PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robert thaiswed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooks has chosen Amazing by Kanye West as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

thaiswed
vs
Brooks

170 cm
22
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert thaiswed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kevin Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
thaiswed tries to clinch up.
Brooks scores with a one two! thaiswed had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brooks is looking to clinch but thaiswed is avoiding it.
thaiswed tries to clinch but Brooks moves away

and Brooks moves into the clinch.
thaiswed misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brooks.
thaiswed looking to throw knees to the head but Brooks is blocking nicely.
Brooks tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
thaiswed looking to throw knees to the head but Brooks is blocking nicely.
thaiswed unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brooks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from thaiswed.
thaiswed scores with a nice hook to the head.
thaiswed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brooks tries to pull guard but thaiswed holds him up against the cage and eventually Brooks drops back down to his feet.
Brooks managing to block the knees to the body from thaiswed.
Good body shot from thaiswed.
Brooks missing with knees to the body.
thaiswed trying to land knees to the body.
Brooks landing knees to the head.
Brooks tries to pull guard but thaiswed holds him up against the cage and eventually Brooks drops back down to his feet.
Robert thaiswed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Brooks.
Brooks avoiding damage as thaiswed throws knees to the body.
Brooks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The is referee keeping an eye on thaiswed - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
thaiswed throws a knee to the head but misses.
thaiswed lands a nice knee to the body.
Brooks managing to block the knees to the body from thaiswed.
Brooks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
thaiswed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brooks's elbow.
thaiswed missing with knees to the body.
Brooks tries to pull guard but thaiswed won't allow it.
thaiswed tries to land a knee to the head but Brooks blocks with his arms.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from thaiswed.
Brooks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
thaiswed managing to block the knees to the body from Brooks.

Brooks successfully pulls guard.

Brooks is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brooks pulls thaiswed in to control the position.
thaiswed is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks can't keep his opponent in guard - thaiswed advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Brooks moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Brooks looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brooks working a defensive guard here.

Brooks looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brooks looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brooks not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Brooks throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
thaiswed being controlled here momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
thaiswed postures up.

Brooks is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Brooks is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! thaiswed has his hands clasped together but Brooks extends an breaks thaiswed's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Brooks.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kevin Brooks!