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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brooke Johnson (ranked 4645 p4p, 4620 weight class) and YaDaruis Queel (ranked 0 p4p, 451 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brooke Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, YaDaruis Queel!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Queel in a clinch.
Queel turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Queel is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Queel just content to control the position.
Queel throws an elbow but Johnson slips to the side and avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queel connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Johnson some visible discomfort.
Queel controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Queel taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson struggling a bit here.
A lull in the action here as Queel stalls from top position.
Johnson wants to control but Queel postures up.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Queel is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Johnson tries to buck Queel off but Queel is having none of it.
Queel is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Johnson is looking to regain half guard here but Queel keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Johnson taking a bit of punishment here - Queel scoring with strikes.
Queel working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Queel advances to full mount.
Queel avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Queel looking to control and managing it successfully.
Queel's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Queel postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Johnson looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queel controlling the pace for now.
It looks like Queel might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Queel has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Johnson's face.
Queel controlling the pace for now.
Johnson regains half guard.
Queel sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queel looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Queel keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Johnson is looking to control Queel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
Queel is looking for a kimura but Johnson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Queel to get the leverage.
Queel is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Queel wants to pass to mount but Johnson is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
YaDaruis Queel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Queel in a clinch.
Johnson jumps guard.
Queel's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Queel is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Queel cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Queel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Queel is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queel looking to pass the guard.
YaDaruis Queel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Queel works over Johnson with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the position.
Queel forces his way into half guard.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Queel is working away from the top position though.
Queel should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Queel content to control rather than advance.
Queel is pressing down on Johnson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Johnson is holding on for now.
Queel is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Johnson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Johnson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queel looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Johnson advances position into side control!
Queel is looking for a sweep.
Queel is breathing heavily.
Queel can't do much from the bottom here.
Queel stops Johnson from passing to mount.
Johnson working away.
Queel is trying to work for a sweep but Johnson has mounted him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Queel chipping away with body shots but they're not going to hurt Johnson.
Johnson trying to control but Queel is having none of it.
Queel tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.
Queel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Queel is looking to improve his position but Johnson isn't that keen on the idea.
Johnson looking to control but Queel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Queel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Queel tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to control but Queel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnson prevents Queel from getting the reversal.
Johnson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Queel hang on?
Johnson is trying to take his opponent's back.
Queel tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Queel is trying to escape the mount.
Queel manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson works his way into side control.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Queel keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brooke Johnson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Johnson rushes Queel and presses him up against the cage.
Queel lands a takedown into guard.
Queel is pushing down on Johnson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Johnson is fighting to maintain full guard but Queel has managed to sneak the leg through.
Queel sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Queel lands strikes from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queel lands with a punch from half guard.
Queel is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
Queel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queel controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson wants to control but Queel is keeping busy.
Queel performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Johnson trying to control here.
Queel is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Queel is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Queel controlling the action here.
Queel working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Queel is working for a submission of some sort.
Queel is looking to stall here but Johnson recovers full guard.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Queel from controlling successfully.
Queel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queel looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Queel wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson has his foot on Queel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Queel works his way back into a safe position though.
Queel seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Queel slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Brooke Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Let's hope that Queel 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.
Queel trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
YaDaruis Queel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Queel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
YaDaruis Queel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Queel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 for YaDaruis Queel!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for YaDaruis Queel!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for YaDaruis Queel!
YaDaruis Queel wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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