Brookins Openweight PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muhammed Jolly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jolly
vs
Smith

199 cm
22
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

166 cm
23
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!
XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Muhammed Jolly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jolly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jolly tries to pull guard but Smith forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Smith tries to score a body lock takedown but Jolly shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Smith tries to pull guard but Jolly holds him up against the ropes and eventually Smith drops back down to his feet.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jolly avoids it really well and circles away.
Muhammed Jolly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Smith.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Jolly pushes him off.
Jolly closes the distance and clinches up with Smith, looking for a takedown. Jolly pushes Smith against the ropes but Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smith changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jolly tries to avoid it but Smith manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jolly to the ground. Jolly escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Smith tries to clinch there but Jolly circles away.
Jolly shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the ropes. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jolly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith moves out of range as Jolly throws a body kick.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Jolly, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Jolly against the ropes but Jolly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jolly moves away.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Jolly changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smith tries to avoid it but Jolly manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smith to the ground. Smith escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jolly shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jolly but Jolly pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Jolly tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jolly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.

Smith pulls Jolly into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
Smith is looking to stand up but Jolly won't let him.
Jolly wants to stand but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smith postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jolly is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Smith, into his guard.
Jolly stops Smith from standing up.
Smith looking to control.
Smith is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jolly 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jolly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.

OK we're going to have a standup here. John Smith hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jolly shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jolly misses with a low kick.
Jolly fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Jolly tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Jolly manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Smith stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smith wants it to stay on the feet.
Jolly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Smith tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jolly sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smith somewhat.
Jolly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.

Smith clinches up with Jolly and pushes him back against the ropes.
Jolly gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smith.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jolly throws a sloppy head kick
and Smith counters with a low kick, right behind Jolly 's knee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolly avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Muhammed Jolly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Smith.
Jolly shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jolly throws a head kick that misses
and Smith counters with an inside leg kick.
Smith lands a head kick. Jolly smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Smith is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jolly sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Jolly rushes Smith and presses him up against the ropes.

Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks for a takedown but Jolly sprawls well.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jolly sprawls well. Jolly wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Jolly shoots in.
Jolly looks to clinch
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jolly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a head kick. That will keep Jolly thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith fails to land the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Jolly tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.

Jolly clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the ropes.

Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Jolly has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Smith pulls guard successfully.
Jolly trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Jolly advances to half guard.
Smith is not content to let Jolly control the position.
Jolly is really struggling to control Smith but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Smith trying to control but Jolly postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Jolly clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the ropes.
Smith is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Jolly to keep the fight standing.
Smith is trying to pull guard but Jolly turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jolly.

Jolly instigates a clinch.
Smith jumps guard but Jolly stands there with Smith around his waist. Smith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Muhammed Jolly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Smith.
Jolly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolly has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Smith is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Smith breaks from the clinch.
Jolly tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smith swivels and escapes.
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jolly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith lands a jab to the nose.
Jolly shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jolly keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith shoots in for a double leg but Jolly sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jolly shoots in and drives through. Smith sprawls well.
Jolly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jolly fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith misses with a head kick.

Smith clinches with his opponent.
Jolly jumps guard but Smith turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Jolly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith looking for a takedown.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Smith successfully pulls guard.
Smith is looking to stand up but Jolly isn't so interested in that idea.
Jolly controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the position.
Smith wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Jolly is now in half guard.
Jolly will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Smith pushes Jolly off looking to stand but Jolly dives back in and keeps control.

Jolly is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Smith is refusing to be controlled, as Jolly sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jolly tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Smith wants to control but Jolly is keeping busy.
Jolly wants to take a breather but Smith is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Jolly is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Smith sees it coming and defends easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Muhammed Jolly.
Well Smith 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for John Smith!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for John Smith!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for John Smith!

John Smith wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Brookins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Brookins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Brookins
vs
Brookins

158 cm
18
136 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stanley Brookins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damian Brookins!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanley Brookins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sloppy strikes from Stanley Brookins. Those never looked like landing.
Stanley Brookins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Damian Brookins as he jumps to the side.
Stanley Brookins misses with a wild combination.

Damian Brookins closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Stanley Brookins quickly recovers to half guard.
Damian Brookins controlling the action here.
Damian Brookins wants to take a breather but Stanley Brookins is having none of it.
Stanley Brookins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Damian Brookins seems to be looking for submissions.
Damian Brookins tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stanley Brookins knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley Brookins is looking to control Damian Brookins's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stanley Brookins avoid being mounted?
Damian Brookins is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Stanley Brookins gets full guard.
Damian Brookins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stanley Brookins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Damian Brookins preventing the sweep.
Damian Brookins is looking to stand up but Stanley Brookins won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damian Brookins slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Damian Brookins decides to stand back up. Damian Brookins steps back and let's Stanley Brookins get back to his feet.
Stanley Brookins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Damian Brookins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanley Brookins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stanley Brookins shoots in for a double leg but Damian Brookins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Damian Brookins gets caught napping as Stanley Brookins dives in and scores a takedown. Damian Brookins manages to retain guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damian Brookins wants to stand and escape but Stanley Brookins is having none of it.
Stanley Brookins is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Damian Brookins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stanley Brookins won't allow Damian Brookins to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanley Brookins wants to control from the top but Damian Brookins keeps moving.
Damian Brookins controlling the position.
Stanley Brookins wants to control from the top but Damian Brookins keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Damian Brookins looking for a guillotine here but Stanley Brookins defends easily.
Stanley Brookins with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damian Brookins keeping moving, preventing Stanley Brookins from controlling successfully.
Damian Brookins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Damian Brookins looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Stanley Brookins has picked Damian Brookins up and slammed him! Damian Brookins can't keep hold of the triangle and Stanley Brookins manages to pass to side control!

Stanley Brookins goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Damian Brookins rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Stanley Brookins's guard! Nice work there by Damian Brookins!
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.
Damian Brookins tries to stand but Stanley Brookins is controlling from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Damian Brookins stopping the sweep attempt from Stanley Brookins.

Stanley Brookins had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Damian Brookins defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Damian Brookins will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Damian Brookins tries to clinch up.
Damian Brookins has a takedown stuffed.
Damian Brookins looks for a takedown but Stanley Brookins sprawls well.
Damian Brookins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stanley Brookins tries to avoid it but Damian Brookins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stanley Brookins to the ground. Stanley Brookins escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stanley Brookins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Brookins.
Stanley Brookins misses the jab.
Stanley Brookins shoots in and drives through. Damian Brookins sprawls well.
Stanley Brookins avoids the head kick by Damian Brookins.

Damian Brookins shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Stanley Brookins manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Damian Brookins is breathing heavily.
Stanley Brookins looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damian Brookins is looking to work some ground and pound but Stanley Brookins has wrist control.

Damian Brookins has gone for a leg lock! Stanley Brookins slips out almost immediately though and dives into Damian Brookins's guard.
Stanley Brookins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stanley Brookins trying to control the position from guard on top but Damian Brookins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stanley Brookins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stanley Brookins wants to control from the top but Damian Brookins keeps moving.
Stanley Brookins prevents Damian Brookins from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damian Brookins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stanley Brookins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stanley Brookins looking to sit in guard and control but Damian Brookins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Stanley Brookins working for a triangle but Damian Brookins defends it easily.
Damian Brookins tries to stand but Stanley Brookins is controlling from the bottom.

Stanley Brookins has an active guard here but Damian Brookins has managed to pass into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanley Brookins is trying to maintain the position but Damian Brookins is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Damian Brookins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stanley Brookins keeps working.
Damian Brookins wants to stand up but Stanley Brookins has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Stanley Brookins wants to improve his position but Damian Brookins is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damian Brookins passes to full mount!
Damian Brookins controlling from the full mount.
Stanley Brookins is desperately trying to improve his position but Damian Brookins has a good base and remains in mount.
Damian Brookins wants to control the pace but Stanley Brookins is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stanley Brookins is desperately trying to improve his position but Damian Brookins has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Damian Brookins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Stanley Brookins fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Damian Brookins avoids it really well and circles away.
No luck for Damian Brookins with that takedown attempt.

Stanley Brookins shoots in and bounces Damian Brookins off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.

Damian Brookins looking for a guillotine here but Stanley Brookins defends easily.
Stanley Brookins trying to control the position from guard on top but Damian Brookins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley Brookins throwing strikes but missing.
Stanley Brookins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Damian Brookins on the ground.
Stanley Brookins slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Damian Brookins gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Stanley Brookins is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Damian Brookins can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stanley Brookins trying to mount his opponent but Damian Brookins defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damian Brookins is trying to maintain the position but Stanley Brookins is very close to passing his half guard.
Damian Brookins is controlling Stanley Brookins's trapped leg to prevent Stanley Brookins from advancing to side control.
Damian Brookins has got the better of the ground game so far.

Stanley Brookins wants to work for an arm triangle but Damian Brookins is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Damian Brookins trying to control here.
Damian Brookins is holding on to half guard well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Damian Brookins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Damian Brookins is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stanley Brookins's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stanley Brookins's back!
Damian Brookins punches Stanley Brookins on the ear.
Stanley Brookins just trying to survive but Damian Brookins is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Stanley Brookins staying busy and making it hard for Damian Brookins to control.
Damian Brookins is punishing Stanley Brookins with strikes - can he finish him?!

It looks like Stanley Brookins has been cut.
Damian Brookins struggling to keep hold of the position.

Damian Brookins has got one arm under Stanley Brookins's chin. This could be trouble... Stanley Brookins trying to control the other hand but Damian Brookins gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Stanley Brookins has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Damian Brookins!