PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Brouwer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noongar Fella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noongar Fella has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brouwer
vs
Fella

190 cm
25
216 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

186 cm
26
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ernesto Brouwer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Noongar Fella!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brouwer misses with a low kick as Fella jumps back.
A cross from Fella lands.
Fella throws a series of punches but Brouwer moves out of range.

Brouwer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fella's guard.
Fella being controlled here, momentarily.

Brouwer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fella has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brouwer has managed to get both his arms back between Fella's legs - danger averted.
Fella has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Brouwer has passed into side control.
Fella can't do much from the bottom here.
Brouwer lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fella down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fella is looking for a sweep.
Fella is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Brouwer off and has taken his back!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brouwer showing good submission defense here.
Brouwer tries to roll but Fella sticks to his back.
Brouwer wants to control his opponent's hands but Fella gets his hands free.

Fella is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Brouwer knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Brouwer for a finish.

Fella working for a choke but Brouwer is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fella controlling well, preventing Brouwer from escaping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brouwer trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Brouwer tries to break free.

Fella has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brouwer is really stuck here.

Fella looking for the RNC.

Fella looking for the choke from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brouwer manages to reverse the position and now he's in Fella's guard. Nice work there by Brouwer.
Brouwer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Fella throws his legs up looking for a submission but Brouwer uses it to pass to side control.
Brouwer scores with a couple of short elbows.
Brouwer staying calm.
Brouwer is looking to take a break and control but Fella is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fella tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brouwer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fella keeps trying to improve his position.
Fella trying to remain calm as Brouwer controls from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fella is looking to regain half guard here but Brouwer keeps moving and retains side control.
Fella is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Brouwer's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brouwer passes the guard and advances to mount!
Fella really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Noongar Fella will probably get the nod.
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.

Brouwer changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fella looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fella tries to buck Brouwer off but Brouwer is having none of it.
Brouwer working the ground and pound.
Fella tries to improve position but can't.
Fella gets back to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Brouwer is nestled in close to Fella, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Brouwer trying to control the pace.
Brouwer prevents Fella from improving his position.
Brouwer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brouwer looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Fella is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brouwer pulls his head out easily.
Fella is looking for a sweep. Brouwer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brouwer working Fella over with strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fella manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Brouwer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fella is keeping the position for now.
Brouwer passes into half guard.
Brouwer keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Brouwer drops an elbow to the side of Fella's head.

Fella with the active half guard here but Brouwer passes nicely into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Fella's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brouwer content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fella is looking to regain half guard here but Brouwer keeps moving and retains side control.
Fella is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Brouwer is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Brouwer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fella regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brouwer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fella wants to get back to full guard but Brouwer has passed into side control.
Brouwer creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Fella tries to buck Brouwer off but Brouwer is having none of it.
Brouwer working the ground and pound from side control.
Fella is looking to reverse the position.
Fella is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Brouwer off and has taken his back!
Brouwer rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brouwer is positioning himself well to prevent Fella advancing to mount.
Brouwer's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Fella is working for a kimura here but Brouwer manages to reverse the position and he's now in Fella's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brouwer working some strikes from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brouwer lands a couple of digs.

Brouwer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Fella is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brouwer defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernesto Brouwer dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A big left from Fella misses.
Fella wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fella throws a jab but it's blocked by Brouwer.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fella checks a leg kick.
Fella looks to land a left hand but Brouwer moved out of range nicely.
Fella lands with a straight right. Brouwer didn't see that one coming.
Fella rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Brouwer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fella's guard.
Fella not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brouwer controls from within his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fella keeping moving, preventing Brouwer from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fella is looking for a triangle here but Brouwer uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Brouwer cracks Fella with a big elbow.
Check out the look on Brouwer's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fella regains half guard.
Brouwer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fella trying to control from the bottom.
Fella makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fella.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brouwer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fella's head.

Fella is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brouwer defends well.
Brouwer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brouwer cracks Fella with a solid left hand.
Brouwer scoring with some ground and pound.
Brouwer landing some decent shots from guard.
Brouwer with a nice head shot there.
Brouwer landing some decent shots from guard.

Fella working for a triangle but Brouwer defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fella looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Brouwer passes into side control.
Fella takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brouwer remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Brouwer landing a few strikes.
Brouwer cracks Fella with a big elbow.
The referee asks Brouwer politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Brouwer prefers to stall for the moment though.
Fella tries to improve position but can't.
Fella looks to move to half guard but instead Brouwer has passed into mount! Damn!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brouwer with good strikes from the mount here!
Fella manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Brouwer passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brouwer has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fella's face.
Brouwer is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fella can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fella is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brouwer dominating with strikes here.
Brouwer lands a nice shot to the head.
Brouwer landing punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ernesto Brouwer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brouwer 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernesto Brouwer!