PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rob Brooks (ranked 6336 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huseyn Ozdemir (ranked 4896 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brooks
vs
Ozdemir

220 cm
26
194 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rob Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Huseyn Ozdemir!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ozdemir gets a clinch.
Ozdemir is trying to pull guard but Brooks has him pressed against the cage.

Brooks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Ozdemir gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ozdemir drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brooks pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ozdemir swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Brooks counters by moving into the clinch.
Ozdemir tries to pull guard but Brooks won't allow it.
Rob Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Huseyn Ozdemir.
Ozdemir jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brooks walks away with a smile on his face. Ozdemir gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Brooks clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozdemir has Brooks pressed against the cage, preventing Brooks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ozdemir controlling the action here for a moment.
Brooks stops a takedown attempt from Ozdemir.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks is trying to push Ozdemir away but Ozdemir has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ozdemir misses with a knee to the head.

Ozdemir has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Brooks uses from the top position.
Brooks with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brooks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ozdemir trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Brooks has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ozdemir is proving hard to escape from.
Ozdemir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brooks content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brooks throwing strikes from guard but Ozdemir blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brooks postures up.
Ozdemir wants to sweep here but Brooks controlling him for the moment.
Ozdemir has a closed guard, preventing Brooks from standing up.
Brooks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brooks throwing strikes from guard but Ozdemir blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brooks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brooks stands up over Ozdemir, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ozdemir holds on and takes a little breather.
Brooks working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brooks really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozdemir tries to strike from the bottom.

Ozdemir is looking for a triangle but Brooks pushes his legs off easily.
Brooks trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ozdemir's guard.
Brooks working some strikes from top position.
Brooks would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Brooks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ozdemir is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Brooks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brooks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ozdemir tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brooks swivels and escapes.
Brooks is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ozdemir.
Ozdemir shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brooks counters with a left to the body.
Ozdemir looks winded!

Ozdemir looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Brooks trying to keep a closed guard but Ozdemir is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Ozdemir stands up from Brooks's guard - Ozdemir perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Brooks dominated that round.
That's time! Brooks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ozdemir fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Brooks to the ground. Ozdemir is now in Brooks's guard.
Brooks trying to keep a closed guard but Ozdemir is proving a slippery customer.
Brooks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brooks looking for a sweep. Not yet Brooks, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks is pulling down on Ozdemir's head. It's preventing any offense from Ozdemir, at least for the moment.
Ozdemir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brooks swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozdemir not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Brooks is trying to control the position but Ozdemir postures up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Ozdemir has Brooks up against the cage in a clinch.
Brooks working hard to break the clinch.
Brooks prevents a body shot from Ozdemir.
Ozdemir tries to circle away but Brooks has him pinned against the cage.

That's two 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 is trying to push Ozdemir away but Ozdemir has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ozdemir fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brooks gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ozdemir.
Ozdemir jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brooks walks away with a smile on his face. Ozdemir gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rob Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Huseyn Ozdemir.
Ozdemir shoots and misses
and Brooks counters with a left and a right that stings Ozdemir.
Ozdemir throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brooks's waist but Brooks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ozdemir off to one side.
Brooks is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ozdemir.
Ozdemir is breathing heavily.
Brooks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A low kick from Brooks is predictable there

and Ozdemir counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ozdemir puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ozdemir tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brooks knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ozdemir wants to get back to his feet.
Brooks wants to improve his position but Ozdemir is controlling well.
Ozdemir thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brooks's head.
Brooks tries to get to full guard but Ozdemir has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ozdemir is trying to control. Brooks wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Ozdemir is working for a kimura but Brooks is defending it quite comfortably.

Ozdemir decides to return to a standing position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Ozdemir decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Brooks slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huseyn Ozdemir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

A head kick by Ozdemir misses
and Brooks counters with a nice body shot.
Brooks lands with a hook. Ozdemir tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brooks misses the shot to the body.
Ozdemir tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Brooks throws a body punch but Ozdemir moves out of range.

Brooks gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ozdemir postures up in Brooks's guard and throws a big left but Brooks blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozdemir seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Ozdemir gets to his feet. Brooks looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozdemir avoids the head kick by Brooks.
The crowd cheers as Brooks lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ozdemir doesn't seem phased though.
Ozdemir misses with a two punch combination.

Ozdemir closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Brooks quickly recovers to half guard.
Ozdemir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ozdemir trying to mount his opponent but Brooks defends it.
Brooks trying to control from the bottom.
Ozdemir prevents Brooks from improving his position.
Brooks manages to get to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozdemir throws an elbow that misses. Brooks uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ozdemir's guard. Nice move by Brooks!

Brooks would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brooks trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ozdemir's guard.
Brooks wants to stand and escape but instead Ozdemir has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Ozdemir is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Brooks will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brooks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ozdemir has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Brooks is proving hard to escape from.

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.
Ozdemir postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brooks can't keep his opponent in guard - Ozdemir advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ozdemir passes to side control.
Check out the look on Ozdemir's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ozdemir landing strikes.
Brooks is looking to reverse the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Huseyn Ozdemir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ozdemir 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huseyn Ozdemir!
A very excited looking Huseyn Ozdemir rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.