PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Guns and Roses - Reckless Life. Washington comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Queen - I Want It All kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brock
vs
Washington

190 cm
34
220 lbs
29 - 17 - 0

185 cm
34
223 lbs
28 - 16 - 0

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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 29 - 17 - 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 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leonard Washington!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington defending well as Brock loads up on a big left hand.
Brock scores with a push kick.
Brock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Washington's calf.
Brock throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Washington fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Washington shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brock sprawls well. Brock wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Washington gets slowly back to his feet.
No joy there for Brock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brock lands a nice hook to Washington's body. Washington takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Washington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Washington misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brock thuds his right hand into Washington's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brock connects with a solid leg kick.
Washington connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brock scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Washington.

Washington scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brock is pressing down on Washington's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Brock tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brock is working hard here to advance position.
Washington throwing strikes but missing.

Brock has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Washington can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Washington throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Washington landing some decent shots from guard.
Brock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Washington.
Brock tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brock trying to keep a closed guard but Washington is proving a slippery customer.
Brock tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Washington throwing strikes from guard but Brock blocks nicely.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Washington postures up in Brock's guard and throws a big left but Brock blocks it.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Washington tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Washington pinned against the cage. Washington gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Washington shoots in looking for a takedown but Brock manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Washington's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Eddie Brock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonard Washington.

Washington shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Brock wants to control but Washington is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Washington missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brock manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Washington tries to free his leg and advance position but Brock is retaining full guard.
Brock manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Washington manages to get himself to full guard.

Brock wants to pass the guard but Washington is keeping the position.
Washington looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington has Brock pulled in close to control his posture.
Brock postures up.
Washington throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brock working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Washington looking for a sweep. Not yet Washington, not yet.
Brock wants to pass the guard but Washington is keeping the position.
Washington controlling 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 scores with a sloppy right hand. Washington should have avoided that one.
Washington throws out a leg kick but Brock moves out of range and Washington only half commits.
Good leg kick by Washington there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Eddie Brock is winning the standup battle so far.
Brock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brock scores with a jab.
Brock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Washington.
Washington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brock.

Washington closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Washington blocking some punches.

Brock manages to break the clinch.
Washington lands with a slapping head kick.
Brock misses the jab.
Washington connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Washington ducks under a wild hook from Brock.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brock checks a leg kick.
Brock appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Washington closes the distance and clinches up with Brock, looking for a takedown. Washington pushes Brock against the cage but Brock circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Washington.
Washington dives in for a single leg takedown but Brock sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Brock throws a quick counter kick to the body but Washington avoids it.
Eddie Brock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonard Washington.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock works the jab nicely.
Brock cracks the inside of Washington's front leg.
Washington takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jab from Brock.
Washington misses with a wild body shot.
Brock misses with a hook. Washington ducked under it nicely.
Washington fails with the takedown.
Brock takes one to the side of the head.
Washington misses with an uppercut. Brock saw that one coming.
Brock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brock misses the jab.
Brock sets himself, and Washington steps forward looking for the clinch! Brock avoids it this time.
Washington misses the shot to the body.
Washington stuffs the takedown attempt from Brock. Brock gets slowly back to his feet.
Washington tries to counter with a clinch but Brock shakes him off and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington shoots in but no luck this time.
A punch combination from Brock misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Washington defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brock.
Brock throws a nice head kick!
Washington throws a body punch but Brock moves out of range.
Washington misses with a looping right.
Washington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brock drops down looking for a counter takedown but Washington sprawls and moves away.
Washington shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Washington works Brock's body with a nice hook.
Brock blocks a low kick nicely.
Washington shoots in but no luck this time.
Brock slaps away a takedown attempt from Washington, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Washington is breathing heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brock.
Jab from Brock.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good leg kick by Washington there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brock. That's going to slow Washington down.
Brock looks to land a left hand but Washington moved out of range nicely.
Washington tries to counter with a clinch but Brock shakes him off and moves away.
Brock misses with a low kick as Washington jumps back.
Washington is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Washington gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Washington goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brock prevents it.
Brock swings wildly with an uppercut but Washington uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Washington.
Brock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Washington lands an uppercut.
Brock throws a head punch that misses.
Brock is looking for a takedown.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Washington.

Brock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Washington scores with a decent looking hook.
Washington looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brock displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Washington.
Washington on the wrong end of a kick 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!
Washington connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brock's hands.
Washington changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been told by Brock's head coaches at School Of Fighting that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Brock goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brock scores with a push kick.
A head kick misses from Brock.
Brock throws a push kick but Washington slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Brock dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Brock throws a right and a left that Washington avoids nicely.
Washington tries to counter by closing the distance.
Washington takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Washington throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brock drops down looking for a counter takedown but Washington sprawls and moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brock lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Washington has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Washington and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Washington tries to counter with a clinch but Brock shakes him off and moves away.
Washington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brock.
A slow jab from Brock misses its intended target.
Washington staying out of range there.
Washington on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brock lands with a shot to the body.
Brock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Washington throws a low kick but Brock moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington slips a jab and a cross from Brock.
Washington swings for the body but Brock moves out of range.
Brock attempts a counter takedown but Washington avoids it well and moves away.
Washington has a takedown stuffed.
Washington on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Washington or perhaps it was just good defense by Brock, which made it look bad.
Brock throws a hook to the side of Washington's head but Washington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brock misses with a few strikes there.
Washington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brock.
Washington looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brock is fending him off so far but Washington persists. Nope, Brock circles away and we're back to standing.
Eddie Brock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonard Washington.
Brock throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Washington's head.

Washington bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Washington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brock struggling a bit here.
Brock is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Washington wants to pass the guard but Brock is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock trying to hold on to Washington's head to control him but Washington postures up.
Brock is trying to get back to full guard.
Washington works his way into side control.
Brock tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Washington can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Washington working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Brock parries the strikes from Washington easily there. Washington is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Brock to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock is trying to improve his position.
Leonard Washington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Washington lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Brock down.
Check out the look on Washington's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Washington throws an elbow but Brock slips to the side and avoids it well.
Brock tries to buck Washington off but Washington is having none of it.
Brock regains half guard, as Washington was trying to land strikes.
Washington is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brock is not content to let Washington control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington lands with a punch from half guard.
Washington sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brock defending well though.
Brock is refusing to be controlled, as Washington sits in half guard.
Brock is looking to improve his position.
Eddie Brock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Washington thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brock's head.
Washington not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Washington seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brock does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Washington blocks a head kick by Brock.
Washington gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Washington.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Brock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brock, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Brock!