PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Travis Brookes (ranked 4495 p4p, 354 weight class) and Merrill Wilson (ranked 7062 p4p, 439 weight class). Merrill Wilson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Brookes
vs
Wilson

175 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

165 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Likes comics

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Travis Brookes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Merrill Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ron Honeybunn and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brookes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Brookes showed some decent athleticism there.

Wilson kicks Brookes off and gets back to his feet.
Wilson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brookes counters with a left and a right that stings Wilson.

Brookes has closed the distance and engaged Wilson in a clinch.
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!
Brookes prevents the takedown attempt.

Brookes lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wilson pushes Brookes off but Brookes dives into side control.
Brookes misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Wilson is trying to improve his position.
Brookes happy to just control the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Wilson struggling a bit here.
Brookes staying calm.
Brookes in side control, throwing shots but Wilson defends.

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.
Wilson parries the strikes from Brookes easily there. Brookes is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wilson to escape.
Brookes with the ground and pound but Wilson regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

Brookes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brookes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brookes is thwarting Wilson's attempts to control the position.
Brookes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brookes is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Wilson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wilson.
Brookes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wilson trying to control the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brookes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Brookes closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wilson did well to prevent Brookes getting side control.

Brookes is looking for a kimura here.
Wilson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brookes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brookes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Wilson manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Brookes fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Wilson to the ground. Brookes is now in Wilson's guard.
Wilson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brookes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wilson's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brookes prevents Wilson from improving his position.
Brookes is pressing down on Wilson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wilson is holding on for now.
Wilson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brookes.
Wilson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Brookes throws a big right hand that misses.
Wilson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brookes controls the pace.
Brookes wanted to stand there but Wilson had control of the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brookes lands a nice looking body shot.

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.
Wilson misses with a takedown

and Brookes moves into the clinch.

Brookes drags the fight down to the ground.

Wilson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wilson moves in looking to clinch but Brookes pushes him off.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Brookes.
Wilson is trying to escape the position but Brookes is controlling the position.
Brookes has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Travis Brookes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Brookes stands up and beckons Wilson to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brookes throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Wilson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Brookes is in Wilson's guard.
Brookes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wilson trying to keep a closed guard but Brookes is proving a slippery customer.
Brookes throws a big right hand that misses.
Brookes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four 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.
Brookes sitting in guard here, content to control.
Brookes postures up.
Brookes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson blocks a head kick by Brookes.

Brookes is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wilson's half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Brookes dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Brookes drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brookes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wilson seems keen to control Brookes's posture.
Brookes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brookes is looking to work some ground and pound but Wilson has wrist control.
Wilson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brookes stands and steps away. Wilson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wilson looks for a takedown but Brookes sprawls well.

Brookes 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.
Brookes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wilson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brookes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wilson's guard.

Brookes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Brookes controlling the action here.
Brookes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wilson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brookes decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Brookes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Brookes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wilson wants a takedown.
Wilson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Travis Brookes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Merrill Wilson.

Brookes has picked Wilson up - he's going for a ride! Brookes dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Brookes is controlling the pace.

Brookes decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Brookes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilson can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brookes takes the fight into the clinch.

Brookes breaks from the clinch.

Brookes clinches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Brookes has Wilson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Brookes pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Wilson tumbling to the mat - Brookes dives into Wilson's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brookes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Brookes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brookes 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Brookes!
The defeated Merrill Wilson had this to say: 'I took this fight on very short notice. I'm not making excuses, I'm just saying that if I had a full camp, My hand would be raised.'.