PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brooke Bond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grace Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Bond
vs
Howell

178 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

SCP Fight Gear
Urban Extreme Clothing

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brooke Bond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Grace Howell!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bond's waist but Bond gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Howell off to one side.
Bond tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Howell shoots in looking for a takedown. Bond tries to sprawl out of it but Howell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bond manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Bond clinches up against the cage.
Howell avoids the elbow strike from Bond, against the cage.
Bond creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Howell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bond smiles and moves away.
Brooke Bond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grace Howell.
Howell looks for a takedown but Bond sprawls well.
Bond tries to clinch up but Howell circles away and keeps his distance.

Howell drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Howell is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bond is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Howell working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Howell tries for a kimura but Bond is defending well.
Howell is looking to take a break and control but Bond is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Howell tries for a kimura but Bond is defending well.
Howell looks gassed!
Howell trying to control the action but Bond is working from the bottom.

Howell is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bond has escaped the position, nice work there.

Howell is trying to get an arm triangle but Bond is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond tries to improve position but can't.
Bond is working hard here to advance position.
Bond is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bond is looking to regain half guard here but Howell keeps moving and retains side control.
Bond wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bond wants to clinch up but Howell keeps it at a distance.
Bond is looking to clinch.

Bond moves into the clinch successfully.
Bond lands an elbow inside that Howell shrugs off.
Howell dodges an elbow strike from Bond.
Bond lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Grace Howell has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bond lands an elbow inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Howell takes an elbow to the temple.
Howell avoids the elbow strike from Bond, against the cage.
Howell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bond smiles and moves away.
Bond moves in looking to clinch but Howell pushes him off.
Bond keeps the fight on the outside.
Bond tries to clinch there but Howell circles away.
Bond is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brooke Bond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bond tries to close the distance and clinch but Howell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bond wants to clinch up but Howell keeps it at a distance.
Bond tries to close the distance and clinch but Howell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Howell shoots in for a double leg but Bond sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Howell fails with a takedown attempt.
Bond circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four 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.
Bond tries to clinch but Howell moves out of range.
Bond fails in his attempt to clinch.

Bond clinches up with Howell and pushes him back against the cage.
Bond lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Howell takes an elbow to the temple.
Bond lands an elbow just above Howell 's eye.

That has opened up Grace Howell's cut even more.
Howell can't get the takedown.
Bond comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bond lands a nice elbow.

The cut above Grace Howell's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bond lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bond gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Grace Howell's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bond gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Grace Howell's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brooke Bond!