PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Braxton Brinkley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smee Again (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brinkley
vs
Again

185 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 7 - 0

182 cm
28
184 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Braxton Brinkley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Smee Again!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Again drives through and clinches with Brinkley against the cage.
Brinkley is trying to push Again away but Again has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Again stalls.

Brinkley breaks from the clinch.
Brinkley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Again darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Brinkley won't allow Again to pass to mount.
Brinkley is trying to stand up here but Again is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Again is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like Again might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brinkley is trying to stand back up but Again is controlling him
Again perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Brinkley tries to clinch but Again moves out of range.
Again is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Again closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Brinkley tries to kick Again off in order to stand up. Again Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Brinkley is trying to buck Again off.
Brinkley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Again on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Again scores with punches from side control.
Again controlling from side mount.
Brinkley is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Again has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Again staying calm.

Again stands up and beckons Brinkley to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Again.
Again stuffs the takedown.

Brinkley gets tackled into the cage by Again. Again maintains the clinch.
Brinkley lands with a right to the head.

Again escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brinkley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Again swats away the attempt to clinch by Brinkley.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Again! But no joy.
Again moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Braxton Brinkley has been cut.

Again scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Again in side control, throwing shots but Brinkley defends.
Brinkley is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Again is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Brinkley looks calm but he's in trouble here. Again gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Brinkley is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Again lets go of the hold and Brinkley can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Smee Again!