PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason De Brooks (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.

Bale
vs
De Brooks

194 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Bale!
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, Jason De Brooks !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Bale does no damage.
Bale scores with a body shot.
De Brooks tries to clinch there but Bale circles away.
Jason De Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bale gets tackled into the cage by De Brooks . De Brooks maintains the clinch.
De Brooks misses with an elbow over the top.
Bale blocks an elbow strike from De Brooks .
De Brooks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bale dodges an elbow strike from De Brooks .
Bale tries to circle away but De Brooks has him pinned against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, De Brooks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bale's brow.
De Brooks misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, De Brooks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bale's brow.
Bale can't break the clinch.
De Brooks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, De Brooks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bale's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Brooks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
De Brooks lands an elbow inside.
Bale takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Tony Bale has been cut.
De Brooks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
De Brooks displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bale up against the cage.
Bale blocks an elbow strike from De Brooks .
With the fighters up against the cage, De Brooks throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, De Brooks throws an elbow but misses.
De Brooks scores a nice knee to the body.
Bale is trying to break free.
De Brooks lands an elbow just above Bale 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bale blocks an elbow strike.
De Brooks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bale looking to stall.
Bale dodges an elbow strike from De Brooks .
Bale blocks the elbow strike.
De Brooks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
De Brooks lands a nice elbow.
Bale can't break the clinch.
De Brooks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bale avoids the elbow strike from De Brooks , against the cage.
De Brooks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice elbow from De Brooks .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bale dodges an elbow strike from De Brooks .
Bale avoids the elbow strike from De Brooks , against the cage.
De Brooks misses with an elbow strike.
De Brooks prevents Bale from breaking the clinch.
Bale blocks a body shot from De Brooks .
Bale avoids the elbow strike from De Brooks , against the cage.
Bale has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bale avoids the elbow strike from De Brooks , against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, De Brooks throws an elbow but misses.
De Brooks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bale is trying to break free.
Bale avoids a wild elbow strike from De Brooks .
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Brooks misses with an elbow over the top.
Bale blocks the elbow strike.
De Brooks pushes off an throws an elbow but Bale leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bale can't break the clinch.
Bale can't break the clinch.
De Brooks leaning against his opponent.
De Brooks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Come on De Brooks - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bale is trying to break the clinch but De Brooks is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bale avoids the elbow strike from De Brooks , against the cage.
De Brooks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
De Brooks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason De Brooks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Bale's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bale ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

De Brooks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jason De Brooks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De Brooks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bale is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Brooks is keeping busy.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, De Brooks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bale's brow.
De Brooks just leaning against Bale, taking a breather.
De Brooks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Bale's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bale is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
De Brooks stalling the fight.
De Brooks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bale is trying to break the clinch but De Brooks has him pressed against the cage.
Bale tries to break free but De Brooks pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Brooks throws an elbow but it misses.
De Brooks is struggling to control the position.
De Brooks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
De Brooks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
De Brooks blocks a body shot from Bale.
Bale can't break the clinch.
De Brooks misses with an elbow strike.
De Brooks misses with an elbow over the top.
De Brooks misses with an elbow over the top.
Bale wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bale has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bale avoids a wild elbow strike from De Brooks .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bale avoids a wild elbow strike from De Brooks .
Bale is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bale blocks an elbow strike.
De Brooks lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, De Brooks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bale's brow.
Bale looking to slow down the pace here.
De Brooks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bale is trying to break free.
De Brooks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
De Brooks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Brooks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bale blocks an elbow strike from De Brooks .
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
De Brooks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
De Brooks throws an elbow but it misses.
De Brooks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
De Brooks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
De Brooks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bale's efforts to push away.
De Brooks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bale wants to break the clinch but can't.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
De Brooks misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, De Brooks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bale's brow.
De Brooks throws an elbow but it misses.
Bale tries to circle away but De Brooks has him pinned against the cage.
De Brooks lands a damaging elbow.
A right hand to the body from De Brooks .
De Brooks lands an elbow just above Bale 's eye.
De Brooks leaning his opponent against the cage.
De Brooks lands an elbow just above Bale 's eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Brooks lands an elbow inside that Bale shrugs off.
De Brooks lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason De Brooks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tony Bale's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bale swats away the attempt to clinch by De Brooks .
Bale scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

De Brooks clinches.
De Brooks throws an elbow that misses.
Bale blocks an elbow strike.
De Brooks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
De Brooks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from De Brooks in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
De Brooks throws an elbow that misses.
De Brooks misses with an elbow over the top.
Bale blocks an elbow strike.
De Brooks avoiding damage.
Bale has had enough of the clinch but De Brooks keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Brooks throws an elbow that misses.
Bale is trying to break the clinch but De Brooks has him pressed against the cage.
De Brooks throws an elbow but it misses.
De Brooks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bale's defenses.

Tony Bale's cut is getting worse.
De Brooks throws an elbow that misses.
De Brooks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
De Brooks lands an elbow that stopped Bale in his tracks for a moment.
Bale is looking to control De Brooks 's arms but De Brooks gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bale has his back to the cage.
Bale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bale is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Brooks is keeping busy.
De Brooks stalling against the cage.
De Brooks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Brooks '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.
De Brooks pushes off an throws an elbow but Bale leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
De Brooks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bale dodges an elbow strike from De Brooks .
Bale is trying to break the clinch but De Brooks is controlling him.
De Brooks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
De Brooks throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Brooks misses with an elbow strike.
De Brooks lands a damaging elbow.
De Brooks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bale is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
De Brooks stalling the fight.
Bale tries to break the clinch but De Brooks is controlling the position.
Bale wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De Brooks misses with an elbow over the top.
A frustrated look appears on Bale's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bale trying to control the position but instead, De Brooks has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bale into the cage.
Bale blocks an elbow strike from De Brooks .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bale blocks the elbow strike.
De Brooks with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Brooks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Brooks misses with an elbow strike.
Bale takes an elbow to the forehead.
De Brooks lands a damaging elbow.
Bale takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bale is trying to force a seperation but De Brooks has the dominant position.
De Brooks has Bale pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Brooks prevents Bale from breaking the clinch.
Tony Bale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jason De Brooks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
De Brooks trying to stall but Bale improves his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason De Brooks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got De Brooks winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason De Brooks !