PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eliah Brenner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jury Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brenner's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dont Stop Me Now. Hamilton is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Symphony 9. Eliah Brenner has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Brenner
vs
Hamilton

150 cm
18
152 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eliah Brenner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jury Hamilton!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brenner takes the fight into the clinch.
Brenner is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hamilton is trying to drag Brenner to the mat but Brenner just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brenner trying to land knees to the body.
Hamilton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brenner fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brenner doesn't manage to clinch there - Hamilton circles away.
Brenner tries to close the distance and clinch but Hamilton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hamilton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hamilton tries for a takedown but Brenner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Eliah Brenner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jury Hamilton.
Brenner digs a good hook to Hamilton's body.
Hamilton swats away the attempt to clinch by Brenner.
Brenner doesn't manage to clinch there - Hamilton circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hamilton.
Brenner could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Brenner slaps away a takedown attempt from Hamilton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Hamilton looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hamilton looks winded!
Hamilton throws a strike but Brenner avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton prevents Brenner from getting back to his feet.
Brenner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hamilton looking to pass the guard.
Hamilton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brenner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hamilton throws a strike but Brenner rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brenner has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hamilton is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brenner wants to stand and escape but instead Hamilton has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hamilton throws a big right hand that misses.
Hamilton is looking to work some ground and pound but Brenner has wrist control.
Hamilton trying to control the position from guard on top but Brenner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hamilton might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Brenner kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brenner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hamilton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brenner's head.
Hamilton landing some decent shots from guard.
Hamilton scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamilton throws a big elbow that misses.
Brenner keeping moving, preventing Hamilton from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hamilton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hamilton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton throws a big right hand that misses.
Hamilton postures up in Brenner's guard and throws a big left but Brenner blocks it.
Hamilton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hamilton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hamilton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hamilton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hamilton trying to control but Brenner is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jury Hamilton dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hamilton shoots in and bounces Brenner off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Brenner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hamilton throws a big elbow that misses.
Hamilton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hamilton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hamilton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hamilton postures up in Brenner's guard and throws a big left but Brenner blocks it.
Hamilton postures up and lands a big shot to Brenner's brow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hamilton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hamilton postures up and lands a big shot to Brenner's brow.
Hamilton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hamilton with a nice head shot there.
Hamilton trying to control but Brenner is working from the bottom.
Hamilton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brenner is keeping the position for now.
Hamilton is in close to Brenner's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hamilton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton passes Brenner's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Brenner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hamilton.
Hamilton trying to control the action but Brenner is working from the bottom.
Hamilton winds up and cracks Brenner with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hamilton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hamilton passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Brenner!
Hamilton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A nice elbow there by Hamilton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton looking to finish Brenner with some ground and pound. This is bad for Brenner!
Hamilton landing strikes from the mount.
Hamilton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hamilton lands a heavy elbow.
Brenner taking shots to the head.
Hamilton landing punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hamilton is landing with some decent strikes but Brenner is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Brenner is bucking up trying to escape but Hamilton cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hamilton landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton cracks Brenner with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hamilton putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hamilton lands a big elbow.
Hamilton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hamilton postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Brenner looks a forlorn figure.
Hamilton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Brenner tries to reverse the position but Hamilton maintains control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hamilton connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamilton trying to control but Brenner is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jury Hamilton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

Hamilton closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Brenner quickly recovers to half guard.
Hamilton slips a nice elbow through Brenner's hands, connecting with Brenner's forehead.
Brenner won't allow Hamilton to pass to mount.
Hamilton drops an elbow to the side of Brenner's head.
Brenner wants to get back to full guard but Hamilton has passed into side control.
Hamilton is putting a hurting on Brenner here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hamilton lands an elbow.
Hamilton tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hamilton is chipping away with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brenner defending against the ground and pound.
Hamilton landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hamilton working the head with strikes.
An elbow from Hamilton crashes against the mat.
Hamilton is chipping away with strikes.
Hamilton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brenner keeps working.
Hamilton works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hamilton is working Brenner over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hamilton scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hamilton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Brenner sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hamilton misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Brenner avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hamilton.
Hamilton tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Brenner on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hamilton landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hamilton creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hamilton in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hamilton working the head with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Brenner takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hamilton is chipping away with strikes.
Hamilton scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hamilton landing a few strikes.
Hamilton in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Brenner is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hamilton cracks Brenner with a big right hand but Brenner just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hamilton cracks Brenner with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hamilton lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamilton grinds an elbow into Brenner's temple.
Hamilton lands an elbow.
Sloppy strikes there by Hamilton.
Hamilton working the ground and pound.
Brenner wants to get back to his feet.
Hamilton misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brenner is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hamilton connects with a decent elbow.
Hamilton trying to control the position but Brenner is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jury Hamilton really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hamilton fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Brenner to the ground. Hamilton is now in Brenner's guard.
Brenner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hamilton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hamilton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hamilton passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hamilton throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Brenner takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Brenner is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hamilton connects with a decent elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Brenner is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hamilton throws a strike aimed at the side of Brenner's head but Brenner avoids it well.
Hamilton working the ground and pound from side control.
Hamilton landing strikes.
Brenner dodges the ground and pound from Hamilton.
Brenner is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jury Hamilton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hamilton works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Check out the look on Hamilton's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hamilton scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brenner taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hamilton looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brenner is avoiding damage well.
Hamilton advances nicely into full mount.
A nice elbow there by Hamilton.
The referee warns Brenner that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The referee warns Brenner that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hamilton scoring with strikes but Brenner is staying in there.
Hamilton lands a big elbow.
Hamilton with shots to the head and body - Brenner looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hamilton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Brenner hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton unloading with bombs!
Hamilton controlling the position easily from mount.
Hamilton working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hamilton dominating with strikes here.
Hamilton landing strikes from the mount and Brenner is in trouble!
Hamilton lands a big elbow.
Hamilton with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Brenner that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BOOM! Hamilton connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hamilton lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hamilton landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hamilton raining down shots from the mount!
Brenner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hamilton looking to finish Brenner with some ground and pound. This is bad for Brenner!
Hamilton looking to finish Brenner with some ground and pound. This is bad for Brenner!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jury Hamilton dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

No luck for Hamilton with that takedown attempt.
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brenner sprawls well. Brenner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hamilton gets slowly back to his feet.
Brenner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brenner wants to clinch up but Hamilton keeps it at a distance.
Hamilton closes the distance and clinches up with Brenner, looking for a takedown. Hamilton pushes Brenner against the cage but Brenner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Eliah Brenner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jury Hamilton.
Hamilton swats away the attempt to clinch by Brenner.
Hamilton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brenner wants to clinch.
Brenner scores with a body shot.
Brenner wants to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brenner.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brenner pinned against the cage. Brenner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brenner tries to clinch up.
Crunch! Brenner slams his shin into Hamilton's torso.
Hamilton shoots in looking for a takedown. Brenner tries to sprawl out of it but Hamilton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brenner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brenner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hamilton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hamilton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brenner circles away.
Brenner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hamilton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hamilton keeps the fight on the outside.
Eliah Brenner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brenner throws a head kick but Hamilton moves out of range.

Brenner has managed to clinch.

Brenner manages to break the clinch.
Brenner wants to clinch.

Hamilton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Eliah Brenner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jury Hamilton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brenner keeping moving, preventing Hamilton from controlling successfully.
Hamilton looking to sit in guard and control but Brenner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brenner would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hamilton holds on and takes a little breather.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hamilton can do anything to dispel that myth.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jury Hamilton.

Brenner has closed the distance and engaged Hamilton in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Brenner.
Brenner misses with a knee strike.
Hamilton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brenner tries to land knees in the clinch but Hamilton avoids the damage to the body.
Hamilton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brenner pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hamilton shoots in looking for a takedown. Brenner tries to sprawl out of it but Hamilton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brenner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brenner keeps Hamilton at a distance using the push kick.
Nice body kick there by Brenner.
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brenner as he jumps to the side.
Brenner throws a right hand that Hamilton ducks under and follows up with a left that Hamilton also avoids with ease.
Brenner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Hamilton gets the takedown into side control.
Hamilton just content to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eliah Brenner.
I think Hamilton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 42:50
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 43:49
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 43:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jury Hamilton!