PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Toney Brewer (ranked 8364 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barkus Jeshua (ranked 6057 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brewer
vs
Jeshua

184 cm
25
178 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

188 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Toney Brewer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barkus Jeshua!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeshua shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jeshua misses with a takedown attempt - Brewer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jeshua fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brewer throws a counter high kick but Jeshua was just alert enough to avoid it.
Toney Brewer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barkus Jeshua.
Jeshua tries to clinch up but Brewer circles away and keeps his distance.

Brewer feints and as Jeshua raises his hands in defense, Brewer changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jeshua throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jeshua can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brewer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jeshua is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brewer is controlling him.

Jeshua working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brewer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brewer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brewer drops back looking for a leg! Jeshua is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jeshua manages to kick Brewer off! Brewer jumps back into Jeshua's guard.
Jeshua managing to control the position.
Brewer is working Jeshua over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brewer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Brewer is pushing down on Jeshua's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jeshua is fighting to maintain full guard but Brewer has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jeshua is trying to get back to full guard.
Brewer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jeshua with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Still in half guard, Brewer seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brewer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jeshua does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jeshua on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brewer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Well, if Brewer is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Brewer works his way into full mount!
Jeshua looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer working Jeshua over with strikes here.
Brewer content just to control the position here.

Jeshua defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Brewer.
Brewer lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Brewer landing punches.
Brewer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Brewer content just to control the position here.
Brewer with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeshua wants to control but Brewer is having none of it.
Brewer controlling from the full mount.
Brewer dominating with strikes here.
Brewer is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Brewer lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brewer with a couple of short strikes.
Brewer breaks from Jeshua's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Brewer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Brewer punishing his opponent with strikes.
Brewer takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Brewer has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jeshua is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toney Brewer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jeshua stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jeshua wants it to stay on the feet.

Jeshua scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jeshua working away.
Jeshua tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Brewer manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jeshua misses with a head shot. Brewer uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jeshua must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jeshua is looking to stand up but Brewer won't let him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jeshua working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brewer trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeshua wants to control from the top but Brewer keeps moving.
Jeshua really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brewer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brewer trying to control the position.
Brewer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jeshua can do to turn this around?
Brewer keeping full guard, as Jeshua tries to pass.
Jeshua throws a strike but Brewer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Jeshua looking to control.
Brewer sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brewer trying to control but Jeshua is working from the bottom.
Brewer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jeshua's head.
Brewer scoring with some ground and pound.
Jeshua can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brewer controls the pace.
Brewer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Brewer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jeshua keeping moving, preventing Brewer from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jeshua shoots and misses
and Brewer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeshua moves in looking to clinch but Brewer pushes him off.
Brewer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jeshua keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jeshua shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brewer feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Jeshua as Brewer shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toney Brewer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jeshua misses with the combination.
Jeshua is looking to clinch but Brewer is avoiding it.
Brewer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeshua leaves Brewer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jeshua shoots for a double leg takedown but Brewer sprawls well. He's pushed Jeshua's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brewer shoots for a double leg takedown but Jeshua sprawls well. He's pushed Brewer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jeshua shoots and misses
and Brewer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jeshua doesn't manage to clinch there - Brewer circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Brewer misses the target.
Brewer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
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 Toney Brewer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Brewer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Jeshua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brewer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brewer thinks about countering with a head kick.
Jeshua tries to clinch there but Brewer circles away.

Jeshua gets a clinch.
Brewer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

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

Jeshua clinches.
Brewer tries to break the clinch but Jeshua is controlling the position.

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

Jeshua moves into the clinch successfully.
Brewer is trying to break the clinch but Jeshua has him pressed against the cage.
Brewer tries to break the clinch but Jeshua is controlling the position.

Brewer has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jeshua uses from the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeshua throws a strike but Brewer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Jeshua controlling the position.
Brewer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brewer stays in close to Jeshua's body and controls the position.
Brewer won't allow Jeshua to get back to his feet.
Jeshua trying to keep a closed guard but Brewer is proving a slippery customer.
Brewer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brewer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jeshua doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brewer stands up over Jeshua, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Brewer stands up over Jeshua, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jeshua can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brewer controls the pace.
Brewer connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Brewer stands up from Jeshua's guard - Brewer perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jeshua avoids the body shot from Brewer.
Jeshua closes the distance but Brewer moves to the side
and Brewer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Brewer gets tackled into the cage by Jeshua. Jeshua maintains the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Brewer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jeshua fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brewer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Brewer showed some decent athleticism there.
Brewer stalling.
Brewer lands with a punch from half guard.
Brewer keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Brewer lands strikes from half guard.
Brewer keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brewer lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Brewer seems content to control.
Brewer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Brewer seems content to control.
Toney Brewer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brewer lands a nice short elbow.
Brewer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barkus Jeshua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toney Brewer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brewer seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jeshua for as long as he can get away with.

And that's the end of the fight!
Toney Brewer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brewer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toney Brewer!