PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jai Brick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Elliott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brick
vs
Elliott

179 cm
21
213 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
205 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jai Brick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Elliott!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brick misses with a body kick.
Brick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Elliott counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Elliott slips nicely into half guard.
Elliott trying to mount his opponent but Brick defends it.
Brick is looking to improve his position.
Brick is trying to stand back up but Elliott is controlling him
Brick tries to get to full guard but Elliott has control of the leg.

Elliott is working for a kimura but Brick is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elliott throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brick slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Elliott is in close to Brick's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brick wants to sweep here but Elliott controlling him for the moment.
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.

Elliott thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Brick on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brick tries to get out of the position.
Brick trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brick is on top in guard.
Elliott lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Brick!
Brick is in all sorts of trouble here.
Brick's coaches at MuscleWorks Amsterdam™ have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brick throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elliott with good strikes from the mount here!
Elliott looking to control but Brick is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee warns Brick that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Brick regains half guard.

Elliott is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brick doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Elliott.
Elliott content to control rather than advance.
Elliott scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Elliott is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Brick has managed to free his arm - good work.
Brick is trying to stand up here but Elliott is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brick lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Brick trying to control from the bottom.
Brick is looking for a sweep. Elliott is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Elliott is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brick sees it coming and defends easily.
Brick wants to improve his position but Elliott is controlling well.
Brick is trying to stand back up but Elliott is controlling him
Elliott is keen to just control but Brick is a slippery customer.
Brick tries to get to full guard but Elliott has control of the leg.
Brick tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Brick tries to kick Elliott off but Elliott keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Brick moves into full guard.
Elliott stopping the sweep attempt from Brick.
Elliott working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brick is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Brick utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Elliott connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elliott lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brick wants to sweep but no luck.
Elliott pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brick is keeping the position for now.
Brick lands a decent shot there.
Elliott lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Elliott chips away with some ground and pound.
Brick is looking to stand up but Elliott isn't so interested in that idea.
Elliott throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brick wants to sweep here but Elliott controlling him for the moment.
Brick keeping full guard, as Elliott tries to pass.
Brick manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Elliott manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Elliott dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Elliott keeps the fight on the outside.

Brick gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Elliott to score an easy takedown into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brick is on top in guard.
Elliott avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brick lands a couple of elbows.
Elliott manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brick manages to get himself to full guard.
Elliott controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brick is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Elliott has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Elliott controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Elliott postures up in Brick's guard and throws a big left but Brick blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brick is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brick thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Brick wants to sweep but no luck.
Elliott prevents Brick from getting back to his feet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Elliott shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brick as he jumps to the side.
Elliott shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brick but Brick pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Elliott digs a good hook to Brick's body.
Good leg kick by Brick there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brick connects with a body shot.
Brick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Elliott looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brick is fending him off so far but Elliott persists. Nope, Brick circles away and we're back to standing.
Jai Brick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Elliott.
Elliott is breathing heavily.
Elliott walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Brick. Beautiful body shot.
Brick tries to clinch but Elliott moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brick. That's going to slow Elliott down.
Brick scores with a shot to the body.
Elliott drops his hands momentarily and Brick takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brick scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brick lands with a kick to the temple. Elliott shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Brick tries to clinch up but Elliott circles away and keeps his distance.
Brick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Elliott swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice combination there by Brick.
Jai Brick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brick with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brick lunges at Elliott with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Elliott's hand.
Brick throws a half hearted mid kick.
Elliott takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brick cracks Elliott with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elliott walks into a left hand.

Elliott is rocked!
Brick jabs Elliott to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Brick shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Brick was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Brick landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Elliott is trying to improve his position.
Brick lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Elliott down.
Brick creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Elliott is trying to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brick misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Brick is working Elliott over with some ground and pound from side control.
Elliott is still in real trouble! Can Brick finish him?
Elliott is not content to let Brick control the position.
Brick lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Elliott down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brick in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Elliott looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Brick turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jai Brick!
An out of breath Jai Brick thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.