PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Tomson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooks comes to the cage accompanied by (Matallica) Ride the lightning. Tomson has chosen Bubba Shot the Jukebox last night- Mark Chestnut as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Brooks
vs
Tomson

185 cm
24
206 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

189 cm
27
210 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

New World Order Clothing

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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julius Tomson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks misses with a straight right.
Julius Tomson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooks swats away the attempt to clinch by Tomson.

Tomson clinches.

Tomson jumps guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Tomson is pulling down on Brooks's head to control his posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Julius Tomson.

Tomson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tomson blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tomson drags the fight down to the ground.
Tomson controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tomson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Brooks has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tomson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Brooks wanted to stand there but Tomson had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tomson pulls Brooks in close to his closed guard and prevents Brooks from doing any damage or advancing position.

Julius Tomson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Brooks. No joy for Tomson on that attempt.
Tomson fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomson slips a jab from Brooks.
Tomson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brooks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tomson looks to clinch
letting Brooks counter with a right hand.
Brooks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brooks throws a hook to the side of Tomson's head but Tomson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Tomson moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tomson backwards.
Brooks letting Tomson take a breather here.
Tomson tries to pull guard but Brooks won't allow it.
Brooks blocks the elbow strike.
Tomson lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Tomson fails to land.
Tomson jumps guard but Brooks turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jason Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julius Tomson.
Tomson misses with a knee to the head.
Tomson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brooks walks away with a smile on his face. Tomson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tomson is looking to clinch.

Tomson takes the fight into the clinch.
Brooks tries to circle away but Tomson has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brooks to keep the fight standing.
Brooks has had enough of the clinch but Tomson keeps him there for the moment.
Brooks avoiding damage as Tomson throws knees to the body.
Brooks misses with some punches.

Brooks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brooks keeps the fight on the outside.
Tomson blocks a jab.
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tomson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brooks stuffs the takedown.
Tomson looks gassed!
Brooks throws an overhand right that lands on Tomson's shoulder, as Tomson tries to avoid the shot.
Tomson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brooks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brooks misses with a two punch combination.
Tomson looks to clinch
and Brooks counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brooks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brooks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brooks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brooks just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brooks is trying to push Tomson away but Tomson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
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!
Brooks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tomson backwards.
Brooks wants to break free but Tomson has control.
Tomson is pushing Brooks up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Tomson jumps guard and drags Brooks to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Tomson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brooks wants to stand but Tomson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tomson looking to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julius Tomson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tomson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Brooks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brooks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tomson moves in looking to clinch but Brooks pushes him off.
Tomson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brooks throws a nice looking combination but Tomson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tomson is defended easily by Brooks.
Brooks throws a sloppy head kick and Tomson moves out of range easily.
Brooks is looking to land body kicks.

Brooks clinches.
Tomson jumps guard but Brooks turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tomson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brooks avoids it.
Brooks is trying to break the clinch but Tomson is controlling him.
Tomson is trying to pull guard but Brooks turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jason Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julius Tomson.
Brooks working hard to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Brooks scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brooks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brooks misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brooks to keep the fight standing.
Tomson lands an elbow inside.

Brooks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tomson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brooks.
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Brooks tries to keep at a distance but Tomson has taken the fight into the clinch.

Tomson pulls guard effortlessly.
Tomson is controlling Brooks's posture.
Let's hope that Tomson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Julius Tomson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Brooks throws a head kick but Tomson moves out of range.
Jason Brooks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Brooks gets a clinch.

Brooks manages to break the clinch.
Brooks scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks is looking to land body kicks.
Tomson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brooks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brooks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brooks throws a head kick but Tomson moves out of range.
Tomson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brooks but Brooks pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brooks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tomson fails with the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks misses with a head kick.
Nice shot lands for Brooks.
Brooks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tomson lands a nice shot that snaps Brooks's head back.
Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tomson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tomson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brooks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tomson.
Jason Brooks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Tomson shoots in and bounces Brooks off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tomson is breathing heavily.
Tomson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tomson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tomson throws a big elbow that misses.
Tomson is in close to Brooks's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomson wants to control from the top but Brooks keeps moving.
Tomson is looking to work some ground and pound but Brooks has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tomson works over Brooks with some ground and pound from guard.
Tomson scoring with some ground and pound.
Tomson postures up in Brooks's guard and throws a big left but Brooks blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Julius Tomson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Brooks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Tomson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tomson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brooks's efforts to push away.
Tomson looking to slow down the pace here.
Tomson scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Tomson pulls guard.
Tomson is adopting a defensive guard.
Brooks wanted to stand there but Tomson had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomson pulls Brooks in close to his closed guard and prevents Brooks from doing any damage or advancing position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Julius Tomson.

Tomson has managed to clinch.
Brooks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tomson tries to pull guard but Brooks won't allow it.
Tomson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tomson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brooks to keep the fight standing.
Jason Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julius Tomson.
Brooks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brooks working hard to break the clinch.
Brooks tries to break free but Tomson pushes him back against the cage.
Tomson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brooks smiles and moves away.
Tomson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tomson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Tomson instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Tomson successfully pulls guard.
Brooks postures up.
Julius Tomson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tomson has control of Brooks's left arm, preventing Brooks from doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Julius Tomson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Brooks scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tomson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tomson defending well as Brooks loads up on a big left hand.
Tomson ducks under a wild hook from Brooks.
Brooks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tomson circles away quickly and effectively.
Tomson doesn't manage to clinch there - Brooks circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brooks.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses.

Tomson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tomson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tomson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tomson looking to sit in guard and control but Brooks gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tomson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Brooks wants to stand but Tomson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jason Brooks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomson has Brooks pulled in close to control his posture.
Tomson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brooks manages to get himself to full guard.
Tomson throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tomson lands a couple of digs.
Tomson throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomson lands a couple of digs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julius Tomson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tomson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julius Tomson!
Julius Tomson made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I'm ready I can win and that's what you all need to know. I've lived in the shadow of my big bro and now I'm going to step out and win'.