PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Bessant (ranked 2347 p4p, 2668 weight class) and Eric Brooks (ranked 333 p4p, 373 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Bessant
vs
Brooks

180 cm
32
214
14 - 10 - 0

193 cm
24
213
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Bessant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks throws a lazy uppercut
and Bessant counters with a series of strikes. Brooks will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bessant throws a head kick that misses.
Bessant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brooks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bessant.
Bessant throws a sloppy body shot
and Brooks counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bessant's knee momentarily.
Brooks scores with a head kick.

It looks like John Bessant has been cut.
Bessant tries to score with a low kick but Brooks moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bessant misses with a left hand
letting Brooks counter with a right hand.
Bessant misses the shot to the body.
Brooks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bessant throws a hook but Brooks blocks it.
Brooks looks to land a combination. Bessant sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bessant moves out of range of the leg kick from Brooks.
Bessant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bessant with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bessant uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brooks.
Bessant lands a right hook to the body.
Bessant throws a big shot that misses.

Bessant moves into the clinch.
Bessant struggles to land a body shot inside as Brooks controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bessant pushes off an throws an elbow but Brooks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bessant misses with a body punch.
Brooks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bessant working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks prevents Bessant from breaking the clinch.
Bessant pushes off an throws an elbow but Brooks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brooks can't break the clinch.
Bessant throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Bessant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brooks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bessant.
A slow jab from Brooks misses its intended target.
Bessant jabs Brooks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brooks loads up on a big right hand but Bessant slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Brooks there.
Bessant throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brooks shapes to counter with a head kick.
Bessant throws a low kick but Brooks avoids it.
A head kick from Bessant lands but Brooks takes it in his stride.
Brooks looks to land a combination. Bessant sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bessant misses with a hook
enabling Brooks to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Bessant misses.
Brooks tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Brooks moves out of range of the strikes.
Brooks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bessant throws out the jab.
Brooks throws a fast counter high kick but Bessant manages to duck under it in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bessant avoids the body shot from Brooks.
Bessant rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brooks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brooks avoids the head kick by Bessant.
Some wild striking there from Brooks.
Bessant feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Brooks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Bessant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Bessant's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bessant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brooks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bessant looks to land a left hand but Brooks moved out of range nicely.
Brooks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bessant looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brooks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bessant.
Brooks is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bessant walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brooks checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brooks is looking for the big counter here.
Bessant thows a leg kick but Brooks checks it

and Brooks holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bessant throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bessant stalling the fight.
Bessant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bessant tries to stall but Brooks uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bessant slows down the pace here.
Brooks stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bessant is struggling to control the position.

Bessant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bessant throws a chopping leg kick but Brooks manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A jab from Bessant finds it's way through Brooks's defenses.
Brooks tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bessant is able to avoid easily.
Bessant connects with the punch.
Brooks throws an overhand right that lands on Bessant's shoulder, as Bessant tries to avoid the shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Bessant misses its target.
Brooks throws the left hand but Bessant avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Bessant, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bessant throws a head kick but Brooks moves out of range.
Brooks tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bessant scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
John Bessant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooks throws out a loose jab but Bessant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks throws a lazy head kick
and Bessant counters with a straight right hand.
Bessant swinging wildly here.
Bessant misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bessant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brooks manages to avoid it.
Bessant wants to clinch.
Brooks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bessant.
Bessant throws a poor cross that misses

and Brooks counters by moving into the clinch.
Bessant lands a nice elbow.
Bessant working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bessant manages to break the clinch.

Bessant moves into range and clinches up with Brooks.
Bessant is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Brooks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bessant's elbow.
Bessant struggles to land a body shot inside as Brooks controls his hands.
Brooks prevents a body shot from Bessant.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bessant.
Brooks avoids the elbow strike from Bessant, against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bessant scores with a shoulder strike.

Bessant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Bessant. Beautiful body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Bessant dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Bessant's cut.
That's time! Bessant's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bessant misses with an uppercut. Brooks saw that one coming.
Bessant swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bessant misses with a looping right.
Bessant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brooks can do to turn this around?
Brooks keeps the fight on the outside.
Brooks steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bessant.
Bessant takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A leg kick checked by Brooks.
Brooks misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bessant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brooks ducks under a wild hook from Bessant.
Sloppy strikes from Bessant. Those never looked like landing.
Brooks tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bessant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brooks connects with a single shot there.
Brooks catches Bessant with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bessant moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brooks misses with a looping left.
A counter left hand to the body from Bessant misses its target.
Bessant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brooks moves away.
Bessant misses with a double jab.
Brooks dodges the punch combination from Bessant.
Brooks doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Eric Brooks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bessant misses with a body shot

and Brooks counters by clinching up.
Brooks scores a nice knee to the body.
Bessant misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Bessant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bessant throws a right hand that misses
and Brooks counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brooks lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bessant has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bessant and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bessant feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bessant connects with the punch.
Bessant throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brooks's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bessant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bessant moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bessant swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brooks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brooks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brooks walks into a straight right hand from Bessant.
Brooks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bessant tried to score with a low kick but Brooks checks it.
Bessant throws a jab when Brooks was well out of range.
It seemed like Brooks was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bessant wants to slow Brooks down by chopping away at his legs.
Brooks lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Brooks swinging wildly here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brooks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Brooks.
Bessant avoids the body shot from Brooks.
Bessant tries to clinch up
and Brooks counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bessant's knee momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eric Brooks.
Well Bessant 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Bessant!