PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Olongo (ranked 8521 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Brooks (ranked 7691 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenneth Olongo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Olongo
vs
Brooks

189 cm
25
154 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
25
154 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kenneth Olongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Larry Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Olongo has Brooks up against the cage in a clinch.
Olongo prevents Brooks from breaking the clinch.
Brooks is looking to break free of the clinch but Olongo has double underhooks.
Brooks avoids the elbow strike from Olongo, against the cage.

Brooks breaks from the clinch.
Brooks moves in looking to clinch but Olongo pushes him off.
Olongo is looking to counter the offense by Brooks and move into the clinch.

Olongo rushes Brooks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Brooks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kenneth Olongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olongo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brooks manages to avoid it.
Olongo moves out of range of the body kick from Brooks.
Brooks's coach down at Blood Warrior was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Brooks's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Brooks tries to score a power double leg takedown but Olongo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brooks somewhat.
A little feinted left hand from Olongo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Brooks moves into the clinch successfully.
Olongo slows down the pace here.
Brooks pushes off an throws an elbow but Olongo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Olongo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olongo lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Brooks as the two fighters clinch.
Nice elbow from Olongo.
Brooks has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Olongo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Brooks is struggling to control the position.
Olongo tries to stall but Brooks uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Olongo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Olongo trying to land knees to the body.
Brooks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Olongo on the inside.
Olongo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.

Brooks manages to break the clinch.
Olongo circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks dodges the punch combination from Olongo.
Brooks unleashes a big counter combination but Olongo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Brooks is looking to clinch.
Brooks tries a head kick but it misses.
Olongo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Olongo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brooks, pushing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olongo misses with a knee to the head.
Olongo managing to block the knees to the body from Brooks.
Olongo content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Brooks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brooks is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Olongo.
Brooks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Brooks clinches up with Olongo and pushes him back against the cage.
Olongo misses with a punch to the body.
Olongo avoiding damage as Brooks throws knees to the body.
Olongo tries to work over Brooks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks stalling the fight.
Olongo tries a body shot but Brooks blocks it.
Brooks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brooks avoiding damage as Olongo throws knees to the body.
Olongo is looking to control Brooks's arms but Brooks gets an underhook and turns him. Now Olongo has his back to the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Brooks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Olongo.
Olongo trying to control the position but instead, Brooks has worked for underhooks and has pushed Olongo into the cage.
Brooks tries to pull guard but Olongo won't allow it.
Kenneth Olongo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Brooks.
Olongo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brookss head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Olongo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brooks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Olongo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brooks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brooks wants a takedown but no success here.
Olongo misses with the head strike.
Olongo trying to land knees to the body.
Olongo taking a breather.
Brooks changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Olongo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Olongo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olongo connects with a jab.

Olongo rushes Brooks and presses him up against the cage.
Olongo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenneth Olongo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Olongo has closed the distance and engaged Brooks in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Brooks wants to take the fight to the mat but Olongo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Olongo blocking some punches.
Olongo just leaning against Brooks, taking a breather.
With the fighters up against the cage, Olongo throws an elbow but misses.
Brooks misses with a body punch.
Olongo has a couple of punches blocked by Brooks.
Olongo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks leaning against his opponent.
Brooks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brooks tries to pull guard but Olongo holds him up against the cage and eventually Brooks drops back down to his feet.
Olongo is pushing Brooks up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brooks tries to land knees in the clinch but Olongo avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brooks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brooks slips a jab and a cross from Olongo.
A countering left hand to the body from Brooks misses.
Brooks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Olongo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Olongo is trying to stall.
Olongo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Brooks breaks the clinch.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olongo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brooks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Olongo has closed the distance and engaged Brooks in a clinch.
Olongo lands with a left to the head.
Olongo lands a knee to the head.
Brooks dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Olongo as Brooks tries to tie him up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Brooks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Olongo darts in and clinches Brooks up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Olongo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks wants to break the clinch but can't.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Brooks drags the fight down to the ground.
Olongo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Olongo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olongo trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Olongo controlling from the top position.
Olongo postures up.
Olongo tries to free his leg and advance position but Brooks is retaining full guard.
Olongo has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Olongo sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Olongo wants to control from the top but Brooks keeps moving.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Brooks shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Olongo counters with a three punch combo that has Brooks backing up. Brooks nods at Olongo to acknowledge the strikes.
Kenneth Olongo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Brooks.
Olongo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Olongo is looking to clinch but Brooks is avoiding it.
Brooks is looking for the big counter here.

Brooks clinches up with Olongo and pushes him back against the cage.
Olongo looking to stall.
Olongo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Olongo looking to throw knees to the head but Brooks is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Olongo misses with a punch to the body.
Brooks is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Olongo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Olongo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenneth Olongo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Olongo wants to clinch up but Brooks keeps it at a distance.
Olongo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brooks counters with a slapping leg kick.
Olongo is looking to score with low kicks.
Olongo is looking to clinch but Brooks is avoiding it.
Brooks steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Olongo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Olongo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Olongo connects with a solid leg kick.
Olongo tries to clinch up
and Brooks counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Olongo clinches up with Brooks and pushes him back against the cage.
Olongo trying to control the position but instead, Brooks has worked for underhooks and has pushed Olongo into the cage.
Olongo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kenneth Olongo has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks lands a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brooks takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Olongo stalling in the clinch but Brooks improves position.

Brooks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kenneth Olongo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olongo tries to close the distance and clinch but Brooks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Olongo.
Olongo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brooks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Olongo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Olongo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Olongo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brooks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brooks.
Kenneth Olongo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Olongo slips a jab and a cross from Brooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Olongo pushes Brooks up against the cage in a clinch.
Brooks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Olongo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Olongo trying to stall but Brooks improves his position.
The referee calls for Olongo to work.
Olongo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Brooks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Brooks forces Olongo back against the cage and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brooks goes for a takedown attempt but Olongo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brooks ducks under a wild hook from Olongo.
Olongo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brooks circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Olongo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Brooks moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brooks manages to break the clinch.
Olongo misses with the combination.
Brooks throws a big counter head kick but Olongo avoids it with no problem.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Olongo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Olongo throws a sloppy head kick
and Brooks counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Olongo instigates a clinch.
Kenneth Olongo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brooks - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The referee calls for Brooks to work.
Olongo misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olongo misses with a body punch.
Brooks blocks an uppercut.
Olongo misses with a punch to the body.
Brooks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Olongo misses with a body punch.
Brooks slows down the pace here.
A body shot lands from Brooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Larry Brooks.
I think Olongo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenneth Olongo!