PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Conor Brazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshi Twister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brazier
vs
Twister

173 cm
20
150 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
26
145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Tokyo United Fightwear
Big Bear Nutrition 160Q

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor Brazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yoshi Twister!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brazier darts in and clinches Twister up against the cage.
Twister prevents Brazier from breaking the clinch.
Brazier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Twister drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brazier pulls his leg out and moves away.

Twister gets tackled into the cage by Brazier. Brazier maintains the clinch.
Twister keeps control of Brazier as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brazier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brazier working aggressively here.

Brazier breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Brazier clinches.
Twister has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brazier avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Twister taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Brazier throws a punch but it's blocked by Twister.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brazier using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Twister has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brazier is trying to force a seperation but Twister has the dominant position.
Brazier misses with a punch on the inside.

Brazier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Brazier moves into the clinch successfully.
Twister blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Brazier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Brazier has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brazier gets through Twister's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Brazier manages to break the clinch.
Conor Brazier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Brazier takes the fight into the clinch.
Twister working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brazier lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Brazier.
Brazier throws a head punch that misses.
Brazier lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brazier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brazier trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Twister.
Twister stalls.
Brazier misses with a punch to the body.
Twister misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brazier tries to circle away but Twister has him pinned against the cage.
Brazier tries to throw a body punch but Twister avoids it by throwing Brazier back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brazier comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Yoshi Twister has been cut.
Twister blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brazier is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brazier lands a shot to the body.
Brazier tries to break free but Twister pushes him back against the cage.

Brazier breaks from the clinch.

Brazier has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brazier lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Brazier.
I was talking to Brazier's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Brazier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Brazier pushes Twister up against the cage in a clinch.
Brazier scores with a shot to the side of Twister's head.
Brazier misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brazier has a couple of punches blocked by Twister.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brazier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brazier misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Twister has Brazier pressed against the cage, preventing Brazier from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brazier misses with an elbow strike.
Brazier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brazier wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Twister has him pressed against the cage.
Twister dodges an elbow strike from Brazier.
Brazier lands a right hand that snaps the head of Twister backwards.
Brazier using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Twister has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brazier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Twister blocks an elbow strike from Brazier.
Brazier prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conor Brazier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yoshi Twister's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Brazier rushes Twister and presses him up against the cage.
Brazier prevents a takedown attempt there.
Twister blocks an uppercut.
Twister blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Brazier as the two fighters clinch.

Brazier breaks from the clinch.

Brazier gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brazier lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brazier can't find room to land a body shot as Twister controls the action.
Brazier cracks Twister with a nice body shot.
Twister looking to slow down the pace here.
Twister drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brazier pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brazier clinches with his opponent.
Brazier working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brazier misses with some punches.
Brazier lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brazier tries to work over Twister's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Twister.
Brazier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brazier is leaning against Twister and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Brazier manages to break the clinch.
Conor Brazier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Brazier fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Twister, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twister blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brazier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Twister backwards.
Brazier tries to land a knee to the head but Twister blocks with his arms.
Brazier lands an uppercut.
Brazier lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brazier is trying to break free.
Brazier gets through Twister's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brazier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Brazier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Twister gets tackled into the cage by Brazier. Brazier maintains the clinch.
Brazier wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brazier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Twister can do to turn this around?
Brazier gets through Twister's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brazier has a couple of punches blocked by Twister.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brazier tries to circle away but Twister has him pinned against the cage.
Brazier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brazier.
Brazier working aggressively here.
Brazier working aggressively here.
Brazier gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Twister.
Conor Brazier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshi Twister.
Brazier throws a knee to the head but misses.

Brazier manages to break the clinch.

Brazier moves into the clinch.
Brazier lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brazier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brazier lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Twister wants a takedown.
Brazier lands an uppercut.
Brazier wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brazier lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Twister backwards.

Twister is rocked!
Twister drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brazier pulls his leg out and moves away.

Brazier darts in and clinches Twister up against the cage.
Brazier misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brazier just misses with a elbow thrown towards Twister's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conor Brazier dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yoshi Twister's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Brazier rushes Twister and presses him up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Brazier lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brazier.
Twister blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brazier lands a left hand.
Brazier lands a right hand.
Twister is still on wobbly legs! Can Brazier finish him?
Twister drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brazier pulls his leg out and moves away.
Twister seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Brazier gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brazier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brazier misses with the head strike.
Brazier struggles to land a body shot inside as Twister controls his hands.
Brazier is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Twister is defending well for now.
Brazier lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brazier lands a hook that snaps the head of Twister backwards.
Brazier scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brazier misses with some punches.
Twister blocks an elbow strike.
Brazier lands a shoulder strike.
Twister drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brazier pulls his leg out and moves away.

Brazier darts in and clinches Twister up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Brazier.
Brazier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Twister's elbow.
Brazier working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Twister blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Twister blocks an uppercut.
Brazier throws a head punch that misses.
Brazier throws a head punch that misses.
Brazier scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Brazier.
Conor Brazier has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brazier works on Twister's body with a couple of short punches.
Twister blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twister wants to stall.
Brazier tries to break free but Twister pushes him back against the cage.
Brazier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brazier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brazier lands a hook that snaps the head of Twister backwards.

Brazier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yoshi Twister is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Brazier forces Twister back against the cage and clinches.
Brazier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brazier lands a right hand.
Brazier is pressed up against the cage. Twister has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brazier down to the mat. Brazier avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Conor Brazier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshi Twister.

Brazier darts in and clinches Twister up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brazier breaks from the clinch.

Brazier has closed the distance and engaged Twister in a clinch.

Twister works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Yoshi Twister has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brazier is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Brazier continues to stall.
Twister throws a big right hand that misses.
Twister pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brazier is keeping the position for now.
Conor Brazier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Twister slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Brazier knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Twister on the ground.
Brazier wants to control but Twister postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Conor Brazier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brazier, 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:25
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conor Brazier!