PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Very Magnum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braxton Brinkley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Magnum
vs
Brinkley

180 cm
26
200 lbs
12 - 13 - 0

185 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 8 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Very Magnum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Braxton Brinkley!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magnum tried to score with a low kick but Brinkley checks it.
Magnum fails to land the takedown.
Magnum tries a head kick but it misses.
Magnum throws a low kick but Brinkley moves out of range easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Brinkley blocks the leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Brinkley. Those never looked like landing.

Brinkley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brinkley prevents Magnum from breaking the clinch.
Brinkley putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Magnum in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magnum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brinkley lands an elbow that stopped Magnum in his tracks for a moment.
Brinkley has Magnum pressed against the cage, preventing Magnum from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brinkley's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Brinkley's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Magnum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Magnum wants a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnum is trying to push Brinkley away but Brinkley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Magnum is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brinkley is keeping busy.
Brinkley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Magnum's defenses.
Magnum has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brinkley is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Very Magnum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brinkley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Magnum is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Brinkley.
Brinkley trying to land knees to the body.
Magnum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Magnum is looking to take this one to the mat.
Magnum is trying to drag Brinkley to the mat but Brinkley just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Magnum has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Brinkley uses from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brinkley wants to stand but Magnum has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Magnum is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brinkley wants to stand but Magnum is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Brinkley wants to stand and escape but instead Magnum has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Brinkley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Magnum is controlling him.

Magnum stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Magnum takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Brinkley has managed to clinch.

Magnum manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnum is trying to control the position but Brinkley postures up.
Brinkley wants to stand but Magnum has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Magnum wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Magnum is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brinkley is controlling him.
Brinkley is looking to stand up but Magnum won't let him.
Brinkley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Magnum. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Braxton Brinkley dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Magnum gets tackled into the cage by Brinkley. Brinkley maintains the clinch.

Magnum pulls guard successfully.
Magnum is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Brinkley dives into side control.
Brinkley wants to stand but Magnum has his arm trapped.
You can see the frustration on Magnum's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brinkley wants to stand but Magnum is controlling his arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magnum manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Magnum moves into full mount! Brinkley won't be happy about that!
Brinkley tries to buck Magnum off but he can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnum can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brinkley is looking to escape.
Brinkley is trying to stand.
Magnum trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Magnum controlling his opponent.
Brinkley wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Magnum looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Magnum looking to control but Brinkley is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Magnum wants to take Brinkley's back here but Brinkley is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Very Magnum overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brinkley is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Brinkley is in a horrible position here. Magnum smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brinkley is trying to stand.

Magnum looking to secure an arm triangle but Brinkley defends it well.
Brinkley is trying to stand.
Brinkley is squirming around, avoiding Magnum's attempts to control the action.
Brinkley is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Magnum controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnum raining down hammerfists from mount.
Magnum trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Magnum lands a couple of good shots and Brinkley has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Brinkley is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Magnum controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brinkley trying to get back to his feet but Magnum is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Very Magnum dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Brinkley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Brinkley closes the distance and clinches.
Magnum dodges an elbow strike from Brinkley.
Magnum prevents a body shot from Brinkley.
Brinkley is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Magnum to keep the fight standing.

Brinkley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brinkley fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magnum shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brinkley defends it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brinkley! But no joy.
Brinkley tries to close the distance and clinch but Magnum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Magnum changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Brinkley closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnum is trying to break the clinch but Brinkley has him pressed against the cage.
Magnum goes for a takedown attempt but Brinkley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Magnum fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Very Magnum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brinkley tries to clinch up but Magnum circles away and keeps his distance.
Braxton Brinkley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brinkley tries to clinch up.

Brinkley clinches with his opponent.

Magnum has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Brinkley regains guard immediately.

Magnum has gone for a leg lock! Brinkley slips out almost immediately though and dives into Magnum's guard.

Brinkley tries to stand but Magnum is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnum manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brinkley manages to get himself to full guard.

Magnum won't allow Brinkley to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Magnum won't allow Brinkley to get back to his feet.
Magnum controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Magnum trying to control but Brinkley is working from the bottom.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Brinkley doesn't manage to clinch there - Magnum circles away.

Brinkley moves into the clinch successfully.
Brinkley blocks an elbow strike from Magnum.
Braxton Brinkley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Magnum fails to pull guard.
Brinkley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Magnum misses with some punches.

Magnum pulls Brinkley into guard.
Brinkley wants to get up but he can't break Magnum's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Braxton Brinkley.
I think Brinkley 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Very Magnum!