PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brendan Brodie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Sweet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimbo Sweet has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brodie
vs
Sweet

175 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
154 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Beast Body

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brendan Brodie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kimbo Sweet!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sweet dives in and scores a takedown into Brodie's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sweet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Brodie isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sweet stacks Brodie on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sweet!
Brodie is looking to reverse the position.
Sweet lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Brodie down.
Brodie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brodie is not content to let Sweet control the position.
You can see the frustration on Brodie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brodie parries the strikes from Sweet easily there. Sweet is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Brodie to escape.
Sweet creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Brodie sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Brodie defending against the ground and pound.
Brodie takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sweet tries to advance to mount but can't.
Sweet creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Brodie sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sweet throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Sweet stands up and beckons Brodie to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sweet drives through with a takedown into Brodie's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sweet sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sweet postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sweet throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brodie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brodie keeping full guard, as Sweet tries to pass.
Sweet throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brodie seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sweet stands up from Brodie's guard - Sweet perhaps looking for a knockout.
Brodie is breathing heavily.

Sweet drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sweet postures up in Brodie's guard and throws a big left but Brodie blocks it.
Sweet throwing strikes from guard but Brodie blocks nicely.
Sweet trying to control the position from guard on top but Brodie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sweet postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweet scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sweet is working Brodie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sweet sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brodie's guard.
Brodie trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Brodie pushes Sweet off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sweet drives through with a takedown into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sweet passes Brodie's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sweet keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimbo Sweet 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.

Sweet connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brodie's hands.
Brodie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sweet's hands.
Brodie throws a combination that misses

and Sweet counters with a takedown into side control.

Sweet stands up and beckons Brodie to his feet.
Brodie looks to land a combination. Sweet sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brodie throws a combination that misses
and Sweet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sweet throws a right hand that Brodie ducks under and follows up with a left that Brodie also avoids with ease.

Brodie has Sweet up against the cage in a clinch.

Sweet pulls guard successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brodie has gone for a leg lock! Sweet slips out almost immediately though and dives into Brodie's guard.
Sweet is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sweet stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brodie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sweet must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweet won't allow Brodie to get back to his feet.

Brodie is working an open guard so Sweet takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Brendan Brodie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sweet takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Sweet scores with a takedown into Brodie's guard.
Brodie keeping full guard, as Sweet tries to pass.

Sweet stands up from Brodie's guard - Sweet perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sweet shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sweet controlling the pace for now.
Kimbo Sweet has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sweet throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Brodie because Sweet loaded up on that one.
Brodie tries to hold on but Sweet pushes him away.
Sweet punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brodie is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sweet controlling the position easily from mount.
Sweet with a couple of short strikes.
Sweet working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sweet lands a big shot there that rocks Brodie but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sweet unloading with bombs!
Sweet looking to control and managing it successfully.
Brodie taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimbo Sweet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Brodie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brodie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sweet throws a one two combo.
Sweet looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brodie throws a right hand that misses
and Sweet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sweet looks for the body kick but Brodie saw that one coming.
Brodie walks into a jab.

Brodie is rocked!
Sweet lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oh Brodie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Sweet closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brodie wants to control but Sweet is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Brodie seems to have got his legs back now.
Well, if Sweet is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Brodie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sweet.
Brodie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sweet thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brodie taking some punishment here, with Sweet in his half guard.
Sweet tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brodie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sweet in particular looking to stall.
Sweet not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sweet looks to land a strike but Brodie avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sweet connects with a couple of short punches.
Sweet is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Sweet decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sweet gets the takedown into side control.
Kimbo Sweet is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweet scoring with punches from side control.
Sweet sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Brodie is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Brodie can't do much from the bottom here.
Brodie takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sweet scoring with punches from side control.

Sweet stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweet looks to land a combination. Brodie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kimbo Sweet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Sweet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sweet tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brendan Brodie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sweet slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Sweet feints and as Brodie raises his hands in defense, Sweet changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sweet trying to control the position from guard on top but Brodie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sweet scoring with some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kimbo Sweet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sweet winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimbo Sweet!
After the big win, Kimbo Sweet made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Beast Body and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.