PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saadi Al Fayyad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CM Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Fayyad's entrance music is Desert Storm. A fine choice. Brooks is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cult of Personality. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Al Fayyad
vs
Brooks

193 cm
20
217 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

178 cm
20
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saadi Al Fayyad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, CM Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brooks checks a low kick from Al Fayyad.
Brooks shoots in looking for a takedown. Al Fayyad tries to sprawl out of it but Brooks keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Al Fayyad manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Al Fayyad.
Al Fayyad throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like CM Brooks has been cut.
Brooks fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Saadi Al Fayyad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CM Brooks.
Brooks shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Al Fayyad defends it nicely.
Al Fayyad throws a sloppy head kick and Brooks moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Al Fayyad sprawls well. Al Fayyad wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brooks gets slowly back to his feet.
Brooks gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Al Fayyad counters with a nice leg kick.
Brooks looks for a takedown but Al Fayyad sprawls well.
Brooks tries for a takedown but Al Fayyad sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Al Fayyad.
Al Fayyad lands a front kick.
Al Fayyad looks to land a body kick but Brooks moved away.
Al Fayyad lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Fayyad connects with an inside leg kick.
Al Fayyad lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Al Fayyad there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brooks misses with a takedown attempt
and Al Fayyad counters with a nice body kick.
Brooks looks gassed!
Al Fayyad connects with a high kick.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Al Fayyad as he avoids it easily.
Brooks tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Al Fayyad moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Al Fayyad turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Al Fayyad stuffs the takedown attempt from Brooks. Brooks gets slowly back to his feet.
Al Fayyad lands a front kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brooks crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Al Fayyad - the referee stops the clock and Brooks gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Al Fayyad. Brooks manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Saadi Al Fayyad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brooks tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Al Fayyad scores with a push kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Al Fayyad finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Al Fayyad lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Fayyad throws a leg kick which misses Brooks's front leg but catches the back leg as Brooks tries to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Al Fayyad.
Al Fayyad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brooks.
That kick from Al Fayyad tenderised Brooks's leg. Brooks is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Fayyad lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Brooks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brooks sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Al Fayyad feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brooks's calf.
Brooks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brooks is trying desperately to land a takedown but Al Fayyad is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Brooks.
Al Fayyad throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Al Fayyad keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Al Fayyad thows a body kick. Brooks tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Al Fayyad. That's going to slow Brooks down.
Brooks fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saadi Al Fayyad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on CM Brooks's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nice body kick there by Al Fayyad.
Good leg kick by Al Fayyad there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Brooks might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Al Fayyad has got the better of the exchanges.
Brooks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Al Fayyad. Al Fayyad obviously looking to wear him down.
Al Fayyad keeps Brooks at a distance using the push kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A solid leg kick lands there for Al Fayyad.
Al Fayyad cracks the inside of Brooks's front leg.
Al Fayyad lands a front kick.
Al Fayyad scores with a kick to the midsection.
Al Fayyad thows a body kick. Brooks tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Brooks is breathing heavily.
Al Fayyad looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Saadi Al Fayyad is winning the standup battle so far.
Al Fayyad connects with a leg kick. Brooks looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Fayyad connects with a solid leg kick.
Al Fayyad throws a leg kick which misses Brooks's front leg but catches the back leg as Brooks tries to avoid it.
Saadi Al Fayyad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brooks crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Al Fayyad - the referee stops the clock and Brooks gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Al Fayyad. Brooks manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brooks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Al Fayyad.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Al Fayyad. Brooks shrugs it off though.
A solid body kick from Al Fayyad.
Al Fayyad is looking to slow Brooks down with leg kicks.
Brooks tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Al Fayyad looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brooks has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Al Fayyad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Fayyad throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Brooks's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Al Fayyad lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brooks's sensitive parts.
Al Fayyad lets loose with a powerful body kick. Brooks will feel that in the morning.
Al Fayyad throws a nice outside leg kick.
Al Fayyad feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brooks's calf.
Al Fayyad thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brooks if he has to take too many more of those.
An inside leg kick lands from Al Fayyad.
CM Brooks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Al Fayyad throws a quick inside leg kick.
Al Fayyad throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Al Fayyad throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Fayyad scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body kick from Al Fayyad.
Brooks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Al Fayyad.
An inside leg kick lands from Al Fayyad.
Al Fayyad throws a nice outside leg kick.
Al Fayyad throws a quick inside leg kick.
Al Fayyad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brooks.
Brooks sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Al Fayyad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Al Fayyad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Al Fayyad.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Al Fayyad.
Al Fayyad looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Al Fayyad lands with a nice body kick.
Al Fayyad lands a leg kick that knocks Brooks off balance momentarily.
Al Fayyad buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Al Fayyad.
Al Fayyad looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Al Fayyad is looking to slow Brooks down with leg kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Al Fayyad. That's going to slow Brooks down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saadi Al Fayyad dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on CM Brooks's cut.
That's time! Al Fayyad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Al Fayyad lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A slapping body kick lands there for Al Fayyad.
Al Fayyad lands a leg kick that knocks Brooks off balance momentarily.
Al Fayyad lands with a kick to the ribs.
A good leg kick by Al Fayyad.
Brooks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Al Fayyad. Al Fayyad obviously looking to wear him down.
Al Fayyad lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Al Fayyad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brooks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Brooks looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Al Fayyad is pulling down on Brooks's head to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks looking to pass the guard.
Al Fayyad on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Al Fayyad tries to get out of the position.

Brooks drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Al Fayyad dives on top into guard.
Al Fayyad wanted to stand there but Brooks had control of the position.

Brooks throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Al Fayyad escapes and throws Brooks's legs to the side, diving into side control!

Al Fayyad decides to stand back up. Al Fayyad steps back and let's Brooks get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Al Fayyad counters with a big head kick but Brooks shrugs it off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Al Fayyad. That's going to slow Brooks down.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Al Fayyad as he jumps to the side.
Brooks takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Al Fayyad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brooks can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Fayyad stuffs the takedown.
Saadi Al Fayyad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CM Brooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks looks for a takedown but Al Fayyad sprawls well.
Al Fayyad looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brooks crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Al Fayyad - the referee stops the clock and Brooks gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Al Fayyad. Brooks manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brooks shoots for a double leg takedown but Al Fayyad sprawls well. He's pushed Brooks's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Saadi Al Fayyad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Al Fayyad lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Al Fayyad throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Al Fayyad fakes the leg kick and cracks Brooks in the body.
Al Fayyad feints and then cracks Brooks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brooks down.
Al Fayyad throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brooks fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks shoots for a takedown but Al Fayyad saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Al Fayyad moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Al Fayyad explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Crunch! Al Fayyad slams his shin into Brooks's torso.
Nice body kick from Al Fayyad.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brooks gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Al Fayyad counters with a body kick that stops Brooks in his tracks momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Saadi Al Fayyad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Al Fayyad has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:25
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saadi Al Fayyad!
An out of breath Saadi Al Fayyad thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.