PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Brickwell (ranked 8351 p4p, 653 weight class) and Young Lad (ranked 5942 p4p, 0 weight class). Brickwell comes to the cage accompanied by Evanescence - Bring me to life. Danny Brickwell has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Brickwell
vs
Lad

195 cm
18
243 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danny Brickwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Young Lad!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brickwell.
Brickwell misses with a straight left.
Lad 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.
Brickwell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brickwell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brickwell lands with an overhand left.

Lad closes the distance and clinches.
Brickwell is trying to break the clinch but Lad has him pressed against the cage.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Lad has eaten all the pies!
Brickwell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brickwell is trying to break the clinch but Lad is controlling him.
Brickwell is trying to force a seperation but Lad has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brickwell is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brickwell.
Lad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brickwell tries to circle away but Lad has him pinned against the cage.
Brickwell working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brickwell tries to break the clinch but Lad is controlling the position.
Brickwell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brickwell's efforts to push away.
Lad tries to throw a body punch but Brickwell avoids it by throwing Lad back against the cage.
Lad keeps control of Brickwell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brickwell is trying to force a seperation but Lad has the dominant position.
Brickwell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Brickwell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Brickwell does no damage.
Brickwell throws a body punch but Lad moves out of range.
Brickwell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brickwell misses with a series of wild punches.
Brickwell missing with a left hand there. Lad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brickwell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lad. Lad circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brickwell throws a solid leg kick but Lad takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brickwell.
Danny Brickwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brickwell looks to land a combination but Lad avoids it well.

Lad moves into range and clinches up with Brickwell.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lad.
Brickwell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lad misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lad fails to land.
Lad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brickwell's efforts to push away.
Brickwell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brickwell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lad has him pressed against the cage.
Brickwell wants to get back to striking at distance but Lad won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brickwell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right hand to the body from Lad.
Brickwell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lads head.
Brickwell tries to circle away but Lad has him pinned against the cage.
Lad working aggressively here.
Brickwell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Lad.
Brickwell tries to circle away but Lad has him pinned against the cage.
Brickwell wants to break free but Lad has control.
Brickwell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lad has him pressed against the cage.
Lad lands an uppercut.
Brickwell lands a nice uppercut.
Brickwell tries to break free but Lad pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brickwell backwards.
Brickwell wants to get back to striking at distance but Lad won't allow it.
A right handed body shot lands from Lad.
Lad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brickwell tries to break the clinch but Lad is controlling the position.
Lad is working Brickwell over against the cage.
Brickwell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lad.

It looks like Danny Brickwell has been cut.
Lad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brickwell can't break the clinch.
Brickwell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lad prevents Brickwell from breaking the clinch.
Brickwell has had enough of the clinch but Lad keeps him there for the moment.
Lad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Young Lad will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danny Brickwell's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lad takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brickwell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Lad.

Lad gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lad.
Lad lands with a short shot to the head.
Lad lands a nice uppercut.
Lad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Brickwell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Brickwell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brickwell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brickwell tries to break free but Lad pushes him back against the cage.
Brickwell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brickwell's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lad working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brickwell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Young Lad seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brickwell tries to break the clinch but Lad is controlling the position.
Lad prevents Brickwell from breaking the clinch.
Brickwell lands an uppercut.
Lad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lad lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brickwell tries to break free but Lad pushes him back against the cage.
Brickwell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brickwell is trying to force a seperation but Lad has the dominant position.
Lad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brickwell tries to circle away but Lad has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brickwell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brickwell is trying to break the clinch but Lad has him pressed against the cage.
Brickwell wants to break free but Lad has control.
Brickwell prevents a body shot from Lad.
Brickwell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brickwell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brickwell backwards.
Brickwell is trying to break the clinch but Lad has him pressed against the cage.
Brickwell has had enough of the clinch but Lad keeps him there for the moment.
Brickwell wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Brickwell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lad prevents Brickwell from breaking the clinch.
Brickwell is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Lad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brickwell wants to break free but Lad has control.
Brickwell working hard to break the clinch.
Lad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brickwell backwards.
Brickwell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brickwell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brickwell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lad misses with a punch on the inside.
Lad tries to throw a body punch but Brickwell avoids it by throwing Lad back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lad lands a hook that snaps the head of Brickwell backwards.
Brickwell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brickwell wants to break free but Lad has control.
Brickwell is trying to break free.
Lad lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brickwell is trying to force a seperation but Lad has the dominant position.
Brickwell has had enough of the clinch but Lad keeps him there for the moment.
Brickwell wants to break free but Lad has control.
Brickwell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brickwell wants to get back to striking at distance but Lad won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lad pushes Brickwell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brickwell tries to work over Lad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Lad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Young Lad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Danny Brickwell's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Brickwell drops Lad with a left right combo! Brickwell follows him down to the ground into side control.

Lad is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!

Brickwell tries for a kimura but Lad is defending well.
Lad is still in real trouble! Can Brickwell finish him?
Brickwell gets to mount! Lad was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Brickwell tries to control but Lad wriggling away.
Lad seems to have recovered his senses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brickwell controlling the pace for now.
Brickwell looking to finish with strikes here!
Brickwell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lad is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lad tries to reverse the position but Brickwell maintains control.
Brickwell throwing strikes here but Lad is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lad stops Brickwell from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.

Brickwell jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lad manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lad is looking to reverse the position.
Brickwell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brickwell lands a nice forearm strike.

Brickwell wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lad, who protects the arm well.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Danny Brickwell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lad tries to bench press Brickwell off him but Brickwell keeps the position.
Brickwell trying to control the action but Lad is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lad tries to buck Brickwell off but Brickwell is having none of it.
Brickwell scores with punches from side control.
Brickwell is looking to take a break and control but Lad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lad is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Brickwell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lad 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Young Lad!