PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Berew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Berew
vs
Brown

220 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
210 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Igor Berew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brad Brown!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown looks for the body kick but Berew saw that one coming.
Berew avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Brown.

Berew closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Berew trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.
Brown is looking to escape.
Brown is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Brown manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Berew checks the leg kick.
Berew throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.

Berew gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Berew breaks from the clinch.
Berew misses with a head kick.

Berew looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Berew stops Brown from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berew wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Berew tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Berew won't allow Brown to get back to his feet.
Brown looks gassed!
Berew is working Brown over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brown is looking to stand up but Berew isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Berew throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Berew fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brad Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Berew lands with an uppercut that bounces Brown off the cage and back into rage.

That has opened up Brad Brown's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berew lands a with a good body shot.
Berew tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Berew shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brown pinned against the cage. Brown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Berew closes the distance and clinches up with Brown, looking for a takedown. Berew pushes Brown against the cage but Brown circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Berew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berew is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.

Berew darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Brown kicks Berew off and gets back to his feet.
Berew misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown swings away with a body shot that misses
and Berew makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berew looks for a takedown but Brown sprawls well.
Berew lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Brown scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Berew doesn't seem bothered though.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Berew really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Berew changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brown tries to avoid it but Berew manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brown to the ground. Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown throws a combination that misses
and Berew counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brad Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Brown finds it's target.
Brown misses with the combination.
A left and a right from Berew both land. Nice combination.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Berew counters with a straight right hand.
Berew lands a nice hook to Brown's body. Brown takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Berew lands a front kick.
Berew fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brown moves out of range as Berew throws a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a head kick but Berew moves out of range.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Berew.
Berew fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Berew looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Berew holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
The is referee keeping an eye on Berew - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Berew dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brad Brown's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Brown gets caught flat footed, as Berew shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Brown is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Berew is controlling him.
Berew trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Berew wants to get up but he can't break Brown's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Brown has his feet on Berew's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brown lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Brown on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Berew throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Berew.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to escape but Berew is in control.
Berew will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Berew wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.

Brown throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Berew drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Igor Berew is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Berew rather than just go for the knockout.
Brown throws a combination that misses

and Berew counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Berew has him pressed against the cage.

Berew escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Berew.

Berew shoots in and bounces Brown off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Berew is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Berew decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A shot to the body from Brown misses

and Berew counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Berew fails to pull guard.
Berew tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Berew tries to pull guard but Brown holds him up against the cage and eventually Berew drops back down to his feet.

Berew jumps into guard, dragging Brown to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brown decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Berew fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Berew has Brown up against the cage in a clinch.

Berew escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Berew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berew.
Berew shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense.

Berew scores a takedown into full mount!
Berew controlling the position easily from mount.
Igor Berew overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berew looking to finish Brown with some ground and pound. This is bad for Brown!
Brown is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Brown is in a horrible position here. Berew smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Berew looking to control but Brown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.

Brown somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Berew dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brad Brown's cut.
That's time! Berew's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Berew fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A shot to the body from Brown misses

and Berew counters by moving into the clinch.
Berew wants to stall.
Brown gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Berew.
Berew is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berew is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Berew has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berew can't break the clinch.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but Berew keeps him there for the moment.
Brown can't break the clinch.
Berew lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Berew has him pressed against the cage.
Berew looking to stall.
Berew wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.

Berew pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Berew slips a jab from Brown.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown stuffs the takedown attempt from Berew. Berew gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Berew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Berew shoots in for a double leg but Brown sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brown looks to land a body kick but Berew moved away.

Berew has Brown up against the cage in a clinch.

Berew breaks the clinch.
Brown throws the kick towards the body but Berew avoids it.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Berew ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Berew no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brown stands up and waves to Berew to follow him.
Brown misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Berew counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Berew trying to pass the guard but Brown defending well.
Berew is keen to just control but Brown is a slippery customer.
Berew tries to stand but can't do so whilst Brown controls his leg.

Brown pushes Berew off and gets back to his feet.

Berew scores with a takedown into Brown's guard.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Berew from controlling successfully.
Berew prevents Brown from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berew wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.

Brown pushes Berew off and gets back to his feet.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick

and Berew counters by clinching up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berew tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brown just stands there and leans against the cage.
Berew tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brown just stands there and leans against the cage.
Berew throws a knee to the head but misses.

Brown breaks the clinch.
Brown misses with a combination

and Berew counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Brad Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Igor Berew is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Berew has him pressed against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Berew showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Berew 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Berew!