PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommie Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Orange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mr Orange has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brooks
vs
Orange

160 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

225 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommie Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Orange!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.

Brooks shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Brooks showed some decent athleticism there.
Orange is controlling Brooks's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Brooks is trying to control the action in half guard but Orange is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Orange moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Brooks has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brooks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Orange is controlling Brooks's posture.
Orange keeping moving, preventing Brooks from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orange seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Brooks wants to control from the top but Orange keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Orange seems keen to control Brooks's posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Brooks shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Brooks trying to control but Orange is working from the bottom.
Orange wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Orange looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Brooks trying to control but Orange is working from the bottom.
Brooks controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Brooks tries to stand but Orange is controlling from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Orange fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Brooks sprawls well initially but Orange persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Orange wants to work for an arm triangle but Brooks is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Orange is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Orange has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Brooks defend it? Orange steps over the head and cranks it - Brooks is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Orange!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mr Orange!