PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Pony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooks kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Effigy. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Brooks
vs
Pony

175 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

167 cm
21
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Master Lee's One Stop

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Pony!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks closes the distance but Pony moves to the side
and Pony counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pony lands with a nice body punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brooks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pony uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pony throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pony cracks Brooks with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pony connects with a solid leg kick.
Brooks tries to clinch but Pony is having none of it.
Brooks moves in looking to clinch but Pony pushes him off.
Pony throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brooks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A head kick from Pony lands but Brooks takes it in his stride.

Pony tries to keep at a distance but Brooks has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pony blocks an uppercut.
Pony displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brooks up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pony wants to get back to striking at distance but Brooks won't allow it.
Brooks misses with some punches.
Brooks pushes Pony back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pony has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Brooks fails to land.
Brooks throws a head punch that misses.
Brooks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pony wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brooks has him pressed against the cage.
Brooks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pony drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pony blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brooks misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Pony's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brooks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pony tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brooks smiles and moves away.
Brooks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brooks tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Pony counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks is looking to clinch but Pony is avoiding it.
Brooks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brooks tries to clinch up
and Pony counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brooks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brooks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pony manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Brooks clinches up with Pony and pushes him back against the cage.

Pony drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Brooks wants to stand and escape but instead Pony has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Pony got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brooks has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pony has managed to get both his arms back between Brooks's legs - danger averted.
Pony wants to control from the top but Brooks keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pony prevents Brooks from getting back to his feet.
Pony scoring with some ground and pound.
Brooks keeping moving, preventing Pony from controlling successfully.
Pony pushing down on Brooks's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pony trying to control the action but Brooks is working from the bottom.
Brooks on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brooks tries to get out of the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks is looking to control Pony's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brooks avoid being mounted?
Pony is keen to just control but Brooks is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brooks is trying to control but can't.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jimmy Brooks.
Brooks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pony manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but David Pony will probably get the nod.
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 close the distance and clinch but Pony swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brooks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pony.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice sprawl there from Brooks as Pony shoots in.
Pony connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brooks momentarily.
Pony feints and then cracks Brooks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brooks down.
Brooks tries to clinch up.
Pony avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Pony. That snapped Brooks's head back.
Pony throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brooks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A combination from Pony does no damage.
Brooks closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pony counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brooks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pony looks to throw the jab but Brooks is out of range.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pony paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks moves in looking to clinch but Pony pushes him off.
Brooks tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pony counters with a thumping low kick.
Brooks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pony throws a leg kick which misses Brooks's front leg but catches the back leg as Brooks tries to avoid it.
Pony shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brooks but Brooks pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pony scores with a decent looking hook.

Brooks has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pony dodges an elbow strike from Brooks.
Pony is trying to stall.
Brooks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brooks swings wildly with an uppercut but Pony uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pony.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brooks throws an elbow but misses.
Pony blocking some punches.
Pony wants to stall.

Pony escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jimmy Brooks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brooks wants to clinch
and Pony connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pony keeps the fight on the outside.
Pony keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Brooks.
Brooks is looking to clinch.
Brooks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pony to score with a decent uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pony.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pony, right into the meat.

Brooks instigates a clinch.

Pony escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pony throws a head kick but Brooks moves out of range.
Brooks closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pony makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brooks tries to clinch but Pony moves out of range.
Pony avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pony swats away the attempt to clinch by Brooks.
Brooks wants to clinch
and Pony counters with a good, hard body kick but Brooks shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch but Pony swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch but Pony swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pony bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brooks's head.
Brooks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brooks tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brooks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brooks tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pony counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pony keeps the fight on the outside.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Brooks closes the distance and clinches.
Brooks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pony's efforts to push away.
Brooks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but David Pony will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Brooks moves to clinch but Pony breaks away
and Pony counters with a nice uppercut.
Brooks is looking to clinch but Pony is avoiding it.
Pony swats away the attempt to clinch by Brooks.
Brooks wants to clinch up but Pony keeps it at a distance.
Pony scores with a decent looking hook.
Brooks tries to clinch but Pony is having none of it.
Brooks tries to clinch up
and Pony counters with a body kick.
Brooks takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pony jabs Brooks right on the nose. Brooks blinks but takes it well.
Brooks tries to clinch but Pony moves away
and Pony counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brooks's knee momentarily.
Brooks is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brooks tries to clinch up but Pony circles away and keeps his distance.
Pony stuns Brooks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks tries to clinch but Pony moves out of range.
A big left from Brooks misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brooks.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pony paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pony scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brooks wants to clinch but Pony slips to the side
and Pony makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brooks tries to clinch up
and Pony counters with a series of strikes. Brooks will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brooks wants to clinch
and Pony counters with a stiff right hand.

Brooks has taken the fight to the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Good body shot from Brooks.
A frustrated look appears on Pony's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brooks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pony's efforts to push away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pony is looking to control Brooks's arms but Brooks gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pony has his back to the cage.
Pony blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brooks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brooks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brooks throws a head punch that misses.
Brooks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pony blocks an uppercut.

Brooks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pony lands with a hook. Brooks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pony swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brooks closes the distance but Pony moves to the side
and Pony counters with a nice body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Pony pulls guard.
Brooks wants to stand and escape but instead Pony has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Pony looking to sit in guard and control but Brooks gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brooks wants to stand and escape but instead Pony has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brooks keeping full guard, as Pony tries to pass.

Brooks has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pony off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Jab from Pony.
Jimmy Brooks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David Pony is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pony scores with a one two! Brooks had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pony lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brooks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brooks tries to clinch up but Pony circles away and keeps his distance.
Brooks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brooks looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brooks tries to clinch up.
Brooks lands a head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Brooks showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pony 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... David Pony!