PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Frank (ranked 4872 p4p, 4868 weight class) and Gerry Brooks (ranked 406 p4p, 405 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Frank
vs
Brooks

178 cm
18
156
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
160
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Hates pizza

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerry Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Frank throws a head kick but Brooks moves out of range.
Frank avoids a punch combination nicely.

Brooks gets a clinch.
Frank 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. Frank gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Frank shoots and misses

and Brooks counters by moving into the clinch.
Frank trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brooks throws an elbow but misses.
Frank working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brooks avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Frank. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Brooks has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Frank regains guard immediately.
Brooks tries to free his leg and advance position but Frank is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks passes Frank's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Frank moves into full guard.
Frank throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Brooks is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Brooks advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brooks tries to stand but Frank is controlling his head.
Brooks tries to advance to mount but can't.
Brooks tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks taking a breather here.
Brooks fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Brooks happy to just control the position for now.
Frank is trying to control Brooks's posture but Brooks avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Frank works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Brooks tries to pass to full mount but Frank defends it.
Brooks slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Brooks throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brooks prevents Frank from improving his position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Frank tries to clinch

and Brooks counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Frank working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brooks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frank controls Brooks momentarily but Brooks frees himself.
Brooks is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brooks throws an elbow that misses. Frank uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brooks's guard. Nice move by Frank!

Frank tries to free his leg and advance position but Brooks is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brooks pulls Frank in to control the position.
Brooks wants to stand but Frank is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gerry Brooks dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Frank is looking to slow Brooks down with leg kicks.

Brooks forces Frank back against the cage and clinches.

Brooks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Brooks shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Frank tries to roll over but Brooks keeps him under control.
Frank won't allow Brooks to pass to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Brooks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks wants to get back to his feet.
Brooks misses with a head shot. Frank uses the momentum to regain guard.
Brooks looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Frank wants to control the position but Brooks says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brooks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Frank defending well though.
Brooks content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Frank trying to control but Brooks postures up.

Brooks stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank throws a series of punches but Brooks avoids them all with ease.
Brooks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Frank tries to clinch there but Brooks circles away.

Brooks closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Frank did well to prevent Brooks getting side control.
Frank has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brooks is working away from the top position though.
Brooks seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Brooks wants to work for an arm triangle but Frank is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Frank works to full guard.
Frank looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brooks is one step ahead there.
Frank has Brooks pulled in close to control his posture.
Gerry Brooks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Frank being controlled here, momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brooks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gerry Brooks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Brooks instigates a clinch.
Brooks is struggling to control the position.
Frank managing to block the knees to the body from Brooks.
Brooks fails to pull guard.
Brooks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Frank's efforts to push away.

Brooks turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Brooks manages to end up in side control.
Frank wants to get back to his feet but Brooks is dominant here and he's now got Frank's back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks has the hooks in. Frank is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Frank wants to get back to his feet.
Brooks is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank trying to control but not successfully.
Frank is trying to get back to his feet but Brooks has full control of the position and if anything, Frank has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Frank covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Brooks throwing sloppy strikes.
Brooks avoiding Frank 's attempts to control his hands.
Brooks really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Frank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks gets his hands free as Frank looks to control.
Brooks just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Even with his hooks in, Brooks manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Brooks punches the canvas rather than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Frank defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Frank trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Frank is trying to get back to his feet but Brooks has full control of the position and if anything, Frank has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Brooks has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Brooks keeps control of the position easily here as Frank tries to buck him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Frank defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Brooks biding his time, controlling Frank.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Frank covering up well and avoiding damage.
Brooks keeps control of the position easily here as Frank tries to buck him off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gerry Brooks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brooks winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerry Brooks!
Gerry Brooks bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.