PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stewie Brooks (ranked 5584 p4p, 3792 weight class) and Dexter Jones (ranked 605 p4p, 468 weight class). Dexter Jones will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Brooks
vs
Jones

196 cm
26
174
2 - 5 - 0

182 cm
25
182
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good takedowns
Basic striking
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 2 - 5 - 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dexter Jones!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
A jab from Jones misses.
Brooks throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brooks on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jones misses with a shot to the body

and Brooks counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brooks.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Brooks has him pressed against the cage.
Jones prevents a body shot from Brooks.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones tries to pull guard but Brooks forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Brooks has Jones pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones fails to pull guard.
Brooks definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stewie Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexter Jones.
The referee calls for Brooks to work.
Brooks swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brooks takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Brooks has him pressed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Brooks.
Jones being controlled against the cage.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brooks smiles and moves away.
Brooks slips a straight right by Jones.

Brooks drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Brooks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Brooks throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Brooks tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brooks manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brooks keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brooks is struggling to control the position.
Brooks content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jones jumps guard but Brooks stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brooks slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stewie Brooks.
Jones throws the left hand but Brooks avoids the punch easily.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Brooks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Brooks saw that one coming.
Brooks defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brooks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brooks is struggling to control the position.
Brooks is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jones's coach down at Elite Island Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jones's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Brooks is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Brooks gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Brooks misses with a punch to the body.
Jones tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jones tries to pull guard but Brooks forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jones fails to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brooks throws an elbow but misses.
Brooks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brooks just stands there and leans against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brooks walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brooks tries to land a leg kick but Jones saw it coming and moves away.

Brooks has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brooks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Brooks taking a breather.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Brooks turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brooks throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Brooks stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Brooks is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stewie Brooks dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Brooks takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Brooks saw that one coming.

Brooks has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones tries to pull guard but Brooks holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
Brooks leaning his opponent against the cage.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stewie Brooks.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Brooks moved out of range.
Brooks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Brooks wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good shot there by Jones.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Brooks moves away and avoids it.
Jones misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brooks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jones misses with a left hand

and Brooks moves into the clinch.
Brooks stalling in the clinch.
Brooks will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jones up against the cage.
Stewie Brooks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brooks slows down the pace here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brooks takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Brooks has him pressed against the cage.
Brooks throws an elbow that misses.
Brooks stalling.
Brooks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones tries to pull guard but Brooks holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
Stewie Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexter Jones.
Brooks displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jones up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stewie Brooks.
Jones lands a nice shot that snaps Brooks's head back.
Jones misses with an uppercut

and Brooks holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones prevents a body shot from Brooks.
Brooks misses with the head strike.
Brooks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jones fails to pull guard.
Brooks will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jones up against the cage.
Brooks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Brooks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Brooks, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Brooks.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brooks throws a head punch that misses.
Brooks slows down the pace here.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Brooks, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brooks to keep the fight standing.
Brooks has Jones pressed against the cage.
Brooks stalling.
Brooks has Jones pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stewie Brooks.

Brooks clinches up against the cage.
Jones jumps guard but Brooks turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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.
Jones jumps guard but Brooks stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brooks walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stewie Brooks dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Brooks slips a straight right by Jones.

Brooks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brooks is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Brooks manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brooks just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Brooks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Brooks misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Brooks stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Brooks for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stewie Brooks.
Jones misses with a left hand

and Brooks counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brooks.
Brooks manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Brooks stalls.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Brooks has him pressed against the cage.
Stewie Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexter Jones.
Brooks throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Brooks avoiding damage.
Jones fails to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails to pull guard.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brooks - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Brooks leaning against his opponent.
Brooks leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stewie Brooks.
Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Brooks moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Brooks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dexter Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice cross by Jones.
Jones connects with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks walks into a straight right hand from Jones.
Brooks takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.

Brooks forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Brooks manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Brooks holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Stewie Brooks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brooks smiles and moves away.
Brooks walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Brooks blocks a jab.

Brooks clinches.
Brooks just leaning against Jones, taking a breather.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dexter Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brooks trying to land knees to the body.
Brooks stalling against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones jumps guard but Brooks turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stewie Brooks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brooks, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stewie Brooks!
A victorious Stewie Brooks thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.