PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ty Sterling James (ranked 8375 p4p, 603 weight class) and Anthony Brooks (ranked 24931 p4p, 647 weight class). Brooks comes into a darkened arena with his song building. No Problem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ty Sterling James is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Sterling James
vs
Brooks

176 cm
21
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
165 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Voodoo Nutrition
Fanatic Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ty Sterling James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Brooks !
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ben Watson and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brooks shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sterling James napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Brooks decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sterling James to his feet.

Brooks clinches with his opponent.
Sterling James tries a knee to the head but Brooks blocks it.

Sterling James gets control of Brooks 's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sterling James will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Brooks postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sterling James throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sterling James is on top in guard.

Brooks escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sterling James gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sterling James with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterling James won't allow Brooks to get back to his feet.
Sterling James controlling from the top position.

Brooks looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sterling James has picked Brooks up and slammed him! Brooks can't keep hold of the triangle and Sterling James manages to pass to side control!
Brooks tries to buck Sterling James off but Sterling James is having none of it.
Sterling James tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Brooks takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The referee asks Sterling James politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Sterling James prefers to stall for the moment though.
Brooks is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sterling James off and has taken his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sterling James is really stuck here.
Brooks throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Good control from Brooks .
Brooks doesn't have the hooks in and Sterling James manages to turn into his guard.
Sterling James is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Brooks is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sterling James is controlling him.

Brooks working for a triangle but Sterling James defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sterling James controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sterling James drops back looking for a leg! Brooks is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brooks manages to kick Sterling James off! Sterling James jumps back into Brooks 's guard.
Sterling James's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sterling James got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brooks has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sterling James has managed to get both his arms back between Brooks 's legs - danger averted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sterling James is stalling in the full guard.
Sterling James trying to control but Brooks is working from the bottom.
Brooks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sterling James forces his way into half guard.
Sterling James trying to control from half guard but Brooks is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ty Sterling James dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sterling James fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brooks , pushing him back against the cage.

Sterling James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brooks lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Sterling James looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Brooks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sterling James has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Brooks is proving hard to escape from.
Sterling James wants to control from the top but Brooks keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sterling James trying to stand up but can't free himself from Brooks 's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks wants to sweep but no luck.
Sterling James looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sterling James is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sterling James content to stall in guard here.
Sterling James stopping the sweep attempt from Brooks .

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Brooks is looking to clinch but Sterling James is avoiding it.

Sterling James shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Brooks napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Brooks is looking to reverse the position.
Sterling James controls the position.
Brooks tries to bench press Sterling James off him but Sterling James keeps the position.
Brooks wants to control but Sterling James postures up.
Brooks prevents Sterling James from moving into mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sterling James stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Sterling James throws a sloppy body shot
and Brooks counters with a three punch combo that has Sterling James backing up. Sterling James nods at Brooks to acknowledge the strikes.

Sterling James darts in and clinches Brooks up against the cage.

Sterling James breaks the clinch.

Sterling James takes the fight into the clinch.

Sterling James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brooks tries to clinch but Sterling James is having none of it.

Sterling James has closed the distance and engaged Brooks in a clinch.
Sterling James stalling against the cage.
Sterling James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brooks can do to turn this around?
Sterling James cracks Brooks with a nice body shot.

Sterling James has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Brooks is trying to keep an underhook but Sterling James manages to get the takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks gets back to full guard.
Sterling James has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Brooks is proving hard to escape from.

Sterling James avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brooks wants to improve his position but instead Sterling James has moved into half guard.

Sterling James seems to be working for a kimura but Brooks defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ty Sterling James dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sterling James throws a leg kick but Brooks sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sterling James keeps the fight on the outside.
Sterling James throws a big counter combination but Brooks scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Sterling James darts in and clinches Brooks up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Brooks 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sterling James is struggling to control the position.

Sterling James has Brooks pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sterling James pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Brooks tumbling to the mat - Sterling James dives into Brooks 's guard.

Brooks pushes Sterling James off and scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sterling James moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sterling James.
Brooks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sterling James backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Brooks .
Brooks wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brooks has Sterling James pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sterling James manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brooks working hard to break the clinch.
Sterling James avoiding damage.

Sterling James gets control of Brooks 's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sterling James will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sterling James pulls Brooks in to control the position.
Sterling James is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks stays in close to Sterling James's body and controls the position.
Brooks is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Sterling James working for a triangle but Brooks defends it easily.

Sterling James working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brooks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brooks manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brooks wants to control from the top but Sterling James keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sterling James is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brooks wants to control from the top but Sterling James keeps moving.
Sterling James looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sterling James keeping moving, preventing Brooks from controlling successfully.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Sterling James feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Anthony Brooks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks controls Sterling James momentarily but Sterling James frees himself.
Ty Sterling James overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Brooks looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sterling James tries to stand but Brooks is controlling from the bottom.
Brooks keeping moving, preventing Sterling James from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sterling James pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brooks is keeping the position for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ty Sterling James showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sterling James, 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ty Sterling James!