PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rubicon Brandy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Frisk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rubicon Brandy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Brandy
vs
Frisk

174 cm
31
152 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

187 cm
27
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rubicon Brandy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenneth Frisk!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frisk looks for a takedown but Brandy sprawls well.
Brandy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Frisk's calf.
Brandy lands with an uppercut that bounces Frisk off the cage and back into range.
Brandy throws a leg kick but Frisk checks it.
Brandy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brandy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frisk was well out of range. Poor timing from Brandy.
Brandy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frisk.
Kenneth Frisk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brandy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frisk moves away.
Frisk wants to counter with a clinch but Brandy pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frisk walks into a left hand.
Brandy moves out of range of the body kick.

Frisk manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Brandy on his heels. He'll look to pass Brandy's guard now, I'm sure.
Brandy wants to sweep here but Frisk controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frisk slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Frisk wants to stand but Brandy is controlling his posture from full guard.
Frisk is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Brandy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Frisk trying to control the position from guard on top but Brandy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brandy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Frisk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Frisk shoots in for a double leg but Brandy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Frisk throws a series of punches but Brandy moves out of range.
Brandy just misses with a punch to the body.
Frisk with the counter takedown but Brandy avoids it easily.
Frisk lands with a nice combination. Brandy backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Rubicon Brandy has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frisk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Frisk. Those never looked like landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brandy.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Frisk.
Brandy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Frisk not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Frisk trying to pass the guard but Brandy defending well.
Brandy trying to control here.
Brandy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Frisk is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frisk sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Frisk is looking for a kimura but Brandy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Frisk to get the leverage.
Frisk tries to stand but can't do so whilst Brandy controls his leg.
Frisk is thwarting Brandy's attempts to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brandy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Frisk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kenneth Frisk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rubicon Brandy's cut.
That's time! Brandy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Frisk tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Brandy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Brandy is looking to advance position but Frisk won't allow it.
Frisk wants to improve his position but Brandy is controlling well.
Brandy trying to control the action but Frisk is working from the bottom.
Brandy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Frisk keeps working.
Brandy slows the pace down in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Frisk is staying active underneath Brandy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Frisk tries to roll over but Brandy keeps him under control.
Brandy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Frisk with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Frisk is holding on to half guard well.
Brandy working Frisk over with strikes.
Brandy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brandy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frisk wants to control but Brandy is keeping busy.
Rubicon Brandy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brandy trying to control the action but Frisk is working from the bottom.
Frisk is trying to maintain the position but Brandy is very close to passing his half guard.
Frisk is holding on to half guard well.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Frisk tries to roll over but Brandy keeps him under control.
Frisk flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Frisk crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brandy - the referee stops the clock and Frisk gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brandy. Frisk manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Frisk shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brandy sprawls well. Brandy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Frisk gets slowly back to his feet.
Brandy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Frisk.
Kenneth Frisk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Frisk has closed the distance and engaged Brandy in a clinch.
Brandy lands a nice uppercut.
Brandy lands a shoulder strike.
Brandy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brandy throws a punch but it's blocked by Frisk.
Brandy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brandy misses with a body punch.
Brandy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Brandy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brandy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brandy lands with a light punch inside.

Frisk pulls Brandy into guard.
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!
Frisk is pulling down on Brandy's head. It's preventing any offense from Brandy, at least for the moment.
Frisk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brandy wants to control from the top but Frisk keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brandy with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rubicon Brandy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rubicon Brandy's cut.
That's time! Brandy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Frisk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brandy but Brandy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Frisk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brandy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Frisk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brandy tries to land a front kick but Frisk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Frisk with a poor takedown

and Brandy counters with a takedown into side control.
Brandy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Frisk keeps working.
Brandy has knee on belly and moves into mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandy cracks Frisk with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Brandy controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frisk tries to hold on but Brandy pushes him away.
Frisk is looking to get to half guard.
Brandy tries to control but Frisk wriggling away.
Frisk is looking to improve his position but Brandy isn't that keen on the idea.
Frisk taking shots to the head.
Brandy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brandy is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Frisk to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Frisk shrugs it off.
Brandy tries to control but Frisk wriggling away.
Brandy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frisk can do to turn this around?
Brandy dominating with strikes here.
Frisk is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brandy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brandy avoids the attempt from Frisk to control.
Frisk is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frisk tries to lock up and control but Brandy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Frisk is squirming around, avoiding Brandy's attempts to control the action.
Brandy is really struggling to control Frisk but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Frisk wants to hold on but Brandy pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brandy with good strikes from the mount here!
Frisk is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Frisk tries to buck Brandy off but he can't manage it.
Frisk is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frisk is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brandy lands a nice shot to the head.
Brandy looking to control but Frisk is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brandy 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.
Brandy lands a big elbow - Frisk is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Frisk is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rubicon Brandy!
A very excited looking Rubicon Brandy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.