PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stick Ytick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Brand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Ytick
vs
Brand

175 cm
18
140 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

168 cm
18
140 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stick Ytick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miles Brand!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ytick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Brand closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ytick did well to prevent Brand getting side control.
Brand not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ytick wants to control but Brand is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Brand missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brand thows a huge punch but Ytick dodges it nicely.
Ytick tries to kick Brand off but Brand keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Brand missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brand looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ytick with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Brand has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brand sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ytick defending well though.
Brand thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ytick's head.
Ytick tries to roll over but Brand keeps him under control.
Brand missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brand scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ytick on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ytick tries to get out of the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, if Brand is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Brand thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brand lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ytick is trying to get back to full guard.
Brand missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Brand is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ytick defends it well.
Ytick trying to control from the bottom.

Brand is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ytick doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Brand.

Brand seems to be looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brand looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ytick with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ytick on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brand is working for a submission of some sort.

Brand is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ytick is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brand throwing shots but Ytick is blocking nicely.
Brand moves nicely into side control.
Brand works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Brand lands some shots froms side control.
Brand working the ground and pound from side control.
Ytick is looking to regain half guard here but Brand keeps moving and retains side control.
Brand tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Brand scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ytick is trying to control Brand's posture but Brand avoids it.
Brand working the head with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brand is chipping away with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ytick is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Brand's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Brand trying to control the action but Ytick is working from the bottom.
Ytick is looking to improve his position.
Brand is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brand is thwarting Ytick's attempts to control the position.

Brand is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ytick is just riding it out for now. Brand eventually gives up the hold.

Brand is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miles Brand dominated that 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.

Ytick shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brand as he jumps to the side.
Miles Brand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brand shoots in but Ytick avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ytick slaps away a takedown attempt from Brand, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brand shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ytick as he jumps to the side.
Stick Ytick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miles Brand.
Nice sprawl there from Ytick as Brand shoots in.
Brand leaves Ytick with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brand shoots in looking for a takedown. Ytick tries to sprawl out of it but Brand keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ytick manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brand looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brand changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ytick tries to avoid it but Brand manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ytick to the ground. Ytick escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Brand looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ytick trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Brand working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ytick controls Brand momentarily but Brand frees himself.
Brand is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brand throws a strike but Ytick rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brand is looking to stand up but Ytick isn't so interested in that idea.
Brand bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ytick's guard.
Brand throwing strikes but missing.
Ytick trying to keep a closed guard but Brand is proving a slippery customer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brand throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brand's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ytick wants to sweep here but Brand controlling him for the moment.
Ytick striking from his own guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brand accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ytick wants to sweep here but Brand controlling him for the moment.
Brand lands a couple of elbows.
Ytick looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brand is one step ahead there.
Ytick knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brand on the ground.

Brand drops back looking for a leg! Ytick is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ytick manages to kick Brand off! Brand jumps back into Ytick's guard.
Brand lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brand missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ytick looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brand is one step ahead there.
Ytick trying to control the position.
Brand lands a couple of elbows.
Brand sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ytick's guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Brand connects with a nice short shot to Ytick's temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brand trying to control from half guard but Ytick is working away.
Brand lands with a punch from half guard.
Ytick trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miles Brand showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ytick stuffs the takedown attempt from Brand. Brand gets slowly back to his feet.
Ytick shoots for a double leg takedown but Brand sprawls well. He's pushed Ytick's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ytick shoots in looking for a takedown. Brand tries to sprawl out of it but Ytick keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brand manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ytick dives in and grabs Brand's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brand pushes down on Ytick's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stick Ytick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ytick moves out of range of the strikes.

Ytick closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ytick prevents Brand from standing back up.
Brand makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brand.
Brand seems keen to control Ytick's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ytick trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brand bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ytick's guard.
Ytick is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brand accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brand in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brand lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brand throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ytick works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Brand postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ytick is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Brand, into his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brand is on top in guard.
Stick Ytick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brand is pushing down on Ytick's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ytick is fighting to maintain full guard but Brand has managed to sneak the leg through.
Brand thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brand takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ytick is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brand scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ytick wants to improve his position but Brand is controlling well.
Brand slips a nice elbow through Ytick's hands, connecting with Ytick's forehead.
Brand working Ytick over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brand missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brand throwing shots but Ytick is blocking nicely.
Brand lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brand sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ytick defending well though.
Ytick wants to improve his position but Brand is controlling well.
Brand takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brand thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ytick's head.
Miles Brand has got the better of the ground game so far.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Brand connects with a nice short shot to Ytick's temple.

Brand is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ytick trying to hold on to Brand's head to control him but Brand postures up.
Ytick tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Brand has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brand can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ytick is looking to escape.
Brand cracks Ytick with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Brand is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ytick can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brand with a couple of short strikes.
Miles Brand is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brand punishing his opponent with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miles Brand comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brand 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miles Brand!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Miles Brand made sure he mentioned Fight Club Clothing est. 09™, along with how happy he was to win his fight.