PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Reginald Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yong Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brooks
vs
Wright

168 cm
22
142 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

165 cm
33
144 lbs
13 - 9 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reginald Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Yong Wright!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wright instigates a clinch.
Wright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brooks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brooks.
A shot in the inside from Brooks.
Brooks blocks an uppercut.
Brooks throws a head punch that misses.
Brooks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wright.
Brooks working aggressively here.
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brooks misses with some punches.
Wright gets through Brooks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wright prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brooks blocking some punches.
Brooks prevents Wright from breaking the clinch.
Wright throws a head punch that misses.
Wright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
Brooks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wright's elbow.
Brooks stalling in the clinch but Wright improves position.
Brooks is trying to drag Wright to the mat but Wright just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brooks tries for a takedown. No joy.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Wright has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reginald Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brooks.
Brooks lands an elbow that stopped Wright in his tracks for a moment.
Brooks is working for takedown but Wright is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brooks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brooks looking to stall.
Brooks misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brooks.
Wright blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks has a couple of punches blocked by Wright.
Wright working aggressively here.
Brooks blocks an uppercut.
Wright throws a punch but it's blocked by Brooks.
Brooks lands a shot to the body.
Brooks has a couple of punches blocked by Wright.
Wright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brooks swings wildly with an uppercut but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright throws a head punch that misses.
Wright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brooks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brooks goes for a takedown attempt but Wright pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Wright darts in and clinches Brooks up against the cage.
Wright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brooks throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright is pressed up against the cage. Brooks has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wright down to the mat. Wright avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Wright moves into the clinch.
Wright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wright.
A short right from Brooks.
Wright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brooks blocks an uppercut.
Wright takes a shot to the head.
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brooks misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Brooks on the inside.
Brooks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brooks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brooks misses with some punches.
Wright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wright prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wright prevents a takedown attempt there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brooks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brooks tries to pull guard but Wright holds him up against the cage and eventually Brooks drops back down to his feet.
Brooks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brooks lands with a light punch inside.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
Wright throws a head punch that misses.
Brooks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brooks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brooks struggles to land a body shot inside as Wright controls his hands.
Wright misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brooks jumps guard but Wright turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wright throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yong Wright will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Brooks throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Wright throws a hook but Brooks blocks it.
Wright misses with a looping right.
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Brooks counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brooks.
Brooks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brooks working aggressively here.
Wright stops a takedown attempt from Brooks.

Wright escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Brooks. Those never looked like landing.
Brooks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Wright darts in and clinches Brooks up against the cage.
Brooks stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brooks jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wright walks away with a smile on his face. Brooks gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wright works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wright lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks misses with an uppercut. Wright saw that one coming.
Brooks ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
A jab from Brooks misses.
Wright looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wright avoids the body shot from Brooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brooks.
Wright scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brooks is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brooks throws out the jab.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Brooks saw that one coming.
Brooks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brooks misses with a series of wild punches.
Brooks walks into a stiff left hand from Wright.
Wright smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Brooks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reginald Brooks is winning the standup battle so far.
Brooks misses the jab.
Jab by Wright.
Wright takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wright scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Wright moves into the clinch successfully.
Brooks misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brooks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wright's elbow.
Brooks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Wright manages to break the clinch.
Brooks misses with a straight right.
Wright looks to throw the jab but Brooks is out of range.
Wright misses with an uppercut.
Brooks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Wright closes the distance and clinches.

Wright escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wright lands with a hook. Brooks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brooks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brooks throws the left hand but Wright avoids the punch easily.
Brooks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wright throws out the jab.
Jab, jab by Brooks - just one landing.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Brooks ducks down to avoid it.
Wright loads up on a big right hand but Brooks slips the punch.
Brooks connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wright momentarily.
Wright misses with a looping left.
Brooks feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Brooks misses the target.
Brooks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yong Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Brooks.
It looked like Brooks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brooks loads up on a big right hand but Wright slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wright! But no joy.

Wright gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brooks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wright is pressed up against the cage. Brooks has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wright down to the mat. Wright avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reginald Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brooks misses with a wild body shot.
Wright swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brooks looks to throw the jab but Wright is out of range.
Wright lands a lovely overhand right.
Brooks scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wright in his tracks.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Brooks saw that one coming.
Wright cracks Brooks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big right from Brooks misses.
Brooks is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wright takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wright throws a lazy right hand but Brooks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big right from Brooks misses.
Wright lands an overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks misses with a straight right.
Wright ducks right into an uppercut from Brooks.
Wright connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brooks throws a shot from downtown. Wright moves away and avoids it.
Brooks slips under a jab from Wright.
Wright jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Brooks instigates a clinch.
Brooks misses with some punches.
Wright has a couple of punches blocked by Brooks.
Brooks taking a breather.
Brooks misses with some punches.
Brooks misses with the head strike.
Brooks presses Wright against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brooks lands a hook that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brooks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brooks working aggressively here.
Wright misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wright throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Yong Wright will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Brooks scores with a shot to the body.
Wright looks to throw the jab but Brooks is out of range.
Wright misses with an uppercut
and Brooks counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wright lands with an uppercut that bounces Brooks off the cage and back into range.
Wright throws a hook but Brooks avoids it easily.
Wright catches Brooks with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brooks lands an overhand right.
Brooks throws a lazy right hand but Wright sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brooks uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wright paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brooks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Brooks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brooks throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Brooks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wright throws out a loose jab but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brooks looks to land a left hand but Wright moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Brooks.
Wright throws a hook to the side of Brooks's head but Brooks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brooks thuds a left hand into Wright's body.
Donk. Wright catches Brooks right on the button with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brooks slips under a jab from Wright.
Wright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wright swats away the attempt to clinch by Brooks.
Wright throws out a loose jab but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wright throws a lazy right hand but Brooks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brooks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brooks misses with a body shot.
Brooks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brooks tried to score with a low kick but Wright checks it.
Wright drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Brooks defends it well.
Wright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brooks.
Wright swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Brooks misses its intended target.
Brooks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brooks fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wright just manages to avoid it.
Brooks throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Brooks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Reginald Brooks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brooks.
Brooks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wright misses with a looping right.

Wright drives through and clinches with Brooks against the cage.
Wright lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wright.
Wright lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brooks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brooks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wright softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brooks takes a shot to the head.
Wright blocking some punches.
Wright is trying to break free.
Brooks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brooks lands with a left to the head.
Brooks tries to work over Wright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wright misses with the head strike.
Brooks misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wright gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brooks is trying to pull guard but Wright turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wright misses with some punches.
Brooks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brooks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Wright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Wright misses.
A big left from Brooks misses.
Wright throws a hook but Brooks blocks it.
Wright looks to throw the jab but Brooks is out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Wright. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wright.
Wright circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brooks slips under a jab from Wright.
Wright connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brooks. Brooks circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A swing and a miss from Wright.
Wright misses with a hook. Brooks ducked under it nicely.
Brooks throws a poor cross that misses

and Wright counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brooks won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks gets back to half guard.
Wright tries to pass to full mount but Brooks defends it.
Brooks is looking to improve his position.

Brooks looking for submissions off his back.
Wright wants to pass the guard but Brooks is defending well.
Wright is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Brooks is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brooks throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yong Wright comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wright 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Reginald Brooks!