PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Brooks (ranked 1092 p4p, 1203 weight class) and Jimmy Navarro (ranked 156 p4p, 170 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brooks
vs
Navarro

180 cm
22
175
6 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
180
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Navarro!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brooks has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London MMA Club in the buildup to the fight.
Navarro throws a hook but Brooks avoids it easily.
Navarro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brooks.
Navarro misses the jab.
Navarro scores with a jab.
Navarro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brooks misses with a wild body shot.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses.
Navarro misses with an uppercut.

Brooks tries to keep at a distance but Navarro has taken the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Brooks.
Brooks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Navarro as Brooks tries to tie him up.
Brooks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Navarro misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Brooks as the two fighters clinch.
Brooks prevents a body shot from Navarro.
Navarro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brooks misses with a punch on the inside.
Brooks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Navarro.
Navarro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Navarro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Navarro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brooks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brooks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Navarro swings wildly with an uppercut but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brooks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Navarros head.
Nice body punch from Brooks - that landed with a thud.
Brooks misses with a punch to the body.

Brooks manages to break the clinch.
Brooks lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brooks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Navarro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Navarro has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Brooks lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Navarro clinches up with Brooks and pushes him back against the cage.
Navarro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brooks misses with a punch on the inside.

Navarro breaks from the clinch.
Navarro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brooks paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Brooks drives through and clinches with Navarro against the cage.
Brooks tries to work over Navarro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Navarro gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brooks.
Brooks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Brooks fails to land.
Navarro tries a body shot but Brooks blocks it.
Brooks tries to work over Navarro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Navarro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Navarro tries a body shot but Brooks blocks it.
Navarro lands a body punch.

Navarro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Navarro scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brooks throws out a powerful jab.
Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Navarro misses with a wild body shot.
Navarro looks to land a left hand but Brooks moved out of range nicely.
A low kick lands for Brooks.
Navarro misses with a straight left.
A big right from Brooks misses.
Brooks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Navarro is out of range and Brooks settles back down.

Navarro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brooks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Navarro backwards.
Navarro misses with a body punch.
Navarro misses with some punches.
Navarro misses with a knee to the head.
Navarro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Navarro works on Brooks's body with a couple of short punches.
Brooks tries a body shot but Navarro blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Navarro.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navarro struggles to land a body shot inside as Brooks controls his hands.
Navarro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brooks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks trying to stall but Navarro improves his position.
Brooks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Navarro's elbow.
Brooks misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Navarro.
Brooks swings wildly with an uppercut but Navarro uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Navarro.
Navarro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Brooks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Navarro's elbow.
A short right from Brooks on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Navarro.
Navarro tries to throw a body punch but Brooks avoids it by throwing Navarro back against the cage.
Navarro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Navarro misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brooks with a hook.
Brooks throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Brooks.
Brooks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Navarro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brooks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brooks scores with a body shot.
Brooks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Navarro.

Brooks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Navarro, pushing him back against the cage.
Brooks takes a shot to the head.
Navarro misses with a punch to the body.
Jimmy Navarro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The referee calls for Navarro to work.

Navarro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brooks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Navarro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brooks manages to avoid it.
Eric Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Navarro connects with a single shot there.
A head kick misses from Brooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro avoids the body shot from Brooks.
Brooks takes a swing at Navarro's ribcage but misses.
Brooks slips under a jab.
Navarro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Navarro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Navarro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brooks was well out of range. Poor timing from Navarro.
Navarro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Navarro there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brooks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A shot to the liver by Navarro. Beautiful body shot.
Brooks misses with a body shot.
Navarro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Eric Brooks is winning the standup battle so far.
Navarro misses with a hook
and Brooks counters with a nice uppercut.
Brooks tries to work over Navarro's front leg with a kick but Navarro checks it.
Navarro throws out a counter right but Brooks avoids it with no problem.
Navarro avoids the head kick by Brooks.
Brooks defending well as Navarro loads up on a big left hand.
Brooks takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks with the inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooks moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Brooks loads up on a big right hand but Navarro slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Navarro misses the target.
Navarro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brooks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Navarro was well out of range. Poor timing from Brooks.
Navarro scores with a sloppy right hand. Brooks should have avoided that one.
Navarro works Brooks's body with a nice hook.
Navarro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brooks.
Brooks is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Navarro looks to land a left hand but Brooks moved out of range nicely.
Brooks misses with an uppercut.
Brooks throws a quick inside leg kick.
Navarro slips a straight right by Brooks.
Brooks swings away with a body shot that misses
and Navarro counters with a left to the body.
Navarro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brooks misses with a hook to the body
and Navarro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks throws a leg kick but Navarro sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brooks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brooks scores with a hook.
Navarro takes a swing at Brooks's ribcage but misses.
As Navarro looks to move away, Brooks throws a big counter combo but Navarro just gets out of the way.
Navarro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brooks was well out of range. Poor timing from Navarro.
Brooks throws a right hand that misses
and Navarro counters with a right hand to the body.
Brooks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Navarro throws a shot to the body.
Navarro blocks a low kick nicely.
Brooks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brooks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Navarro sizes up Brooks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brooks digs a good hook to Navarro's body.
Good leg kick by Navarro.
Brooks throws an overhand right that lands on Navarro's shoulder, as Navarro tries to avoid the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Brooks. Those never looked like landing.
Navarro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Navarro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brooks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Navarro misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Brooks misses the target.
Brooks on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brooks lands with a shot to the body.
Brooks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brooks throws a looping overhand right but Navarro ducks down to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Navarro misses.
Brooks tries to clinch up.
Navarro swings for the body but Brooks moves out of range.
A jab from Navarro misses.
Navarro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brooks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brooks, as that shot connected.
Nice defenses there by Brooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Navarro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good standup being displayed there by Brooks as he connects with a hook.
Brooks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brooks misses the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Eric Brooks will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Brooks throws a body punch but Navarro moves out of range.
Brooks misses with an uppercut.
Brooks shoots in but Navarro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brooks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brooks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Navarro checks a leg kick.
A nice combination there by Brooks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brooks. Navarro does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Brooks misses.
A big right from Brooks misses.
Navarro misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Navarro lands with an uppercut that bounces Brooks off the cage and back into range.
Brooks throws a lazy right hand but Navarro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Navarro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brooks can pounce on him.
A low kick lands for Brooks.
Navarro connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brooks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro defending well as Brooks loads up on a big left hand.
Navarro let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Brooks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Navarro was well out of range. Poor timing from Brooks.
Brooks throws a solid leg kick but Navarro takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brooks.
Navarro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Navarro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brooks.
Brooks scores with a jab. Navarro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jimmy Navarro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Navarro 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 Brooks has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brooks and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Navarro misses with a kick to the body.
Navarro jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brooks misses with a body shot.

Brooks gets a clinch.
Navarro struggles to land a body shot inside as Brooks controls his hands.
Navarro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Navarro misses with the head strike.
Navarro struggles to land a body shot inside as Brooks controls his hands.
Brooks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Navarro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Navarro cracks Brooks with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Navarro.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Navarro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Navarro misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Navarro.
Brooks tries a body shot but Navarro blocks it.
Navarro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Navarro breaks from the clinch.
Navarro tests Brooks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brooks walks into a stiff left hand from Navarro.
Brooks throws a low kick but Navarro avoids it.
Navarro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Navarro throws a big shot that misses.
Brooks throws out a leg kick but Navarro moves out of range and Brooks only half commits.
Navarro stuns Brooks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brooks throws a hook to the side of Navarro's head but Navarro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks throws a push kick but Navarro slaps the foot to one side.
Navarro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Navarro. Brooks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Navarro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as Navarro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brooks thuds his right hand into Navarro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brooks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brooks swinging wildly here.
Navarro let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Navarro moves out of range of the body kick from Brooks.
Navarro lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice straight punches there by Navarro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Navarro.
Navarro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Navarro takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Navarro slips a jab and a cross from Brooks.
It seemed like Navarro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Navarro slips a straight right by Brooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Navarro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brooks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navarro misses with a low kick.
Brooks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brooks swings widly with a right hand
and Navarro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Navarro misses with a straight left.
Brooks misses with a low kick as Navarro jumps back.
Navarro doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Brooks looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brooks misses with an uppercut. Navarro saw that one coming.
Navarro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Navarro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brooks walks into a jab.
Brooks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brooks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Navarro misses with an uppercut. Brooks saw that one coming.
Navarro blocks a head kick by Brooks.
Navarro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brooks misses with a looping right.
Navarro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brooks. That did some damage!
Navarro moves out of range as Brooks strikes.
Navarro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jimmy Navarro.
I think Navarro 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Eric Brooks!
An out of breath Eric Brooks thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.