PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Brooks (ranked 296 p4p, 463 weight class) and Jarred Reich (ranked 46 p4p, 73 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Brooks
vs
Reich

185 cm
32
177
26 - 14 - 0

188 cm
38
185
19 - 11 - 3

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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wilson Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jarred Reich!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Brooks misses the target.
Reich jabs Brooks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Reich's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brooks under the eye.
Brooks missing with a left hand there. Reich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reich gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Brooks counter with a right hand.
Brooks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reich scores with a punch to the head.
Jarred Reich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooks tries to move into range but Reich moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reich looks to land a left hand but Brooks moved out of range nicely.
Reich lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Reich jabs Brooks right on the nose. Brooks blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brooks throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Reich tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brooks scores with a shot to the body.
Brooks walks into a straight right hand from Reich.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Brooks.
Reich appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Reich connects with a jab.
We've been told by Brooks's head coaches at Beau's that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Brooks checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Reich scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Reich throws a hook but Brooks avoids it easily.
Brooks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reich cracks Brooks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Reich darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Reich throws a hook to the side of Brooks's head but Brooks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brooks was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Reich looks to throw the jab but Brooks is out of range.
It looked like Brooks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Reich dips to his left and cracks Brooks with an uppercut!
Brooks lands a jab to the nose.
Reich misses with a kick to the body
and Brooks counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Reich.
Brooks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reich. Reich obviously looking to wear him down.
Brooks blocks a leg kick.
Reich gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brooks.
Brooks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Reich misses the target.
Reich works Brooks's body with a nice hook.
Brooks tries a low kick but Reich avoids it.
A jab from Reich finds it's way through Brooks's defenses.
Brooks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brooks moves out of range of the body kick from Reich.
Reich keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reich scores with a jab to the jaw.
Reich scores with a nice strike.
Reich has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Reich lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Reich misses with a low kick.
Reich lands a slapping body shot.
Reich lands the left hand.
Reich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brooks.
Brooks walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Reich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Brooks on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slow jab from Brooks misses its intended target.
Brooks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Reich goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Crunch! Reich slams his shin into Brooks's torso.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reich swings for the body but Brooks moves out of range.
Reich throws an overhand right that lands on Brooks's shoulder, as Brooks tries to avoid the shot.
Brooks tried to counter with a leg kick but Reich avoided it.
Reich throws a leg kick but Brooks sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Reich swings widly with a right hand
and Brooks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brooks takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Reich tries to score with a low kick but Brooks moves his leg out of the way.
Reich throws a body punch but Brooks moves out of range.
Reich lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Brooks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reich can pounce on him.
Brooks throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reich slips a jab and a cross from Brooks.
Brooks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Reich looks to throw a body kick
and Brooks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jarred Reich dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Reich throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brooks takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brooks gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Reich changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jarred Reich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reich lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Reich lands the left hand.
Reich throws a lazy right hand but Brooks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brooks works the jab nicely.
Reich throws the left hand but Brooks avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Brooks.
Reich throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Brooks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Reich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reich throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slow jab from Reich misses its intended target.
Brooks has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Brooks walks into a stiff left hand from Reich.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks works Reich's body with a nice hook.
Reich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brooks looks to land a right hand but Reich moved out of range.
Reich counters with a body kick.
Brooks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brooks moves forwards but Reich connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brooks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reich.
Reich loads up on a big right hand but Brooks slips the punch.
Brooks's corner calls for a 1-2. Brooks obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

It looks like Jarred Reich has been cut.
Reich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brooks manages to avoid it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Brooks might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Brooks's corner calls for a 1-2. Brooks obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Reich throws a right hand that misses
and Brooks counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Reich is rocked!
A leg kick checked by Brooks.
Reich is still on wobbly legs! Can Brooks finish him?
Reich misses with a right hand

and Brooks counters with a crisp right hand that drops Reich! Brooks lets Reich back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick from Reich.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reich looks up at the clock. Bad move! Brooks lands a right hand from hell, dropping Reich. Brooks pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wilson Brooks!
After winning the bout, Wilson Brooks thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.