PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Brill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Axe Murderer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brill comes to the cage accompanied by Do you really want to hurt me. Gerald Brill has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brill
vs
Axe Murderer

178 cm
22
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
23
150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gerald Brill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Axe Murderer!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axe Murderer shoots in and drives through. Brill sprawls well.
Axe Murderer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brill as he avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Brill. No joy for Axe Murderer on that attempt.
Gerald Brill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Axe Murderer.
Axe Murderer takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Wanderlei Axe Murderer has been cut.
Axe Murderer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brill pinned against the cage. Brill gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brill defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Axe Murderer.
Good leg kick by Brill there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Axe Murderer changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Brill looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Axe Murderer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brill keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe Murderer laying and praying for a moment but Brill takes advantage and regains half guard.

Brill manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Axe Murderer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gerald Brill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brill throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Axe Murderer moves into the clinch successfully.
Brill lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Axe Murderer or not.
Brill prevents the takedown attempt.
Axe Murderer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brill prevents it.

Brill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brill.
Axe Murderer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brill tries to avoid it but Axe Murderer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brill to the ground. Brill escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Axe Murderer looks gassed!
Axe Murderer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brill sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brill throws a leg kick which misses Axe Murderer's front leg but catches the back leg as Axe Murderer tries to avoid it.
Wanderlei Axe Murderer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brill chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brill scores with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brill throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Axe Murderer.
Brill works the jab nicely.
Axe Murderer has a takedown stuffed.
Brill throws a quick inside leg kick.
Axe Murderer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brill circles away.
Brill keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brill lands with a slapping head kick.
Brill lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Brill - that will leave a mark!
Brill lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Brill gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Axe Murderer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Axe Murderer wants a takedown but no success here.

Brill breaks the clinch.
Brill scores with a spinning back kick!
Brill thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Axe Murderer if he has to take too many more of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Brill clinches up against the cage.

Brill breaks from the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brill.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerald Brill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Axe Murderer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Brill moves into range and clinches up with Axe Murderer.
Axe Murderer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knees to the body from Brill.

Brill manages to break the clinch.
Brill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Axe Murderer dives in and grabs Brill's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brill pushes down on Axe Murderer's head and hops out.

Brill clinches with his opponent.

Brill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brill lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crunch! Brill slams his shin into Axe Murderer's torso.
Brill lands with a thumping leg kick.
Axe Murderer shoots in but Brill avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gerald Brill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Axe Murderer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brill lands a nice leg kick that just misses Axe Murderer's sensitive parts.
Axe Murderer is breathing heavily.
Brill throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Axe Murderer's head.
Axe Murderer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Axe Murderer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brill throws a head kick that Axe Murderer semi-blocks.

That has opened up Wanderlei Axe Murderer's cut even more.
Gerald Brill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brill buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Brill.
Good leg kick by Brill there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Axe Murderer takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brill, right into the meat.
Brill lands with a kick to the temple. Axe Murderer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A chopping leg kick lands by Brill.
Brill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Axe Murderer can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brill scores with a kick to the body.
Axe Murderer fails with a takedown attempt.
Axe Murderer shoots in but no luck this time.
Axe Murderer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brill.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brill moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brill fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brill throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gerald Brill is winning the standup battle so far.
Brill throws a head kick that half lands.
Brill keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Axe Murderer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brill.
Brill lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Axe Murderer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Axe Murderer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brill.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe Murderer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brill. That one must have hurt.
Brill goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Axe Murderer closes the distance and clinches up with Brill, looking for a takedown. Axe Murderer pushes Brill against the cage but Brill circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brill throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Axe Murderer's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brill dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Axe Murderer. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick lands from Brill.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Axe Murderer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Brill buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerald Brill dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Axe Murderer's cut.
That's time! Brill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A nice leg kick lands there from Brill.

Brill gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Brill breaks the clinch.
Axe Murderer shoots in for a takedown but Brill shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Axe Murderer.
Axe Murderer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Brill scores with a leg kick.
Axe Murderer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brill scoring well with a low kick there.

Brill gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Axe Murderer to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brill is looking to stand up but Axe Murderer isn't so interested in that idea.
Gerald Brill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Axe Murderer slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brill wants to get back to his feet.
Axe Murderer looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe Murderer prevents Brill from improving his position.
Axe Murderer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brill does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Axe Murderer is working for a submission of some sort.
Axe Murderer controlling the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gerald Brill.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brill, 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerald Brill!