PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Brown (ranked 2531 p4p, 216 weight class) and Ash Road (ranked 4062 p4p, 310 weight class). Brown comes into the arena with Michael Jackson- Don't stop til you get enough blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brown
vs
Road

172 cm
20
146 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

170 cm
22
145 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Brown !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ash Road!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Road.
Brown with a hook.
Brown throws a predictable looking body shot

and Road counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Road throws a big elbow that misses.

Brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brown trying to control the position.
Road loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brown has momentary wrist control but Road slips an elbow through the middle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brown is on top in guard.

Road looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Road is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is looking to work some ground and pound but Road has wrist control.
Brown stops Road from standing up.
Road wants to sweep but no luck.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Road swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Road really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brown . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brown trying to control but Road is working from the bottom.

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 chips away with some ground and pound.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Road is retaining full guard.
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brown has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brown postures up in Road's guard and throws a big left but Road blocks it.
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brown wants to control from the top but Road keeps moving.
Brown is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Road is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown fails with the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Road with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Brown dominated that round.
That's time! Brown 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Brown shoots and misses

and Road counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Road throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
Road takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Road scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Road has control of the leg.
Road winds up and cracks Brown with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brown trying to control here.
Road is stalling here. Brown is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Road seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Brown has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Road wants to get back to his feet.
Brown throws an elbow but Road slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brown has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Brown trying to control the position but Road is working away.
Brown scoring with punches from side control.
Brown throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Road works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

Brown is trying to work for a kimura but Road is defending well.
Brown wants to control but Road is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Brown is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Brown not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Brown is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Brown is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Road has managed to free his arm - good work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Road can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brown prevents Road from standing back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown passes the guard and advances to mount!
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 Antonio Brown will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Brown misses with a combination

and Road counters with a single leg into guard. Brown didn't expect that.
Brown is trying to keep Road in close.
Road postures up in Brown 's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.
Road connects with a couple of short punches.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brown managing to control the position.
Road throws an elbow that misses. Brown uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Road's guard. Nice move by Brown !

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Road is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Road looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Brown puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Road tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.

Brown is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Road is just riding it out for now. Brown eventually gives up the hold.
Road regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Brown .
Road wants to hit a switch here but Brown passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Road there!
Brown wants to control the pace but Road is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Road taking shots to the head.
Road is in all sorts of trouble here.
Brown fails to move to back control.
Brown wants to control the pace but Road is squirming around nicely.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Road can do to turn this around?
Brown is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Brown unloads with some shots from mount but Road bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Brown is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Road is surviving well by controlling Brown 's body position as best he can.

Brown swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Road is now in Brown 's guard. A big mistake from Brown there, giving up the dominant position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Brown clearly takes that round.
That's time! Brown 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Road fails with the takedown.
Road shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brown dives in and grabs Road's left leg, looking for a takedown. Road pushes down on Brown 's head and hops out.
Brown wants to clinch up but Road keeps it at a distance.
Road looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Road shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brown as he avoids it easily.
As Road looks to move away, Brown throws a big counter combo but Road just gets out of the way.
Antonio Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ash Road.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown with a poor takedown

and Road counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Road.
Brown looking to control.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown trying to control the position.
Road wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Road's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brown seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Road lands a couple of elbows.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown , not yet.

Road got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brown has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Road has managed to get both his arms back between Brown 's legs - danger averted.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
Road showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Road working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brown 's head.
Brown trying to control the position.
Road must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown , not yet.
Antonio Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Road working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Road from controlling successfully.
Brown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Road lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brown is pulling down on Road's head. It's preventing any offense from Road, at least for the moment.
Road with a flurry of punches that miss.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ash Road dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Brown 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Brown fails to land the takedown.

Brown scores with a takedown into Road's guard.
Road wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Brown drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Road dives on top into guard.

Road throws a big right hand that misses.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brown trying to keep a closed guard but Road is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Road is aware though and is defending well.
Road postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Road scoring with punches to the head and body.
Road with a nice head shot there.
Road is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Road throwing strikes but missing.
Road trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Brown is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Road is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Road has escaped and now he's on top!

Brown is trying to keep Road in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brown is on top in guard.

Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Road is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Road is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Road trying to control the position here.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Road is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ash Road.
Well Brown 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Antonio Brown !
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Antonio Brown !
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Antonio Brown !

Antonio Brown wins by unanimous decision!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Antonio Brown waved his t-shirt featuring Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.