PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cutty Flam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Brooks has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Flam
vs
Brooks

225 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

193 cm
25
279 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cutty Flam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Flam cracks Brooks with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Flam moves into the clinch.
Flam pressing his opponent against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Flam.
Flam misses with a hook to the ribs.

Flam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brooks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Flam blocks a leg kick.
Brooks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brooks there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooks lands a leg kick that knocks Flam off balance momentarily.

Flam closes the distance and clinches.
Brooks tries to circle away but Flam has him pinned against the cage.
Come on Flam - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Flam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flam really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Flam fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brooks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flam. Brooks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brooks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brooks fails to land with a series of punches.
Flam cracks Brooks with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Flam clinches with his opponent.

Flam pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flam looks for a takedown but Brooks sprawls well.
Flam is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Brooks swats away the attempt to clinch by Flam.
The crowd cheers as Flam lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brooks doesn't seem phased though.
Adam Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Flam lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brooks at a distance.
Flam blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Flam.
Brooks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Flam moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brooks throws a right hand that misses

and Flam counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Flam.
Come on Flam - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Flam breaks the clinch.
Flam tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Brooks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brooks throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brooks keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Brooks.
Brooks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Flam works the jab nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks lands a body shot.
Brooks throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Flam tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brooks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Flam steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brooks.
Brooks throws a low kick but Flam moves out of range easily.
Good shot there by Flam.
Flam lands a glancing blow to the side of Brooks's head.
Flam tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brooks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from Flam.
Flam misses with a body shot.
Brooks stuffs the takedown.
Flam is breathing heavily.
Brooks will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Flam lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Flam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brooks swinging wildly here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flam swings for the body but Brooks moves out of range.
Brooks should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brooks.
Brooks misses with a series of wild punches.
Adam Brooks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brooks misses with a wild combination.
Brooks misses with a looping right.
Flam cracks Brooks with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Flam steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brooks. That one must have hurt.
Brooks is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Flam.
Brooks throws a chopping leg kick but Flam manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brooks lands a two punch combo.
Flam is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brooks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Flam walks into a jab.
Brooks throws a hook to the side of Flam's head but Flam sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brooks misses with the combination.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brooks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Brooks.
Brooks displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Brooks will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brooks lands a lovely overhand right.
Brooks misses with an uppercut.
Brooks throws a lazy right hand but Flam sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brooks throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Flam moves out of range of the leg kick from Brooks.
Flam checks a leg kick.
Brooks throws a series of punches but Flam moves out of range.
Brooks looks to land a right hand but Flam moved out of range.
Brooks scores with a decent looking hook.
Flam blocks a jab.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Brooks looks to land a right hand but Flam moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Flam misses with a body shot.
Brooks slips under a jab.
Good shot there by Brooks.
Brooks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Flam moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brooks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Flam.
Brooks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brooks connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brooks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brooks moves out of range as Flam strikes.
A head kick misses from Brooks.
Brooks swinging wildly here.
Nice body punch from Brooks.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Flam just misses with a punch to the body.
Flam tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brooks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brooks tried to score with a low kick but Flam checks it.
Brooks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flam takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brooks scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brooks misses with a body shot.
Brooks throws a push kick but Flam slaps the foot to one side.
Flam steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brooks.
Brooks looks to throw the jab but Flam is out of range.

Flam has Brooks up against the cage in a clinch.
Brooks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Flam tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brooks's elbow.

Flam pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Flam walks into a left hand.
Flam lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brooks is looking to land body kicks.
Flam shoots in for a double leg but Brooks sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cutty Flam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flam moves out of range of the leg kick from Brooks.
Brooks scores with a nice right hand.
Brooks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Flam tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brooks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Flam throws a sloppy body shot
and Brooks counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brooks throws a series of strikes that have Flam backpedaling.
Brooks lands a two punch combo.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Brooks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Flam circles away quickly and effectively.
Brooks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Flam throws out the jab.
Flam slips a jab and a cross from Brooks.
Brooks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flam manages to avoid it.
Brooks misses with a double jab.
Brooks lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Brooks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Flam sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brooks on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brooks displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Brooks tries to land a leg kick but Flam saw it coming and moves away.
Brooks fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Flam takes the fight into the clinch.
Flam doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adam Brooks.
I think Brooks 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Cutty Flam!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Adam Brooks!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Adam Brooks!

Adam Brooks wins by split decision!
After the fight, Adam Brooks was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.