PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phill Brooks (ranked 3042 p4p, 299 weight class) and Zapi Zap (ranked 8411 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooks comes to the cage accompanied by This Fire Burns. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brooks
vs
Zap

150 cm
28
170 lbs
9 - 14 - 0

172 cm
20
170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phill Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zapi Zap!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zap tries to clinch up.
Brooks stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brooks wants it to stay on the feet.
Zap tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brooks defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zap.
Zap fails with a takedown attempt.
Phill Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zapi Zap.
Zap misses with a takedown
and Brooks counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Brooks as Zap shoots in.
Zap gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brooks.

Brooks closes the distance and clinches.
Brooks prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zap is trying to pull guard but Brooks turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Brooks jumps guard and drags Zap to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Zap decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Brooks shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Zap napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Brooks working away.
Zap is looking for a sweep.
Brooks trying to control the position but Zap is working away.
Zap is trying to control Brooks's posture but Brooks avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zap is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Zap struggling a bit here.
Brooks slows the pace down.
Zap is looking for a sweep.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zap can do anything to dispel that myth.

Brooks thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Brooks decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zap with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brooks counters with a left to the body.
Zap looks winded!
Zap shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brooks sprawls well. Brooks wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zap gets slowly back to his feet.

Brooks clinches.
Brooks is looking to take this one to the mat.

Brooks pulls guard.
Zap pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brooks is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brooks had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zap defends it easily.
Brooks manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zap manages to get himself to full guard.

Brooks looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Zap looking for a guillotine here but Brooks defends easily.
Brooks trying to control the position from guard on top but Zap is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phill Brooks dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Brooks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Brooks darts in and clinches Zap up against the cage.
Zap fails to pull guard.
Zap misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brooks has Zap pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Zap manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Zap gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zap showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Zap throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zap trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zap's guard.

Zap not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zap wants to improve his position but instead Brooks has moved into half guard.
Brooks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zap's head.
Zap keeping hold of Brooks's head, controlling as best he can.
Phill Brooks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Brooks decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks misses with a takedown attempt - Zap sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brooks closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zap circles away.
Zap wants to counter with a clinch but Brooks pushes him away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phill Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zap wants to clinch
letting Brooks counter with a right hand.
Zap has a takedown stuffed.
Brooks is looking to clinch.
Zap dives in and grabs Brooks's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brooks pushes down on Zap's head and hops out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zap looks to throw a body kick
and Brooks counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Brooks closes the distance and clinches.

Brooks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Brooks closes the distance and pushes Zap back into the cage.
Brooks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zap can do to turn this around?

Brooks breaks the clinch.
Brooks connects with a right hand. Zap shakes it off.
Brooks closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Zap is rocked!

Brooks rushes Zap and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zap is still on wobbly legs! Can Brooks finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Zap jumps guard.
Zap seems to have recovered his senses.
Brooks preventing the sweep.
Zap is breathing heavily.
Brooks lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zap is striking from the bottom but Brooks uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Zap is trying to get back to full guard.
Zap wants to get back to full guard but Brooks has passed into side control.
Brooks in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Brooks tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brooks has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Brooks stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phill Brooks dominated that second round.
That's time! Brooks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Brooks moves into the clinch successfully.

Brooks pulls guard successfully.
Brooks managing to control the position.
Zap looking to sit in guard and control but Brooks gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Zap is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brooks defends well.
Zap controls Brooks momentarily but Brooks frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zap wants to improve his position but instead Brooks has moved into half guard.

Brooks is trying to work for a kimura but Zap is defending well.
Brooks is thwarting Zap's attempts to control the position.
Zap is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brooks's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brooks's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zap doesn't have the hooks in and Brooks manages to turn into his guard.
Zap wants to sweep but no luck.
Brooks trying to control but Zap is working from the bottom.
Zap trying to control the position.
Brooks might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Brooks wants to control from the top but Zap keeps moving.
Brooks chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks stands up over Zap, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zap trying to control the position here.
Brooks pushes down on Zap's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Zap takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Brooks decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brooks rushes Zap and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zap is working for takedown but Brooks is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brooks jumps guard but Zap stands there with Brooks around his waist. Brooks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zap stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
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 Zap walks away with a smile on his face. Brooks gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phill Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zap misses with a takedown attempt - Brooks sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phill Brooks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brooks has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

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