PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jace Brett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Njokuani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Njokuani has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brett
vs
Njokuani

183 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
166 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

GR Design - Elegance and Comfort (Made in Italy)

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 New York, Jace Brett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Njokuani!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Njokuani instigates a clinch.
Brett looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Brett tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Njokuani leaning against his opponent.
Njokuani working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The referee is keeping an eye on Njokuani - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Njokuani works on Brett's body with a couple of short punches.
Njokuani lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brett is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Njokuani to keep the fight standing.
Brett has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Njokuani avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jace Brett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Njokuani lands a body shot in the clinch.
Njokuani landing knees to the head.
Njokuani landing knees to the head.

Brett is rocked!
Njokuani utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Njokuani is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Njokuani stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Njokuani takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Njokuani lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Njokuani unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brett letting Njokuani take a breather here.
Njokuani pushes off an throws an elbow but Brett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A knee to the head by Njokuani.
Njokuani lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Njokuani lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Brett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Njokuani makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Njokuani dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Njokuani lands a body shot in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Brett seems to have got his legs back now.
Njokuani lands an elbow inside.
Njokuani lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brett takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brett takes an elbow to the temple.
Njokuani's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Njokuani throws an elbow but it misses.
Njokuani leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Anthony Njokuani.
Njokuani throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brett swats away the attempt to clinch by Njokuani.

Njokuani clinches up with Brett and pushes him back against the cage.
Njokuani scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Njokuani.
Nice body punch from Njokuani.
The referee calls for Njokuani to work.
Njokuani lands a hook that snaps the head of Brett backwards.
Brett takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Njokuani lands a body shot in the clinch.
Njokuani lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Njokuani scores with a knee to the head.
Brett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Njokuani pressing his opponent against the cage.
Brett tries to score a body lock takedown but Njokuani shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Njokuani stalling against the cage.
Njokuani lands a nice elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Njokuani is leaning against Brett and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Njokuani is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Njokuani scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A head kick lands from Njokuani that sends Brett to the canvas. Brett tries to scramble back to his feet but Njokuani brings him back down into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Brett can't do much from the bottom here.
Brett tries to control but Njokuani manages to take his back.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brett rolls, trying to escape but Njokuani keeps control of the position.
Njokuani softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brett has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Njokuani lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Brett hold on?!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Njokuani has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Brett's body.
Brett covering up well and avoiding damage.
Njokuani has the hooks in. Brett is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brett is working hard here to advance position.
Njokuani lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Brett.
What can Brett do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Njokuani throwing damaging strikes from the back! Brett could be in trouble here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Njokuani lands shots from the back.
Njokuani has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Brett's body.
Njokuani is looking to finish with some ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Njokuani just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Njokuani has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Njokuani lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brett is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Njokuani showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Njokuani tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Njokuani looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Brett moves into range and clinches up with Njokuani.
Njokuani gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brett is trying to break the clinch but Njokuani is controlling him.
Njokuani is leaning against Brett and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Njokuani.
Njokuani connects with a knee to the head.
Njokuani scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Njokuani.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Njokuani lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Njokuani lands an uppercut.
Njokuani manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Njokuani throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Njokuani using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Njokuani decides to pull guard.
Brett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brett prevents Njokuani from getting back to his feet.
Brett has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Njokuani is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Brett gets tackled into the cage by Njokuani. Njokuani maintains the clinch.
Njokuani stalling against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Njokuani.
Njokuani lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Njokuani lands a knee to the head.
Njokuani landing knees to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Njokuani.
A bit of stalling here from Njokuani.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Njokuani with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Njokuani works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Njokuani to work.
Njokuani misses with a knee to the head.
Njokuani content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Njokuani scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brett wants a takedown but no success here.
Anthony Njokuani is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Njokuani just leaning against Brett, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Anthony Njokuani.
Njokuani wants to clinch up but Brett keeps it at a distance.
Anthony Njokuani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Njokuani ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jace Brett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Njokuani lands with a left to the head.
Njokuani has Brett pressed against the cage.
Njokuani with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brett jumps guard but Njokuani stands there with Brett around his waist. Brett gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Njokuani.
Njokuani with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Njokuani lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Njokuani creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jace Brett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Njokuani trying to control the position but instead, Brett has worked for underhooks and has pushed Njokuani into the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Njokuani comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Njokuani has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Njokuani!
Anthony Njokuani made sure to mention his sponsor, GR Design - Elegance and Comfort (Made in Italy) in his post fight interview.