PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Tuscan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooks comes into the arena with Good Times Bad Times blaring out of the sound system. 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
Tuscan

183 cm
25
234 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
272 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drew Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Tuscan!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuscan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Brooks changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tuscan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Brooks goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Tuscan has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Brooks but great work by Tuscan.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brooks stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Brooks tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Tuscan easily slips into full mount!
Brooks working to try and regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tuscan stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Brooks shoots in looking for a takedown but Tuscan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brooks's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tuscan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brooks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brooks is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tuscan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick misses from Brooks.

Tuscan forces Brooks back against the cage and clinches.
Tuscan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tuscan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuscan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brooks's defenses.
Tuscan told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Brooks fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drew Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brooks takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Drew Brooks has been cut.
Brooks is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tuscan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brooks takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tuscan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Brooks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tuscan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tuscan blocks an uppercut.
Tuscan is pressed up against the cage. Brooks has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tuscan down to the mat. Tuscan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tuscan should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Tuscan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brooks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tuscan, pushing him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Tuscan.
Brooks tries to pull guard but Tuscan holds him up against the cage and eventually Brooks drops back down to his feet.
Tuscan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tuscan.
Brooks tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tuscan smiles and moves away.

Tuscan moves into the clinch.
Tuscan lands a nice shot to the body.
Brooks tries to score a body lock takedown but Tuscan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brooks has had enough of the clinch but Tuscan keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tuscan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brooks is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brooks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A body shot lands from Tuscan.
Tuscan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tuscan lands an elbow inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tuscan scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tuscan obliges.
Tuscan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brooks is keeping busy.
Tuscan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Tuscan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Drew Brooks's cut.
That's time! Brooks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tuscan throws a one two combo.
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Brooks looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tuscan!
The referee asks Brooks politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Brooks prefers to stall for the moment though.
Check out the look on Brooks's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Brooks is staying tight to Tuscan's torso, preventing him from escaping.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuscan regains half guard, as Brooks was trying to land strikes.
Tuscan regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Brooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks distracts Tuscan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tuscan keeping full guard, as Brooks tries to pass.
Brooks stops Tuscan from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brooks is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brooks content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brooks lands a couple of elbows.
Brooks has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brooks pushing down on Tuscan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Brooks prevents Tuscan from standing back up.
Brooks slows the pace down in half guard.

Brooks is looking for a kimura here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brooks.
Tuscan scoring well with a low kick there.

Brooks rushes Tuscan and presses him up against the cage.
Brooks tries to circle away but Tuscan has him pinned against the cage.
Nice elbow from Tuscan.
Tuscan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Brooks takes an elbow to the temple.
Tuscan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brooks's defenses.
Tuscan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tuscan as Brooks tries to tie him up.
Brooks takes an elbow to the temple.
Brooks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tuscan has him pressed against the cage.
Brooks takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tuscan is looking to control Brooks's arms but Brooks gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tuscan has his back to the cage.
Brooks is trying to pull guard but Tuscan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drew Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice elbow from Tuscan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brooks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tuscan lands an elbow just above Brooks 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tuscan obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Tuscan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Drew Brooks's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Brooks looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tuscan!
Tuscan is pushing Brooks's head away, looking to escape. Brooks manages to hold on to the position though.
Tuscan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Brooks.
A lull in the action here as Brooks stalls from top position.
Brooks tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tuscan's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks lands a nice forearm strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Tuscan will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Brooks throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Brooks creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Tuscan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Brooks tries to advance to mount but can't.
Tuscan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tuscan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brooks throws a body kick that misses
and Tuscan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brooks swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Brooks gets a clinch.
Tuscan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brooks jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tuscan walks away with a smile on his face. Brooks gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brooks swats away the attempt to clinch by Tuscan.
Tuscan tries to clinch up.
Tuscan wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuscan moves in looking to clinch but Brooks pushes him off.
Tuscan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drew Brooks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tuscan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Brooks throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tuscan was covering up waiting for the punch and Brooks finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Brooks throws a big right hand that misses.
Brooks slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Brooks gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuscan avoids the head kick by Brooks.

Brooks manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tuscan on his heels. He'll look to pass Tuscan's guard now, I'm sure.
Brooks is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Brooks decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tuscan, up you get!

And that's the end of the fight!
Drew Brooks showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tuscan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Tuscan!