ACL - Fight Night 3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Travis Brookes (ranked 4495 p4p, 354 weight class) and Merrill Wilson (ranked 7062 p4p, 439 weight class). Merrill Wilson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Brookes
vs
Wilson

175 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

165 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Likes comics

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Travis Brookes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Merrill Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ron Honeybunn and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brookes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Brookes showed some decent athleticism there.

Wilson kicks Brookes off and gets back to his feet.
Wilson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brookes counters with a left and a right that stings Wilson.

Brookes has closed the distance and engaged Wilson in a clinch.
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!
Brookes prevents the takedown attempt.

Brookes lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wilson pushes Brookes off but Brookes dives into side control.
Brookes 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.
Wilson is trying to improve his position.
Brookes happy to just control the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Wilson struggling a bit here.
Brookes staying calm.
Brookes in side control, throwing shots but Wilson defends.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wilson parries the strikes from Brookes easily there. Brookes is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wilson to escape.
Brookes with the ground and pound but Wilson regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

Brookes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brookes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brookes is thwarting Wilson's attempts to control the position.
Brookes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brookes is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Wilson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wilson.
Brookes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wilson trying to control the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brookes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Brookes closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wilson did well to prevent Brookes getting side control.

Brookes is looking for a kimura here.
Wilson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brookes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Brookes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Brookes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Wilson manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Brookes fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Wilson to the ground. Brookes is now in Wilson's guard.
Wilson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brookes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wilson's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brookes prevents Wilson from improving his position.
Brookes is pressing down on Wilson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wilson is holding on for now.
Wilson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brookes.
Wilson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Brookes throws a big right hand that misses.
Wilson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brookes controls the pace.
Brookes wanted to stand there but Wilson had control of the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brookes lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wilson misses with a takedown

and Brookes moves into the clinch.

Brookes drags the fight down to the ground.

Wilson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wilson moves in looking to clinch but Brookes pushes him off.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Brookes.
Wilson is trying to escape the position but Brookes is controlling the position.
Brookes has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Travis Brookes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Brookes stands up and beckons Wilson to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brookes throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Wilson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Brookes is in Wilson's guard.
Brookes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wilson trying to keep a closed guard but Brookes is proving a slippery customer.
Brookes throws a big right hand that misses.
Brookes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brookes sitting in guard here, content to control.
Brookes postures up.
Brookes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson blocks a head kick by Brookes.

Brookes is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wilson's half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Brookes dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Brookes drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brookes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wilson seems keen to control Brookes's posture.
Brookes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brookes is looking to work some ground and pound but Wilson has wrist control.
Wilson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brookes stands and steps away. Wilson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wilson looks for a takedown but Brookes sprawls well.

Brookes feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Brookes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wilson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brookes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wilson's guard.

Brookes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Brookes controlling the action here.
Brookes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wilson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brookes decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Brookes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Brookes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wilson wants a takedown.
Wilson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Travis Brookes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Merrill Wilson.

Brookes has picked Wilson up - he's going for a ride! Brookes dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Brookes is controlling the pace.

Brookes decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Brookes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilson can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brookes takes the fight into the clinch.

Brookes breaks from the clinch.

Brookes clinches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Brookes has Wilson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Brookes pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Wilson tumbling to the mat - Brookes dives into Wilson's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brookes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Brookes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brookes 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Brookes!
The defeated Merrill Wilson had this to say: 'I took this fight on very short notice. I'm not making excuses, I'm just saying that if I had a full camp, My hand would be raised.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keon Fazeli (ranked 6209 p4p, 479 weight class) and Jake Chimper (ranked 4719 p4p, 427 weight class). Fazeli comes to the cage accompanied by Diamonds Dancing. Jake Chimper has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Fazeli
vs
Chimper

180 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Keon Fazeli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Chimper!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Francis DeMontford and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fazeli has closed the distance and engaged Chimper in a clinch.
Fazeli prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fazeli letting Chimper take a breather here.
Chimper is trying to break the clinch but Fazeli has him pressed against the cage.
Fazeli keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chimper's efforts to push away.

Fazeli manages to break the clinch.
Fazeli ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crunch! Fazeli slams his shin into Chimper's torso.

Chimper shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Fazeli has one foot on Chimper's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
We've been hearing reports that Fazeli has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazeli jabs Chimper to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fazeli.
Fazeli lands with a nice body kick.
Keon Fazeli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fazeli moves out of range of the body kick from Chimper.

Fazeli has managed to clinch.

Fazeli gets control of Chimper's arms and successfully pulls guard. Fazeli will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fazeli trying to control the position here.
Chimper prevents Fazeli from getting back to his feet.
Chimper's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chimper throws a big right hand that misses.

Chimper is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Chimper scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chimper looking to sit in guard and control but Fazeli gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fazeli is stalling in the full guard.
Fazeli has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fazeli lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fazeli pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chimper is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazeli wants to control from the top but Chimper keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fazeli working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chimper's head.
Chimper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fazeli wants to pass the guard but Chimper is keeping the position.

Fazeli decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Fazeli pushes Chimper up against the cage in a clinch.

Fazeli gets control of Chimper's arms and successfully pulls guard. Fazeli will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fazeli utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chimper trying to control but Fazeli is working from the bottom.
Fazeli is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Chimper looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fazeli tries to pass to full mount but Chimper defends it.
Fazeli working Chimper over with strikes.
Chimper wants to get back to full guard.
Fazeli is taking a breather. Chimper says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Fazeli tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chimper knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keon Fazeli dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fazeli scores with a takedown into Chimper's guard.
Fazeli is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fazeli looking to pass the guard.
Fazeli preventing the sweep.
Fazeli postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fazeli controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fazeli trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazeli preventing the sweep.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fazeli looks for a takedown but Chimper sprawls well.

Chimper gets caught flat footed, as Fazeli shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fazeli sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Chimper's guard.
Keon Fazeli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chimper is looking to improve his position.
Fazeli is looking to pass Chimper's guard but actually Chimper recovers to full guard.
Fazeli looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fazeli trying to control but Chimper is working from the bottom.

Fazeli drops back, looking for a kneebar! Chimper looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Chimper looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Chimper!

Fazeli wants to control but Chimper postures up.

Chimper working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fazeli is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazeli is working hard here to advance position.

Chimper thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Chimper is breathing heavily.

Chimper goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Fazeli has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Chimper but great work by Fazeli.

Fazeli in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Chimper is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Keon Fazeli!
Keon Fazeli took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'BOOM!'.
In defeat, Jake Chimper stepped up to the mic, saying 'I took this fight on very short notice. I'm not making excuses, I'm just saying that if I had a full camp, My hand would be raised.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kim Jong (ranked 4972 p4p, 499 weight class) and Nick Taylor (ranked 7496 p4p, 611 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Jong
vs
Taylor

195 cm
44
278 lbs
37 - 31 - 0

203 cm
18
272 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

IniTech Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kim Jong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Chris Dean and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jong lands with a kick to the temple. Taylor shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Jong moves into the clinch successfully.
A left hand lands to the body for Jong.
Jong lands a shoulder strike.
Taylor looks winded!
Jong lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Nick Taylor has been cut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Taylor has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A short right from Jong.
Jong lands a body shot.
Taylor takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jong lands a big knee to the head and Taylor goes down! Jong pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kim Jong!
Kim Jong made sure to mention his sponsor, BuriedAlive// Fight Gear in his post fight interview.