PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Howlett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Brooklyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howlett comes to the cage accompanied by X-MEN. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Howlett
vs
Brooklyn

190 cm
21
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

174 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Marvel Combat

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Howlett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Brooklyn!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Howlett instigates a clinch.
Howlett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Howlett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Howlett dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Howlett comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Howlett tries to land a knee to the head but Brooklyn blocks with his arms.
Howlett prevents the takedown attempt.
Howlett tries a knee to the head but Brooklyn blocks it.
Howlett misses with a knee to the head.
Howlett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brooklyn's face.
Howlett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brooklyn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Howlett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Howlett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Howlett scores with a knee to the head.
Howlett misses with a knee to the head.
Howlett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howlett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howlett tries to land a knee to the head but Brooklyn blocks with his arms.
Howlett is breathing heavily.
Howlett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brooklyn blocks it with crossed arms.

Brooklyn has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Howlett is trying to keep an underhook but Brooklyn manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Brooklyn wants to free his trapped foot but Howlett is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooklyn is trying to control the action in half guard but Howlett is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brooklyn content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Brooklyn is looking to advance position but Howlett won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Brooklyn stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Howlett to get to his feet.
Brooklyn shoots in but Howlett avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Howlett tries to clinch there but Brooklyn circles away.
Howlett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Howlett tries to clinch but Brooklyn is having none of it.
Brooklyn swats away the attempt to clinch by Howlett.
Howlett tries to clinch there but Brooklyn circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howlett moves in looking to clinch but Brooklyn pushes him off.
James Howlett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brooklyn swats away the attempt to clinch by Howlett.
Howlett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brooklyn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Howlett stuffs the takedown attempt from Brooklyn. Brooklyn gets slowly back to his feet.
James Howlett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Brooklyn.
Howlett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brooklyn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Howlett tries to clinch but Brooklyn is having none of it.
Brooklyn tries to clinch up but Howlett circles away and keeps his distance.
Brooklyn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Howlett moves into range and clinches up with Brooklyn.
Howlett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brooklyn's face.
Howlett unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brooklyn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howlett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howlett tries to land a knee to the head but Brooklyn blocks with his arms.
Howlett with a knee to the head.
Brooklyn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Howlett tries to land a knee to the head but Brooklyn blocks with his arms.
Brooklyn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Howlett tries a knee to the head but Brooklyn blocks it.
Howlett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Howlett with a knee to the head.
Brooklyn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Howlett up against the cage.
Howlett misses with a knee strike.
Howlett keeps control of Brooklyn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Howlett tries a knee to the head but Brooklyn blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Brooklyn.
Brooklyn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Howlett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Howlett dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Howlett closes the distance looking to clinch

and Brooklyn counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brooklyn.
Howlett keeping moving, preventing Brooklyn from controlling successfully.

Brooklyn drops back looking for a leg! Howlett is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Howlett manages to kick Brooklyn off! Brooklyn jumps back into Howlett's guard.

Howlett has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Brooklyn off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Brooklyn is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howlett tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Brooklyn counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Brooklyn trying to control but Howlett is working from the bottom.
Brooklyn content to stall in guard here.
Brooklyn stops Howlett from standing up.
Howlett will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooklyn stands up over Howlett, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Brooklyn passes into half guard.

Brooklyn is looking for a kimura here.
Howlett is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooklyn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Howlett keeps working.
Brooklyn stops Howlett from getting back to his feet.
Howlett is staying active underneath Brooklyn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Brooklyn is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Howlett doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Brooklyn.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Howlett makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Howlett gets a clinch.
Howlett lands a knee to the head.

Brooklyn gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Howlett regains guard.
Howlett keeping moving, preventing Brooklyn from controlling successfully.
Howlett is looking to stand up but Brooklyn isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Brooklyn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Howlett moves into range and clinches up with Brooklyn.
Howlett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Howlett connects with a knee to the head.
Howlett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brooklyn blocks it with crossed arms.

Brooklyn lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Howlett pushes Brooklyn off looking to stand but Brooklyn dives back in and keeps control.
Brooklyn content to control rather than advance.
Howlett wants to stand back up but Brooklyn manages to pass into side control.
Howlett is not content to let Brooklyn control the position.
Brooklyn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooklyn might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Howlett kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Howlett is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Brooklyn asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Brooklyn looking to control but instead Howlett has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Brooklyn throwing shots but Howlett is blocking nicely.
Brooklyn is trying to control. Howlett wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brooklyn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brooklyn moves in looking to clinch but Howlett pushes him off.
Brooklyn shoots in for a double leg but Howlett sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
James Howlett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howlett tries to clinch

and Brooklyn counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Howlett!
Howlett is trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brooklyn trying to control but Howlett is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howlett is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Brooklyn wants to control the pace but Howlett is squirming around nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Howlett has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Brooklyn's lack of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Brooklyn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brooklyn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Brooklyn!