PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Suren Nazarethyan (ranked 9134 p4p, 686 weight class) and John Brown (ranked 2077 p4p, 255 weight class). Nazarethyan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Amerika. Brown has chosen Some Bodies Gonna Get It as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nazarethyan
vs
Brown

155 cm
45
150 lbs
45 - 38 - 2

180 cm
35
166 lbs
20 - 24 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 45 - 38 - 2, fighting out of London, Suren Nazarethyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, John Brown!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazarethyan misses with a jab to the body
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Nazarethyan throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
As Nazarethyan backs off Brown throws a huge counter combo but Nazarethyan manages to avoid it all.
Nazarethyan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Brown back to the cage. Nazarethyan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nazarethyan throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Suren Nazarethyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nazarethyan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nazarethyan tries a head kick but it misses.

Brown drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Brown scoring with punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown in side control lands a decent elbow.
Brown in side control lands a decent elbow.
Nazarethyan's coaches at Cozad MMA Montreal have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Brown prevents Nazarethyan from escaping the position.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nazarethyan keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan parries the strikes from Brown easily there. Brown is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Nazarethyan to escape.
Nazarethyan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Nazarethyan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brown wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nazarethyan is trying to buck Brown off.
Brown lands a nice forearm strike.
Nazarethyan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Brown slows the pace down.
Brown tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Brown lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Brown looking to control but instead Nazarethyan has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Nazarethyan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Brown is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown stopping the sweep attempt from Nazarethyan.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Nazarethyan blocks nicely.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nazarethyan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nazarethyan has momentary wrist control but Brown slips an elbow through the middle.
Brown working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brown is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nazarethyan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brown trying to control but Nazarethyan is working from the bottom.
Brown lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nazarethyan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brown scoring with some ground and pound.
Brown lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nazarethyan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brown working some strikes from top position.
Brown connects with a couple of short punches.
Brown passes Nazarethyan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Brown working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Brown is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nazarethyan sees it coming and defends easily.
Brown is nestled in close to Nazarethyan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Brown is just content to waste time from the top position. Nazarethyan takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown cracks Nazarethyan with a solid left hand.
Nazarethyan trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Brown lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brown passes Nazarethyan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown passes to full mount!
Brown is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nazarethyan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nazarethyan is looking to get to half guard.
Brown lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nazarethyan hang on?
Brown with the ground and pound from mount.
Brown trying to control but Nazarethyan is having none of it.
Brown working Nazarethyan over with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown is landing with some decent strikes but Nazarethyan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Brown scoring with strikes but Nazarethyan is staying in there.

Nazarethyan is rocked!
Brown controlling from mount.
Brown with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Brown dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Brown shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Brown showed some decent athleticism there.
Brown is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nazarethyan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nazarethyan's head.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nazarethyan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Brown works over Nazarethyan with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nazarethyan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brown scoring with some ground and pound.
Brown cracks Nazarethyan with a solid left hand.
Nazarethyan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Brown makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown cracks Nazarethyan with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brown's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brown throwing strikes but missing.
Brown works over Nazarethyan with some ground and pound from guard.
Brown chips away with some ground and pound.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Nazarethyan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown controls from within his opponent's guard.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brown lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brown with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nazarethyan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Brown is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Nazarethyan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown won't allow Nazarethyan to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Suren Nazarethyan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Brown does no damage.

Brown shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nazarethyan's guard.
Nazarethyan wants to stand but Brown is controlling the position.
Brown wants to control from the top but Nazarethyan keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nazarethyan's head.
Nazarethyan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Nazarethyan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Nazarethyan blocks nicely.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nazarethyan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Brown avoids the head kick by Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown is looking for the big counter here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nazarethyan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.

Brown dives in and scores a takedown into Nazarethyan's guard.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brown works over Nazarethyan with some ground and pound from guard.
Brown postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brown wants to control from the top but Nazarethyan keeps moving.
Brown working some strikes from top position.
Nazarethyan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown's guard.

Brown trying to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Let's hope that Brown has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Brown 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nazarethyan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brown counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Brown looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Brown sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Brown is in close to Nazarethyan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Brown postures up.
Brown content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazarethyan wants to stand and escape but Brown is having none of it.
Nazarethyan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brown controls the pace.
Brown connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brown is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Brown not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nazarethyan looking to control.
Brown postures up in Nazarethyan's guard and throws a big left but Nazarethyan blocks it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nazarethyan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brown controls the pace.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brown swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown lands with a straight right. Nazarethyan didn't see that one coming.

Brown drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Brown in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Brown lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan taking a bit of punishment here - Brown scoring with strikes.
Oh Nazarethyan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Nazarethyan!
Brown cracks Nazarethyan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Brown looking to finish Nazarethyan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nazarethyan!
John Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nazarethyan working to try and regain half guard.
Brown connects with a bit shot that sees Nazarethyan covering up! More strikes from Brown and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Brown is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Brown!
In his post fight interview, John Brown gave a big smile as he said 'I Hear Vasili Komaroff Bitching About Not Getting The Vacant Title Shot. Well Fight Me, Me And You Money Fight. Hear Your Top Dog Of The Lightweight Divsion Bitch Please Im Taking Over. MAIN EVENT FIGHT BITCH '.
Suren Nazarethyan spoke after the fight, saying 'I Will Come Back Stronger Than Before'.