PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Pool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sirak Jules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pool's entrance music is MONTAGEM - HU DJ KABELIM MANDO DIZER NOVO drem time do antares ♫ . A fine choice. Brian Pool has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Pool
vs
Jules

180 cm
19
194 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

191 cm
23
190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Pool!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sirak Jules!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jules thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pool if he has to take too many more of those.
Jules is looking to chop away at Pool's legs.
Pool moves to clinch but Jules breaks away
and Jules counters with a head kick.
Jules throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pool tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Jules counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jules manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pool swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pool tries to break free but Jules pushes him back against the cage.

Jules breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pool tries to clinch up
and Jules counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pool closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jules counters with a body kick that stops Pool in his tracks momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jules throws a head kick that misses.
Pool darts in trying to clinch
and Jules counters with an outside leg kick.
A low kick from Jules misses

and Pool counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pool.
Jules keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pool's efforts to push away.
Jules utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jules crunches a lovely knee into Pool's ribcage.
Jules is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pool is trying to push Jules away but Jules has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jules lands an elbow that stopped Pool in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Brian Pool has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Pool.
Jules looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jules pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pool closes the distance but Jules moves to the side
and Jules counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jules fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pool has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick misses from Jules.
Brian Pool seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pool tries to clinch but Jules moves away
and Jules counters with a left and a right that stings Pool.
Pool closes the distance but Jules moves to the side

and Jules counters by clinching up.
Jules throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jules blocks an uppercut.
Pool has had enough of the clinch but Jules keeps him there for the moment.
Jules has Pool pressed against the cage, preventing Pool from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pool is trying to break the clinch but Jules has him pressed against the cage.
Jules unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pool lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pool stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pool managing to block the knees to the body from Jules.
Jules lands an elbow inside that Pool shrugs off.
Jules lands a nice knee to the body.
Jules connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pool's face.
Pool is trying to push Jules away but Jules has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Jules escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pool wants to clinch but Jules slips to the side

and Jules holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pool is trying to maintain a safe position but Jules gets an underhook and turns Pool into the cage.
Pool has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pool trying to control the position but instead, Jules has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pool into the cage.
Pool working hard to break the clinch.
Jules blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pool is trying to break free.
Jules lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pool wants to stall.
Pool tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jules's elbow.

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.
Pool can't find room to land a body shot as Jules controls the action.
Pool trying to stall but Jules improves his position.
Jules blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jules scores with a hook to the body.
Pool tries a body shot but Jules blocks it.
Jules blocks the elbow strike.
Pool is trying to push Jules away but Jules has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jules trying to land knees to the body.
Jules has Pool pressed against the cage, preventing Pool from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Jules breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pool wants to clinch but Jules slips to the side
and Jules counters with a head kick.

Jules forces Pool back against the cage and clinches.
Jules prevents a body shot from Pool.
Pool can't break the clinch.
Pool tries a knee to the head but Jules blocks it.
Jules just leaning against Pool, taking a breather.
Jules tries a knee to the head but Pool blocks it.
Jules throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sirak Jules dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Pool's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pool tries to clinch

and Jules counters by moving into the clinch.
Pool looking to slow down the pace here.

Jules escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pool darts in trying to clinch
and Jules makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pool tries to clinch up
and Jules counters with a body kick that stops Pool in his tracks momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jules misses with a takedown attempt - Pool sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jules circles away from the clinch attempt

and Jules counters by moving into the clinch.
Jules is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jules blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Jules manages to break the clinch.
Pool looks to clinch
and Jules counters with a good low kick that Pool was not able to check.
Pool wants to clinch
and Jules counters with a low kick, right behind Pool 's knee.
Pool tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jules counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pool is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Pool closes the distance looking to clinch

and Jules holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pool tries to land knees in the clinch but Jules avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Pool's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pool stalling in the clinch but Jules improves position.
Pool is trying to break free.
Jules digs a right hand underneath Pool's ribcage. Pool let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pool tries to break the clinch but Jules is controlling the position.
Jules comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jules tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pool blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pool misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jules has Pool pressed against the cage, preventing Pool from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pool misses with a knee strike.
Jules using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pool trying to control the position but instead, Jules has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pool into the cage.

Jules escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pool tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Jules counters by moving into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Pool's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jules misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pool.
Pool is trying to maintain a safe position but Jules gets an underhook and turns Pool into the cage.
Pool can't break the clinch.
Pool looking to stall.
Pool is trying to break the clinch but Jules has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pool tries to circle away but Jules has him pinned against the cage.
Pool struggles to land a body shot inside as Jules controls his hands.
Pool is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jules is defending well for now.
Jules lands a knee to the body.
Pool missing with knees to the body.
Pool misses with a punch on the inside.
Pool is trying to force a seperation but Jules has the dominant position.
Jules lands a good knee to the midsection. Pool won't want to take too many of those.
Jules tries a knee to the head but Pool blocks it.
Pool is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pool is looking to control Jules's arms but Jules gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pool has his back to the cage.

Jules breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pool stuffs the takedown.
Pool tries to clinch

and Jules counters by clinching up.
Jules throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jules has Pool pressed against the cage, preventing Pool from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pool wants to break free but Jules has control.
Pool misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pool is trying to break free.
Pool wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jules using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pool tries to circle away but Jules has him pinned against the cage.
Pool misses with a punch to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Jules breaks the clinch.
Pool tries to clinch

and Jules counters by moving into the clinch.
Jules scores a nice knee to the body.
Jules avoids a wild elbow strike from Pool.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sirak Jules showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brian Pool's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Pool tries to clinch

and Jules counters by moving into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Pool.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jules takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pool lands an uppercut.
Pool tries to break the clinch but Jules is controlling the position.
Pool looking to throw knees to the head but Jules is blocking nicely.

Jules breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pool tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jules counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pool wants to clinch but Jules slips to the side

and Jules holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pool is trying to break the clinch but Jules is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pool wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jules has him pressed against the cage.
Pool is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pool lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jules as Pool tries to tie him up.
Pool wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pool blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pool wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pool has had enough of the clinch but Jules keeps him there for the moment.
Pool swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jules prevents a body shot from Pool.
Pool misses with a hook to the ribs.

Jules breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pool tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Jules counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jules.
Jules throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two 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.
Pool is trying to break the clinch but Jules is controlling him.
Pool is trying to push Jules away but Jules has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pool avoids the elbow strike from Jules, against the cage.
Pool misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pool can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Jules lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jules lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pool.
Pool tries to work over Jules's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pool tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jules landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Jules's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pool darts in trying to clinch

and Jules counters by moving into the clinch.
Pool misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pool tries a body shot but Jules blocks it.
Jules lands an elbow just above Pool 's eye.
Pool is trying to stall.
Jules landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Jules pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pool moves to clinch but Jules breaks away

and Jules moves into the clinch.
Pool is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jules is keeping busy.
Jules looking to throw knees to the head but Pool is blocking nicely.
Jules misses with an elbow over the top.

Jules breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pool looks to clinch

and Jules counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jules.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pool is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jules is defending well for now.

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.
Knees to the body from Jules.
Pool is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jules is keeping busy.
Jules scores a nice knee to the body.

Pool manages to break the clinch.
Pool tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Jules counters by moving into the clinch.
Sirak Jules is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pool trying to land knees to the body.
Pool misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pool takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch on the inside from Pool fails to land.
Pool trying to stall but Jules improves his position.
Brian Pool has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pool missing with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sirak Jules comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jules 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sirak Jules!