PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Pigeon (ranked 4802 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reginald Brooks (ranked 16991 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Pigeon
vs
Brooks

166 cm
28
139 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

168 cm
33
142 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Pigeon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reginald Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pigeon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brooks.
A jab from Pigeon misses.
Pigeon throws a lazy right hand but Brooks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pigeon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brooks was well out of range. Poor timing from Pigeon.
Pigeon moves out of range of the strikes.
Pigeon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Brooks catches Pigeon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brooks misses with an uppercut.
Brooks throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pigeon on the side of the head.
Pigeon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Touch Of Death Combat Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Nice body punch from Pigeon.

Brooks closes the distance and pushes Pigeon back into the cage.
Brooks lands with a right to the head.

Pigeon manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Brooks misses.
Brooks avoids the body shot from Pigeon.
Brooks is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pigeon tests Brooks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tim Pigeon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brooks, right into the meat.
Pigeon misses with a straight left.
Pigeon misses with a body shot

and Brooks moves into the clinch.
Brooks managing to block the knees to the body from Pigeon.
Pigeon takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pigeon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brooks avoids it.
Pigeon is trying to break the clinch but Brooks is controlling him.
Pigeon tries a knee to the head but Brooks blocks it.
Pigeon is trying to force a seperation but Brooks has the dominant position.
Brooks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Brooks scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pigeon is looking to break free of the clinch but Brooks has double underhooks.
Brooks prevents Pigeon from breaking the clinch.
Pigeon missing with knees to the body.

Pigeon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brooks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pigeon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pigeon misses with a looping right.
Pigeon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brooks moves away.
Brooks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pigeon misses the shot to the body.
Pigeon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brooks can pounce on him.
Pigeon misses with a straight left.
Pigeon tries to move into range but Brooks moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brooks scores with a head kick.

Pigeon is rocked!
Pigeon missing with a left hand there. Brooks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Pigeon backs off Brooks throws a huge counter combo but Pigeon manages to avoid it all.
Oh Pigeon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pigeon avoids the head kick by Brooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pigeon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brooks moves away.
Pigeon throws a body punch but Brooks moves out of range.
Pigeon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pigeon wants to slow Brooks down by chopping away at his legs.
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pigeon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pigeon takes a swing at Brooks's ribcage but misses.
Brooks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pigeon seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pigeon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pigeon loads up on a big right hand but Brooks slips the punch.
Brooks tries to counter with a clinch but Pigeon shakes him off and moves away.
Pigeon throws a hook but Brooks avoids it easily.
Brooks wants to counter the offense by Pigeon and move into the clinch position.
Pigeon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brookss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brooks.
Pigeon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pigeon slips a jab from Brooks.
It looked like Pigeon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Brooks.
Brooks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pigeon needs to keep his hands up - Brooks had a free shot at his head there.
Brooks looks to land a left hand but Pigeon moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pigeon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brooks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brooks is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pigeon scores with a shot to the body.
Brooks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Brooks.
Pigeon sets himself, and Brooks steps forward looking for the clinch! Pigeon avoids it this time.
Pigeon throws the left hand but Brooks avoids the punch easily.
Brooks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pigeon circles away quickly and effectively.
Pigeon throwing a counter right hand but Brooks manages to avoid it.
Brooks blocks a jab.
Pigeon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brooks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brooks wants to counter with a clinch but Pigeon pushes him away.
Brooks works the jab nicely.
Pigeon missing with a left hand there. Brooks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donk. Brooks catches Pigeon right on the button with a cross.
Brooks is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pigeon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Brooks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Pigeon misses its intended target.
Brooks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pigeon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Brooks connects with a body shot that sends Pigeon's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pigeon just misses with a punch to the body.
Brooks staying out of range there.
Pigeon looks to throw the jab but Brooks is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pigeon misses with a looping left.
Brooks slips a straight right by Pigeon.
A little jabbing left from Brooks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brooks looks to throw the jab but Pigeon is out of range.
Brooks throws a body shot but no joy.
Pigeon throws a jab when Brooks was well out of range.
Brooks lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brooks scores with a jab to the body.
Brooks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pigeon takes one on the button.
A slow jab from Pigeon misses its intended target.
Brooks throws a wild body kick that Pigeon sees coming a mile off.
Pigeon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brooks manages to avoid it.
Brooks is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brooks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pigeon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Pigeon.
Pigeon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brooks was well out of range. Poor timing from Pigeon.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reginald Brooks dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pigeon works Brooks's body with a nice hook.
Brooks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pigeon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brooks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pigeon.
Brooks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pigeon.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brooks. Pigeon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pigeon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brooks manages to avoid it.
Brooks is looking to slow Pigeon down with leg kicks.
Pigeon looks to land a left hand but Brooks moved out of range nicely.
Brooks scores with a jab.
Pigeon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brooks.
Pigeon throws a head kick that misses.
Brooks looks to land a left hand but Pigeon moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Pigeon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brooks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pigeon.
Brooks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pigeon throws a jab but it's blocked by Brooks.

Brooks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pigeon, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks stalling the fight.
Brooks prevents Pigeon from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks stalling the fight.
Pigeon lands a damaging elbow.
Pigeon trying to land knees to the body.
Brooks can't find room to land a body shot as Pigeon controls the action.
Pigeon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brooks scores with a shoulder strike.
Pigeon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pigeon misses with the head strike.
Brooks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brooks lands an uppercut.

Pigeon manages to break the clinch.
Pigeon swinging wildly here.
Brooks steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pigeon.
Pigeon keeps the fight on the outside.
Pigeon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pigeon throws a shot from downtown. Brooks moves away and avoids it.
Pigeon throws a looping overhand right but Brooks ducks down to avoid it.
Pigeon slips a jab from Brooks.
Brooks moves away from the strike by Pigeon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pigeon misses with a wild body shot.
Brooks steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pigeon.
Pigeon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brooks manages to avoid it.
A big right from Brooks misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Pigeon misses its intended target.

Brooks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Pigeon breaks from the clinch.
Brooks thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pigeon if he has to take too many more of those.
Pigeon throws a lazy right hand but Brooks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brooks connects with a right hand. Pigeon shakes it off.
Pigeon misses with a looping right.
Brooks wants to counter with a clinch but Pigeon pushes him away.

Brooks drives through and clinches with Pigeon against the cage.
Brooks blocks a body shot from Pigeon.
A frustrated look appears on Pigeon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brooks works on Pigeon's body with a couple of short punches.
Pigeon misses with a punch on the inside.
Pigeon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brooks.
Brooks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brooks keeps control of Pigeon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brooks lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Pigeon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brooks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brooks lands an uppercut.
Brooks struggles to land a body shot inside as Pigeon controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pigeon as Brooks tries to tie him up.

Pigeon manages to break the clinch.
Pigeon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brooks moves out of range of the strikes.
Brooks throws a head kick that half lands.
Pigeon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brooks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Brooks instigates a clinch.
Brooks throws an elbow but it misses.
Brooks lands with a short shot to the head.
Brooks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pigeon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brooks takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brooks misses with an elbow over the top.
Reginald Brooks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pigeon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brooks lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brooks lands a nice uppercut.
Pigeon tries a knee to the head but Brooks blocks it.
Brooks has Pigeon pressed against the cage.
Pigeon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brooks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brooks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brooks blocks an elbow strike.
Pigeon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Brooks.
Brooks lands a left hand.
Brooks lands a body punch in the clinch.

Brooks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brooks scoring well with a low kick there.
Pigeon throws a body shot but no joy.
Brooks is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pigeon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reginald Brooks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Brooks moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Brooks.
Brooks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brooks blocks a body shot from Pigeon.
Pigeon lands a right hand.
Brooks scores with a shoulder strike.

Pigeon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brooks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pigeon.
Pigeon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brooks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pigeon was well out of range. Poor timing from Brooks.
Brooks jabs Pigeon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pigeon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pigeon misses with a head kick.
Pigeon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pigeon misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Brooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks with a hook.
Reginald Brooks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brooks moves out of range of the body kick from Pigeon.
Brooks steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pigeon.
Brooks moves out of range as Pigeon strikes.
Brooks steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pigeon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brooks.
Brooks misses with a looping right.
Brooks tries a head kick but it misses.
Brooks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brooks ducks under a wild hook from Pigeon.
Brooks staying out of range there.
Pigeon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brooks slips a jab from Pigeon.
Pigeon misses with a right hand
and Brooks counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pigeon slips a straight right by Brooks.

Brooks clinches.
Brooks keeps control of Pigeon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Brooks.
Pigeon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brooks's elbow.
Brooks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Pigeon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brooks keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tim Pigeon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks scoring well with a low kick there.
Pigeon throws a body punch but Brooks moves out of range.
Pigeon sets himself, and Brooks steps forward looking for the clinch! Pigeon avoids it this time.
Brooks scores with a decent looking hook.
Pigeon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brooks.
Brooks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pigeon looks to score with a jab to the body but Brooks is just out of range.
Pigeon throws out a loose jab but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Pigeon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brooks avoids the body shot from Pigeon.
Brooks wants to counter the offense by Pigeon and move into the clinch position.
Pigeon takes one to the side of the head.
Pigeon throws a wild hook but Brooks just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Pigeon gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Brooks raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reginald Brooks!