PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Mehoff (ranked 5249 p4p, 4380 weight class) and Jacky Brute (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Mehoff
vs
Brute

199 cm
19
206
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
200
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Mehoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacky Brute!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mehoff misses with a leg kick

and Brute counters with a shoot takedown. Mehoff fights it but they end up in guard.
Brute would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mehoff pushes Brute off and scrambles back to his feet.

Brute clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mehoff tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brute just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brute prevents the takedown attempt.
Brute changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mehoff fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mehoff tries to sprawl but Brute drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mehoff is trying to control but can't.
Brute wants to control but Mehoff is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brute performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mehoff wants to control but Brute is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mehoff wants to improve his position but Brute is controlling well.
Mehoff is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mehoff trying to control here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Mehoff shoots in and bounces Brute off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mehoff accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mehoff wants to control from the top but Brute keeps moving.
Mehoff postures up.

Brute had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mehoff defends it easily.
Mehoff wants to control from the top but Brute keeps moving.
Brute is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Brute is looking for a triangle but Mehoff pushes his legs off easily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Brute looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mehoff passes into side control.

Mehoff is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brute knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Brute manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mehoff sitting and controlling from the half guard.
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 Jack Mehoff will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Brute scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mehoff trying to control from the bottom.
Mehoff is looking to improve his position.
Brute is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mehoff tries to get to full guard but Brute has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mehoff wants to get back to his feet.
Brute is looking to stall here but Mehoff recovers full guard.
Brute controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Brute stands up from guard. Let's bang!

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.

Brute looking to score a takedown here. Mehoff is defending well but Brute drives through and ends up in Mehoff's guard.
Brute looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brute really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mehoff. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mehoff trying to keep a closed guard but Brute is proving a slippery customer.
Brute preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mehoff can't keep his opponent in guard - Brute advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mehoff tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Brute has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Brute landing strikes, looking to finish!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brute tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Brute has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Brute goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Mehoff is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brute is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mehoff stays in close to Brute's body and controls the position.
Brute pulls Mehoff in to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brute keeping moving, preventing Mehoff from controlling successfully.
Brute controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacky Brute showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Mehoff with a lazy takedown attempt

so Brute counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Brute seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Brute pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mehoff is keeping the position for now.

Mehoff working for a triangle but Brute defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mehoff can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brute controls the pace.
Jacky Brute has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mehoff looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brute controls from within his opponent's guard.
Brute pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mehoff is keeping the position for now.

Brute stands up and waves to Mehoff to follow him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Brute feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Brute is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mehoff keeping moving, preventing Brute from controlling successfully.
Brute not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brute is defended easily by Mehoff.
Mehoff appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

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

Mehoff manages to pull guard.
Brute wants to pass the guard but Mehoff is keeping the position.
Mehoff looking for a sweep. Not yet Mehoff, not yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mehoff keeping moving, preventing Brute from controlling successfully.
Brute has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mehoff is proving hard to escape from.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacky Brute comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brute has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacky Brute!
An out of breath Jacky Brute thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.