PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cus Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Brothers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kris Brothers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jr
vs
Brothers

194 cm
22
275 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

192 cm
25
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cus Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kris Brothers!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brothers scores with a sloppy right hand. Jr should have avoided that one.
Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brothers circles away quickly and effectively.
Brothers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jr jabs at Brothers's body.
Jr scores with a hook to the body. Brothers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brothers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Brothers's head.
Jr misses with a body shot
and Brothers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brothers misses with a lunging right hand
and Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brothers slips a jab from Jr.
Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brothers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brothers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jr as he avoids it easily.
Brothers throws an off balance right hand
and Jr counters with a two punch combo.
Brothers lands an overhand right.
Jr scores with a nice strike.
Brothers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jr throws a right hand that misses
letting Brothers counter with a right hand.
Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Brothers decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jr's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brothers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jr is keeping the position for now.
Jr wants to hit a switch here but Brothers passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Jr there!
Brothers can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jr is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brothers might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jr kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Brothers working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Brothers trying to control but Jr is having none of it.
Brothers with the ground and pound from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brothers trying to control but Jr is having none of it.
Jr is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brothers looking to finish with strikes here!

Brothers goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Jr is on top in guard.
Brothers keeping moving, preventing Jr from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brothers is trying to control the position but Jr postures up.
Jr preventing the sweep.
Brothers managing to control the position.
Brothers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brothers misses with a takedown attempt - Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cus Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kris Brothers.
Jr scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kris Brothers dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jr looks to land a combination but Brothers avoids it well.
Brothers misses with an uppercut
and Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brothers was well out of range. Poor timing from Jr.
Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jr connects with the punch.
A punch combination from Jr misses.
Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jr throws a shot to the body.
Brothers throws an off balance right hand
and Jr counters with a series of strikes. Brothers will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jr throws a series of punches but Brothers moves out of range.
Jr throws a jab when Brothers was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brothers throws a right hand that misses
and Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jr throws a jab when Brothers was well out of range.
Jr thuds a left hand into Brothers's body.
Brothers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jr scores with a one two! Brothers had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brothers misses with a hook
and Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Brothers.
Brothers 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.
Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brothers moves away.
Jr throws a nice looking combination but Brothers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brothers tries for a takedown but Jr circles away easily
and Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brothers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brothers thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brothers's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brothers scrambles back to his feet.

Jr gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brothers.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brothers wants to control from the top but Jr keeps moving.
Brothers thows a big elbow that misses.
Jr is trying to keep Brothers in close.
Brothers is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brothers trying to control but Jr is working from the bottom.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kris Brothers wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jr misses with a double jab
and Brothers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brothers shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Brothers's shoulder, as Brothers tries to avoid the shot.
Brothers takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jr misses with an uppercut. Brothers saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr misses the shot to the body.
Jr looks to land a combination but Brothers avoids it well.
Brothers dodges the punch combination from Jr.
Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Brothers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jr sizes up Brothers with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brothers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brothers misses with a double jab
and Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Brothers backing up. Brothers nods at Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cus Jr dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Brothers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cus Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Brothers off the cage and back into rage.
Nice shot lands for Jr.
Brothers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jr throws out the jab.
Brothers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jr counters with a left to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Brothers.
Jr ducks under a wild hook from Brothers.
Brothers takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brothers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brothers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brothers's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brothers avoids the body shot from Jr.
Brothers misses with a shot to the body
and Jr counters with a two punch combo.
Jr throws a lazy right hand but Brothers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donk. Brothers catches Jr right on the button with a cross.
Brothers throws a right hand that misses
letting Jr counter with a right hand.
Brothers misses with an uppercut
and Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brothers counters with a right hand to the body.
Brothers slips under a jab from Jr.
Brothers slips a straight right by Jr.
Brothers throws a poor cross that misses
and Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Brothers shoots in for a takedown but Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr cracks Brothers with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brothers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice cross by Jr.
Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brothers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Brothers counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brothers ducks under a wild hook from Jr.
Brothers walks into a jab.
Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brothers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brothers throws a right hand that Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Jr also avoids with ease.
A shot to the body from Brothers misses
and Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brothers misses with a hook to the body
and Brothers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jr scores with a jab. Brothers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jr throws an off balance right hand

and Brothers counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jr!
Jr is desperately trying to improve his position but Brothers has a good base and remains in mount.
Brothers looking to ground and pound but Jr is blocking nicely.
Brothers postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Jr bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Brothers and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kris Brothers!