PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yuuki Brixton (ranked 4742 p4p, 5381 weight class) and Prince Herb (ranked 452 p4p, 476 weight class). Brixton kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Otherworld. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Brixton
vs
Herb

176 cm
18
157
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
160
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Sakura Style
ZERO Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuuki Brixton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Prince Herb!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brixton 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 Herb has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Herb and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Herb doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Brixton throws a head kick but Herb moves out of range.
Herb scores with a hook to the body. Brixton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brixton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Herb circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brixton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A good leg kick by Brixton.
Herb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brixton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Herb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brixton.
Yuuki Brixton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Herb takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herb uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brixton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Brixton rushes Herb and presses him up against the cage.
Brixton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Herb's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brixton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Herb's defenses.
Herb is trying to push Brixton away but Brixton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brixton lands an elbow that stopped Herb in his tracks for a moment.
Herb takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herb tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Herb working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Herb is trying to break the clinch but Brixton is controlling him.
Herb is trying to push Brixton away but Brixton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brixton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brixton prevents a body shot from Herb.
Brixton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brixton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brixton lands a damaging elbow.
Brixton has Herb pressed against the cage, preventing Herb from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brixton lands an elbow just above Herb 's eye.
Brixton blocks an uppercut.
Brixton lands a good knee to the midsection. Herb won't want to take too many of those.
Herb tries to circle away but Brixton has him pinned against the cage.
Herb wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brixton has him pressed against the cage.
Brixton lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brixton.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brixton lands a nice elbow.
Herb misses with a punch to the body.
Herb misses with a punch to the body.
Herb wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Brixton breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herb misses with a body shot.
Brixton moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brixton thows a body kick. Herb tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Brixton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brixton connects with a leg kick.
Brixton throws a lazy head kick
and Herb counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brixton thinking.
Brixton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Herb has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Herb misses with a straight left.
Brixton throws a wild body kick that Herb sees coming a mile off.
Brixton throws a nice head kick!
Herb throws a big shot that misses.
Brixton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brixton. That's going to slow Herb down.
Herb thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brixton throws a head kick but Herb moves out of range.
Herb doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brixton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brixton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brixton misses with a head kick.
Herb's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brixton thumps Herb with a low kick.
Brixton misses with a leg kick
and Herb counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brixton misses with a low kick.
Herb throws a body punch but Brixton moves out of range.
Brixton connects with an inside leg kick.
Brixton tries to score with a low kick but Herb moves his leg out of the way.
Herb throws out a counter right but Brixton avoids it with no problem.
Herb on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brixton. Brixton obviously looking to wear him down.
Brixton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Herb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brixton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brixton throws a leg kick
and Herb counters with a nice uppercut.
Herb moves out of range as Brixton throws a body kick.
Herb checks a leg kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brixton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Herb has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brixton tries to clinch up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Herb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brixton.

Brixton moves into range and clinches up with Herb.
A knee to the head by Brixton.
Brixton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brixton slows down the pace here.
Brixton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brixton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Herb can't break the clinch.
Brixton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Herb tries to circle away but Brixton has him pinned against the cage.
Herb misses with some punches.
A knee to the head by Brixton.
Herb has a couple of punches blocked by Brixton.
Herb working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brixton lands a damaging elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yuuki Brixton dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Herb blocks the body kick.
Herb walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brixton.
Brixton misses with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brixton. That's going to slow Herb down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brixton!
Herb looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brixton lands a nice looking kick to the body. Herb takes a step back to recover.
Herb has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brixton.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brixton.
Brixton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Herb.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Herb 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brixton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Herb.
Brixton connects with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Brixton.
Brixton tries a head kick but it misses.
Herb takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herb looks to score with a jab to the body but Brixton is just out of range.
Brixton is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Herb.
Brixton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Herb can do to turn this around?
Brixton tries a head kick but it misses.
Brixton moves away from the strike by Herb.
Brixton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brixton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Herb swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brixton throws a chopping leg kick but Herb manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Herb on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Herb misses with a looping right.
Brixton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brixton throws a leg kick that is checked
and Herb cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Herb connects with a single shot there.

Brixton closes the distance and clinches.
Herb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Herb avoids a wild elbow strike from Brixton.
Brixton has Herb pressed against the cage, preventing Herb from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brixton crunches a lovely knee into Herb's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Herb escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brixton delivers a nice body kick.
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!
Herb throws a jab when Brixton was well out of range.
Brixton gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Herb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That kick from Brixton tenderised Herb's leg. Herb is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brixton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brixton with the inside leg kick.
Yuuki Brixton is winning the standup battle so far.
Herb throws out a loose jab but Brixton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brixton tries to close the distance and clinch but Herb swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brixton looks to clinch
enabling Herb to counter with a crisp jab.
Brixton lands a head kick. Herb smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Herb misses with a looping left.
Brixton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brixton misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brixton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Herb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Herb might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Brixton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brixton lands with a kick to the ribs.
Herb misses with a straight right.
Herb keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brixton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brixton scores with a leg kick.
Herb darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brixton throws a head kick but Herb moves out of range.
Herb looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Herb throws the left hand but Brixton avoids the punch easily.
Brixton tries a low kick but Herb avoids it.
Brixton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brixton tries to close the distance and clinch but Herb swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brixton tries to work over Herb's front leg with a kick but Herb checks it.
Nice body kick there by Brixton.
Brixton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brixton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Herb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brixton moves away.
Brixton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Brixton.
Herb throws the left hand but Brixton avoids the punch easily.
Brixton throws a leg kick which misses Herb's front leg but catches the back leg as Herb tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick from Brixton, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brixton throws a leg kick but Herb moved away.
Herb moves out of range of the leg kick from Brixton.
Herb avoids the head kick by Brixton.
Herb looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brixton pushes Herb away with a front kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yuuki Brixton dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Herb takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brixton ducks under a wild hook from Herb.
Brixton connects with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Herb misses.
Brixton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brixton throws a sloppy head kick and Herb moves out of range easily.
Brixton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Herb avoids the head kick by Brixton.
The fighters circling - Herb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brixton throws a leg kick which misses Herb's front leg but catches the back leg as Herb tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herb lands with a shot to the body.
Herb works the jab nicely.
Brixton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Herb throws out the jab.
Brixton does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Herb doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Brixton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brixton throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Herb.
Good leg kick by Brixton.
Herb throws a body punch but Brixton moves out of range.
Brixton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brixton thows a leg kick but Herb checks it
and Herb counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brixton thinking.
Brixton thumps Herb with a low kick.
Herb loads up on a big right hand but Brixton slips the punch.
Brixton scores with a head kick. Herb tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Herb rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brixton counters with a nice leg kick.
Brixton is looking to score with low kicks.
Brixton throws a leg kick that misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brixton. Herb shrugs it off though.
Herb sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Brixton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brixton tries a head kick but it misses.
Brixton is looking to clinch but Herb is avoiding it.
Herb throws a right hand that misses
and Brixton counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Brixton avoids the body shot from Herb.
Brixton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Brixton.
Brixton scores with a leg kick.
Herb looks to throw the jab but Brixton is out of range.
Brixton with the inside leg kick.
Brixton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Herb is out of range and Brixton settles back down.
Herb looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brixton tries a head kick but it misses.
Herb lands with a good body shot.
Brixton lands with a slapping head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herb looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brixton lands a head kick!

Brixton clinches with his opponent.
Herb has had enough of the clinch but Brixton keeps him there for the moment.
Herb has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brixton.
Brixton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Herb working aggressively here.
Brixton lands an elbow that stopped Herb in his tracks for a moment.
Prince Herb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Herb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brixton is looking to control Herb's arms but Herb gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brixton has his back to the cage.
Brixton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Herb misses with a punch to the body.
Brixton misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Brixton.
Brixton lands an elbow just above Herb 's eye.
Herb misses with a short punch on the inside.

Brixton manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brixton tries a head kick but it misses.
Herb looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brixton half committed to a counter leg kick.
Herb blocks a head kick by Brixton.
Brixton looks for the body kick but Herb saw that one coming.
Herb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brixton moves away.
Brixton tries to clinch there but Herb circles away.
Herb throws a series of punches but Brixton moves out of range.
Herb with a hook.
Brixton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Herb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brixton moves away.
Brixton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick from Brixton lands but Herb takes it in his stride.
Herb takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Brixton moves into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yuuki Brixton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brixton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuuki Brixton!
A victorious Yuuki Brixton thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.