PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between New Tall Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooks comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tom Sawyer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tyler Brooks will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Tall Guy
vs
Brooks

150 cm
28
112 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

168 cm
27
140 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Global Empire MMA Gear

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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, New Tall Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyler Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guy.
Guy looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Guy gets a double leg takedown into Brooks's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Guy wants to control from the top but Brooks keeps moving.
Brooks controlling Guy's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up. New Tall Guy wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Brooks closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Guy to the mat! Guy manages to get full guard.
Brooks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Guy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Guy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brooks seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Tyler Brooks hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Brooks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guy moves away.

Brooks gets a double leg takedown into Guy's guard.
Brooks stays in close to Guy's body and controls the position.
Brooks cracks Guy with a solid left hand.
Brooks working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brooks is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks content to stall in guard here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks working some strikes from top position.
Guy can't keep his opponent in guard - Brooks advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Brooks content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Brooks is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Brooks content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brooks scores with a couple of nice shots.
Brooks lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brooks takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Guy looking for submissions off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Brooks in particular looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tyler Brooks has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Brooks misses with a body shot.
Brooks misses the shot to the body.
Brooks lands a nice hook to Guy's body. Guy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brooks lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brooks scores with a nice right hand.

Brooks shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Brooks content to stall in guard here.
Brooks distracts Guy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Brooks dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Brooks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guy was well out of range. Poor timing from Brooks.
Brooks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Guy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Brooks did well to prevent Guy getting side control.
Brooks slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Brooks holds on and takes a little breather.

Brooks has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Guy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Brooks is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Guy defends well.
Brooks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brooks looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Guy is defending well. Brooks quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Guy has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Brooks celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyler Brooks!
Tyler Brooks seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.