PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jai Brick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Msciwoj Lis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brick
vs
Lis

179 cm
20
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

189 cm
24
194 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jai Brick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Msciwoj Lis!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lis misses with a takedown attempt - Brick sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brick throws a head kick but Lis moves out of range.

Brick gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lis is not content to let Brick control the position.
Lis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brick.
Brick lands strikes from half guard.
Brick thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lis trying to control here.
Brick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brick thows a huge punch but Lis dodges it nicely.
Lis taking some punishment here, with Brick in his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brick is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lis wants to control but Brick is keeping busy.
Brick looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Brick there.
Lis is looking to escape.
Brick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brick knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lis on the ground.
Brick seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Brick trying to control from half guard but Lis is working away.
Brick trying to pass the guard but Lis defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lis pushes Brick off looking to stand but Brick dives back in and keeps control.
Brick working Lis over with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brick is pressing down on Lis's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lis is holding on for now.
Brick with the ground and pound but Lis uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lis keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Brick makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Brick working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lis's head.
Brick trying to control the position from guard on top but Lis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brick lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brick tries to free his leg and advance position but Lis is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brick's guard.
Brick tries to strike from the bottom.
Brick wants to get back to his feet but Lis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brick's guard.
Brick tries to roll over but Lis keeps him under control.
Brick is not content to let Lis control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lis has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Brick taking shots to the head.
Brick keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brick sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Lis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brick tries to roll over but Lis keeps him under control.
Lis passes to full mount!
Lis looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brick is desperately trying to improve his position but Lis has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jai Brick dominated that round.
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.

Brick leaves Lis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brick lands a jab to Lis's midsection.

Lis scores with a takedown into Brick's guard.
Brick keeping moving, preventing Lis from controlling successfully.
Brick looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lis is one step ahead there.
Lis trying to control the position from guard on top but Brick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Msciwoj Lis was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Brick closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Brick lands in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brick can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brick chips away with some ground and pound.

Lis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brick throwing strikes but missing.
Lis is trying to control the position but Brick postures up.
Brick looking to pass the guard.
Brick has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brick is in close to Lis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brick is pushing down on Lis's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lis is fighting to maintain full guard but Brick has managed to sneak the leg through.
Brick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brick stalling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lis regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Brick.
Brick throws a strike but Lis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lis won't allow Brick to get back to his feet.
Lis connects with a couple of short punches.
Lis trying to control the position from guard on top but Brick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brick is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brick throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Lis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Brick 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.
Brick throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lis trying to control but Brick is working from the bottom.

Msciwoj Lis has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brick as he jumps to the side.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brick.
Lis is breathing heavily.
Brick lands a right hook to the body.
Jai Brick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Brick closes the distance and clinches.

Brick breaks from the clinch.

Brick closes the distance and pushes Lis back into the cage.
Lis is looking for a takedown.
Jai Brick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Msciwoj Lis.

Brick works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Brick postures up and lands a big shot to Lis's brow.
Brick pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lis is keeping the position for now.
Brick landing with the ground and pound.
Brick passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brick lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jai Brick dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Brick throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lis tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Brick is in Lis's guard.
Lis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brick is controlling him.

Lis looking for a guillotine here but Brick defends easily.
Lis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Brick postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Lis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brick working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lis's head.
Lis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brick engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brick trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Lis manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Brick on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brick tries to get out of the position.
Lis stopping the sweep attempt from Brick.
Lis trying to control the position from guard on top but Brick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brick looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brick is working hard here to advance position.
Brick bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lis's guard.
Jai Brick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brick wants to control from the top but Lis keeps moving.

Lis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lis throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Lis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brick throws a strike but Lis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brick looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brick keeping moving, preventing Lis from controlling successfully.
Brick has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lis has passed into side control.
Lis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brick keeps working.
Brick wants to get back to his feet but Lis drags him back down.
Lis landing strikes.
Brick manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lis's best efforts.

Brick pushes Lis off and gets back to his feet.
Brick uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Brick looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Lis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Msciwoj Lis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brick postures up and lands a big shot to Lis's brow.
Lis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brick keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lis's head.
Lis wants to stand and escape but Brick is having none of it.
Brick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Brick trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brick passes Lis's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Brick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jai Brick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brick has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jai Brick!