PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jessie Villegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooks's entrance music is Nothing Else Matters. A fine choice. Eli Brooks has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Brooks
vs
Villegas

191 cm
28
255 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

195 cm
22
280 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eli Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jessie Villegas!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villegas lands a head kick. Brooks smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Eli Brooks has been cut.
Nice uppercut there from Villegas.
A low kick from Brooks is predictable there
and Villegas counters with a straight right hand.
Brooks misses with an uppercut
letting Villegas counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Villegas throws a lazy uppercut
and Brooks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Villegas.
Brooks throws the left hand but Villegas avoids the punch easily.
Brooks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brooks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brooks has a takedown stuffed.
The fight stays on the outside here - Villegas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Villegas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villegas missing with a left hand there. Brooks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brooks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Villegas counters with a nice leg kick.
Villegas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brooks is breathing heavily.
Villegas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Eli Brooks's cut is getting worse.
Villegas lands a body shot.
Jessie Villegas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Villegas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Villegas clinches up against the cage.
Villegas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Villegas stalling in the clinch.

Villegas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brooks misses with a wild combination.
Brooks takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villegas dodges the punch combination from Brooks.
Villegas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Villegas scores with a jab. Brooks acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Eli Brooks's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Villegas connects with a body shot that sends Brooks's belly button to the back.
Brooks walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Villegas is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brooks had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Villegas punishes Brooks's body with a nice straight punch.
Villegas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Jeez, Eli Brooks's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Villegas connects with a leg kick. Brooks looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Villegas with a jab.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Eli Brooks's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jessie Villegas!