PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Brookins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Den Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brookins
vs
Santos

184 cm
25
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
21
152 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Syndicate Drugs

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonathan Brookins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Den Santos!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos misses with a double jab.

Brookins clinches with his opponent.

Brookins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos misses with a body kick.
Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brookins finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Santos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Jonathan Brookins has been cut.
Santos shoots and misses

and Brookins counters by moving into the clinch.
Brookins throws an elbow that misses.
Santos can't get the takedown.
Santos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brookins pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jonathan Brookins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Den Santos.
Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Brookins moves into the clinch.
Brookins wants a takedown.
Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but Brookins has double underhooks.

Brookins gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Santos regains guard.
Brookins stops Santos from standing up.
Brookins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brookins won't allow Santos to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brookins controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Brookins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Brookins from controlling successfully.
Brookins is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brookins's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Santos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Santos is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brookins controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Brookins trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Brookins won't allow Santos to get back to his feet.
Brookins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brookins trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brookins circles away quickly and effectively.
Den Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos wants to clinch

and Brookins counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Brookins showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Brookins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brookins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Brookins from controlling successfully.
Brookins 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Santos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brookins is controlling him.
Brookins controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Brookins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Santos wants to stand up but Brookins is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Brookins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Brookins's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A big left from Santos misses.
Jonathan Brookins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brookins circles away from the clinch attempt

and Brookins counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Santos wants to break free but Brookins has control.
Brookins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brookins is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Santos pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brookins slowing the pace effectively.
Brookins changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Santos fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Santos.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos scores with a one two! Brookins had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Brookins decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Santos's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos wants to stand up but Brookins is controlling him.

Santos pushes Brookins off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Brookins throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Santos was covering up waiting for the punch and Brookins finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brookins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Santos pushes Brookins off and scrambles back to his feet.
Brookins doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
Brookins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Santos to score with a decent uppercut.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brookins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos shoots and misses
and Brookins counters with a solid body kick.
Brookins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos tries for a takedown but Brookins circles away easily

and Brookins counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brookins.
Jonathan Brookins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Den Santos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brookins content to stall in guard here.
Brookins wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Brookins prevents Santos from getting back to his feet.
Jonathan Brookins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

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.
Brookins looking to sit in guard and control but Santos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Santos trying to control but Brookins is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Santos throws a right hand that Brookins ducks under and follows up with a left that Brookins also avoids with ease.
Santos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Santos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Jonathan Brookins's cut is getting worse.
Brookins fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Brookins counters with a takedown into side control.
Brookins trying to control the action but Santos is working from the bottom.
Santos pushes Brookins away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Brookins gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jonathan Brookins will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Brookins's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Santos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Brookins counters with a single leg into guard. Santos didn't expect that.
Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Santos is wriggling around but Brookins manages to pass to half guard.
Santos looks like he's trying to stand up.
Brookins is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Santos pushes Brookins off looking to stand but Brookins dives back in and keeps control.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brookins is keen to just control but Santos is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brookins is looking to stall here but Santos recovers full guard.
Brookins won't allow Santos to get back to his feet.
Brookins throws a big right hand that misses.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Santos throws a leg kick

and Brookins counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Brookins sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Brookins looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brookins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santos keeps working.
Santos is looking to escape.
Santos is in trouble now - Brookins has advanced to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to try and get back to his feet.
Brookins landing punches.
Brookins won't let Santos get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Brookins scoring with strikes but Santos is staying in there.
Santos in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Brookins sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brookins lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Santos really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Brookins controlling from the full mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Brookins there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Den Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brookins landing strikes from the mount.
Santos flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Santos flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Jonathan Brookins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brookins with a couple of short strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Brookins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brookins, 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Brookins!