PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Josh Brooks (ranked 4088 p4p, 4501 weight class) and Bantam Jon Jon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brooks
vs
Jon Jon

172 cm
18
145
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
147
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Tends to cut

Un-Kaged Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bantam Jon Jon!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jon Jon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Brooks gets a double leg takedown into Jon Jon's guard.
Brooks slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Brooks with a nice head shot there.

Jon Jon throws his legs up looking for a submission but Brooks uses it to pass to side control.

Brooks decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jon Jon wants to counter with a clinch but Brooks pushes him away.
Sloppy strikes from Brooks. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jon Jon misses with a takedown attempt

and Brooks counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brooks passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jon Jon is trying to escape the position but Brooks is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks grinds an elbow into Jon Jon's temple.
Brooks in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Jon Jon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brooks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jon Jon is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Brooks's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brooks is nestled in close to Jon Jon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Jon Jon looking for submissions off his back.
Brooks has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brooks content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Brooks is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jon Jon defends it well.
Jon Jon taking some punishment here, with Brooks in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks wants to stand up but Jon Jon is controlling the position.
Jon Jon tries to roll over but Brooks keeps him under control.
Brooks not doing much here.
Brooks is thwarting Jon Jon's attempts to control the position.
Jon Jon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've been informed that Jon Jon has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Brooks tries to pass to full mount but Jon Jon defends it.
Brooks perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Brooks is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brooks tries to stand and escape but Jon Jon is controlling the position.

Jon Jon actively working from the bottom here.
Jon Jon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brooks tries to pass to full mount but Jon Jon defends it.
Brooks is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jon Jon is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Brooks jumps into side control!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Brooks dominated that round.
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 misses with a series of wild punches.

Brooks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Jon Jon is fighting off a takedown attempt but Brooks is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jon Jon to the mat. Jon Jon regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Brooks wants to stand but Jon Jon is controlling his posture from full guard.
Brooks passes Jon Jon's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jon Jon wants to get back to full guard but Brooks has passed into side control.
Jon Jon wants to control but Brooks postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks advances to full mount.
Brooks looking to control and managing it successfully.
Brooks avoids the attempt from Jon Jon to control.
Brooks dominating with strikes here.

Brooks jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jon Jon manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Brooks controlling from side mount.
Jon Jon tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jon Jon tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Brooks presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Brooks landing strikes from the mount and Jon Jon is in trouble!
Jon Jon is trying to reverse the position but instead Brooks has taken his back - oops!

Brooks is persistently looking for the submission but Jon Jon is defending it well.
Brooks doesn't have the hooks in and Jon Jon manages to turn into his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Brooks is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jon Jon defends well.
Jon Jon throws an elbow that misses. Brooks uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jon Jon's guard. Nice move by Brooks!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jon Jon trying to keep a closed guard but Brooks is proving a slippery customer.

Brooks got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jon Jon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brooks has managed to get both his arms back between Jon Jon's legs - danger averted.
Jon Jon wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Brooks is now in half guard.
Brooks lands strikes from half guard.
Brooks takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Jon Jon with the active half guard here but Brooks passes nicely into side control.
Jon Jon is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Brooks tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Jon Jon trying to remain calm as Brooks controls from the top position.
Jon Jon stops Brooks from passing to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jon Jon is trying to control Brooks's posture but Brooks avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Brooks dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Brooks shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jon Jon is trying to defend but Brooks finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Brooks is taking a breather. Jon Jon says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jon Jon works his way to full guard. Good work.

Jon Jon has his foot on Brooks's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brooks works his way back into a safe position though.
Brooks is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks pushing down on Jon Jon's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jon Jon is in trouble now - Brooks has advanced to mount!
Brooks tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jon Jon regains half guard.
Jon Jon tries to roll over but Brooks keeps him under control.
Jon Jon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brooks perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Brooks is trying to work for a kimura but Jon Jon is defending well.
Brooks is thwarting Jon Jon's attempts to control the position.
Bantam Jon Jon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jon Jon wants to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Brooks.
Brooks controlling the pace.
Brooks tries to stand but can't do so whilst Jon Jon controls his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brooks lands a nice short elbow.
Brooks is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jon Jon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brooks was well out of range. Poor timing from Jon Jon.
Jon Jon shoots for a takedown but Brooks saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jon Jon has his takedown stuffed

and Brooks counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jon Jon throws his legs up looking for a submission but Brooks uses it to pass to side control.
Brooks controls the position.
Jon Jon is trying to improve his position.
Brooks lands a nice forearm strike.
Brooks moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Brooks gets to mount! Jon Jon was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Brooks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jon Jon can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Brooks stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Brooks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brooks 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Brooks!