PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ali Mohamed (ranked 3865 p4p, 5300 weight class) and Devin Brusellsprouts (ranked 0 p4p, 530 weight class). Ali Mohamed had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Mohamed
vs
Brusellsprouts

200 cm
24
169
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
175
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ali Mohamed !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Devin Brusellsprouts!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mohamed throws a right hand that Brusellsprouts ducks under and follows up with a left that Brusellsprouts also avoids with ease.
Mohamed lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Brusellsprouts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Mohamed does no damage.
Brusellsprouts wants to counter with a clinch but Mohamed pushes him away.
Mohamed tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brusellsprouts throws a sloppy head kick
and Mohamed counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mohamed is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brusellsprouts sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brusellsprouts throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mohamed misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Brusellsprouts changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mohamed looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Brusellsprouts is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mohamed is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Brusellsprouts wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mohamed , who protects the arm well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brusellsprouts throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Brusellsprouts in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mohamed wants to control but Brusellsprouts postures up.
Mohamed on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mohamed on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Brusellsprouts working the ground and pound but Mohamed is defending the strikes.
Brusellsprouts just content to control the position.
Mohamed is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Brusellsprouts is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brusellsprouts really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mohamed . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mohamed is not content to let Brusellsprouts control the position.
Brusellsprouts landing a few strikes.
Mohamed pushes Brusellsprouts away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Brusellsprouts gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mohamed takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Brusellsprouts is putting a hurting on Mohamed here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Brusellsprouts.
Mohamed takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mohamed is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Brusellsprouts is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohamed manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Brusellsprouts drops an elbow to the side of Mohamed 's head.
Mohamed wants to get back to his feet.

Brusellsprouts is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mohamed defends it well.
Well, if Brusellsprouts is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Brusellsprouts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mohamed will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ali Mohamed . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mohamed looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohamed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mohamed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brusellsprouts tries a head kick but it misses.
Mohamed shoots in but Brusellsprouts avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mohamed is breathing heavily.
Brusellsprouts misses with a two punch combination.
Ali Mohamed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mohamed lands with a straight right. Brusellsprouts didn't see that one coming.
Mohamed throws a head kick but Brusellsprouts moves out of range.
Mohamed closes the distance and clinches up with Brusellsprouts, looking for a takedown. Mohamed pushes Brusellsprouts against the cage but Brusellsprouts circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brusellsprouts tries to land a front kick but Mohamed steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Brusellsprouts rushes Mohamed and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Brusellsprouts lands a takedown into guard.
Mohamed wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Brusellsprouts manages to pass to side control.
Mohamed looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Brusellsprouts takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Devin Brusellsprouts dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Brusellsprouts forces Mohamed back against the cage and clinches.
Brusellsprouts looking to throw knees to the head but Mohamed is blocking nicely.
Mohamed tries to pull guard but Brusellsprouts won't allow it.
Mohamed trying to stall but Brusellsprouts improves his position.
Mohamed is trying to break free.
Mohamed is looking to break free of the clinch but Brusellsprouts has double underhooks.
Mohamed swings wildly with an uppercut but Brusellsprouts uses good head movement to avoid it.

Brusellsprouts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mohamed pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Brusellsprouts back to the cage. Mohamed follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mohamed shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brusellsprouts but Brusellsprouts pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mohamed feints a jab promting Brusellsprouts to slip. Mohamed then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brusellsprouts slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Brusellsprouts has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Brusellsprouts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mohamed really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brusellsprouts displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mohamed .
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ali Mohamed . That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brusellsprouts has Mohamed up against the cage in a clinch.
Mohamed trying to control the position but instead, Brusellsprouts has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mohamed into the cage.
Brusellsprouts is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Brusellsprouts stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mohamed tries to pull guard but Brusellsprouts won't allow it.
Brusellsprouts is struggling to control the position.
Mohamed is trying to pull guard but Brusellsprouts has him pressed against the cage.

That's two 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.

Brusellsprouts lands a takedown into guard.

Mohamed had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brusellsprouts defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brusellsprouts keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mohamed 's head.
Brusellsprouts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brusellsprouts distracts Mohamed with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brusellsprouts wants to control from the top but Mohamed keeps moving.
Brusellsprouts might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mohamed haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohamed utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brusellsprouts trying to control but Mohamed is working from the bottom.
Brusellsprouts is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Brusellsprouts lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Brusellsprouts has gone for a leg lock! Mohamed slips out almost immediately though and dives into Brusellsprouts's guard.

A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Brusellsprouts holds on and takes a little breather.
Mohamed is looking to stand up but Brusellsprouts won't let him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mohamed wants to control from the top but Brusellsprouts keeps moving.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mohamed throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brusellsprouts.
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 Ali Mohamed 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Mohamed has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brusellsprouts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mohamed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mohamed is defended easily by Brusellsprouts.
Mohamed tries to clinch up but Brusellsprouts circles away and keeps his distance.
Brusellsprouts only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Brusellsprouts stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brusellsprouts wants it to stay on the feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brusellsprouts. That's going to slow Mohamed down.
Mohamed tries to clinch but Brusellsprouts is having none of it.
Mohamed scores with a head kick. Brusellsprouts tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mohamed blocks a head kick by Brusellsprouts.
Brusellsprouts leaves Mohamed with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ali Mohamed . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brusellsprouts moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mohamed connects with a right hand. Brusellsprouts shakes it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brusellsprouts closes the distance and clinches.

Brusellsprouts has hold of one of Mohamed 's legs. Mohamed is fighting the takedown attempt but Brusellsprouts gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Brusellsprouts makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brusellsprouts is looking to work some ground and pound but Mohamed has wrist control.
Brusellsprouts is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mohamed avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Devin Brusellsprouts has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brusellsprouts accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mohamed is on top in guard.

Mohamed won't allow Brusellsprouts to sweep him here.

Mohamed stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohamed shoots in and drives through. Brusellsprouts sprawls well.
Brusellsprouts steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mohamed .
Brusellsprouts displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mohamed .
Brusellsprouts lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mohamed swinging wildly here.
Brusellsprouts fails to land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brusellsprouts tries a head kick but it misses.
Mohamed stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brusellsprouts.
Brusellsprouts moves out of range as Mohamed throws a body kick.
A punch combination from Mohamed misses.
Mohamed tries for a takedown but Brusellsprouts circles away easily
and Brusellsprouts counters with a two punch combo.

Brusellsprouts darts in and clinches Mohamed up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohamed wants to get back to striking at distance but Brusellsprouts won't allow it.
Mohamed trying to land knees to the body.
Brusellsprouts controlling the action here for a moment.

Mohamed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Brusellsprouts shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mohamed napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mohamed is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Brusellsprouts has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Brusellsprouts lands some shots froms side control.
Brusellsprouts scores with a couple of short elbows.
Brusellsprouts landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brusellsprouts is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mohamed has escaped the position, nice work there.

Brusellsprouts is trying to get an arm triangle but Mohamed is defending well.
Mohamed is pushing Brusellsprouts's head away, looking to escape. Brusellsprouts manages to hold on to the position though.
Brusellsprouts working the ground and pound.
Mohamed tries to escape but Brusellsprouts is in control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Devin Brusellsprouts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brusellsprouts 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devin Brusellsprouts!