PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Brookins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Alexander Young has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Young
vs
Brookins

180 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
28
160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Brookins!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young moves out of range of the body kick.
Brookins lands with a kick to the temple. Young shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Brookins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brookins loads up on a big right hand but Young slips the punch.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brookins throws a sloppy body shot
and Young counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Young avoids a kick to the body.
Brookins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Young fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brookins lands a jab to the nose.
Brookins throws a solid leg kick but Young takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brookins.
Young is looking to clinch but Brookins is avoiding it.
Nice body punch from Brookins.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brookins.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young misses with a double jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brookins.
Both fighters circling a little - Brookins finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Brookins throws a body kick that misses.
Brookins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Young avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A combination from Brookins does no damage.
Tim Brookins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brookins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brookins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Young throws a series of punches but Brookins moves out of range.
Young on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tim Brookins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That kick from Brookins tenderised Young's leg. Young is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brookins takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Brookins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brookins scores with a leg kick.
A combination from Young does no damage.
Brookins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Brookins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Young has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brookins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brookins misses with a body punch
and Young counters with a two punch combo.
Young takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Brookins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brookins looks to throw the jab but Young is out of range.
Brookins throws a sloppy body shot
and Young counters with a nice uppercut.
Brookins misses with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brookins.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brookins lands a front kick.
Brookins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brookins is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Young rather than just go for the knockout.
Young is breathing heavily.
Young lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brookins circles away quickly and effectively.
Brookins throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Brookins lands a jab to the nose.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brookins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good leg kick by Brookins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Young doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Young fails with the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brookins throws a lazy right hand but Young sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brookins lands a nice hook to Young's body. Young takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brookins connects with a crisp jab.
Brookins just misses with a punch to the body.
A good leg kick by Brookins.
Brookins lands the left hand.
Young rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brookins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brookins connects with a leg kick. Young looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brookins lands the left hand.
Brookins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Young walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Young is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brookins scoring well with a low kick there.
Young on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Brookins dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Brookins throws a leg kick which misses Young's front leg but catches the back leg as Young tries to avoid it.
Young takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brookins checks the leg kick nicely there.
Alexander Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brookins scores with a push kick.
Brookins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Young swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brookins counters with a leg kick.
Brookins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Brookins.
Brookins tries a head kick but it misses.
Brookins throws a hook but Young blocks it.
Brookins clobbers Young with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Young bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Young takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Brookins misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brookins swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Young counters with a left and a right that stings Brookins.
Brookins throws a jab when Young was well out of range.
Young avoids the body shot from Brookins.
Brookins's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Brookins duly obliges.
Young uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brookins.
Brookins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brookins looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brookins. Young shrugs it off though.
Young avoids the head kick by Brookins.
Brookins scores with a head kick.
Young throws a series of punches but Brookins moves out of range.
Brookins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young is looking to clinch.
Brookins digs a good hook to Young's body.
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!
Brookins moves away from the strike by Young.
Brookins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brookins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Young has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brookins misses with a few strikes there.
Brookins lands with a slapping head kick.
Brookins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brookins throws a shot from downtown. Young moves away and avoids it.
Brookins throws a right and a left that both miss.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Young might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Brookins misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brookins throws a poor cross that misses
and Young counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brookins throws a push kick but Young slaps the foot to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young lands with an overhand left.
Brookins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Young's sensitive parts.
Brookins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Young lands a nice looking body shot.
Young displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Brookins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Brookins.
Brookins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brookins. That's going to slow Young down.
That kick from Brookins tenderised Young's leg. Young is trying to keep his angry face on.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brookins.
Young uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brookins.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young takes a kick to the side of the head.
Brookins misses with a few strikes there.
Young avoids the body shot from Brookins.
Brookins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Young.
Brookins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Young. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Brookins.
Brookins looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
Tim Brookins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Brookins circles away.
Brookins lands a head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brookins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Brookins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Young fails with a takedown attempt.
Young avoids the head kick by Brookins.
Brookins throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Young.
A punch combination from Brookins misses.

Young forces Brookins back against the cage and clinches.
Brookins working aggressively here.
Young can't break the clinch.
Young is looking to break free of the clinch but Brookins has double underhooks.
Brookins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
Brookins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brookins misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brookins manages to break the clinch.
Brookins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Young. That did some damage!
Brookins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brookins misses the shot to the body.
Young lands a two punch combo.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Brookins - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Brookins.
Good leg kick by Brookins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Young gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brookins.
Brookins connects with an inside leg kick.
Brookins scores with a head kick.
Brookins misses with an uppercut
and Young finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brookins just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
Young is looking to clinch.
Brookins takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Brookins throws a predictable looking body shot
and Young counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brookins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Young.
Brookins misses with a low kick.
Brookins throws a head kick that half lands.
Young with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brookins to score with a decent uppercut.
Brookins throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Young darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brookins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Young. That did some damage!
Left hook, right uppercut from Young.
Young takes a swing at Brookins's ribcage but misses.
Brookins works Young's body with a nice hook.
Young gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brookins checks a low kick from Young.
Brookins feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Youngs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brookins connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Young momentarily.
Brookins throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Young throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brookins fakes the leg kick and cracks Young in the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brookins scores with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brookins throws a leg kick which misses Young's front leg but catches the back leg as Young tries to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Brookins.
Young shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brookins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brookins misses with a body shot.
Brookins works the jab nicely.
Brookins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Young. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young needs to keep his hands up - Brookins had a free shot at his head there.
Brookins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alexander Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tim Brookins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brookins misses with a double jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Brookins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brookins 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Tim Brookins!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Tim Brookins!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Tim Brookins!

Tim Brookins wins by unanimous decision!