PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Brooks (ranked 6508 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naoyuki Tokudome (ranked 5069 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brooks
vs
Tokudome

179 cm
25
156 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

180 cm
25
156 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carlos Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Naoyuki Tokudome!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tokudome gets a clinch.
Brooks prevents the takedown attempt.

Tokudome drags the fight down to the ground.
Brooks won't allow Tokudome to get back to his feet.
Brooks is fighting to break Tokudome's control of his arms but Tokudome is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Brooks sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Brooks's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokudome looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks wants to control from the top but Tokudome keeps moving.
Tokudome throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Brooks gets tackled into the cage by Tokudome. Tokudome maintains the clinch.

Brooks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brooks shoots in but no luck this time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tokudome looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tokudome shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brooks as he avoids it easily.
Brooks slaps away a takedown attempt from Tokudome, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brooks throws a quick counter head kick but Tokudome was just out of range.
Carlos Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Naoyuki Tokudome.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks scores with a nice body kick.
Tokudome shoots in for a takedown but Brooks shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brooks.

Brooks moves into the clinch.

Brooks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tokudome shoots for a double leg takedown but Brooks sprawls well. He's pushed Tokudome's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A head kick misses from Tokudome.
Tokudome is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brooks looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokudome avoids the head kick by Brooks.
Tokudome fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tokudome looks for a takedown but Brooks sprawls well.
Brooks fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brooks.
Brooks stuffs the takedown.
Brooks shoots in for a double leg but Tokudome sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tokudome steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brooks.
Good standup being displayed there by Brooks as he connects with a hook.

Brooks moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokudome fails to pull guard.

Brooks gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Tokudome is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

Brooks is trying to work for a kimura but Tokudome is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tokudome manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brooks controlling from the top position.
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!
Brooks wants to control from the top but Tokudome keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Brooks dominated that 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.

Brooks shoots in but Tokudome avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tokudome scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Tokudome closes the distance and clinches.

Tokudome pulls guard effortlessly.
Brooks has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Tokudome looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Brooks is defending well. Tokudome quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Brooks has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Tokudome celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Naoyuki Tokudome!