PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brooklyn Brawler (ranked 963 p4p, 132 weight class) and Boss Yonic (ranked 2035 p4p, 276 weight class). Brawler comes to the cage accompanied by Beastie Boys- No Sleep till Brooklyn. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Brawler
vs
Yonic

180 cm
27
190 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

172 cm
25
185 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Dauntless
IniTech Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brooklyn Brawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Boss Yonic!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brawler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yonic.
Brawler seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Brawler pushes Yonic up against the cage in a clinch.
Brawler lands a hook that snaps the head of Yonic backwards.
Yonic throws a punch but it's blocked by Brawler.
Brawler lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brawler.
Yonic jumps guard but Brawler stands there with Yonic around his waist. Yonic gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yonic taking a breather.
Yonic jumps guard but Brawler stands there with Yonic around his waist. Yonic gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yonic tries to stall but Brawler uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Brawler.
Brawler lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Brawler on the inside.
Yonic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brawler's elbow.
Nice body punch from Brawler - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brawler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yonic can't find room to land a body shot as Brawler controls the action.
Yonic tries to work over Brawler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yonic tries to break free but Brawler pushes him back against the cage.
Yonic trying to control the position but instead, Brawler has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yonic into the cage.
Brawler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yonic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brooklyn Brawler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boss Yonic.
Brawler lands a shoulder strike.
Brawler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yonic fails to pull guard.
Yonic takes a shot to the head.
Yonic wants to get back to striking at distance but Brawler won't allow it.
Yonic is trying to maintain a safe position but Brawler gets an underhook and turns Yonic into the cage.
Brawler scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brawler is working Yonic over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Brawler scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brawler.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brawler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brawler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yonic.
Yonic tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brawler smiles and moves away.
Brawler's corner calls for a 1-2. Brawler obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yonic swings for the body but Brawler moves out of range.
Brawler scores with a jab to the jaw.
A slow jab from Yonic misses its intended target.
Yonic needs to keep his hands up - Brawler had a free shot at his head there.

Yonic scores with a takedown into Brawler's guard.
Yonic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic throws a big right hand that misses.
Yonic is working Brawler over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Yonic distracts Brawler with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brawler being controlled here, momentarily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brawler is on top in guard.

Brawler wants to control from the top but Yonic keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawler wants to get up but he can't break Yonic's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Brawler looking to sit in guard and control but Yonic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yonic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yonic works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Yonic looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Yonic stalling.
Yonic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brooklyn Brawler dominated that round.
That's time! Brawler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Yonic throws a poor cross that misses
and Brawler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brawler lands a nice hook to Yonic's body. Yonic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yonic with a poor takedown

and Brawler counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Yonic is trying to drag Brawler to the mat but Brawler just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brawler works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yonic misses with a knee strike.
Yonic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brooklyn Brawler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boss Yonic.
Brawler lands a shot to the body.
Brawler gets through Yonic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brawler lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brawler blocks a body shot from Yonic.
Brawler is leaning against Yonic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yonic is breathing heavily.
Brawler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brawler lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler lands a body shot.
Still in the clinch, Brawler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brawler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brawler scores with a shoulder strike.
Brawler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yonic backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Brawler.
A short uppercut from Brawler.
A short body shot lands from Brawler as the two fighters clinch.
Yonic can't find room to land a body shot as Brawler controls the action.
Brawler lands a nice shot to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brawler as Yonic tries to tie him up.
A short right from Brawler.
Brawler digs a right hand underneath Yonic's ribcage. Yonic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brawler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brawler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brooklyn Brawler has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Brawler on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brawler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yonic tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brawler smiles and moves away.
Brawler throws a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brawler darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

It looks like Boss Yonic has been cut.
Brawler fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boss Yonic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brawler with a jab.
Brawler connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Yonic tumbling to the canvas! Brawler pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Yonic was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brooklyn Brawler!
Brooklyn Brawler really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that IniTech Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Boss Yonic spoke after the fight, saying 'Oh rats.'.