PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between KK Brewer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Brewer
vs
North

172 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, KK Brewer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nate North!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
North uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brewer.
Brewer throws a leg kick but North checks it.
North takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brewer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brewer fails with the takedown
enabling North to counter with a crisp jab.
KK Brewer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brewer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but North moves away.
Brewer misses with a jab, cross combination.
North avoids the head kick by Brewer.
Brewer just misses with a punch to the body.
North throws the left hand but Brewer avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brewer. North does a little dance to reset his feet.
North moves out of range of the leg kick from Brewer.
Brewer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and North counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer thows a body shot but no joy.
Brewer throws a front kick aimed at North's knee but North avoids it well.
North blocks a leg kick.
Brewer takes a swing at North's ribcage but misses.
North throws a chopping leg kick but Brewer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brewer thows a body shot but no joy.
Brewer closes the distance looking to clinch

and North counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Brewer!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
North content just to control the position here.
North throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
North controlling the position easily from mount.
North unloads with some shots from mount but Brewer bucks and avoids them well.
North unloads with some shots from mount but Brewer bucks and avoids them well.
North has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
North landing punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brewer avoids a series of strikes thrown by North.
North throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
North throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
North looking to ground and pound but Brewer is blocking nicely.
North throwing strikes here but Brewer is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
North lands a big shot there that rocks Brewer but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
North with shots to the head and body - Brewer looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
North unloads with some shots from mount but Brewer bucks and avoids them well.
The referee warns Brewer that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
North avoids the attempt from Brewer to control.
North working Brewer over with strikes here.
North takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Let's hope that North has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
North throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Brewer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for North on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
North throwing strikes here but Brewer is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
North tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
North unloads with some shots from mount but Brewer bucks and avoids them well.
North throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
North landing shots from mount.
North misses with a head shot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
North throwing strikes here but Brewer is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
North controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
North sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate North dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Brewer tries to score a power double leg takedown but North sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brewer somewhat.
Nice defenses there by Brewer.
North checks a low kick from Brewer.
North dodges the punch combination from Brewer.
North swats away the attempt to clinch by Brewer.
Brewer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brewer pivots, looking for a leg kick but North is out of range and Brewer settles back down.
Brewer shoots in but North avoids the takedown attempt easily.
North slaps away a takedown attempt from Brewer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for KK Brewer. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Brewer.
Brewer staying out of range there.
Brewer tries a low kick but North avoids it.
Brewer misses the jab.
Brewer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but North manages to avoid it.
North throws a shot from downtown. Brewer moves away and avoids it.
Brewer doesn't succeed with the takedown

and North counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
North's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
North trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
North throwing strikes but missing.
North controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nate North.
A jab from Brewer misses.
North blocks a low kick nicely.
North keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
North avoids the body shot from Brewer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by North - just one landing.
North misses with a looping right.
Brewer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brewer tries to clinch
and North counters with a straight right hand.
Brewer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from North.
Brewer misses with a body shot.
Brewer throws a low kick but it's checked well by North.
North checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brewer tries for a takedown but North sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
North missing with a left hand there. Brewer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brewer takes one to the chin there.
Brewer misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
North fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brewer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from North.
North missing with a left hand there. Brewer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brewer is looking to clinch but North is avoiding it.
Brewer tries to clinch but North moves away

and North counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
North throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

North is working for a kimura but Brewer is defending it quite comfortably.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
North not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate North showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Brewer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Brewer wants to clinch.
Brewer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brewer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brewer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Brewer wants to clinch
and North counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
North defending well as Brewer loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - North throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
KK Brewer is winning the standup battle so far.
North thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Brewer.
North closes the distance and clinches up with Brewer, looking for a takedown. North pushes Brewer against the cage but Brewer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
North 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.
North misses the jab.
Brewer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horrible takedown by Brewer or perhaps it was just good defense by North which made him look bad.
Brewer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. North checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brewer tries to close the distance and clinch but North swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brewer tries to close the distance and clinch but North swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brewer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
North circles away from the clinch attempt

and North counters with a takedown into side control.
Nate North is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
North fails to land a wild elbow strike.
North working away.
Brewer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brewer tries to get out of the position.
North is staying tight to Brewer's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The strikes coming from North are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nate North.
Brewer tries to clinch

and North counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Brewer!
North controlling the pace for now.
North throws some wild stikes that Brewer manages to avoid easily.
North postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Brewer looks a forlorn figure.
North takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
North working away from the top, dropping strikes.
North controlling from mount.
North punching from mount but Brewer doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Nate North has got the better of the ground game so far.
North controlling the position easily from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

North is working for a guillotine from mount but Brewer frees his head quite easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nate North comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got North 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate North!