PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Brakeley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brakeley has chosen Woke up this Morning as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Joe Strong has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Strong
vs
Brakeley

195 cm
23
265 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

201 cm
23
271 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Strong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Brakeley!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strong walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brakeley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brakeley connects with a body shot.
Brakeley misses with a straight left.
Strong slips a jab from Brakeley.
Brakeley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brakeley scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice uppercut lands for Brakeley. That snapped Strong's head back.
Strong definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brakeley looks to score with a jab to the body but Strong is just out of range.
Strong avoids the body shot from Brakeley.
Brakeley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brakeley misses the shot to the body.
Strong throws a looping overhand right but Brakeley ducks down to avoid it.
Brakeley misses with a hook
and Strong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brakeley thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong throws a body punch but Brakeley moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brakeley lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Strong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Strong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Some bone on bone action there as Strong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Strong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brakeley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Strong tried to counter with a leg kick but Brakeley avoided it.
Strong moves out of range of the leg kick from Brakeley.
Brakeley works Strong's body with a nice hook.
Michael Brakeley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brakeley connects with a nice looking jab.
Strong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brakeley.
Strong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brakeley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brakeley misses with an uppercut
and Strong counters with a nice uppercut.
Brakeley scores with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brakeley cracks a nice hook into Strong's ribs.
Strong takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Brakeley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strong.
Brakeley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strong manages to avoid it.
Brakeley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Strong avoids the body shot from Brakeley.
A low kick from Strong misses
and Strong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Strong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brakeley is out of range.
Brakeley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Strong with a body shot.
Brakeley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brakeley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Brakeley blocks a leg kick.
Brakeley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brakeley looks to land a right hand but Strong moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brakeley.
Brakeley jabs Strong right on the nose. Strong blinks but takes it well.
Brakeley scores with a jab to the body.
Brakeley lands with a good body shot.
Good leg kick by Brakeley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Strong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brakeley.
Strong appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Brakeley missing with a left hand there. Strong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Strong tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Brakeley manages to circle out of the way.
Brakeley lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brakeley. Strong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brakeley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strong manages to avoid it.
Strong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brakeley misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Strong moves away from the strike by Brakeley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brakeley misses with a hook.
Brakeley slips a straight right by Strong.
Brakeley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brakeley lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brakeley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brakeley. Strong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brakeley lands a jab to the head.
Brakeley lands a glancing blow to the side of Strong's head.
Brakeley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strong.
Brakeley is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Strong had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A swing and a miss from Strong.
Strong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brakeley connects with a leg kick. Strong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Brakeley dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Brakeley ducks under a wild hook from Strong.
Brakeley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Brakeley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brakeley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Strong avoids the body shot from Brakeley.
Strong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brakeley misses the body punch

and Strong moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strong.
Brakeley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Brakeley.
Brakeley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Strong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brakeley swings wildly with an uppercut but Strong uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brakeley working aggressively here.
Brakeley can't find room to land a body shot as Strong controls the action.
Strong is trying to break the clinch but Brakeley has him pressed against the cage.
Strong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brakeley blocks it with crossed arms.
Brakeley tries to work over Strong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brakeley is leaning against Strong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brakeley tries to throw a body punch but Strong avoids it by throwing Brakeley back against the cage.
Brakeley has a couple of punches blocked by Strong.
Brakeley throws a punch but it's blocked by Strong.
Brakeley pressing his opponent against the cage.
Brakeley misses with some punches.
Strong tries to circle away but Brakeley has him pinned against the cage.
Strong tries to break free but Brakeley pushes him back against the cage.
Brakeley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strong taking a breather.
Brakeley lands a nice uppercut.
Strong wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brakeley misses with some punches.
Brakeley pushes Strong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Strong tries to throw a body punch but Brakeley avoids it by throwing Strong back against the cage.
Brakeley is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Brakeley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brakeley has a couple of punches blocked by Strong.
Strong misses with an elbow over the top.
Strong is trying to maintain a safe position but Brakeley gets an underhook and turns Strong into the cage.
Strong prevents a body shot from Brakeley.
Brakeley lands a hook that snaps the head of Strong backwards.
Brakeley misses with a punch on the inside.
Brakeley tries to work over Strong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brakeley keeps control of Strong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brakeley throws a head punch that misses.
Brakeley throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brakeley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brakeley lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brakeley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Strong's efforts to push away.
With the fighters up against the cage, Strong throws an elbow but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Strong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brakeley backwards.
Strong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brakeley.
Brakeley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Strong backwards.
Brakeley tries to throw a body punch but Strong avoids it by throwing Brakeley back against the cage.
Brakeley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brakeley misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brakeley.
Brakeley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong throws a punch but it's blocked by Brakeley.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brakeley.
Brakeley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Strong's elbow.
Brakeley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brakeley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Brakeley on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brakeley.
Strong has had enough of the clinch but Brakeley keeps him there for the moment.
Brakeley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Strong or not.
Strong prevents a body shot from Brakeley.
Strong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brakeley has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Strong looking to throw knees to the head but Brakeley is blocking nicely.
Strong misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Brakeley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Strong loads up on a big right hand but Brakeley slips the punch.
Brakeley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Strong.

Brakeley instigates a clinch.
Brakeley struggles to land a body shot inside as Strong controls his hands.
Strong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brakeley backwards.
Strong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brakeley.
Brakeley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brakeley tries a body shot but Strong blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Brakeley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brakeley has him pressed against the cage.
Brakeley struggles to land a body shot inside as Strong controls his hands.
Strong is trying to break the clinch but Brakeley has him pressed against the cage.
Brakeley misses with the head strike.
Michael Brakeley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brakeley throws a head punch that misses.
Brakeley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brakeley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brakeley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Strong's elbow.
Brakeley swings wildly with an uppercut but Strong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brakeley lands with a light punch inside.
Strong tries to break the clinch but Brakeley is controlling the position.
Strong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brakeley tries to throw a body punch but Strong avoids it by throwing Brakeley back against the cage.
Strong is looking to break free of the clinch but Brakeley has double underhooks.
Strong is trying to break the clinch but Brakeley has him pressed against the cage.
Brakeley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brakeley misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Brakeley.
Michael Brakeley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong tries to work over Brakeley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strong can't break the clinch.
Brakeley misses with some punches.
Strong tries to land a knee to the head but Brakeley blocks with his arms.
Strong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Strong is trying to break the clinch but Brakeley is controlling him.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Brakeley in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Strong missing with knees to the body.
Strong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brakeley.
Brakeley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brakeley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brakeley prevents Strong from breaking the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Strong.
Strong is trying to break free.
Brakeley lands a right hand.
Brakeley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Strong backwards.
Strong is trying to break the clinch but Brakeley has him pressed against the cage.
Strong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong is trying to force a seperation but Brakeley has the dominant position.
Strong tries to break free but Brakeley pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Strong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Strong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Strong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strong tries to land knees in the clinch but Brakeley avoids the damage to the body.
Joe Strong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Strong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Strong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brakeley avoids the elbow strike from Strong, against the cage.
Brakeley tries to work over Strong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Brakeley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brakeley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Brakeley!
Michael Brakeley spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.