PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stewie Brooks (ranked 4694 p4p, 3147 weight class) and Goran Acker (ranked 550 p4p, 397 weight class). Goran Acker has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Stewie Brooks's chin.

Brooks
vs
Acker

196 cm
25
174
2 - 4 - 0

185 cm
25
177
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stewie Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Goran Acker!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Stewie Brooks has been cut.

Brooks gets a clinch.
Brooks misses with some punches.
Brooks is stalling here.
Brooks just leaning against Acker, taking a breather.
Brooks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brooks slows down the pace here.
Brooks's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Brooks stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stewie Brooks.
Brooks slips a jab from Acker.
Brooks lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Acker misses with a straight left.
Acker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brooks clinches with his opponent.
Brooks has Acker pushed against the cage.
Brooks is struggling to control the position.
Brooks just leaning against Acker, taking a breather.
Brooks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Acker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brooks stalling against the cage.
I was talking to Brooks's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Brooks looking to throw knees to the head but Acker is blocking nicely.
Brooks slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stewie Brooks.

Brooks gets a clinch.
Brooks avoiding damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Brooks to work.
Acker throws a punch but it's blocked by Brooks.
Brooks stalling against the cage.
Brooks stalling in the clinch.
Brooks gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Acker being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stewie Brooks.
Acker throws a body shot but no joy.

Brooks clinches up against the cage.
Brooks is stalling here.
Brooks misses with the head strike.
Brooks struggles to land a body shot inside as Acker controls his hands.
Brooks slows down the pace here.
Brooks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Acker is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brooks taking a breather.
Acker misses with the head strike.
Acker lands an uppercut.
Acker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Acker scores with a shot to the side of Brooks's head.
Come on Brooks - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Brooks is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Brooks for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Acker dodges an elbow strike from Brooks.
Acker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Acker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brooks trying to land knees to the body.
Brooks misses with a punch to the body.
Acker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Brooks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Acker tries to circle away but Brooks has him pinned against the cage.
Brooks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Acker.
A short right from Acker.
Acker wants to break free but Brooks has control.
Acker managing to block the knees to the body from Brooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Acker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brooks has him pressed against the cage.
Brooks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Acker is defending well for now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brooks.
Acker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Acker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Brooks stalling in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Stewie Brooks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stewie Brooks's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Brooks moves out of range as Acker strikes.
Nice jab there from Acker.
Acker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Brooks is rocked!

Brooks clinches.
Oh Brooks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Acker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brookss head.
Brooks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brooks really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Acker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Acker has had enough of the clinch but Brooks keeps him there for the moment.
Brooks stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Brooks's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Brooks effectively controlling the action here.
Brooks seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acker can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks swings wildly with an uppercut but Acker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Acker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brooks taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Brooks has Acker pushed against the cage.
We've been informed that Acker has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Brooks avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stewie Brooks.
Acker circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Brooks to the canvas! Brooks doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Acker keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Goran Acker!