PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Atlas Brineschwigen (ranked 4627 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adel Kassib (ranked 4491 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Brineschwigen
vs
Kassib

190 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Paradigm

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Atlas Brineschwigen!
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, Adel Kassib!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brineschwigen fails to land the takedown.
Kassib looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brineschwigen blocks the body kick.

Brineschwigen gets caught flat footed, as Kassib shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Brineschwigen keeping moving, preventing Kassib from controlling successfully.
Brineschwigen wants to sweep here but Kassib controlling him for the moment.

Kassib stands up and waves to Brineschwigen to follow him.
Adel Kassib seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kassib misses with a head kick.
Kassib stuffs the takedown.
Kassib defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brineschwigen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Atlas Brineschwigen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kassib creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brineschwigen fails to pull guard.
Kassib tries to circle away but Brineschwigen has him pinned against the cage.
Kassib swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kassib unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brineschwigen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Brineschwigen jumps into guard, dragging Kassib to the mat.
Kassib trying to control but Brineschwigen is working from the bottom.
Brineschwigen wants to stand and escape but Kassib is having none of it.
Kassib throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brineschwigen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kassib showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brineschwigen is looking to sweep but instead, Kassib has passed into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brineschwigen is looking to control Kassib's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brineschwigen avoid being mounted?
Kassib trying to control from half guard but Brineschwigen is working away.
Kassib slows the pace down in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kassib decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Kassib displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brineschwigen.
Kassib fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brineschwigen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kassib's waist but Kassib gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brineschwigen off to one side.
Kassib moves in looking to clinch but Brineschwigen pushes him off.

Kassib moves into the clinch successfully.
Brineschwigen avoiding damage as Kassib throws knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kassib takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nice body punch from Kassib - that landed with a thud.
Brineschwigen is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brineschwigen wants to take the fight to the mat but Kassib manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kassib is looking to break free of the clinch but Brineschwigen has double underhooks.
Kassib working Brineschwigen over with knees to the body.

Brineschwigen breaks the clinch.

Kassib drives through with a takedown into Brineschwigen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

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

Kassib looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Brineschwigen!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kassib lands a few punches from side control.
Kassib is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Brineschwigen is looking to regain half guard here but Kassib keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adel Kassib dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Brineschwigen clinches up against the cage.

Kassib successfully pulls guard.
Brineschwigen trying to control the position from guard on top but Kassib is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brineschwigen postures up.

Kassib is working an open guard so Brineschwigen takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Brineschwigen fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Kassib. No joy for Brineschwigen on that attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kassib! But no joy.

Kassib pushes Brineschwigen up against the cage in a clinch.
Brineschwigen tries to pull guard but Kassib won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Atlas Brineschwigen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kassib tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brineschwigen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kassib's efforts to push away.
Kassib is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kassib misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brineschwigen.
Brineschwigen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kassib wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kassib doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kassib pushes off an throws an elbow but Brineschwigen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kassib's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Kassib's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kassib fails to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brineschwigen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kassib prevents it.
Kassib unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brineschwigen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kassib tries to break the clinch but Brineschwigen is controlling the position.

Brineschwigen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brineschwigen shoots for a takedown but Kassib saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Kassib has closed the distance and engaged Brineschwigen in a clinch.
Brineschwigen prevents Kassib from breaking the clinch.

Kassib manages to break the clinch.

Kassib rushes Brineschwigen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Brineschwigen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brineschwigen fails with the takedown.
Kassib throws a series of punches but Brineschwigen moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kassib throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kassib has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Kassib drives through with a takedown into Brineschwigen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Brineschwigen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kassib engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kassib accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brineschwigen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kassib loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brineschwigen keeping full guard, as Kassib tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kassib slips nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kassib is keen to just control but Brineschwigen is a slippery customer.

Kassib escapes and gets back to his feet.
Kassib tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brineschwigen swivels and escapes.

Kassib shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Brineschwigen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Brineschwigen kicks Kassib off and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kassib tries to clinch up but Brineschwigen circles away and keeps his distance.
Kassib misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adel Kassib showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

An inside leg kick from Kassib misses.
Kassib displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brineschwigen.
Brineschwigen slips a jab and a cross from Kassib.
Kassib shoots for a takedown but Brineschwigen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brineschwigen shoots in and drives through. Kassib sprawls well.
Kassib tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kassib misses with a head kick.
Kassib tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brineschwigen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adel Kassib seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kassib scores with a one two! Brineschwigen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kassib throws a head kick but Brineschwigen moves out of range.

Kassib gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kassib is trying to pull guard but Brineschwigen has him pressed against the cage.
Kassib takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brineschwigen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kassib walks away with a smile on his face. Brineschwigen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Atlas Brineschwigen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brineschwigen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kassib shoots for a takedown but Brineschwigen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brineschwigen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kassib dives in and grabs Brineschwigen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brineschwigen pushes down on Kassib's head and hops out.
Brineschwigen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kassib on the side of the head.
Brineschwigen scores with the left hand. Kassib knows he should have avoided that one.
Kassib tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Brineschwigen defends well and Kassib ends up having to push Brineschwigen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brineschwigen.
Kassib lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brineschwigen's sensitive parts.
Brineschwigen scores with a one two! Kassib had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kassib.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kassib shoots for a takedown but Brineschwigen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brineschwigen looks for a takedown but Kassib sprawls well.
Brineschwigen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kassib.
Kassib misses with a two punch combination.
Brineschwigen tries to bum rush Kassib with a series of wild strikes but Kassib uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Kassib takes the fight into the clinch.
Kassib is trying to break free.
Adel Kassib seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kassib tries to circle away but Brineschwigen has him pinned against the cage.
Kassib tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brineschwigen avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kassib jumps guard but Brineschwigen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Brineschwigen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Brineschwigen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kassib stalks Brineschwigen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Brineschwigen's face. Brineschwigen staggers backwards, shaken.
Kassib lands with a kick to the temple. Brineschwigen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Brineschwigen clinches up with Kassib and pushes him back against the cage.

Brineschwigen pulls guard.

Kassib gets to his feet - Brineschwigen follows without any prompting.
Brineschwigen avoids the head kick by Kassib.
Brineschwigen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kassib pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brineschwigen goes for a double leg but Kassib avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kassib continues to drive forward.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brineschwigen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kassib. Kassib obviously looking to wear him down.
Kassib tries to clinch but Brineschwigen moves out of range.
Kassib just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brineschwigen is defended easily by Kassib.
Brineschwigen goes for a double leg but Kassib avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kassib continues to drive forward.
Both fighters circling a little - Kassib finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kassib looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brineschwigen is fending him off so far but Kassib persists. Nope, Brineschwigen circles away and we're back to standing.
Brineschwigen throws a right hand that Kassib ducks under and follows up with a left that Kassib also avoids with ease.
Brineschwigen fails with a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adel Kassib.
Well Kassib has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adel Kassib!