PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Dakota Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Brooks
vs
Mayweather

180 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 3 - 1

173 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very quick

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dakota Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Floyd Mayweather!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks misses with a two punch combination.
Brooks keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brooks seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Brooks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mayweather is trying to force a seperation but Brooks has the dominant position.
Mayweather tries to circle away but Brooks has him pinned against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Mayweather's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mayweather looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brooks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mayweather is defending well for now.
Mayweather is looking to break free of the clinch but Brooks has double underhooks.
Mayweather is trying to force a seperation but Brooks has the dominant position.

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

Brooks has managed to clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Mayweather's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mayweather can't break the clinch.

Brooks breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brooks drives through and clinches with Mayweather against the ropes.

Mayweather breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brooks lands a nice hook to Mayweather's body. Mayweather takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Brooks moves into the clinch.
Brooks scores with a nice hook to the head.

Mayweather escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brooks scores with a body shot.

Brooks instigates a clinch.

Brooks manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brooks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brooks works Mayweather's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayweather avoids the body shot from Brooks.
Brooks tries to clinch but Mayweather moves out of range.
Mayweather takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brooks scores with a body shot.

Brooks drives through and clinches with Mayweather against the ropes.
Mayweather wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brooks has him pressed against the ropes.
Mayweather wants to break free but Brooks has control.
Mayweather working hard to break the clinch.
Mayweather tries to break free but Brooks pushes him back against the ropes.
Mayweather is trying to force a seperation but Brooks has the dominant position.
Mayweather wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brooks stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather working hard to break the clinch.
Mayweather is trying to break free.
Brooks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mayweather's efforts to push away.
Mayweather is trying to force a seperation but Brooks has the dominant position.
Mayweather is looking to break free of the clinch but Brooks has double underhooks.
Brooks pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Mayweather managing to block the knees to the body from Brooks.

Brooks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brooks bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks with a jab.
Mayweather uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brooks.

Brooks moves into the clinch.

Mayweather manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Brooks.
Floyd Mayweather is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brooks lands a jab.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mayweather swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brooks jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mayweather walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Dakota Brooks!
A relieved looking Dakota Brooks thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.