PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Christian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock comes into the arena with Guns and Roses - Reckless Life blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brock
vs
Christian

190 cm
28
220 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

188 cm
36
210 lbs
28 - 18 - 0

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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eddie Brock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Christian!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Christian.
Christian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brock manages to avoid it.
Brock clobbers Christian with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Christian throws a poor cross that misses

and Brock counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Christian!
Brock misses with the ground and pound.
Brock has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brock throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Brock with the ground and pound but Christian regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christian moves into full guard.
Brock trying to control the position from guard on top but Christian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Christian is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Christian wants to hit a switch here but Brock passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Christian there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Brock throws some wild stikes that Christian manages to avoid easily.
Christian blocking the ground and pound.
Christian wants to hold on but Brock pushes him away.
Christian holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Brock tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Brock controlling the position easily from mount.
Brock can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Christian is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christian really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Christian takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock looking to ground and pound but Christian is blocking nicely.
Brock throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Brock throws a strike there. Christian manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Christian wants to control but Brock is keeping busy.
Brock is just content to waste time from the top position. Christian takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Brock content to stall in guard here.
Brock tries to free his leg and advance position but Christian is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brock wants to control from the top but Christian keeps moving.
Brock stands up over Christian, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christian is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Brock looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Christian is thwarting Brock's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Brock dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Brock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Christian rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brock counters with an inside leg kick.
Christian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brock just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Christian, right into the meat.
Brock on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Christian is looking to slow Brock down with leg kicks.
Brock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brock. Christian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Christian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Christian takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Christian. Brock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christian avoids a punch combination nicely.
A shot to the liver by Christian. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christian lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Christian finds it's way through Brock's defenses.
Christian takes one on the button.
A low kick from Christian is predictable there
and Brock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brock loads up on a big right hand but Christian slips the punch.
Christian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Christian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Christian fails to land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Christian digs a good hook to Brock's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brock tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jack Christian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brock throws the left hand but Christian avoids the punch easily.
Christian lands a jab-cross combination.

Christian lands a left and a right that send Brock crashing to the mat, dazed. Christian thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Eddie Brock has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Christian can pounce on him.
Christian fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Christian.
Christian is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brock rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Christian. Brock does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Christian misses

and Brock counters with a single leg into guard. Christian didn't expect that.
Christian is trying to control the position but Brock postures up.
Christian wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Christian's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Jack Christian has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Christian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Christian. That did some damage!
Jack Christian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Christian.
Christian changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Christian.
The fighters circling - Christian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Christian chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Brock clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christian is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brock pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Christian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Brock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Christian tries a low kick but Brock avoids it.
Brock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Christian is looking to score with low kicks.
Jack Christian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Christian.
Christian looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jack Christian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Christian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Christian darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Christian.
A low kick from Christian is predictable there

so Brock counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Brock with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brock wants to control from the top but Christian keeps moving.
Brock throws a strike but Christian rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Christian with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Christian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eddie Brock's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Christian wants to land a leg kick but Brock is out of range.
Christian throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Christian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brock circles away quickly and effectively.
Brock throws a leg kick which misses Christian's front leg but catches the back leg as Christian tries to avoid it.
Christian swinging wildly here.
Nice body punch from Christian.
Christian throws a big shot that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Christian.
Christian looks to throw the jab but Brock is out of range.
Christian takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Christian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Christian has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brock.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brock avoids the body shot from Christian.
Brock with a nice cross.
Brock cracks Christian with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christian lands with a straight right. Brock didn't see that one coming.
Christian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Christian.

Brock shoots in and gets a takedown into Christian's guard.
Christian avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Christian looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Christian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Christian preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brock pushing down on Christian's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brock is keen to just control but Christian is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Brock is looking for a kimura here.
Christian tries to roll over but Brock keeps him under control.
Christian regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Brock.
Brock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock throwing strikes from guard but Christian blocks nicely.
Brock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Christian is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brock is fighting to break Christian's control of his arms but Christian is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Christian is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brock won't allow Christian to sweep him here.
Brock is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Brock trying to control but Christian is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Brock shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Christian is trying to defend but Brock finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Brock lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Brock showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brock has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Brock!
After winning the bout, Eddie Brock thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.