PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Solid Snake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Brewer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brewer has chosen Tony as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Snake
vs
Brewer

174 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

167 cm
19
155 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

On Tap (160Q & Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Solid Snake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Brewer!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brewer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Snake.
Snake on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Snake throws a lazy uppercut
and Brewer counters with a stiff right hand.
Snake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brewer moves out of range as Snake throws a body kick.
Snake getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brewer throws a body punch but Snake moves out of range.
Snake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brewer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Brewer blocks a jab.
Snake throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brewer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Snake thinking.
Snake looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Snake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Snake lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brewer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Snake misses with a jab to the body
and Brewer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Snake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brewer.
Brewer throws out a loose jab but Snake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snake is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brewer moves away from the strike by Snake.
Brewer throws out a counter right but Snake avoids it with no problem.
Snake misses with a body punch

and Brewer moves into the clinch.
Snake fails to pull guard.
Brewer lands a body punch in the clinch.

Snake gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Brewer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Snake manages to get himself to full guard.

Brewer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Snake swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Brewer stands up and waves to Snake to follow him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Snake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snake slips under a jab.
Snake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brewer.
Brewer scores with a shot to the body.
Brewer slips a straight right by Snake.
Snake blocks a jab.
Snake throws a push kick but Brewer slaps the foot to one side.
Brewer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Snake doesn't seem bothered though.
Brewer ducks right into an uppercut from Snake.
We've been told by Snake's head coaches at Torture rack that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Brewer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer with a nice cross.
Brewer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Snake works Brewer's body with a nice hook.
Snake misses the shot to the body.
Brewer wants to counter the offense by Snake and move into the clinch position.
Snake goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Brewer closes the distance and clinches.
Brewer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brewer scores with a shot to the side of Snake's head.
Snake tries to pull guard but Brewer forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Snake blocks a body shot from Brewer.
Snake prevents a body shot from Brewer.
Brewer misses with some punches.
Brewer misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Brewer to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snake wants to take the fight to the mat but Brewer manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Solid Snake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brewer.
Snake effectively controlling the action here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snake has Brewer pressed against the cage.
Snake gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

Snake has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Brewer uses from the top position.
Snake wants to hit a switch here but Brewer passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Snake there!
Snake wants to control but Brewer is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A slow jab from Brewer misses its intended target.
Snake throws an off balance right hand
and Brewer counters with a nice uppercut.
Snake misses with a straight left.
Snake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brewer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Snake slips under a jab from Brewer.
Brewer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Snake lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Snake throws the left hand but Brewer avoids the punch easily.
Snake slips under a jab from Brewer.
Brewer lands with a good body shot.
Brewer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snake throws out the jab.
Brewer looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Brewer gets a clinch.
Snake has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brewer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snake has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brewer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Snake is looking to break free of the clinch but Brewer has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brewer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Snakes head.
Brewer struggles to land a body shot inside as Snake controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Brewer.
Brewer has a couple of punches blocked by Snake.
Brewer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Brewer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brewer prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Solid Snake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bit of stalling here from Brewer.
Brewer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brewer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Snake looking for a takedown.
A right hand to the body from Brewer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Brewer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tony Brewer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brewer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Brewer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Brewer continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Brewer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brewer has Snake pressed against the cage.
Brewer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brewer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snake is working for takedown but Brewer is calmly controlling the position for now.
Snake displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brewer up against the cage.
Snake is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brewer.
Snake blocks a body shot from Brewer.
Snake tries to score a body lock takedown but Brewer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brewer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brewer pushes Snake back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brewer prevents the takedown attempt.
Snake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brewer stops a takedown attempt from Snake.
Brewer lands with a short shot to the head.
Brewer has Snake pressed against the cage.
Brewer swings wildly with an uppercut but Snake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snake tries to pull guard but Brewer holds him up against the cage and eventually Snake drops back down to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brewer tries to throw a body punch but Snake avoids it by throwing Brewer back against the cage.
Brewer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Snake is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brewer prevents the takedown attempt.
Brewer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brewer leaning his opponent against the cage.
Brewer lands with a light punch inside.
Snake tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brewer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Snake backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Brewer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brewer struggles to land a body shot inside as Snake controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Brewer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Snake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brewer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brewer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Snake misses with a looping right.
Brewer stuns Snake with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Snake doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Snake needs to keep his hands up - Brewer had a free shot at his head there.
Brewer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Snake gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Brewer clinches.
Snake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brewer is stalling here.
Brewer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snake is trying to pull guard but Brewer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Snake letting Brewer take a breather here.
Snake drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brewer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Brewer blocks the body kick.

Brewer clinches with his opponent.
Snake is trying to break the clinch but Brewer is controlling him.
Brewer lands an uppercut.
Brewer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Snake or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brewer tries a body shot but Snake blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Brewer lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Snake tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brewer smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Solid Snake. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Brewer closes the distance and clinches.
Brewer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Snake tries to break free but Brewer pushes him back against the cage.
Snake tries to break the clinch but Brewer is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Brewer fails to land.
Tony Brewer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brewer lands a nice shot to the body.
Brewer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Snake is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Snake is trying to force a seperation but Brewer has the dominant position.
Snake drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Snake is trying to drag Brewer to the mat but Brewer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brewer lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brewer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Snake.
Brewer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Solid Snake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Snake is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brewer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Snake takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Brewer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brewer lands a left hand.
Snake is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Snake missing with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Brewer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brewer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Brewer!
Tony Brewer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.