PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Brewer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrique Medins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Brewer
vs
Medins

185 cm
23
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dylan Brewer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henrique Medins!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medins misses with a straight left.
Brewer lands a lovely overhand right.
Medins throws a series of punches but Brewer avoids them all with ease.
Brewer falls off balance throwing a combination

and Medins counters by moving into the clinch.
Brewer is trying to break the clinch but Medins is controlling him.
Medins is pushing Brewer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Medins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Medins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brewer misses with a leg kick

and Medins counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brewer is looking to improve his position.
Medins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brewer wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brewer kicks off Medins and gets to his feet.
Brewer misses with a wild combination.
Medins misses with a leg kick
and Brewer counters with a nice kick to the body.
Medins throws a series of punches but Brewer avoids them all with ease.

Medins instigates a clinch.

Medins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brewer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Medins drives through and clinches with Brewer against the cage.
Brewer has had enough of the clinch but Medins keeps him there for the moment.

Medins breaks from the clinch.
Dylan Brewer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Medins feints and then cracks Brewer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brewer down.
Brewer throws a combination that misses
and Medins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brewer is breathing heavily.
Medins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brewer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A combination from Brewer does no damage.
Brewer keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medins looks to land a combination but Brewer avoids it well.

Medins changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Brewer looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Medins stands up and beckons Brewer to his feet.

Medins feints and as Brewer raises his hands in defense, Medins changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Medins stands up and waves to Brewer to follow him.
Brewer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Medins has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Medins.

Medins decides to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Medins with that takedown attempt.
Brewer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Medins counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Medins decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Nice shot by Brewer.
Medins throws a one two combo.
Medins pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Medins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Medins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brewer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Brewer scores with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brewer dodges the punch combination from Medins.

Medins moves into the clinch.
Medins looking to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brewer.

Medins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Medins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brewer.
Medins throws a quick inside leg kick.

Medins instigates a clinch.
Medins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brewer's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brewer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Medins has him pressed against the cage.
Brewer can't break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Medins takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Medins jumps guard and drags Brewer to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henrique Medins dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Medins darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Brewer is trying to escape back to his feet but Medins uses the scramble to pass into side control.

Medins decides to stand back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Medins scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Medins throws a combination that misses
and Brewer counters with a good, hard body kick but Medins shrugs it off.
Medins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Medins slips a jab and a cross from Brewer.
Medins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brewer is fending him off so far but Medins persists. Nope, Brewer circles away and we're back to standing.
Medins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brewer misses with a double jab
and Medins counters with a series of strikes. Brewer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brewer swats away the attempt to clinch by Medins.
Brewer is looking to land body kicks.
Brewer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Medins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brewer swivels and escapes.
Nice shot by Medins.
Medins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brewer.
Some wild striking there from Brewer.

Medins darts in and clinches Brewer up against the cage.
Brewer avoiding damage as Medins throws knees to the body.

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.
Brewer lands a hook that snaps the head of Medins backwards.

Medins manages to break the clinch.
Medins avoids a kick to the body.
Brewer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Medins shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Brewer napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Medins stands up and beckons Brewer to his feet.
Brewer works over Medins's head and body with a nice combination.

Medins closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Medins stands up.
Brewer keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medins bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Brewer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Medins closes the distance and clinches.

Medins breaks from the clinch.
Brewer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Brewer misses.

Medins pushes Brewer up against the cage in a clinch.
Medins avoiding damage.

Medins manages to break the clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Brewer - that will leave a mark!
Brewer lands a jab-cross combination.
Medins tries for a takedown but Brewer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dylan Brewer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henrique Medins.
Some wild striking there from Brewer.
Brewer swats away the attempt to clinch by Medins.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Medins rushes Brewer and presses him up against the cage.

Medins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brewer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Medins slips a jab and a cross from Brewer.
Brewer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Medins.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Medins is defended easily by Brewer.
Brewer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Medins closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Medins has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brewer.
Medins loads up on a big right hand but Brewer slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henrique Medins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Brewer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brewer throws a nice looking combination but Medins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Brewer.
Brewer moves out of range as Medins strikes.

Medins drives through and clinches with Brewer against the cage.

Medins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brewer keeps the fight on the outside.

Medins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Medins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brewer's efforts to push away.

Medins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brewer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Medins.
Donk. Medins catches Brewer right on the button with a cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Medins tries to clinch up but Brewer circles away and keeps his distance.
Brewer ducks under a wild hook from Medins.

Medins closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brewer to the mat! Brewer manages to get full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer wants to get back to his feet but Medins passes into half guard.

Medins stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Brewer to get to his feet.

Medins shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Medins stands up from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Medins misses with a double jab
and Brewer counters with a nice body shot.

Medins moves into the clinch successfully.
Medins jumps guard but Brewer stands there with Medins around his waist. Medins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Brewer breaks from the clinch.
Medins shoots in but Brewer avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Medins drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Brewer is looking to stand up but Medins isn't so interested in that idea.

Medins gets to his feet. Brewer looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer lands a front kick.
Dylan Brewer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Medins closes the distance and pushes Brewer back into the cage.

Medins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Medins bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Brewer is trying to get back to his feet.

Medins stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Medins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brewer throws a head kick but Medins moves out of range.
Medins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brewer paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Medins moves into range and clinches up with Brewer.

Medins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brewer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Medins is able to avoid easily.
Brewer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice sprawl there from Brewer as Medins shoots in.
Dylan Brewer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henrique Medins.
Brewer throws a front kick that sends Medins stumbling back into the cage.
Medins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Medins has managed to clinch.
Medins tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brewer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Medins trying to land knees to the body.
Henrique Medins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Medins swings away with an uppercut that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henrique Medins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Medins winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henrique Medins!