PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leeroy Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Brookington Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pain might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pon De Floor - Major Lazer. Brookington Jr comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Enter Shikari - Snakepit kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Pain
vs
Brookington Jr

194 cm
23
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
24
245 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leeroy Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Brookington Jr!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brookington Jr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pain as he avoids it easily.

Pain gets a clinch.
Pain can't break the clinch.
Pain wants to get back to striking at distance but Brookington Jr won't allow it.
Pain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Brookington Jr jumps into guard, dragging Pain to the mat.
Pain is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pain postures up in Brookington Jr's guard and throws a big left but Brookington Jr blocks it.
Pain is stalling in the full guard.
Brookington Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brookington Jr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pain manages to get himself to full guard.
Brookington Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Pain is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain keeping moving, preventing Brookington Jr from controlling successfully.
Pain wants to get back to his feet but Brookington Jr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pain is trying to control the position but Brookington Jr postures up.
Pain looking for a sweep. Not yet Pain, not yet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pain stuffs the takedown.
Pain checks a leg kick.
Pain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pain tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Brookington Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pain with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Pain manages to break the clinch.
Pain moves in looking to clinch but Brookington Jr pushes him off.
Pain shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pain takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pain is breathing heavily.

Brookington Jr clinches up with Pain and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Brookington Jr is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Pain can't fight it off and eventually Brookington Jr manages to take the fight to the floor. Pain looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Brookington Jr trying to control but Pain is working from the bottom.
Brookington Jr throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brookington Jr wants to control from the top but Pain keeps moving.
Brookington Jr might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pain kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kevin Brookington Jr was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Pain shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brookington Jr defends it nicely.

Brookington Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brookington Jr up against the cage.
Brookington Jr is trying to drag Pain to the mat but Pain just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Leeroy Pain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Brookington Jr.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pain.
Brookington Jr tries to pull guard but Pain holds him up against the cage and eventually Brookington Jr drops back down to his feet.
Brookington Jr wants to break free but Pain has control.
Pain dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Pain manages to break the clinch.
Pain tries to clinch up but Brookington Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Brookington Jr dominated that round.
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.

Brookington Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pain pinned against the cage. Pain gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brookington Jr fails with the takedown.
Pain thuds a left hand into Brookington Jr's body.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brookington Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pain throws a head kick that half lands.
Pain tries to clinch but Brookington Jr moves out of range.
Pain closes the distance and clinches up with Brookington Jr, looking for a takedown. Pain pushes Brookington Jr against the cage but Brookington Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pain tries to clinch there but Brookington Jr circles away.
Brookington Jr is breathing heavily.

Brookington Jr tries to keep at a distance but Pain has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pain effectively controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pain breaks the clinch.
Leeroy Pain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brookington Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pain checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brookington Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Pain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Brookington Jr gets tackled into the cage by Pain. Pain maintains the clinch.
Pain trying to control the position but instead, Brookington Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pain into the cage.

Pain breaks from the clinch.
Leeroy Pain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brookington Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Pain stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pain wants it to stay on the feet.
Leeroy Pain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Brookington Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Pain closes the distance and clinches.
Pain tries to land a knee to the head but Brookington Jr blocks with his arms.
Pain connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brookington Jr's face.
Pain drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brookington Jr gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pain prevents Brookington Jr from breaking the clinch.
Brookington Jr looking for a takedown.
Brookington Jr letting Pain take a breather here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brookington Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pain's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brookington Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brookington Jr is working for takedown but Pain is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brookington Jr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pain.
Pain lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brookington Jr backwards.

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

Brookington Jr drives through and clinches with Pain against the cage.

Pain breaks the clinch.
Brookington Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pain avoids it really well and circles away.
Pain tries to clinch but Brookington Jr moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pain clinches with his opponent.

Pain breaks from the clinch.
Leeroy Pain is winning the standup battle so far.
Pain has a takedown stuffed.

Brookington Jr clinches with his opponent.
Pain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brookington Jr avoids it.

Brookington Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brookington Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pain is fending him off so far but Brookington Jr persists. Nope, Pain circles away and we're back to standing.

Pain drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brookington Jr struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leeroy Pain dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Brookington Jr shoots in and drives through. Pain sprawls well.
Pain shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brookington Jr as he jumps to the side.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch but Brookington Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brookington Jr tries for a takedown but Pain sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Pain darts in and clinches Brookington Jr up against the cage.

Brookington Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brookington Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pain as he jumps to the side.
Leeroy Pain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Brookington Jr.
A left lands for Pain.
Pain tries to clinch but Brookington Jr is having none of it.
Brookington Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Brookington Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pain, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain missing with knees to the body.
Pain stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knees to the body from Pain.
Pain drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brookington Jr pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Pain moves into the clinch.
Pain lands an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pain missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brookington Jr dodges an elbow strike from Pain.
Brookington Jr has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pain avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Pain has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Brookington Jr uses from the top position.
Pain utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brookington Jr is looking to advance position but Pain has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Pain sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain throwing strikes here but Brookington Jr is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Pain throwing strikes here but Brookington Jr is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Pain throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Pain controlling from mount.
Brookington Jr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brookington Jr avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pain.
Pain misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Pain content just to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pain misses with a head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leeroy Pain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pain 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leeroy Pain!