PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucjan Lucjusz (ranked 1855 p4p, 234 weight class) and Damian Brooks (ranked 1684 p4p, 210 weight class). Brooks has chosen Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy as his entrance music. Lucjan Lucjusz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Damian Brooks's chin.

Lucjusz
vs
Brooks

150 cm
27
191 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
197 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucjan Lucjusz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damian Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucjusz swings for the body but Brooks moves out of range.

Lucjusz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lucjusz cracks Brooks with a nice body shot.
Lucjusz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lucjusz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lucjusz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lucjusz lands an uppercut.
Lucjusz misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lucjusz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucjusz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lucjusz pushes Brooks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lucjusz misses with a punch to the body.
Lucjusz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Brooks can't get the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks blocks a body shot from Lucjusz.
Lucjusz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lucjusz.
Brooks is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lucjusz is defending well.
A shot in the inside from Lucjusz.
Lucjusz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lucjusz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lucjusz misses with some punches.
Lucjusz is pushing Brooks up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brooks blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucjusz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brooks has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lucjusz after a bit of a struggle.
Lucjan Lucjusz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Brooks.
Lucjusz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Lucjusz.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Brooks gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Brooks passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Brooks trying to control the position but Lucjusz is working away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You can see the frustration on Lucjusz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucjusz is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Brooks is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Lucjusz prevents Brooks from moving into mount.
Lucjusz struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brooks content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Lucjusz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lucjusz regains half guard there - taking advantage of Brooks's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Brooks in particular looking to stall.
Lucjusz trying to hold on to Brooks's head to control him but Brooks postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brooks is trying to control. Lucjusz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lucjusz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brooks scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brooks throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lucjusz's waist but Lucjusz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brooks off to one side.
Lucjusz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brooks misses with a jab, cross combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Lucjusz misses the target.
Lucjusz throws a leg kick but Brooks sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brooks fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brooks tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lucjusz defends well and Brooks ends up having to push Lucjusz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lucjan Lucjusz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Brooks.
Brooks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lucjusz cracks a nice hook into Brooks's ribs.
Lucjusz is looking to clinch.
Lucjusz takes a swing at Brooks's ribcage but misses.
Brooks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lucjusz.
Brooks closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lucjusz circles away.
Brooks displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lucjusz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brooks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Brooks.
Lucjusz stuffs the takedown attempt from Brooks. Brooks gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters circling a little - Lucjusz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brooks fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks throws a combination that misses
and Lucjusz counters with an inside leg kick.
Brooks is breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lucjusz.
Lucjusz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brooks.
Lucjusz connects with an inside leg kick.
Lucjusz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Lucjusz backs off Brooks throws a huge counter combo but Lucjusz manages to avoid it all.
Brooks goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lucjusz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lucjusz throws a looping overhand right but Brooks ducks down to avoid it.
Lucjusz scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brooks. Lucjusz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brooks throws a series of punches but Lucjusz avoids them all with ease.
Lucjusz leaves Brooks with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lucjusz lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucjusz throws the kick towards the body but Brooks avoids it.
Lucjusz fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucjusz wants to clinch.
Lucjusz throws a shot from downtown. Brooks moves away and avoids it.
Brooks changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lucjusz tries to avoid it but Brooks manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lucjusz to the ground. Lucjusz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lucjusz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Brooks just manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Lucjusz misses the target.

Brooks shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lucjusz is trying to defend but Brooks finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Brooks wants to free his trapped foot but Lucjusz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lucjusz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lucjusz is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Brooks seems content to control.
Lucjusz holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Brooks trying to control the action but Lucjusz is working from the bottom.

Brooks seems to be working for a kimura but Lucjusz defends the submission attempt.
Brooks seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lucjusz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Brooks fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Brooks misses.

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.
Brooks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brooks tries for a takedown but Lucjusz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brooks looks for a takedown but Lucjusz sprawls well.

Lucjusz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brooks, pushing him back against the cage.
Brooks blocks a body shot from Lucjusz.
Lucjusz is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Brooks's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lucjusz is pressed up against the cage. Brooks has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lucjusz down to the mat. Lucjusz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lucjusz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brooks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lucjusz.
Lucjusz lands a leg kick that knocks Brooks off balance momentarily.
Lucjan Lucjusz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lucjusz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lucjusz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brooks can do to turn this around?
Brooks takes one on the button.
Lucjusz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lucjusz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brooks's calf.
Brooks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brooks misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucjan Lucjusz dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Lucjusz cracks Brooks with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lucjusz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lucjusz wants it to stay on the feet.
Brooks lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lucjusz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brooks's sensitive parts.
Lucjusz wants to clinch up but Brooks keeps it at a distance.
Damian Brooks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brooks looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lucjusz is fending him off so far but Brooks persists. Nope, Lucjusz circles away and we're back to standing.
Lucjan Lucjusz is winning the standup battle so far.
Brooks throws a series of punches but Lucjusz moves out of range.
Brooks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lucjusz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brooks.
Brooks on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The fighters circling - Lucjusz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lucjusz throws a leg kick but Brooks sees it coming and moves out of range.

Lucjusz moves into range and clinches up with Brooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Lucjusz.
Lucjusz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brooks.
Brooks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lucjusz struggles to land a body shot inside as Brooks controls his hands.
Brooks wants to take the fight to the mat but Lucjusz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lucjan Lucjusz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Brooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lucjusz is working Brooks over against the cage.
Lucjusz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lucjusz lands a nice uppercut.
Lucjusz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lucjusz scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Brooks is rocked!
Lucjusz misses with a punch to the body.
Brooks is still on wobbly legs! Can Lucjusz finish him?
A bit of stalling here from Lucjusz.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lucjusz.
Lucjusz misses with a punch on the inside.

Lucjusz drops Brooks onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Brooks is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Lucjusz - that landed with a thud.
Lucjusz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Lucjusz is working Brooks over against the cage.
Lucjusz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brooks's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lucjusz misses with a punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lucjusz.
Lucjusz throws a punch but it's blocked by Brooks.
Lucjusz working aggressively here.
Brooks seems to have recovered his senses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lucjusz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lucjusz.
Lucjusz throws a punch but it's blocked by Brooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks blocks an uppercut.
Lucjusz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Brooks blocks an uppercut.
Lucjusz throws a punch but it's blocked by Brooks.
Brooks can't get the takedown.
Lucjusz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lucjusz is working Brooks over against the cage.
Lucjusz lands a nice uppercut.
Lucjusz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lucjusz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lucjusz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lucjusz drops Brooks onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Brooks is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lucjusz drops Brooks onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Brooks is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Brooks wants a takedown.
Brooks drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lucjusz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lucjusz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lucjusz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brooks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brooks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lucjusz can pounce on him.

Lucjusz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Damian Brooks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lucjusz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lucjusz slowing the pace effectively.
Lucjusz lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lucjusz tries to stall but Brooks uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lucjusz lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Brooks to his knees! Lucjusz keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucjan Lucjusz!
Lucjan Lucjusz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.