PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ken Cage (ranked 7991 p4p, 659 weight class) and Cody Brinks (ranked 8301 p4p, 677 weight class). Cody Brinks has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ken Cage's chin.

Cage
vs
Brinks

183 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
196 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ken Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Brinks!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage misses with an uppercut.
Cage scores with a nice strike.
Brinks slips a jab from Cage.
Cage takes a swing at Brinks's ribcage but misses.
Brinks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cage.
Cage looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brinks slips a jab from Cage.
Brinks scores with a jab.
Brinks looks to score with a jab to the body but Cage is just out of range.
Brinks throws a series of punches but Cage moves out of range.
Brinks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cage is looking to counter punch.
Brinks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cage's sensitive parts.
Cage misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Brinks. Those never looked like landing.
Cage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brinks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brinks moves away.

Brinks closes the distance and clinches.
Brinks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cage prevents a body shot from Brinks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brinks presses Cage against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Brinks.
Brinks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brinks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brinks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brinks lands with a right to the head.

Cage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brinks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brinks walks into a left hand.
Brinks fails to land with a series of punches.
Cage walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brinks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cage drops his hands momentarily and Brinks takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brinks loads up on a big right hand but Cage slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brinks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Cage.
A left lands for Cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brinks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brinks blocks a jab.
Cage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brinks looks to land a right hand but Cage moved out of range.
Cage half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cage throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brinks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brinks misses with a hook. Cage ducked under it nicely.
Brinks does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Brinks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brinks connects with a right hand. Cage shakes it off.

Brinks closes the distance and pushes Cage back into the cage.
Brinks tries to work over Cage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brinks lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Cage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brinks tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cage is able to avoid easily.
A jab from Cage finds it's way through Brinks's defenses.
Brinks ducks under a wild hook from Cage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brinks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage throws a sloppy head kick and Brinks moves out of range easily.
Cage moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cage throws a head kick but Brinks moves out of range.
Brinks staying out of range there.
Cage lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brinks at a distance.
Cage throws a looping overhand right but Brinks ducks down to avoid it.
Cage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brinks moves away.
Cage lands a body shot.
Cage lands a jab to the nose.
Brinks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cage circles away quickly and effectively.
Cage throws a chopping leg kick but Brinks manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cage connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brinks throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cage throws the left hand but Brinks avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cage was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Brinks works over Cage's head and body with a nice combination.
Cage works Brinks's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brinks moves away.
Brinks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cage counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cage attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brinks fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brinks throws a hook to the side of Cage's head but Cage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cage throws a sloppy head kick and Brinks moves out of range easily.
Cage dips to his left and cracks Brinks with an uppercut!
Cage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brinks throws a series of punches but Cage avoids them all with ease.

Brinks clinches up against the cage.
Brinks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cage is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brinks is defending well.
Brinks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brinks throws a punch but it's blocked by Cage.
Cage controlling the action here for a moment.
Brinks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cody Brinks will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cage lands a nice looking body shot.
Cage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brinks is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brinks with a nice cross.
Cage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brinks.
Cage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brinks catches Cage with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cage misses with a low kick.
Cage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brinks.
Ken Cage is winning the standup battle so far.
Cage throws a wild body kick that Brinks sees coming a mile off.
Cage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brinks moves away.
Brinks tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brinks moves out of range of the strikes.
Brinks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy left from Cage finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brinks.
Brinks wants to counter with a clinch but Cage pushes him away.
Brinks scoring well with a low kick there.
Cage moves out of range as Brinks strikes.
Good leg kick by Brinks there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Brinks was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cage.
Cage misses with a wild body shot.
Brinks ducks under a wild hook from Cage.
Cage lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brinks at a distance.
Cage throws a chopping leg kick but Brinks manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brinks fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brinks slips a straight right by Cage.
Brinks scores with a jab. Cage acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice defenses there by Cage.
Brinks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cage to score with a decent uppercut.
Brinks misses with a double jab.

Brinks moves into the clinch.
Cage blocks an uppercut.
Brinks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brinks throws a punch but it's blocked by Cage.
Brinks misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cage swings for the body but Brinks moves out of range.
Brinks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cage lands the left hand.
Brinks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fighters circling - Brinks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice shot by Cage.
Cage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brinks.
Brinks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brinks scores with the left hand. Cage knows he should have avoided that one.
Brinks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cage loads up on a big right hand but Brinks slips the punch.
Cage throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brinks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brinks throws out a leg kick but Cage moves out of range and Brinks only half commits.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cage. Brinks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brinks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A counter left hand to the body from Cage misses its target.
A telegraphed right hand from Cage misses the target.
Brinks swings widly with a right hand
and Cage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cage. Brinks shrugs it off though.
Brinks misses with a looping right.
Cage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brinks manages to avoid it.
Brinks scores with the left hand. Cage knows he should have avoided that one.
Cage takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cage takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cage misses with a straight right.
Brinks misses with a low kick.
Brinks blocks a head kick by Cage.
Brinks punishes Cage's body with a nice straight punch.
Cage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brinks was well out of range. Poor timing from Cage.
Brinks throws a shot to the body.
Cage missing with a left hand there. Brinks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cage misses with a hook. Brinks ducked under it nicely.
Cage lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Cage throws out a loose jab but Brinks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brinks misses with a left hand
and Cage counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brinks shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cage motions for Brinks to come forward. Cage throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice side step and Brinks releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cage.
Brinks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brinks throws a body shot but no joy.
Brinks lands with a shot to the body.
Brinks cracks Cage with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brinks throws a body shot but no joy.
Brinks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cage misses with a body punch
and Brinks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brinks throws a series of punches but Cage avoids them all with ease.
Cage scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good exchange - Cage coming out on top.
Brinks moves out of range of the strikes.
Cage is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cage scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ken Cage will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Cage throws a big shot that misses.
Cage has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cage there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cage lands with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cage. That's going to slow Brinks down.
Cage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brinks moves away.
Cage throws a sloppy head kick and Brinks moves out of range easily.
Cage takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cage throws a body punch but Brinks moves out of range.
Cage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brinks manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cage. Brinks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brinks takes a swing at Cage's ribcage but misses.
Brinks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Brinks rushes Cage and presses him up against the cage.
Brinks tries a body shot but Cage blocks it.
Brinks misses with a body punch.
Brinks working aggressively here.
Brinks tries a body shot but Cage blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage blocks an uppercut.
Cage lands a hook that snaps the head of Brinks backwards.
Cody Brinks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Cage breaks from the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brinks.
Cage misses the shot to the body.
Cage slips under a jab.
Brinks takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Brinks bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cage's head.
Brinks swings for the body but Cage moves out of range.
Brinks slips under a jab.
Brinks has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brinks ducks under a wild hook from Cage.
Brinks throws a shot to the body.
Brinks does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Brinks tried to score with a low kick but Cage checks it.
Brinks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cage has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cage misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brinks counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cage moves away from the strike by Brinks.
Cage throws a head kick that misses
and Brinks counters with a leg kick.
Brinks on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cage lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brinks misses with a low kick.
Cage swings for the body but Brinks moves out of range.
Cage throws a body punch but Brinks moves out of range.
Brinks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Cage gets tackled into the cage by Brinks. Brinks maintains the clinch.

Cage breaks the clinch.
Cage ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cage fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cage scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brinks checks a leg kick.
Brinks tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cage throws a body shot but no joy.
Cage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brinks finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cage thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Brinks.
A telegraphed right hand from Cage misses the target.
Brinks is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cage is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brinks.
Brinks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Cage finds it's way through Brinks's defenses.
Cage throws a body punch but Brinks moves out of range.
Cage gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brinks.
Cage with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Brinks counters by clinching up.
Brinks misses with a body punch.

Cage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Brinks does it's job there.
Cage lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brinks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brinks throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brinks throws a looping overhand right but Cage ducks down to avoid it.
Brinks connects with a looping right hand.
Cage lands a nice looking body shot.
Cage misses with a straight right.
Brinks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cage.
Cage is looking to counter punch.
Brinks takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brinks throws a leg kick that misses.
Cage dips to his left and cracks Brinks with an uppercut!
Cage misses with a hook
and Brinks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brinks throws a big shot that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cage, right into the meat.
Cage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brinks.
Cage blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cage misses with a body shot.
Brinks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cage avoids the body shot from Brinks.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cody Brinks.
I think Brinks has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cody Brinks!
Cody Brinks was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.