PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Terence Brooks (ranked 5158 p4p, 491 weight class) and Kemen Etxeberria (ranked 3143 p4p, 324 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Brooks
vs
Etxeberria

175 cm
22
158 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
20
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Red Light Coffeeshop

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Terence Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kemen Etxeberria!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Etxeberria gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brooks wants to get back to striking at distance but Etxeberria won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Etxeberria.
Etxeberria throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Etxeberria.
Etxeberria connects with a knee to the head.
Etxeberria landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brooks is breathing heavily.
Etxeberria with a knee to the head.
Etxeberria scores a nice knee to the body.
Etxeberria working Brooks over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Etxeberria working Brooks over with knees to the body.
Etxeberria putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brooks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Etxeberria crunches a lovely knee into Brooks's ribcage.
Etxeberria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Etxeberria scores a nice knee to the body.
Etxeberria crunches a lovely knee into Brooks's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Etxeberria lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Etxeberria.
Brooks is trying to push Etxeberria away but Etxeberria has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A knee to the head by Etxeberria.

It looks like Terence Brooks has been cut.
Etxeberria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brooks blocks it with crossed arms.
Etxeberria lands with a left to the head.
Etxeberria tries a knee to the head but Brooks blocks it.
Knees to the body from Etxeberria.
Etxeberria connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brooks's face.
We've been informed that Etxeberria has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Etxeberria scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Etxeberria lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Etxeberria misses with a knee strike.
Etxeberria scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brooks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Etxeberria blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Etxeberria is leaning against Brooks and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Etxeberria lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Etxeberria landing knees to the head.

Brooks is rocked!
Etxeberria unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Brooks! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Etxeberria is unloading with more strikes now! Brooks drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kemen Etxeberria!
Kemen Etxeberria opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.