PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincenzo Calliente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Brooks
vs
Calliente

173 cm
28
180 lbs
12 - 9 - 1

179 cm
30
172 lbs
13 - 23 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eddie Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincenzo Calliente!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Calliente.
Brooks misses with a looping left.
Brooks lands a right hook to the body.
Brooks punishes Calliente's body with a nice straight punch.
Eddie Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calliente shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Calliente takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Calliente is looking to clinch but Brooks is avoiding it.
Calliente throws a looping overhand right but Brooks ducks down to avoid it.
Brooks paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Calliente swats away the attempt to clinch by Brooks.
Brooks jabs Calliente right on the nose. Calliente blinks but takes it well.
Calliente tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brooks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brooks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brooks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calliente tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brooks swivels and escapes.
Brooks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Calliente.
Calliente uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brooks.
Calliente takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Calliente takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Calliente waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brooks.
Brooks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Calliente.
Nice takedown defense from Brooks. No joy for Calliente on that attempt.
Eddie Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincenzo Calliente.
Calliente shoots for a double leg takedown but Brooks sprawls well. He's pushed Calliente's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brooks keeps the fight on the outside.
Brooks throws a series of punches but Calliente avoids them all with ease.
Calliente throws a series of punches but Brooks moves out of range.
Calliente moves out of range of the body kick from Brooks.
Calliente doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brooks getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Calliente takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Calliente pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Calliente uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brooks.
Brooks connects with a crisp jab.
Calliente is trying desperately to land a takedown but Brooks is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Calliente.

Calliente is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Brooks's half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Brooks makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brooks.

Brooks had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Calliente defends it easily.
Brooks keeping moving, preventing Calliente from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Calliente!
Brooks punching from mount but Calliente doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Calliente blocking the ground and pound.
Brooks landing strikes from the mount.
Calliente is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Brooks is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Calliente has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Calliente!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calliente thows a big elbow that misses.
Brooks controls Calliente momentarily but Calliente frees himself.
Calliente trying to control but Brooks is working from the bottom.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brooks working for a triangle but Calliente defends it easily.
Brooks keeping full guard, as Calliente tries to pass.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brooks can't keep his opponent in guard - Calliente advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Calliente working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Calliente working over Brooks with some ground and pound. Brooks looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Brooks dominated that 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.

Calliente lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Calliente.
Brooks misses with a body shot.
Brooks lands a slapping body shot.
Calliente showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brooks.

Brooks closes the distance and clinches.
Brooks digs a right hand into Calliente's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Calliente's gas tank.
Brooks prevents Calliente from breaking the clinch.
Calliente prevents the takedown attempt.
Brooks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Calliente or not.
Calliente working hard to break the clinch.

Brooks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brooks's corner calls for a 1-2. Brooks obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Calliente misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Calliente!
Brooks lands with an uppercut that bounces Calliente off the cage and back into range.
Calliente connects with a nice looking jab.
Brooks lands a nice looking kick to the body. Calliente takes a step back to recover.
Calliente takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brooks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calliente was well out of range. Poor timing from Brooks.
Nice straight punches there by Calliente. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Calliente.
Eddie Brooks is winning the standup battle so far.
Brooks fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Calliente looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Calliente swings widly with a right hand
and Brooks counters with a three punch combo that has Calliente backing up. Calliente nods at Brooks to acknowledge the strikes.
Brooks is looking to wear down Calliente with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calliente swings widly with a right hand
and Brooks counters with a good low kick that Calliente was not able to check.
Calliente is breathing heavily.
Calliente takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Calliente is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks throws a wild body kick that Calliente sees coming a mile off.
Brooks wants to clinch up but Calliente keeps it at a distance.
Calliente keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Calliente steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brooks. That one must have hurt.
Calliente misses with a left hand
and Brooks counters with a one-two to the body.
Calliente is still on wobbly legs! Can Brooks finish him?
Brooks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brooks ducks under a wild hook from Calliente.
Calliente seems to have recovered his senses.
Brooks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brooks lands with a good body shot.
A combination from Calliente does no damage.
Brooks lands with a thumping leg kick.

Calliente closes the distance and clinches.
Brooks scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Brooks dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Brooks can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brooks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Calliente backwards.
Calliente has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brooks taking a breather.
Brooks lands a hook that snaps the head of Calliente backwards.
Brooks tries to throw a body punch but Calliente avoids it by throwing Brooks back against the cage.
Calliente is trying to push Brooks away but Brooks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brooks tries a body shot but Calliente blocks it.
Brooks has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Calliente is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks tries to stall but Calliente uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Calliente's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Calliente wants to get back to striking at distance but Brooks won't allow it.
Brooks struggles to land a body shot inside as Calliente controls his hands.
Brooks is pressed up against the cage. Calliente has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brooks down to the mat. Brooks avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Calliente blocks the body kick.
Brooks scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Calliente takes one to the chin there.
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!
Brooks is looking to slow Calliente down with leg kicks.
Brooks misses with a combination
and Calliente counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Eddie Brooks has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Calliente closes the distance and clinches.

Calliente manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Brooks dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Brooks's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Brooks misses the shot to the body.
Calliente misses with a low kick.
Vincenzo Calliente is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Calliente takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brooks throws a wild body kick that Calliente sees coming a mile off.
Calliente throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brooks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brooks throws a right and a left that Calliente avoids nicely.
Calliente lands with a cross.
Brooks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calliente was well out of range. Poor timing from Brooks.
Some wild striking there from Calliente.

Calliente closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brooks to the mat! Brooks manages to get full guard.
Calliente missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brooks is on top in guard.
Brooks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Calliente keeping full guard, as Brooks tries to pass.
Calliente trying to keep a closed guard but Brooks is proving a slippery customer.
Brooks has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brooks passes into half guard.

Calliente is defending against the submission attempts here by Brooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calliente wants to improve his position but Brooks is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brooks working Calliente over with strikes.

Brooks is working for a kimura but Calliente is defending it quite comfortably.
Calliente tries to get to full guard but Brooks has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brooks is working for a submission of some sort.
Calliente really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brooks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brooks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brooks trying to pass the guard but Calliente defending well.
Vincenzo Calliente has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Calliente wants to control but Brooks is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Brooks is looking for a kimura here.
Brooks is just content to waste time from the top position. Calliente takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brooks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Brooks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brooks 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Brooks!