PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Brody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jutta Hanolla (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.

Brody
vs
Hanolla

185 cm
21
205 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
209 lbs
9 - 0 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)
Bullet Proof System

Arcticus University: London
Big Bear Nutrition 160Q

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Brody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jutta Hanolla!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brody throws a body kick that misses
letting Hanolla counter with a right hand.
Crunch! Brody slams his shin into Hanolla's torso.
Hanolla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brody.
Brody misses with a body kick.
Hanolla cracks the inside of Brody's front leg.

Brody drives through and clinches with Hanolla against the cage.
Brody pushes Hanolla back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brody creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brody.
Brody misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brody misses with a body punch.

Brody pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hanolla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brody moves away.
Brody throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hanolla swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brody lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brody closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brody throws a body punch but Hanolla moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brody. That's going to slow Hanolla down.
Brody has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Dog House in the buildup to the fight.
Brody lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brody lands a head shot.
Hanolla on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brody goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice side step and Hanolla releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hanolla throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Brody keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanolla.
Hanolla throws the left hand but Brody avoids the punch easily.
Hanolla throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brody counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hanolla is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nice defenses there by Brody.
Brody is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jutta Hanolla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanolla misses with a left hand
and Brody counters with a nice leg kick.
Brody turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hanolla throws a hook but Brody avoids it easily.
Brody feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Brody scores with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brody shoots in but Hanolla avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brody throws a leg kick but Hanolla checks it.
Hanolla keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brody.
Hanolla throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brody.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brody.
Brody blocks a head kick by Hanolla.
Hanolla throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brody was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hanolla chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brody can pounce on him.
Hanolla throws the left hand but Brody avoids the punch easily.
Hanolla tries to close the distance and clinch but Brody swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brody swings for the body but Hanolla moves out of range.
Hanolla swings for the body but Brody moves out of range.
Hanolla misses with a leg kick

and Brody decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hanolla's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanolla has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Brody stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hanolla swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brody postures up.
Hanolla looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hanolla keeping moving, preventing Brody from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brody looking to pass the guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brody is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brody misses with a low kick.
Hanolla throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brody lands a jab.
Hanolla misses with a low kick.
Hanolla takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hanolla throws a hook but Brody avoids it easily.
Brody changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hanolla avoids the body shot from Brody.
Brody checks a low kick from Hanolla.
Brody lands a jab-cross combination.
Brody throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hanolla swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hanolla tries to bum rush Brody with a series of wild strikes but Brody uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brody tries to work over Hanolla's front leg with a kick but Hanolla checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Brody dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A left lands for Hanolla.
Hanolla circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brody tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brody lands a jab to Hanolla's midsection.
Hanolla on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brody fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brody is looking to wear down Hanolla with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hanolla with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brody to score with a decent uppercut.
Brody throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanolla throws a sloppy body shot
and Brody counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Patrick Brody seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brody thuds his right hand into Hanolla's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Brody shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Brody is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hanolla can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanolla trying to control but Brody postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brody looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hanolla felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Brody is looking to take a break and control but Hanolla is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Brody is working for a submission of some sort.
Hanolla is staying active underneath Brody, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Brody wants to pass to mount but Hanolla is defending the position.
Hanolla tries to get to full guard but Brody has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brody is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hanolla holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hanolla trying to control here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hanolla's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brody swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hanolla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brody. Hanolla does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brody takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brody fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hanolla.
Hanolla throws a head kick that misses.
Brody turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hanolla gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hanolla comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanolla defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brody.
Brody just misses with a punch to the body.
Brody fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hanolla checks it well.
Brody cracks Hanolla with a good jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brody.
Brody lands a leg kick that knocks Hanolla off balance momentarily.
Brody tries a head kick but it misses.
Brody misses with a leg kick.
A nice side step and Hanolla releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Brody shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brody misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanolla.
Hanolla was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brody.
Hanolla takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brody ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanolla moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanolla tries to land a front kick but Brody steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brody comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brody misses with a body punch
and Hanolla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brody moves out of range as Hanolla throws a body kick.
Brody attempts a counter takedown but Hanolla avoids it well and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanolla blocks the body kick.
Hanolla missing with a left hand there. Brody was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brody appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Brody takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hanolla feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brodys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brody lands a nice looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Hanolla misses the target.
Patrick Brody is winning the standup battle so far.
Hanolla throws out a loose jab but Brody uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brody tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hanolla swivels and escapes.
Hanolla tries a quick counter leg kick but Brody is wise to it.
Brody just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Brody dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Hanolla does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Brody on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brody throws a leg kick but Hanolla checks it.
Good exchange - Brody coming out on top.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brody darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brody lands a jab.
Hanolla pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hanolla on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hanolla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brody moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brody throws a shot to the body.
Brody ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hanolla lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hanolla wants to land a leg kick but Brody is out of range.
Brody with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brody lands a glancing blow to the side of Hanolla's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brody checks a leg kick.
Brody comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A cross from Brody lands.
Brody takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brody lands a really nice looking cross but Hanolla seems unphased.
Hanolla takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hanolla blocks a leg kick.
Hanolla slips under a jab.
Brody is looking to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Brody misses.
Brody takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanolla misses the shot to the body.
Jutta Hanolla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Hanolla misses.
Brody throws a leg kick but Hanolla checks it.
Brody shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hanolla throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brody.
Brody looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hanolla moves out of range of the leg kick from Brody.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanolla misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Brody.
Hanolla throws a body kick that misses.

Brody moves into the clinch.

Hanolla breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Brody.
Crunch! Brody slams his shin into Hanolla's torso.
Brody blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brody keeps Hanolla at a distance using the push kick.
Hanolla moves out of range as Brody throws a body kick.
Brody lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hanolla circles away quickly and effectively.
Brody drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hanolla.
Brody misses with a head kick.
Hanolla is looking to land body kicks.
Brody misses with a body kick.
Brody looks to score with a jab to the body but Hanolla is just out of range.
Hanolla misses with a body kick.
Hanolla takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brody scoring well with a low kick there.
Brody lands with a nice body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanolla slips under a jab.
Hanolla misses with a straight right.
Hanolla tries to land a leg kick but Brody saw it coming and moves away.
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!
Brody turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Brody blocks the low kick.
A punch combination from Hanolla misses.
A jab from Hanolla does it's job there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brody.
A jab from Hanolla misses.
Brody jabs Hanolla right on the nose. Hanolla blinks but takes it well.
Nice defenses there by Brody.
The fighters circling - Hanolla throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brody thinks about countering with a body kick.
Brody delivers a nice body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Brody showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brody has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Brody!
A relieved looking Patrick Brody thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.