PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Brooks (ranked 2159 p4p, 2176 weight class) and Gideon Navarro (ranked 287 p4p, 288 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brooks
vs
Navarro

180 cm
28
175
11 - 8 - 0

181 cm
40
173
40 - 24 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Powerful

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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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eric Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 24 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gideon Navarro!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Navarro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Navarro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brooks under the eye.
Navarro misses with a looping right.
Brooks throws a hook but Navarro blocks it.
Brooks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Navarro throws out the jab.
Brooks tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Navarro manages to circle out of the way.
Navarro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brooks blocks a jab.
Brooks half committed to a counter leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Navarro.
Navarro dodges the punch combination from Brooks.
Gideon Navarro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Navarro connects with a right hand. Brooks shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Navarro. Brooks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brooks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brooks cracks Navarro with a good jab.
Navarro moves out of range of the leg kick from Brooks.
Brooks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Navarro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brooks's hands.
Navarro scores with a push kick.
Navarro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brooks definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks connects with a solid leg kick.
Brooks swings for the body but Navarro moves out of range.
Navarro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brooks just misses with a punch to the body.
Brooks throws a leg kick which misses Navarro's front leg but catches the back leg as Navarro tries to avoid it.
Brooks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brooks lands a leg kick that knocks Navarro off balance momentarily.
Brooks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Navarro is out of range and Brooks settles back down.
Brooks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab from Brooks misses.
Brooks throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brooks's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Navarro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brooks scrambles back to his feet.
Navarro throws a lazy right hand but Brooks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab by Brooks.
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!
Brooks will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Navarro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Navarro. Those never looked like landing.
Navarro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Brooks.
Navarro avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brooks does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Navarro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Navarro loads up on a big right hand but Brooks slips the punch.
Brooks cracks Navarro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Brooks clinches up against the cage.
Brooks lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brooks swings wildly with an uppercut but Navarro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Navarro is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brooks is defending well.
Brooks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Navarro is trying to pull guard but Brooks has him pressed against the cage.
Navarro blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Navarro ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Navarro no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Brooks looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brooks's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks trying to control but Navarro is working from the bottom.

Navarro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brooks is aware though and is defending well.
Navarro keeping moving, preventing Brooks from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Navarro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brooks showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Navarro looking for a guillotine here but Brooks defends easily.
Navarro keeping moving, preventing Brooks from controlling successfully.
Navarro is trying to keep Brooks in close.

Navarro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brooks trying to control but Navarro is working from the bottom.
Brooks has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Navarro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eric Brooks will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Navarro dips to his left and cracks Brooks with an uppercut!
Brooks uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Navarro has time to react.
Brooks slips a straight right by Navarro.
Brooks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Navarro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brooks manages to avoid it.
Brooks misses with a looping left.
A big right from Navarro misses.
Brooks lands a leg kick that knocks Navarro off balance momentarily.
Navarro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brooks's head.
Navarro misses with a few strikes there.
Brooks takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brooks throws a right hand that misses
and Navarro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks throws a hook but Navarro avoids it easily.
Brooks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Navarro slips under a jab from Brooks.
Navarro stuns Brooks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Navarro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brooks.
Brooks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Navarro.
A little feinted left hand from Brooks on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Navarro throws a looping overhand right but Brooks ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brooks in his tracks.
Navarro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Navarro misses with an uppercut. Brooks saw that one coming.
Brooks misses the shot to the body.
Navarro tests Brooks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brooks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brooks throws a push kick but Navarro slaps the foot to one side.
Brooks looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brooks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Navarro manages to avoid it.
Navarro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Navarro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Navarro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brooks throws a head kick that Navarro semi-blocks.
Brooks staying out of range there.
Brooks throws the left hand but Navarro avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Navarro! But no joy.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Navarro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Brooks.
Brooks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Navarro.
Navarro misses with a two punch combination.
Brooks lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Navarro throws a jab but it's blocked by Brooks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brooks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Some wild striking there from Brooks.
Brooks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brooks throws a hook but Navarro avoids it easily.
Gideon Navarro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from Brooks does no damage.
Brooks blocks a head kick by Navarro.
Navarro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brooks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brooks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brooks throws a leg kick but Navarro checks it.
Brooks throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brooks throws a head kick but Navarro moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Navarro misses with an uppercut
and Brooks counters with a leg kick.
Navarro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Navarro tries a head kick but it misses.
Navarro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brooks slips under a jab from Navarro.
Navarro throws a head kick that misses
and Brooks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Navarro throws an off balance right hand
and Navarro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brooks throws out a loose jab but Navarro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks throws a right and a left that Navarro avoids nicely.
Brooks scores with a leg kick.
Navarro throws a body punch but Brooks moves out of range.
Navarro throws a good cross that connects.
Navarro misses with a looping right.
Navarro loads up on a big right hand but Brooks slips the punch.
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!
The fighters circling - Brooks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brooks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Navarro at a distance.
Brooks blocks a head kick by Navarro.
Navarro is breathing heavily.
Brooks lands with a straight right. Navarro didn't see that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks throws a leg kick but Navarro checks it.
Brooks moves out of range as Navarro strikes.
Navarro might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Brooks lands with a shot to the body.
Navarro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brooks.
Navarro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brooks on the side of the head.
Brooks blocks a head kick by Navarro.
Brooks fakes the leg kick and cracks Navarro in the body.
Brooks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good work by Navarro as he checks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Navarro.
Brooks slips under a jab.
A left lands for Brooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brooks is looking to clinch but Navarro is avoiding it.
Brooks lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Navarro has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brooks.
Navarro tries a head kick but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Eric Brooks will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A nice leg kick lands there from Brooks.
Brooks moves out of range as Navarro strikes.
Navarro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brooks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brooks lands an overhand right.
Navarro takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Navarro is rocked!
Navarro misses with an uppercut.
Navarro is still on wobbly legs! Can Brooks finish him?
Brooks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Navarro seems to have recovered his senses.
Navarro looks for the body kick but Brooks saw that one coming.
Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Brooks has Navarro up against the cage in a clinch.
Brooks connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Navarro fails to pull guard.
Brooks misses with a body punch.
Navarro is trying to pull guard but Brooks turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Navarro.
Navarro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Navarro pulls Brooks into guard.

Brooks stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Navarro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brooks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Navarro looks to land a left hand but Brooks moved out of range nicely.
Brooks throws a body punch but Navarro moves out of range.
Brooks dodges the punch combination from Navarro.
Navarro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brooks slips under a jab.
Brooks stuns Navarro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick by Navarro misses
and Brooks makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brooks lands a high kick!
Navarro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big left from Navarro misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks throws a series of punches but Navarro moves out of range.
Navarro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Navarro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brooks. Brooks circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Navarro is looking to land body kicks.
Navarro scores with a hook.
Brooks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brooks takes a jab right on the kisser.
A swing and a miss from Navarro.
Navarro tries to clinch up but Brooks circles away and keeps his distance.
Brooks thinks about countering with a body kick.
Navarro misses with a looping right.
Navarro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jab by Navarro.
Navarro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Navarro swats away the attempt to clinch by Brooks.
Brooks connects with a jab.
Brooks throws a jab but it's blocked by Navarro.
Navarro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brooks.
Navarro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brooks moves into the clinch successfully.
Navarro jumps guard but Brooks turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Eric Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gideon Navarro.
Navarro is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brooks to keep the fight standing.

Navarro has picked Brooks up - he's going for a ride! Navarro dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Navarro seems to be working for a kimura but Brooks defends the submission attempt.
Brooks trying to hold on to Navarro's head to control him but Navarro postures up.

Navarro wants to work for an arm triangle but Brooks is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Brooks trying to hold on to Navarro's head to control him but Navarro postures up.
Gideon Navarro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Navarro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brooks is keeping the position for now.
Brooks is trying to control the position but Navarro postures up.
Eric Brooks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brooks is adopting a defensive guard.
Navarro throwing strikes but missing.
Brooks not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Brooks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brooks, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Eric Brooks!
Eric Brooks thanked the fans post fight for their support.