PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eli Bracha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryce Brooks (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.

Bracha
vs
Brooks

180 cm
18
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eli Bracha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryce Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Brooks.
Bracha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brooks checks the leg kick nicely there.

Bracha rushes Brooks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bracha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bracha connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Bracha.
Bracha prevents the takedown attempt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bracha - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bracha gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Bracha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brooks blocks it with crossed arms.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bracha has Brooks pressed against the cage, preventing Brooks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bracha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bracha keeps control of Brooks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bracha crunches a lovely knee into Brooks's ribcage.
Brooks changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bracha fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bracha blocks a head kick by Brooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bracha thows a body kick. Brooks tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bracha throws a leg kick which misses Brooks's front leg but catches the back leg as Brooks tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Bracha there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bracha. That's going to slow Brooks down.
Brooks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bracha can pounce on him.
Bracha moves out of range as Brooks throws a body kick.
Brooks misses with a low kick.
Bracha motions for Brooks to come forward. Bracha throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bracha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bracha bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bracha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brooks. That did some damage!
Bracha avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bracha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bracha throws a front kick aimed at Brooks's knee but Brooks avoids it well.
Bracha throws a leg kick which misses Brooks's front leg but catches the back leg as Brooks tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bracha lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bracha throws a low kick but Brooks moves out of range easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bracha working Brooks over with knees to the body.
Bracha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brooks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brooks looks gassed!
Bracha looking to throw knees to the head but Brooks is blocking nicely.
Bracha pressing his opponent against the cage.
A knee to the head by Bracha.
Bracha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bracha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brooks's face.
Bracha connects with a knee to the head.
Bracha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bracha.
Brooks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bracha's elbow.
Bracha connects with a knee to the head.
Brooks takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bracha lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bracha misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bracha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brooks looking to slow down the pace here.
Bracha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brooks takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bracha stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bracha looking to throw knees to the head but Brooks is blocking nicely.
Brooks tries to circle away but Bracha has him pinned against the cage.
Bracha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bracha displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brooks up against the cage.
Bracha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brooks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bracha tries a knee to the head but Brooks blocks it.
Brooks trying to stall but Bracha improves his position.
Bracha blocks an uppercut.
Bracha connects with a knee to the head.
Brooks is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brooks is trying to break the clinch but Bracha is controlling him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bracha as Brooks tries to tie him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bracha scores with a knee to the head.
Bracha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brooks's face.
Brooks tries to circle away but Bracha has him pinned against the cage.
Bracha landing knees to the head.
Bracha landing knees to the body.
Bracha content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bracha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brooks tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Eli Bracha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryce Brooks.
Bracha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brooks can't break the clinch.
Brooks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bracha looking to throw knees to the head but Brooks is blocking nicely.
Brooks working hard to break the clinch.
Brooks wants to get back to striking at distance but Bracha won't allow it.
Bracha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bracha is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brooks is keeping busy.
Brooks is trying to break the clinch but Bracha is controlling him.
Bracha keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brooks's efforts to push away.
Brooks is trying to break the clinch but Bracha is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brooks misses with a head kick.
Bracha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brooks.
Bracha shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brooks misses with a kick to the body.
Bracha thows a body kick. Brooks tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A lazy body kick from Brooks
and Bracha counters with an inside leg kick.
Bracha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brooks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bracha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bracha lands with a nice body kick.
Bracha lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bracha is looking to chop away at Brooks's legs.
Bracha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brooks throws a right and a left that Bracha avoids nicely.
Bracha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brooks misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks checks a leg kick.
Bracha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brooks. That did some damage!
Brooks is breathing heavily.
Bracha scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bracha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brooks. That did some damage!
Bracha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Bracha has managed to clinch.
Bracha landing knees to the body.
Bracha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brooks's face.
Brooks takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bracha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brooks's face.
Bracha prevents the takedown attempt.
Bracha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brooks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brooks's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brooks takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bracha controlling the action here for a moment.
Bracha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brooks's face.
Brooks tries to pull guard but Bracha won't allow it.
Brooks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bracha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bracha lands a knee to the head.
Bracha connects with a knee to the head.

Brooks is rocked!
Bracha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brooks is still on wobbly legs! Can Bracha finish him?
Bracha tries to land a knee to the head but Brooks blocks with his arms.
Bracha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bracha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bracha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brooks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bracha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bracha misses with a knee to the head.
Bracha misses with a knee to the head.
Bracha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bracha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bracha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bracha misses with a knee strike.
Bracha tries to land a knee to the head but Brooks blocks with his arms.
Bracha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brooks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bracha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bracha misses with a knee strike.
Bracha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bracha misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bracha misses with a knee strike.
Bracha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bracha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bracha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bracha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brooks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bracha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bracha looking to throw knees to the head but Brooks is blocking nicely.
Bracha looking to throw knees to the head but Brooks is blocking nicely.
Bracha tries to land a knee to the head but Brooks blocks with his arms.
Bracha tries to land a knee to the head but Brooks blocks with his arms.
Bracha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bracha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brooks blocks it with crossed arms.
Bracha gets underhooks to prevent Brooks's takedown attempt.
Eli Bracha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryce Brooks.
Bracha tries to land a knee to the head but Brooks blocks with his arms.
Bracha misses with a knee to the head.
Bracha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bracha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brooks seems to have recovered his senses.
Bracha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brooks looking for a takedown.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brooks fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brooks is trying to force a seperation but Bracha has the dominant position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bracha as Brooks tries to tie him up.
Brooks misses with the head strike.
Brooks managing to block the knees to the body from Bracha.
Bracha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bracha tries a knee to the head but Brooks blocks it.
Bracha tries to land a knee to the head but Brooks blocks with his arms.
Brooks jumps guard but Bracha stands there with Brooks around his waist. Brooks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bracha gets underhooks to prevent Brooks's takedown attempt.
Brooks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brooks looking for a takedown.
Bracha just leaning against Brooks, taking a breather.
Brooks is trying to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bracha obliges.
Bracha misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eli Bracha dominated that second round.
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.

Brooks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bracha.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bracha.
Bracha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bracha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bracha misses with a low kick.
Bracha misses with a low kick.
Brooks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bracha feints and then cracks Brooks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brooks down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bracha blocks the body kick.
Bracha lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bracha keeps Brooks at a distance using the push kick.
Bracha throws a low kick, looking for Brooks's leg but Brooks calmly moves out of range.
Brooks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brooks throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Bracha moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bracha stalls.
Bracha with a knee to the head.
Bracha has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Brooks - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Bracha, and another! Brooks is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Eli Bracha!