Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Openweight MMA 10: The Finale
Date: Apr 11, 2020

#R1#
Brendan swinging wildly here.
Brendan misses with a takedown attempt #CL2#
and Subramaniam counters by moving into the clinch. #TD2#
Subramaniam pulls guard.
Brendan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Subramaniam is keeping the position for now.
Brendan trying to control but Subramaniam is working from the bottom.
Subramaniam is looking to stand up but Brendan isn't so interested in that idea.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Subramaniam can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Subramaniam keeping moving, preventing Brendan from controlling successfully.
Subramaniam is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T1#
Subramaniam wants to stand up but Brendan is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Subramaniam wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Subramaniam looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brendan tries for a takedown but Subramaniam sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brendan throws a leg kick but Subramaniam sees it coming and checks it nicely. #CL2#
Subramaniam takes the fight into the clinch.
Brendan fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohamed Brendan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brendan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Subramaniam walks away with a smile on his face. Brendan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL2#
Subramaniam clinches. #T2##TD#
Brendan pulls guard successfully.
Subramaniam wanted to stand there but Brendan had control of the position.
Brendan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Subramaniam wants to control from the top but Brendan keeps moving.
Subramaniam might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Brendan haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Subramaniam lands a couple of elbows.#T3#
Subramaniam is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Subramaniam is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Subramaniam controls from within his opponent's guard.
Brendan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Brendan keeping moving, preventing Subramaniam from controlling successfully.
Brendan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB#
Brendan is looking for a triangle but Subramaniam pushes his legs off easily. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL2#
Subramaniam has closed the distance and engaged Brendan in a clinch. #TD2#
Subramaniam pulls guard effortlessly.
Subramaniam looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Brendan puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Subramaniam wants to control but Brendan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Brendan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Subramaniam has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brendan is working away from the top position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brendan trying to control the action but Subramaniam is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeru Subramaniam dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brendan.
No luck for Brendan with that takedown attempt. #TD#
Brendan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Subramaniam was covering up waiting for the punch and Brendan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Brendan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Subramaniam swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brendan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T1#
Subramaniam is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brendan is controlling him.
Brendan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #SUB2#
Subramaniam looking for a guillotine here but Brendan defends easily.
Subramaniam managing to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Brendan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Subramaniam looking to control. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brendan fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohamed Brendan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Subramaniam is defended easily by Brendan.#CL2#
Subramaniam clinches up against the cage.#TD2#
Subramaniam is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Brendan can't fight it off and eventually Subramaniam manages to take the fight to the floor. Brendan looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Brendan wants to sweep here but Subramaniam controlling him for the moment. #T3#
Brendan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #SUB#
Brendan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Subramaniam has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Subramaniam not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Brendan is trying to control the position but Subramaniam postures up.
Subramaniam prevents Brendan from getting back to his feet. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Subramaniam tries to stand but Brendan is controlling from the bottom.
Zeru Subramaniam has got the better of the ground game so far.
Subramaniam trying to control the position from guard on top but Brendan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Subramaniam moves into the clinch successfully.
Brendan can't get the takedown.
Subramaniam prevents Brendan from breaking the clinch.#TD#
Brendan has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Subramaniam regains guard immediately.
Subramaniam keeping moving, preventing Brendan from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Subramaniam has his hands on Brendan's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Zeru Subramaniam will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Brendan shoots and misses
and Subramaniam counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mohamed Brendan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brendan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Subramaniam.
Brendan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#TD2#
Subramaniam shoots in and bounces Brendan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#SUB#
Brendan is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Subramaniam frees his head nicely. Oh but Brendan has switched to an armbar! Subramaniam is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Mohamed Brendan!

Event: Openweight MMA 9
Date: Mar 28, 2020

#R1##TD2#
Brendan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Giovanni's half guard.
Brendan stalling.
Brendan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brendan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Giovanni. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brendan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Giovanni is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brendan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brendan's back!#SUB#
Giovanni has managed to slip his arm under Brendan's chin. This could be all over... yep, Brendan is tapping out! Submission win for Giovanni.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Suman Giovanni!

Event: Openweight MMA 8
Date: Mar 14, 2020

#R1#
Prem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Prem takes a swing at Brendan's ribcage but misses.
Brendan appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#CL#
Brendan moves into the clinch.
Brendan is trying to push Prem away but Prem has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC2#
Prem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Prem stuffs the takedown.
Prem is looking to slow Brendan down with leg kicks.
Prem leaves Brendan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prem fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Prem misses with a body kick. #TD#
Brendan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brendan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T1#
Prem is trying to control the position but Brendan postures up. #SUB2#
Prem is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brendan is aware though and is defending well.
Brendan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brendan shoots in for a double leg but Prem sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohamed Brendan. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Brendan gets tackled into the cage by Prem. Prem maintains the clinch.
Prem tries to circle away but Brendan has him pinned against the cage.
Prem lands a nice knee to the body. #BC2#
Prem breaks from the clinch.
Brendan fails to land the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Prem.
Prem misses with a takedown #TD#
and Brendan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brendan. #T3#
Brendan stays in close to Prem's body and controls the position.
Prem is trying to keep Brendan in close.
Brendan lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Prem looking for a sweep. Not yet Prem, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prem looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Brendan puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Brendan is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Prem!
Brendan controlling his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Prem is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mohamed Brendan will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Prem moves into the clinch.
Brendan fails to pull guard.
Brendan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Prem walks away with a smile on his face. Brendan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mohamed Brendan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Prem tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brendan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brendan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Brendan swats away the attempt to clinch by Prem.#CL2#
Prem moves into the clinch successfully.
Prem wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prem tries to stall but Brendan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Prem looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#TD#
Brendan pulls guard.
Brendan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##T1##SUB#
Brendan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Prem sees it coming and defends easily.
Prem is trying to control but can't.
Brendan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brendan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Prem moves into full guard.
Brendan distracts Prem with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brendan advances position into side control!#T2#
Brendan tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily. #SUB#
Brendan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Brendan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Prem can do to turn this around?
Prem is looking for a sweep.
Brendan wants to control but Prem is keeping him busy.
Brendan happy to just control the position for now. #T3#
Brendan is looking to take a break and control but Prem is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brendan passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Prem!
Brendan controlling his opponent.
Brendan with a couple of short strikes.#T4#
Brendan controlling the pace for now.
Brendan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Prem's face.
Brendan raining down shots from the mount!#ROC#
Prem is rocked!
Brendan postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Prem in real trouble here! The ref calls for Prem to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mohamed Brendan!

Event: Openweight MMA 7
Date: Mar 07, 2020

#R1#
Soso tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Brendan defends well and Soso ends up having to push Brendan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#CL2#
Soso moves into the clinch successfully. #TD2#
Soso ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Soso no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Brendan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brendan tries to stand but Soso is controlling from the bottom.
Soso looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Soso wants to hit a switch here but Brendan passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Soso there!
Soso holds of for dear life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brendan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T1#
Brendan avoids the attempt from Soso to control.
Brendan fails to take his opponent's back.
The referee warns Soso that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Brendan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T2#
Brendan'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.
Soso working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soso tries to improve his position but instead Brendan has taken his back!
Soso tries to roll but Brendan sticks to his back. #SUB#
Brendan is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Soso knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Soso for a finish.
Soso trying to control the action but Brendan just sinks the hooks in. #T3##SUB#
Brendan working for a choke but Soso is defending well. #SUB#
Brendan working for the choke. #SUB#
Brendan is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Soso knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Soso for a finish.
Brendan is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Brendan gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Brendan gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Brendan apologises and we restart here on the feet. #T4#
Soso looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brendan is fending him off so far but Soso persists. Nope, Brendan circles away and we're back to standing.
Brendan shoots in looking for a takedown. Soso tries to sprawl out of it but Brendan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Soso manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brendan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Soso defends well and Brendan ends up having to push Soso into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Brendan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Soso sprawls well. Soso wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brendan gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohamed Brendan. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL#
Brendan has managed to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Soso jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brendan walks away with a smile on his face. Soso gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohamed Brendan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##TD#
Brendan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Brendan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Soso tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brendan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Soso is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Brendan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Soso to see if he's OK.
Brendan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soso can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soso is looking to reverse the position.
Soso wants to get back to his feet but Brendan is dominant here and he's now got Soso's back!#T1##SUB#
Brendan looking for the RNC. #SUB#
Soso is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent. #SUB#
Brendan is persistently looking for the submission but Soso is defending it well.
Brendan is trying to stick to Soso's back but Soso is turning into Brendan. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Brendan's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Soso.
Brendan controlling the position.#T2#
Soso trying to control the position from guard on top but Brendan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brendan trying to strike off his back.
Soso throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brendan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Soso postures up in Brendan's guard and throws a big left but Brendan blocks it.
Mohamed Brendan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brendan wants to get back to his feet but Soso is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brendan controlling Soso's posture.
Soso must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Soso looking to pass the guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#T3#
Brendan pulls Soso in to control the position. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL#
Brendan drives through and clinches with Soso against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. #TD#
Brendan turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Brendan manages to end up in side control.
Soso gets back to half guard.
Brendan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T4#
Brendan is thwarting Soso's attempts to control the position.
Soso is looking to escape.
Soso punching from the bottom.
Soso trying to hold on to Brendan's head to control him but Brendan postures up.
Brendan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohamed Brendan dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Brendan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Soso counter with a right hand.
Soso goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#CL#
Brendan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Soso looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brendan jumps guard but Soso stands there with Brendan around his waist. Brendan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch. #BC2#
Soso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Brendan clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Brendan jumps guard.
Soso controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Brendan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##T1#
Brendan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Brendan trying to control the position from guard on top but Soso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brendan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Soso is keeping the position for now.
Brendan wants to stand but Soso is controlling his posture from full guard. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Soso tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brendan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brendan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Soso has his hands on Brendan's head, controlling the position.
Soso working a defensive guard here. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Soso throws a sloppy head kick and Brendan moves out of range easily. #TD#
Brendan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Brendan lands in his opponent's guard.
Brendan stands and throws Soso's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Soso tries to bench press Brendan off him but Brendan keeps the position.
Brendan moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brendan tries to stand but Soso is controlling his head. #T4#
Brendan remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Brendan grinds an elbow into Soso's temple.
Brendan passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Soso!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brendan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mohamed Brendan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brendan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohamed Brendan!

Event: Openweight MMA 6
Date: Feb 29, 2020

#R1##TD2#
Brendan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Aquila did well to prevent Brendan getting side control.
Aquila scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Brendan manages to mount him!
Brendan is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Brendan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Brendan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Brendan controlling the pace for now.
Brendan tries to control but Aquila wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brendan landing strikes from the mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brendan working away from the top, dropping strikes.#T1#
Aquila regains half guard.
Brendan controlling the action here.
Aquila misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Aquila wants to improve his position but Brendan is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Brendan seems content to control.
Brendan looks to land a strike but Aquila avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Aquila controls Brendan momentarily but Brendan frees himself. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aquila looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brendan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Brendan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aquila swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
Aquila working for a triangle but Brendan defends it easily.
Brendan 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. #T3#
Brendan trying to control but Aquila is working from the bottom.
Brendan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Aquila's head.
Aquila not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aquila wants to stand up but Brendan is controlling him.
Aquila trying to keep a closed guard but Brendan is proving a slippery customer. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Aquila shoots in for a takedown but Brendan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Aquila closes the distance and clinches up with Brendan, looking for a takedown. Aquila pushes Brendan against the cage but Brendan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brendan wants to counter with a clinch but Aquila pushes him away.
Brendan misses with a series of wild punches.
Aquila half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#CL2#
Brendan moves into the clinch successfully.
Brendan missing with knees to the body.
Aquila is trying to pull guard but Brendan has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Snorri Aquila. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Brendan jumps guard.
Aquila trying to control but Brendan is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brendan is on top in guard. #REVB#
Brendan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aquila keeping moving, preventing Brendan from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohamed Brendan 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.
#R2#
Brendan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #TD2#
Brendan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Aquila was covering up waiting for the punch and Brendan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mohamed Brendan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aquila looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brendan is one step ahead there.
Brendan looking to sit in guard and control but Aquila gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aquila trying to control the position from guard on top but Brendan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aquila trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T1#
Brendan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Brendan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Aquila manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Aquila pulls Brendan in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brendan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Brendan wanted to stand there but Aquila had control of the position. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brendan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB#
Aquila is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brendan defends well.
Brendan trying to control the position from guard on top but Aquila is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aquila wants to sweep here but Brendan controlling him for the moment. #T3#
Brendan looking to sit in guard and control but Aquila gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brendan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Aquila trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brendan working a defensive guard here.
Brendan is pulling down on Aquila's head to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aquila accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brendan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Aquila is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Aquila can't keep his opponent in guard - Brendan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Aquila is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brendan wants to free his trapped foot but Aquila is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mohamed Brendan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Brendan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Brendan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brendan postures up.
Brendan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Brendan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aquila is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Brendan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#SUB2#
Aquila is defending against the submission attempts here by Brendan. #T1#
Aquila is looking for a sweep. Brendan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
It looks like Brendan is going to stand back up.
Brendan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brendan trying to mount his opponent but Aquila defends it. #SUB2#
Brendan is trying to work for a kimura but Aquila is defending well. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aquila is controlling Brendan's trapped leg to prevent Brendan from advancing to side control.
Aquila is looking to control Brendan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Aquila avoid being mounted?
Aquila is looking to improve his position.
Brendan trying to control from Aquila's half guard. Aquila has other ideas though and has regained full guard. #T3##SU2#
Brendan stands up and waves to Aquila to follow him.
Aquila thows a leg kick but Brendan checks it #TD2#
and Brendan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brendan.
Aquila wants to sweep here but Brendan controlling him for the moment.
Aquila wants to stand up but Brendan is controlling him.
Brendan postures up.
Brendan tries to stand but Aquila is controlling from the bottom.
Brendan's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T4#
Brendan wants to stand but Aquila is controlling his posture from full guard.
Brendan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brendan misses with a takedown
and Aquila counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Aquila tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brendan swivels and escapes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#TD2#
Brendan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Aquila did well to prevent Brendan getting side control.
Brendan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aquila is looking to control Brendan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Aquila avoid being mounted?
Snorri Aquila has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mohamed Brendan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brendan blocks the strikes from Aquila.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mohamed Brendan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brendan 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohamed Brendan!

Event: Openweight MMA 5
Date: Feb 22, 2020

#R1##CL#
Brendan clinches up with Agus and pushes him back against the ropes.
Brendan looking to slow down the pace here.
Agus wants to take the fight to the mat but Brendan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#TD#
Brendan jumps into guard, dragging Agus to the mat.
Brendan wants to stand up but Agus is controlling him.
Brendan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brendan continues to stall.
Brendan'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.#T1#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brendan is on top in guard. #REVR#
Agus keeping moving, preventing Brendan from controlling successfully.
Brendan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Brendan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SUB2#
Agus is looking for a triangle but Brendan pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brendan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Brendan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Agus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brendan wants to control from the top but Agus keeps moving.
Brendan looking to pass the guard.
Brendan controls from within his opponent's guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3##TD#
Brendan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Agus's guard.
Brendan trying to control but Agus is working from the bottom.
Brendan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Agus keeping moving, preventing Brendan from controlling successfully.
Brendan postures up in Agus's guard and throws a big left but Agus blocks it.
Brendan trying to control but Agus is working from the bottom. #T4#
Brendan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Agus wants to stand and escape but Brendan is having none of it. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL#
Brendan moves into the clinch.
Agus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Agus prevents a takedown attempt there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brendan stops a takedown attempt from Agus.
Agus lands an elbow inside.
Agus fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohamed Brendan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brendan!
Brendan tries to clinch there but Agus circles away. #TD#
Brendan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Agus to the ground. Brendan is now in Agus's guard.
Agus is trying to control the position but Brendan postures up.
Brendan stays in close to Agus's body and controls the position.
Brendan wants to control from the top but Agus keeps moving. #SUB2#
Agus looking for a guillotine here but Brendan defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brendan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Brendan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Agus can do to turn this around?#T1#
Agus pulls Brendan in to control the position.
Brendan trying to control the position from guard on top but Agus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Brendan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Agus manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Brendan has Agus in his guard.#REVB#
Brendan wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Brendan keeping moving, preventing Agus from controlling successfully. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brendan is trying to control the position but Agus postures up.
Agus trying to control the position from guard on top but Brendan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brendan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #SUB#
Brendan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Agus is aware though and is defending well.
Agus passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Brendan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Agus wants to control but Brendan is keeping him busy.
Mohamed Brendan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3##SUB2#
Agus is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brendan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Brendan wants to control but Agus postures up.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Brendan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Agus tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Brendan manages to move to mount!
Brendan with the ground and pound from mount. #T4#
BOOM! Brendan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Agus keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brendan looking to control but Agus is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #SUB#
Brendan has hold of Agus's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Agus manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brendan wants to stand but Agus is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohamed Brendan dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Brendan moves into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brendan misses with a knee strike.
Brendan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brendan can't get the takedown.
Agus tries to break free but Brendan pushes him back against the ropes.
Agus tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Agus is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Brendan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Agus tries to pull guard but Brendan forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Mohamed Brendan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roman Agus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agus is trying to drag Brendan to the mat but Brendan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Agus tries to pull guard but Brendan holds him up against the ropes and eventually Agus drops back down to his feet. #T1#
Brendan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #TD#
Brendan pulls guard effortlessly.
Agus preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Brendan holds on and takes a little breather.
Agus wants to pass the guard but Brendan is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brendan is on top in guard. #REVR#
Brendan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Agus is keeping the position for now. #T2#
Brendan pushing down on Agus's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Agus is trying to stand.
Agus is staying active underneath Brendan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Still in half guard, Brendan seems content to control.
Agus wants to control but Brendan is keeping busy.
Brendan has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Brendan cracks Agus with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena. #T3#
Agus is desperately trying to improve his position but Brendan has a good base and remains in mount.
Agus tries to lock up and control but Brendan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Brendan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Agus tries to lock up and control but Brendan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Brendan.
Agus is wriggling around trying to escape.
Agus reaches up to try and control the position but Brendan seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Agus rolls and tries to escape and now Brendan has his back!
Agus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brendan biding his time, controlling Agus.
Brendan trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position. #T4#
Agus is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near. #SUB#
Agus fending off the submission attempt from Brendan.
Brendan is looking to finish with some ground and pound!

And that's the end of the fight!
Mohamed Brendan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brendan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohamed Brendan!

Event: Openweight MMA 4
Date: Feb 15, 2020

#R1##TD2#
Soso gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Brendan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Soso is wriggling around but Brendan manages to pass to half guard. #REVR#
Brendan missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #SUB2#
Brendan is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Soso still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Soso has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brendan can do anything to dispel that myth.
You can see the frustration on Brendan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brendan parries the strikes from Soso easily there. Soso is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Brendan to escape. #T1#
Brendan regains half guard there - taking advantage of Soso's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Soso wants to control but Brendan is keeping him busy.
Brendan is looking to improve his position.
Brendan wants to control but Soso is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Brendan tries to roll over but Soso keeps him under control.
Brendan trying to control but Soso postures up. #SUB2#
Brendan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brendan trying to hold on to Soso's head to control him but Soso postures up.
Brendan is looking for a sweep. Soso is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Soso is stalling here. Brendan is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Soso seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Brendan has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Brendan tries to advance to mount but can't.
Soso manages to work his way to half guard, despite Brendan's best efforts.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#SUB2#
Brendan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Soso doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Brendan. #T3#
Soso wants to improve his position but Brendan is controlling well.
Brendan wants to control but Soso is keeping him busy.
Brendan is figuring out what he wants to do next.#SUB2#
Brendan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brendan is nestled in close to Soso, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Soso is looking for a sweep. Brendan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Soso works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brendan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Soso working a defensive guard here.
Brendan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Soso's guard.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohamed Brendan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Brendan moves out of range as Soso throws a body kick.
Brendan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Soso fails to land the takedown.
Soso lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brendan at a distance.
Soso goes for a double leg but Brendan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Brendan continues to drive forward.#CL2#
Brendan clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Brendan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brendan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brendan is trying to pull guard but Soso turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Soso fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ewart Soso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brendan prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Brendan throws an elbow but misses. #T1#
Soso lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brendan backwards. #BC2#
Brendan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Soso shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brendan as he jumps to the side. #CL#
Soso darts in and clinches Brendan up against the ropes.#BC#
Soso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Soso tries to clinch there but Brendan circles away. #TD2#
Brendan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Soso sprawls well initially but Brendan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Brendan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Brendan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Brendan is taking a breather. Soso says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#T2##SUB2#
Brendan is working for a submission of some sort.
Brendan trying to control the action but Soso is working from the bottom.
Soso wants to improve his position but Brendan is controlling well.
Brendan is trying to control the action in half guard but Soso is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T3#
Soso is looking for a sweep. Brendan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Soso wants to control but Brendan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Soso is looking to escape.
Brendan trying to control from half guard but Soso is working away.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
It looks like Brendan is going to stand back up. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Soso swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brendan counters with a nice body shot. #CL2#
Brendan moves into range and clinches up with Soso.
Soso tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#BC#
Soso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #TD2#
Brendan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Soso tries to get to full guard but Brendan has control of the leg. #T4#
Brendan is trying to control. Soso wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brendan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Brendan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brendan is looking to advance position but Soso won't allow it.
Soso trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohamed Brendan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Soso wants to clinch.
Soso shoots in and drives through. Brendan sprawls well.#TD2#
Brendan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Soso is trying to defend but Brendan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Soso is trying to maintain the position but Brendan is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soso taking some punishment here, with Brendan in his half guard.
Soso is looking for a sweep. Brendan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brendan working Soso over with strikes. #T1#
Brendan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brendan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Brendan prevents Soso from improving his position.
Soso wants to get back to his feet.
Brendan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Brendan wants to free his trapped foot but Soso is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brendan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Soso pushes Brendan off looking to stand but Brendan dives back in and keeps control.
Brendan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brendan is taking a breather. Soso says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Soso tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. #T3#
Brendan controlling the action here. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Brendan gets a double leg takedown into Soso's guard.
Brendan looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #SUB#
Soso is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brendan defends well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brendan's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T4#
Brendan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Soso is proving hard to escape from.
Brendan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Brendan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brendan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Brendan is working Soso over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mohamed Brendan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brendan 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohamed Brendan!

Event: Openweight MMA 3
Date: Feb 08, 2020

#R1#
Giovanni looks for the body kick but Brendan saw that one coming.
Giovanni shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brendan defends it nicely.
Giovanni doesn't succeed with the takedown#CL#
and Brendan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brendan.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brendan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Giovanni misses with a knee to the head. #TD2#
Giovanni jumps guard and drags Brendan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brendan is looking to stand up but Giovanni won't let him.
Brendan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Brendan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T1#
Brendan trying to control but Giovanni is working from the bottom.
Giovanni should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Brendan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Giovanni's guard.
Giovanni is trying to keep Brendan in close.
Brendan trying to control but Giovanni is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Brendan trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Giovanni manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB#
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Giovanni trying to stand up but can't free himself from Brendan's guard.
Giovanni throwing strikes from guard but Brendan blocks nicely.
Giovanni is looking to work some ground and pound but Brendan has wrist control.
Brendan is pulling down on Giovanni's head to control his posture.
Brendan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Giovanni on the ground.#SUB#
Brendan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brendan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Giovanni will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mohamed Brendan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Suman Giovanni.
Brendan throws a sloppy body shot
and Giovanni counters with a three punch combo that has Brendan backing up. Brendan nods at Giovanni to acknowledge the strikes.
Giovanni blocks a head kick by Brendan.
Brendan wants to clinch but Giovanni slips to the side
and Giovanni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL#
Brendan darts in and clinches Giovanni up against the ropes.
Giovanni is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Giovanni is trying to break the clinch but Brendan is controlling him.
Brendan has Giovanni pressed against the ropes, preventing Giovanni from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Giovanni wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #BC#
Brendan breaks from the clinch.
Giovanni tries for a takedown but Brendan circles away easily#CL#
and Brendan counters by moving into the clinch. #T4##BC#
Brendan manages to break the clinch.
Brendan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Giovanni falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brendan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giovanni throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brendan's waist but Brendan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Giovanni off to one side. #TD#
Brendan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brendan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Giovanni is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Giovanni looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Giovanni working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohamed Brendan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##TD#
Brendan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Giovanni's guard.
Brendan trying to control but Giovanni is working from the bottom.
Brendan stays in close to Giovanni's body and controls the position.
Giovanni keeping full guard, as Brendan tries to pass.
Giovanni is pulling down on Brendan's head to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brendan wants to stand and escape but instead Giovanni has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB##T1#
Giovanni wants to pass the guard but Brendan is keeping the position.
Brendan striking off his back but it's not causing Giovanni any problems.
Brendan throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Brendan is trying to control the position but Giovanni postures up.
Giovanni throwing strikes from guard but Brendan blocks nicely.
Giovanni stopping the sweep attempt from Brendan.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brendan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD#
Brendan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Giovanni is trying to maintain the position but Brendan is very close to passing his half guard.
Brendan is keen to just control but Giovanni is a slippery customer.
Nice strikes from Brendan there.
Mohamed Brendan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Giovanni tries to get to full guard but Brendan has control of the leg.
Giovanni is looking to control Brendan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Giovanni avoid being mounted?#T3#
Brendan is pressing down on Giovanni's thigh, looking to free his foot. Giovanni is holding on for now.
Brendan trying to control the pace.
Giovanni wants to improve his position but Brendan is controlling well.
Brendan sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brendan throwing shots but Giovanni is blocking nicely.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Giovanni is trying to control but can't. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Giovanni misses with a jab, cross combination. #CL#
Brendan has managed to clinch. #BC2#
Giovanni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brendan shoots in and drives through. Giovanni sprawls well.
Giovanni steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brendan.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Giovanni fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brendan avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohamed Brendan dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Brendan throws a head kick but Giovanni moves out of range.
Giovanni is looking for the big counter here.
Giovanni lands a two punch combo.
Mohamed Brendan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brendan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brendan wants it to stay on the feet.
Giovanni throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#TD2#
Giovanni drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Brendan is looking to reverse the position.
Brendan wants to control but Giovanni postures up.#SUB2#
Giovanni tries for a kimura but Brendan is defending well. #T1#
Brendan is looking to regain half guard here but Giovanni keeps moving and retains side control.
Giovanni throws an elbow but Brendan slips to the side and avoids it well.
Brendan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brendan tries to get out of the position.
You can see the frustration on Brendan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brendan wants to get back to his feet but Giovanni drags him back down.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
An elbow from Giovanni crashes against the mat. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Giovanni working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Giovanni wants to stand but Brendan has his arm trapped. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL#
Brendan moves into the clinch.
Giovanni gets underhooks to prevent Brendan's takedown attempt. #BC#
Brendan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brendan misses with a two punch combination.
Mohamed Brendan is winning the standup battle so far.
Giovanni shoots for a double leg takedown but Brendan sprawls well. He's pushed Giovanni's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brendan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Giovanni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Giovanni closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brendan circles away.
Mohamed Brendan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Suman Giovanni.
Brendan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Giovanni steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brendan.#T3#
Giovanni blocks a head kick by Brendan.
Giovanni misses with a kick to the body.
Brendan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Giovanni fails with the takedown.
Brendan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Giovanni fails with a takedown attempt.
Brendan looks to land a combination but Giovanni avoids it well.
Giovanni throws a counter combo.
Brendan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Giovanni tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brendan swivels and escapes.#T4##CL#
Brendan has closed the distance and engaged Giovanni in a clinch. #BC#
Brendan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #TD#
Brendan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Giovanni on his heels. He'll look to pass Giovanni's guard now, I'm sure.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB2#
Giovanni has his foot on Brendan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brendan works his way back into a safe position though.
Giovanni can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brendan controls the pace.
Giovanni keeping full guard, as Brendan tries to pass.
Suman Giovanni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mohamed Brendan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brendan sitting in guard here, content to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mohamed Brendan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brendan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohamed Brendan!

Event: Openweight MMA 2
Date: Jan 31, 2020

#R1#
Remao scores with a one two! Brendan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Brendan.
Brendan takes one to the side of the head.
Brendan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Remao.
Remao is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brendan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Remao closes the distance and clinches up with Brendan, looking for a takedown. Remao pushes Brendan against the cage but Brendan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mohamed Brendan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikhil Remao.
Brendan takes a swing at Remao's ribcage but misses.
Remao fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brendan tries to land a front kick but Remao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Remao.
Remao blocks a leg kick.#CL#
Brendan darts in and clinches Remao up against the cage.
Remao tries to pull guard but Brendan won't allow it. #T1#
Brendan pressing his opponent against the cage. #TD#
Brendan jumps guard.
Brendan is adopting a defensive guard.
Remao trying to control but Brendan is working from the bottom.
Brendan pulls Remao in close to prevent any damage.
Brendan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brendan tries to get out of the position.
Remao prevents Brendan from getting back to his feet. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
Brendan looking for a triangle here. Remao is fighting it but it looks tight! Brendan pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Remao is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mohamed Brendan!

Event: Openweight MMA 1
Date: Jan 25, 2020

#R1#
Amram tries for a takedown but Brendan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#TD2#
Brendan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Amram tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Brendan is in Amram's guard.
Brendan passes into half guard.
Brendan is trying to control. Amram wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brendan prevents Amram from improving his position.
Brendan controlling the action here.
Brendan tries to stand and escape but Amram is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brendan stops Amram from getting back to his feet. #T1#
Brendan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Brendan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Amram knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Amram is not content to let Brendan control the position.
Amram wants to get back to his feet.
Brendan tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Amram. #SUB2#
Amram is defending against the submission attempts here by Brendan.
Brendan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Amram misses with some strikes from the bottom. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Brendan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brendan trying to control but Amram is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Amram is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brendan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Amram's guard. #SUB#
Amram looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T3#
Brendan wants to stand up but Amram is controlling the position.
Amram has hold of Brendan's hands but Brendan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Amram wants to control but Brendan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Brendan wants to take a breather but Amram is having none of it. #SUB2#
Brendan is looking for a kimura here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brendan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Amram has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brendan is working away from the top position though.
Brendan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Amram keeps working. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brendan throws a push kick but Amram slaps the foot to one side.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Amram.
No luck for Amram with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohamed Brendan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Brendan moves into the clinch.
Brendan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Amram prevents a takedown attempt there.
Amram goes for a takedown attempt but Brendan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Amram shoots in for a double leg but Brendan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#CL2#
Brendan clinches up against the ropes.
Brendan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Amram pulls him back up using the underhooks. #TD2#
Brendan jumps into guard, dragging Amram to the mat.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brendan trying to keep a closed guard but Amram is proving a slippery customer.
Amram trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T1#
Amram won't allow Brendan to sweep him here.
Brendan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Amram's guard. #REVB#
Brendan passes Amram's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Brendan prevents Amram from improving his position.
Brendan works his way into side control.
Brendan moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. #T2#
Amram is not content to let Brendan control the position.
Amram seems a little lost for a moment, as Brendan dominates the positioning.
Brendan trying to control the position but Amram is working away. #T3#
Amram is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Brendan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Amram keeps working.
Amram tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Brendan easily slips into full mount!
Brendan looking to control and managing it successfully. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB2#
Brendan with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Brendan controlling from mount.
Brendan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amram takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Brendan wants to control the pace but Amram is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohamed Brendan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Amram throws a right and a left that Brendan avoids nicely. #TD2#
Brendan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Amram has a closed guard, preventing Brendan from standing up.
Mohamed Brendan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brendan wants to control from the top but Amram keeps moving. #SUB#
Amram looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amram throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Amram wants to stand but Brendan is controlling the position. #T1#
Brendan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brendan landing with the ground and pound. #SUB#
Amram working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brendan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brendan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brendan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Amram being controlled here, momentarily.
Amram keeping moving, preventing Brendan from controlling successfully. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brendan advances position into side control!
Brendan controls the position.
Amram tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Brendan easily slips into full mount!
Brendan trying to control but Amram is having none of it.
Amram tries to reverse the position but Brendan maintains control.#T3#
Brendan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Brendan lands a heavy elbow.
Amram wants to try and get back to his feet.
Brendan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T4#
Brendan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brendan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brendan tries to control but Amram wriggling away.
Brendan lands a nice shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mohamed Brendan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brendan 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Mohamed Brendan!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Mohamed Brendan!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Mohamed Brendan!

Mohamed Brendan wins by unanimous decision!

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