PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Atreyu Brooks (ranked 5418 p4p, 4255 weight class) and Jesper Janssens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Brooks
vs
Janssens

180 cm
18
160
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
165
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Atreyu Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesper Janssens!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Janssens clinches.
Janssens can't get the takedown.
Brooks takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brooks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brooks is trying to drag Janssens to the mat but Janssens just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Janssens effectively controlling the action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Janssens.
Janssens cracks Brooks with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Janssens breaks the clinch.
A left and a right from Janssens both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Atreyu Brooks has been cut.

Janssens gets a clinch.
Janssens is struggling to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks is looking to break free of the clinch but Janssens has double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Janssens obliges.
Janssens working Brooks over with knees to the body.
Brooks is breathing heavily.

Janssens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Brooks closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Brooks lands in his opponent's guard.
Janssens manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brooks manages to get himself to full guard.

Janssens works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Janssens perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Janssens scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brooks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Janssens on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Janssens wants to work for an arm triangle but Brooks is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Brooks looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Janssens wants to get back to his feet.
Janssens takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Janssens is trying to work for a kimura but Brooks is defending well.
Janssens prevents Brooks from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janssens not doing much here.

Janssens is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brooks is trying to get back to full guard.
Brooks throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Brooks landing rabbit punches to the side of Janssens's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Janssens moves into full mount! Brooks won't be happy about that!
Brooks gives up his back whilst trying to strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Janssens throwing damaging strikes from the back! Brooks could be in trouble here!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jesper Janssens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Atreyu Brooks's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Brooks has a takedown stuffed.

Brooks scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Janssens regains half guard, as Brooks was trying to land strikes.
Jesper Janssens has got the better of the ground game so far.
Janssens moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Janssens bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brooks's guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Janssens thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Janssens advances to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janssens working over Brooks with some ground and pound. Brooks looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Janssens passes to side control.
Janssens cracks Brooks with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Brooks is being controlled here.
Janssens working away.
You can see the frustration on Brooks's face as Janssens controls the position.
Janssens works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janssens tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Janssens has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brooks is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Brooks is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Brooks is rocked!
Janssens lands a decent elbow from side control.
Oh Brooks is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brooks looks to move to half guard but instead Janssens has passed into mount! Damn!
Brooks seems to have got his legs back now.

Janssens jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Brooks manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Janssens wants to stand but Brooks is controlling his arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks being controlled for a moment.
Janssens landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Janssens thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Janssens wants to control but Brooks is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brooks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Janssens takes a little break here. Brooks wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Brooks is not content to let Janssens control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brooks is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jesper Janssens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Atreyu Brooks's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Janssens misses with a kick to the body.

Brooks looking to score a takedown here. Janssens is defending well but Brooks drives through and ends up in Janssens's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Janssens has control of Brooks's left arm, preventing Brooks from doing any damage.
Janssens wants to stand up but Brooks is controlling him.
Janssens tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Janssens has control of Brooks's left arm, preventing Brooks from doing any damage.

Janssens working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brooks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brooks manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Janssens bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brooks's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks has a closed guard, preventing Janssens from standing up.
Janssens trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Janssens pushing down on Brooks's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Janssens is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Janssens is looking to take a break and control but Brooks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brooks strikes from the bottom but Janssens uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Brooks tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Janssens presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Janssens cracks Brooks with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Janssens controlling his opponent.
Janssens's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks is trying to escape the mount.

Janssens is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Brooks to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Brooks shrugs it off.
Janssens wants to control the pace but Brooks is squirming around nicely.
Brooks on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brooks tries to get out of the position.
Brooks tries to control the position but Janssens now has his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Janssens scores with punches to the body.
Brooks tries to escape the position.
Brooks is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Janssens scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Janssens keeps control of the position as Brooks tries to break free.
Good control from Janssens.
Atreyu Brooks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jesper Janssens is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesper Janssens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Janssens has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesper Janssens!