PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carl Brooks (ranked 2183 p4p, 222 weight class) and Hamza Showaikh (ranked 3486 p4p, 314 weight class). Brooks comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Phenomenal. This should be a great matchup!

Brooks
vs
Showaikh

173 cm
20
155 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

178 cm
26
158 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Sportivité

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hamza Showaikh!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Showaikh is defended easily by Brooks.
Showaikh fails with the takedown.
Showaikh just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBrooks.
No luck for Showaikh with that takedown attempt.
Carl Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hamza Showaikh.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Showaikh is defended easily by Brooks.
Showaikh shoots for a double leg takedown but Brooks sprawls well. He's pushed Showaikh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Showaikh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks slaps away a takedown attempt from Showaikh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brooks is looking for a counter combo.
Showaikh looks winded!
Showaikh misses with a takedown attempt
and Brooks counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brooks digs a good body shot into Showaikh's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks lands with a nice combination. Showaikh backs away looking to recover.
Whack! Brooks lands a heavy head kick that drops Showaikh. The ref tackles Brooks to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Showaikh was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Carl Brooks!
Carl Brooks decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.