Quick Fight Championship PBP Commentary

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joerg Bricks (ranked 4071 p4p, 3883 weight class) and Sav Anna (ranked 0 p4p, 417 weight class). The key to victory for Joerg Bricks has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Bricks
vs
Anna

192 cm
18
192
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
190
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joerg Bricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sav Anna!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bricks darts in looking for a takedown but Anna gets double underhooks and turns Bricks into the cage.
Anna lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bricks backwards.
Anna scores a nice knee to the body.
Anna lands an elbow that stopped Bricks in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Joerg Bricks has been cut.
Anna is pressed up against the cage. Bricks has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Anna down to the mat. Anna avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bricks doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Anna counters with a body kick that stops Bricks in his tracks momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joerg Bricks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bricks misses with a takedown
and Anna counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bricks thinking.
Anna displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bricks.
Anna now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bricks goes for a double leg but Anna avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Anna continues to drive forward.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anna as Bricks tries to tie him up.
Anna lands an elbow just above Bricks 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Anna closes the distance and clinches.
Bricks takes an elbow to the temple.
Bricks is trying to drag Anna to the mat but Anna just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Knees in the clinch landing for Anna.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Anna digs a right hand underneath Bricks's ribcage. Bricks let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Anna lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bricks backwards.

Anna breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Anna.

Bricks clinches up against the cage.
Anna working Bricks over with knees to the body.
Bricks is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bricks is trying to maintain a safe position but Anna gets an underhook and turns Bricks into the cage.
Anna lands a nice elbow.
Anna throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brickss head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anna creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anna lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anna prevents a takedown attempt there.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Anna scores with a knee to the head.

Joerg Bricks's cut is getting worse.
Anna lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bricks.
Anna lands a nice elbow.
Anna lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anna stalling in the clinch.

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

Anna instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bricks is trying to break free.
Bricks trying to land knees to the body.
Anna lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Anna pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Anna clinches with his opponent.
Bricks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bricks tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Anna smiles and moves away.

Anna takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Anna.
Anna unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Anna comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Anna lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Anna pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bricks throws a head kick that misses.

Bricks tries to keep at a distance but Anna has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anna is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anna displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bricks up against the cage.
Anna lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bricks or not.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sav Anna dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joerg Bricks's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bricks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anna but Anna pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Anna pushes Bricks up against the cage in a clinch.
Bricks is trying to push Anna away but Anna has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Anna in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Anna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anna.

Anna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joerg Bricks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bricks has his takedown stuffed

and Anna counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anna on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anna lands a nice knee to the body.
Anna lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Anna lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anna putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bricks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Anna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anna avoids the body shot from Bricks.
Bricks throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anna's waist but Anna gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bricks off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joerg Bricks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bricks misses with a combination

and Anna counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Anna lands with a right to the head.
Anna has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bricks is looking to break free of the clinch but Anna has double underhooks.

Anna breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bricks shoots and misses

and Anna counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Anna.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anna stalling the fight.
Anna working Bricks over with knees to the body.
Bricks tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bricks jumps guard but Anna stands there with Bricks around his waist. Bricks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Anna unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Anna landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Anna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bricks avoids the body shot from Anna.
Bricks throws a lazy uppercut

and Anna moves into the clinch.
Anna working Bricks over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Anna.
Anna is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Anna lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anna utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Anna gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bricks working aggressively here.
A knee to the head by Anna.

Anna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bricks shoots in looking for a takedown. Anna tries to sprawl out of it but Bricks keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anna manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bricks closes the distance and clinches up with Anna, looking for a takedown. Bricks pushes Anna against the cage but Anna circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Anna lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Anna throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anna working Bricks over with knees to the body.
Bricks is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Anna to keep the fight standing.
Anna lands an elbow inside that Bricks shrugs off.

Joerg Bricks's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Anna scores with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anna lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Anna as the two fighters clinch.
Anna crunches a lovely knee into Bricks's ribcage.
Anna landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Anna crunches a lovely knee into Bricks's ribcage.

Anna manages to break the clinch.

Anna clinches with his opponent.
Anna lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bricks backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sav Anna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joerg Bricks's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Anna gets a clinch.
Anna connects with a knee to the head.
Bricks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bricks can't break the clinch.
Bricks tries for a takedown but Anna manages to get underhooks.
Anna comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bricks takes a shot to the head.
Anna lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Anna.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anna pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bricks tries to work over Anna's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anna lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anna using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Anna is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Anna manages to break the clinch.
Sav Anna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Anna drives through and clinches with Bricks against the cage.
Anna prevents the takedown attempt.
Anna stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Anna lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Anna.
Sav Anna seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anna lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Anna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Anna gets tackled into the cage by Bricks. Bricks maintains the clinch.
Anna lands an elbow inside that Bricks shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anna breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bricks changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anna tries to avoid it but Bricks manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anna to the ground. Anna escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joerg Bricks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bricks has Anna up against the cage in a clinch.
Anna digs a right hand underneath Bricks's ribcage. Bricks let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Anna breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anna.

Anna gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bricks tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Anna just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bricks can't break the clinch.
Anna is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Anna lands an uppercut.
Bricks drops down looking for an ankle pick but Anna pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bricks throws a sloppy head kick
and Anna counters with an outside leg kick.
Bricks fails with the takedown

and Anna moves into the clinch.
Anna lands a body punch.
Anna lands with a left to the head.
Anna lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bricks.
Anna manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Anna cracks Bricks with a nice body shot.

Anna pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bricks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Bricks instigates a clinch.

Anna pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Anna closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bricks is trying to push Anna away but Anna has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Anna lands a knee to the body.
Bricks fails to pull the fight into his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anna lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bricks backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Anna.

Anna breaks the clinch.
Anna rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bricks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Bricks has closed the distance and engaged Anna in a clinch.
Joerg Bricks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sav Anna is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Sav Anna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anna 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 James Atkins scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 25:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sav Anna!