PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoran Jolevi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooks comes to the cage accompanied by 2nd Sucks - A Day To Remember. 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
Jolevi

175 cm
27
155 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

167 cm
28
160 lbs
18 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Calvin Brooks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zoran Jolevi!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jolevi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brooks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jolevi connects with a body shot.
Brooks looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jolevi is fending him off so far but Brooks persists. Nope, Jolevi circles away and we're back to standing.
Jolevi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Jolevi clinches up with Brooks and pushes him back against the cage.
Brooks wants to get back to striking at distance but Jolevi won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Jolevi.
Jolevi lands with a left to the head.
Jolevi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Jolevi as the two fighters clinch.
Brooks has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jolevi after a bit of a struggle.
Jolevi misses with a body punch.
Jolevi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jolevi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jolevi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jolevi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brooks.
Jolevi's coach down at Bruize Brothers was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jolevi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nice body punch from Jolevi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks tries to pull guard but Jolevi won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calvin Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short body shot lands from Jolevi as the two fighters clinch.
Brooks jumps guard but Jolevi stands there with Brooks around his waist. Brooks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jolevi lands with a right to the head.
Jolevi pushes Brooks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jolevi cracks Brooks with a nice body shot.
Jolevi lands with a right to the head.
Jolevi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jolevi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jolevi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jolevi lands a hook that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Brooks is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jolevi to keep the fight standing.
Jolevi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.

Brooks is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Jolevi.
Oh Brooks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jolevi lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jolevi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jolevi unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Brooks! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Jolevi is unloading with more strikes now! Brooks drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zoran Jolevi! Zoran Jolevi retains his lightweight title!
After the fight, Zoran Jolevi was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, Calvin Brooks stepped up to the mic, saying 'He was the better man tonight. I'll come back better than ever next time. Sorry, guys.'.