PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trunks Brief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jaa
vs
Brief

178 cm
25
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trunks Brief!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brief looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jaa is fending him off so far but Brief persists. Nope, Jaa circles away and we're back to standing.

Brief has Jaa up against the cage in a clinch.
Jaa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Brief can't get the takedown.
Jaa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jaa has Brief pressed against the cage, preventing Brief from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jaa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Brief tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tony Jaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trunks Brief.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jaa gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Jaa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jaa working Brief over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jaa.
Brief looks winded!
Jaa lands a knee to the body.
Jaa scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jaa.
Brief takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brief takes a knee right on the jaw!

Jaa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Jaa gets a clinch.
Jaa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Jaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jaa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jaa clinches with his opponent.
Jaa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jaa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jaa scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Trunks Brief has been cut.
Jaa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brief up against the cage.
Jaa working Brief over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Jaa.
Brief is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jaa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jaa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jaa avoiding damage.
Jaa lands an elbow inside that Brief shrugs off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jaa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brief in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jaa.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jaa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jaa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jaa landing knees to the body.
Jaa leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Jaa.

Jaa breaks the clinch.
Brief shoots for a double leg takedown but Jaa sprawls well. He's pushed Brief's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jaa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jaa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jaa working Brief over with knees to the body.
Jaa has Brief pressed against the cage.
Jaa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jaa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brief up against the cage.
Jaa lands an elbow inside that Brief shrugs off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jaa obliges.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jaa lands a damaging elbow.
Jaa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Jaa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trunks Brief's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jaa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brief tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brief changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jaa tries to avoid it but Brief manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jaa to the ground. Jaa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brief throws a leg kick that misses.
Brief doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Jaa moves into the clinch.
Jaa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jaa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brief can do to turn this around?
Jaa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaa lands a knee to the body.
Jaa lands a knee to the body.
Jaa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brief in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brief is breathing heavily.
Jaa taking a breather.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa lands a good knee to the midsection. Brief won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jaa.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jaa.
Jaa lands an elbow that stopped Brief in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Trunks Brief's cut even more.

Jaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Jaa moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees to the body from Jaa.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brief being controlled against the cage.
Knees to the body from Jaa.
Jaa holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa lands a nice knee to the body.
Jaa taking a breather.
Jaa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jaa lands a damaging elbow.
Jaa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brief's face.

The cut above Trunks Brief's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jaa lands a good knee to the midsection. Brief won't want to take too many of those.
Jaa lands a nice knee to the body.
Brief tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tony Jaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trunks Brief.
Brief being controlled against the cage.
Brief is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jaa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jaa stalling against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Jaa for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tony Jaa.

Jaa takes the fight into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jaa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jaa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brief's defenses.
Jaa taking a breather.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jaa obliges.
Jaa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jaa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaa stalls.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tony Jaa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jaa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jaa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jaa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brief's face.
Jaa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brief's face.

Trunks Brief's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Jaa lands a nice knee to the body.
Jaa lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Jaa breaks the clinch.
Jaa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Jaa closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Jaa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Trunks Brief's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Brief shoots for a double leg takedown but Jaa sprawls well. He's pushed Brief's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Brief gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jaa crunches a lovely knee into Brief's ribcage.
Jaa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jaa scores a nice knee to the body.
Jaa lands an elbow inside that Brief shrugs off.
Jaa landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Jaa.
Jaa lands an elbow that stopped Brief in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jaa.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jaa lands a nice knee to the body.
Jaa lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jaa.
Knees to the body from Jaa.
Jaa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brief in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jaa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jaa landing knees to the head.
Jaa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brief up against the cage.
Jaa lands a good knee to the midsection. Brief won't want to take too many of those.
Jaa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brief's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brief takes a knee to the side of the body.
The referee calls for Jaa to work.
Jaa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brief tries for a takedown but Jaa manages to get underhooks.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brief lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brief takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jaa scores a nice knee to the body.
Jaa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jaa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brief's face.
Jaa lands a nice knee to the body.
Jaa landing knees to the body.
Brief drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jaa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tony Jaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trunks Brief.
Brief avoids the head kick by Jaa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brief darts in and clinches Jaa up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Jaa.

Jaa breaks the clinch.

Jaa rushes Brief and presses him up against the cage.
Brief is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jaa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jaa lands a good knee to the midsection. Brief won't want to take too many of those.
Jaa lands an elbow that stopped Brief in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jaa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Jaa.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Trunks Brief's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tony Jaa!