PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geese Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Brakeley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brakeley has chosen Woke up this Morning as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Fury
vs
Brakeley

187 cm
21
227 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

201 cm
26
271 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Geese Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Brakeley!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury misses the shot to the body.
Brakeley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brakeley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fury looks to land a left hand but Brakeley moved out of range nicely.
Brakeley has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Fury is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Brakeley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fury.
Fury moves to clinch but Brakeley breaks away
and Brakeley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brakeley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brakeley lands with a nice combination. Fury backs away looking to recover.
Nice uppercut there from Brakeley.
Brakeley connects with a leg kick. Fury looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brakeley scoring well with a low kick there.
Fury throws a right and a left that both miss.
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!
The fighters circling - Fury throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brakeley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brakeley. Fury does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brakeley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fury is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brakeley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brakeley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brakeley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brakeley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fury has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Brakeley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fury takes a jab right on the kisser.
A big left from Fury misses.
Brakeley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fury moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fury avoids the body shot from Brakeley.
As Brakeley tries to get set, Fury tries to push him back and clinch up but Brakeley manages to avoid the attempt.
Brakeley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brakeley throws a hook to the side of Fury's head but Fury sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fury tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fury is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brakeley.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brakeley. Fury does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brakeley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fury wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brakeley is looking to score with low kicks.

Fury rushes Brakeley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fury tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brakeley's elbow.
Fury creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brakeley's defenses.
Brakeley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fury throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Brakeley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fury jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fury tries to clinch there but Brakeley circles away.
Brakeley digs a good body shot into Fury's ribs.
Brakeley drops his hands momentarily and Fury takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fury uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brakeley.
Brakeley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fury is looking to counter punch.
Fury fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fury lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brakeley misses with a leg kick.
Brakeley throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Fury to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Brakeley misses.
As Brakeley looks to move away, Fury throws a big counter combo but Brakeley just gets out of the way.
Fury throws out a powerful jab.
Brakeley misses with a body punch
and Fury counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fury missing with a left hand there. Brakeley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Brakeley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Fury lands a left and a right that send Brakeley crashing to the mat, dazed. Fury thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Brakeley is rocked!

It looks like Michael Brakeley has been cut.
Michael Brakeley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brakeley misses with a wild body shot.
Brakeley is still on wobbly legs! Can Fury finish him?
A swing and a miss from Fury.
Brakeley seems to have recovered his senses.
Fury slips a straight right by Brakeley.
Brakeley throws out a leg kick but Fury moves out of range and Brakeley only half commits.

Fury gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fury scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fury keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brakeley's efforts to push away.
Fury has Brakeley pressed against the cage, preventing Brakeley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury misses with a hook to the ribs.

Brakeley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fury displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brakeley throws out the jab.
Brakeley throws a body punch but Fury moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Brakeley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fury checks a leg kick.
Fury steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brakeley.
Fury lands the left hand.
Fury lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Fury misses.
Fury moves away from the strike by Brakeley.
Fury shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fury waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brakeley.
Fury ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fury is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fury misses with a body shot.
Fury avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Geese Fury will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Brakeley's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Fury misses with a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brakeley.
Michael Brakeley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brakeley throws a leg kick

and Fury counters by clinching up.
Brakeley dodges an elbow strike from Fury.
Brakeley tries to circle away but Fury has him pinned against the cage.
Brakeley has had enough of the clinch but Fury keeps him there for the moment.
Brakeley tries to break the clinch but Fury is controlling the position.

Brakeley breaks from the clinch.
Fury fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brakeley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brakeley moves forwards but Fury connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Fury rushes Brakeley and presses him up against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Brakeley in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Brakeley tries to circle away but Fury has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brakeley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Good body shot from Fury.
Brakeley is looking to break free of the clinch but Fury has double underhooks.
Brakeley wants to get back to striking at distance but Fury won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Fury - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fury lands a nice uppercut.
Fury throws a head punch that misses.

Brakeley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fury keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Michael Brakeley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Fury darts in and clinches Brakeley up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Brakeley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short left from Fury.
Fury lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fury keeps control of Brakeley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fury lands an elbow that stopped Brakeley in his tracks for a moment.

Brakeley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brakeley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brakeley missing with a left hand there. Fury was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brakeley misses with the combination.
Fury is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Brakeley.
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!
Brakeley jabs Fury to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fury gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fury misses with an elbow over the top.
Brakeley is trying to force a seperation but Fury has the dominant position.
Brakeley blocks an elbow strike from Fury.
Brakeley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fury lands a hook to the side of the head.
Geese Fury has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fury works on Brakeley's body with a couple of short punches.
Fury lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brakeley or not.
Fury lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fury has Brakeley pressed against the cage, preventing Brakeley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fury gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fury lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fury pushes off an throws an elbow but Brakeley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fury makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fury stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fury manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Brakeley tries to break the clinch but Fury is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury lands an elbow just above Brakeley 's eye.
Brakeley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Brakeley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brakeley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fury manages to avoid it.
Brakeley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab from Fury misses.
Brakeley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fury sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brakeley throws a body shot but no joy.
Fury seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fury.
Brakeley is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fury rather than just go for the knockout.
Brakeley tried to score with a low kick but Fury checks it.
Brakeley is looking to chop away at Fury's legs.
Fury is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brakeley can do to turn this around?
Fury misses with a hook. Brakeley ducked under it nicely.
Brakeley is looking to score with low kicks.
Brakeley lands with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brakeley swings for the body but Fury moves out of range.
Brakeley misses with a few strikes there.

Fury gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fury lands an elbow that stopped Brakeley in his tracks for a moment.
Brakeley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fury has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Fury.
Brakeley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brakeley is looking to break free of the clinch but Fury has double underhooks.
Brakeley is trying to break free.
Brakeley tries to break free but Fury pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Fury.
Brakeley wants to break free but Fury has control.
Fury works on Brakeley's body with a couple of short punches.
Fury just leaning against Brakeley, taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fury.
Brakeley is breathing heavily.
Fury misses with an elbow over the top.
Brakeley dodges an elbow strike from Fury.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geese Fury dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Brakeley's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Fury moves out of range of the leg kick from Brakeley.
A big right from Brakeley misses.
Brakeley tries to bum rush Fury with a series of wild strikes but Fury uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fury throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brakeley on the side of the head.
Brakeley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brakeley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fury is looking to counter punch.
Fury avoids the body shot from Brakeley.
Fury wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Brakeley misses with a leg kick

and Fury counters by clinching up.
A frustrated look appears on Brakeley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brakeley working hard to break the clinch.
Fury lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury lands a damaging elbow.
Fury lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fury tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brakeley's elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Fury.
Brakeley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brakeley is looking to break free of the clinch but Fury has double underhooks.
Fury lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury gets through Brakeley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brakeley blocks the elbow strike.
Fury tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brakeley's elbow.
Brakeley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fury has him pressed against the cage.
Brakeley is trying to break the clinch but Fury has him pressed against the cage.
Brakeley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fury has him pressed against the cage.
Fury pushes Brakeley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fury lands a left hand.

Brakeley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fury missing with a left hand there. Brakeley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fury misses with a hook.
Brakeley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fury is able to avoid easily.
Brakeley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Fury wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brakeley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fury missing with a left hand there. Brakeley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brakeley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fury moves in looking to clinch but Brakeley pushes him off.
Brakeley takes one on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fury checks a leg kick.
Fury moves out of range as Brakeley strikes.
Fury throws a jab but it's blocked by Brakeley.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fury ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brakeley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brakeley on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Fury clinches.
Fury working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fury.
Brakeley tries to break the clinch but Fury is controlling the position.
Fury works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fury creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brakeley's defenses.
Fury lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brakeley backwards.
Fury lands an elbow just above Brakeley 's eye.
Brakeley is trying to break the clinch but Fury is controlling him.
Brakeley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fury.
Fury throws a big uppercut that drops Brakeley! More strikes from Fury and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Brakeley lies dazed against the cage as Fury celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Geese Fury!