PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yas Uru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reginald Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reginald Brooks has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Uru
vs
Brooks

165 cm
29
140 lbs
17 - 17 - 0

168 cm
26
142 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yas Uru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reginald Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Uru.
Uru tried to counter with a leg kick but Brooks avoided it.
Brooks misses with a body punch
and Uru counters with a solid body kick.
Brooks throws out a loose jab but Uru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brooks explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Uru keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Uru on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brooks throws the left hand but Uru avoids the punch easily.
And Uru counters with a quick kick to the body but Brooks blocks it.
Brooks tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Uru throws a quick counter kick to the body but Brooks avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks scores with a sloppy right hand. Uru should have avoided that one.
Brooks loads up on a big right hand but Uru slips the punch.
Uru half committed to a counter leg kick.
Uru scores with a head kick.
Uru takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uru manages to avoid it.
Uru throws a big counter combination but Brooks scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Good leg kick by Uru there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Uru slips a jab and a cross from Brooks.
An attempted straight right counter from Uru misses the target.
Brooks misses the body punch
and Brooks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brooks throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Uru stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brooks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Uru counters with a straight right hand.
Brooks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Uru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Uru looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It appears Uru was looking to counter with a kick there.
Uru on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brooks throws a leg kick
letting Uru counter with a right hand.
Uru ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Uru throwing a counter right hand but Brooks manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uru manages to avoid it.
Uru staying out of range there.
Brooks throws a lazy uppercut
and Brooks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brooks shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Uru throws a big counter combination but Brooks scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A combination from Brooks does no damage.
Uru throws a sloppy head kick and Brooks moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick from Uru.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses
and Uru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Brooks.
Brooks only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Brooks lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Reginald Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Brooks closes the distance and pushes Uru back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks misses with the head strike.
Uru wants to get back to striking at distance but Brooks won't allow it.
Brooks is stalling here.
A frustrated look appears on Uru's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Uru blocks an elbow strike from Brooks.
Brooks misses with the head strike.
Brooks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Uru is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Uru tries to break free but Brooks pushes him back against the cage.
Brooks throws a punch but it's blocked by Uru.
Brooks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Uru's defenses.
Brooks tries to throw a body punch but Uru avoids it by throwing Brooks back against the cage.
Uru is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Uru is trying to break the clinch but Brooks has him pressed against the cage.
Brooks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brooks can't find room to land a body shot as Uru controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uru is trying to break the clinch but Brooks is controlling him.
Still in the clinch, Brooks scores with a nice short uppercut.

Uru breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Uru takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Uru appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brooks lands a nice hook to Uru's body. Uru takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brooks fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Uru on the side of the head.
Brooks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Uru throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uru takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brooks misses with a straight right.
Uru throws a quick counter kick to the body but Brooks avoids it.
A jab from Brooks does it's job there.
Brooks throws a head kick but Uru moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reginald Brooks dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A low kick from Brooks is predictable there
and Uru counters with a straight right hand.
Brooks punishes Uru's body with a nice straight punch.
Brooks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brooks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brooks misses with the combination.
A little feinted left hand from Uru on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brooks is looking to score with low kicks.
It looked like Uru wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brooks swings widly with a right hand
letting Uru counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks throws a jab but it's blocked by Uru.
Brooks ducks under a wild hook from Uru.
Brooks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brooks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks tries to land a body kick
and Uru counters with a straight right hand.
Uru takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Uru pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brooks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Uru.
Brooks avoids a kick to the body.
Brooks connects with a looping right hand.
Brooks throws a leg kick that is checked
and Uru counters with a solid body kick.
Brooks throws a right hand that misses
and Uru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Brooks misses.
It looked like Uru wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brooks misses with a hook
letting Uru counter with a right hand.
A leg kick checked by Uru.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uru misses with an uppercut.
Brooks throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Uru to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brooks misses with a body shot
and Uru counters with a straight right hand.
Uru showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brooks.
Uru fires out a quick counter leg kick but Brooks just manages to avoid it.
Brooks misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Uru connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick by Brooks misses
and Uru counters with a straight right hand.
Brooks lands with a right hand.
Brooks throws out a loose jab but Uru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Uru's sensitive parts.
Brooks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Uru counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Uru on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brooks takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Uru uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brooks.
Brooks takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brooks looks for the body kick but Uru saw that one coming.
Brooks misses with a head kick.
Brooks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Uru swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Brooks.
Brooks connects with a leg kick. Uru looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brooks misses with a head kick.
Brooks throws an off balance right hand
and Uru counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Uru.
Uru is looking for a counter combo.
A low kick from Brooks is predictable there
and Uru makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Brooks really felt that one!
No joy there for Uru, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Uru takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Brooks.
Uru explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brooks throws a lazy uppercut
and Uru counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brooks's knee momentarily.
Uru moves out of range as Brooks throws a body kick.
Uru tried to counter with a leg kick but Brooks avoided it.
Brooks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Uru lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Yas Uru will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Brooks connects with a high kick.
Uru walks into a stiff left hand from Brooks.
Brooks misses with a kick to the body
and Uru counters with a straight right hand.
Brooks tries a head kick but it misses.
Brooks misses with a leg kick
enabling Uru to counter with a crisp jab.
Uru throws a wild body kick that Brooks sees coming a mile off.
A head kick by Brooks misses
and Uru counters with a straight right hand.
Uru blocks a head kick by Brooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uru ducks under a wild hook from Brooks.
Uru sizes up Brooks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brooks throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Uru's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks lunges at Uru with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Uru's hand.
Nice cross by Uru.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Uru crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brooks - the referee stops the clock and Uru gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brooks. Uru manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brooks throws a series of punches but Uru avoids them all with ease.
Brooks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brooks has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Uru buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brooks fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Uru blocks a head kick by Brooks.
Reginald Brooks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brooks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Uru.
Uru is looking to counter with a body kick.
Brooks misses with a lunging right hand
and Uru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brooks misses with a body shot
letting Uru counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brooks misses with a few strikes there.
Brooks throws a poor cross that misses
and Uru makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Brooks really felt that one!
Decent striking displayed by Brooks there.
Brooks looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An attempted straight right counter from Uru misses the target.
Brooks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uru is looking to counter punch.
Brooks throws a poor cross that misses
and Uru counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Uru avoids the body shot from Brooks.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Uru crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brooks - the referee stops the clock and Uru gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brooks. Uru manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brooks misses with a straight right.
Brooks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks lands a lovely overhand right.
Brooks takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brooks throws a body punch but Uru moves out of range.
Uru was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A solid body kick from Uru.
Brooks looks to clinch
enabling Uru to counter with a crisp jab.
Brooks lands with a kick to the ribs.
Brooks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Uru.
Uru tried to counter with a leg kick but Brooks avoided it.
Brooks scores with a jab. Uru acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Uru checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brooks scores with a nice head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Uru counters with a thumping low kick.
Uru slips under a jab.
Brooks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Uru.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Brooks is predictable there
and Uru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses.
Uru throwing a counter right hand but Brooks manages to avoid it.
Brooks tries to clinch but Uru moves away
and Uru counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brooks throws a right hand that misses
and Uru makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Brooks really felt that one!
Uru jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brooks tries to counter with a clinch but Uru shakes him off and moves away.
Good leg kick by Brooks there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brooks throws a head kick but Uru moves out of range.
Brooks tries to clinch up
and Brooks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Reginald Brooks.
Well Brooks 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29

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