PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jon Erik Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Brookins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brookins is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kickstart. This should be fireworks!

Erik Andersen
vs
Brookins

159 cm
29
137 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

183 cm
23
140 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160
[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)

Hopkins Athletics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Erik Andersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonathan Brookins!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersen is looking to clinch but Brookins is avoiding it.

Brookins shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Andersen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Brookins controlling from side mount.
Andersen tries to buck Brookins off but Brookins is having none of it.
Brookins cracks Andersen with a big right hand but Andersen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Andersen can't do much from the bottom here.
Andersen is looking for a sweep.
Brookins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brookins lands a few punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen is trying to improve his position.
Andersen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Brookins off and has taken his back!

Andersen working for a choke but Brookins reverses nicely into Andersen 's guard.
Brookins wants to control from the top but Andersen keeps moving.

Andersen throws his legs up looking for a submission but Brookins uses it to pass to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brookins working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Andersen manages to work his way to half guard, despite Brookins's best efforts.

Andersen looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Brookins pushes past his half guard into mount!
Andersen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Andersen tries to hold on but Brookins postures up.
Andersen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Andersen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andersen wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brookins seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Andersen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brookins stops Andersen from getting back to his feet.
Andersen tries to roll over but Brookins keeps him under control.

Andersen looking for a kimura from the bottom but Brookins passes into side control!
Brookins working the ground and pound.
Brookins grinds an elbow into Andersen's temple.
Andersen is looking to reverse the position.
Brookins is working Andersen over with some ground and pound from side control.
Brookins wants to control but Andersen is keeping him busy.
Brookins working the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brookins is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Andersen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Brookins working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Andersen tries to buck Brookins off but Brookins is having none of it.
Andersen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andersen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andersen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Brookins's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Brookins slips a nice elbow through Andersen's hands, connecting with Andersen's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Brookins dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Brookins avoids a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Andersen misses.
Brookins scores with a sloppy right hand. Andersen should have avoided that one.
Andersen tries to clinch but Brookins is having none of it.
Brookins is looking to clinch but Andersen is avoiding it.
Andersen misses with a takedown
and Brookins counters with a straight right hand.

Brookins closes the distance and clinches.
Andersen tries to land knees in the clinch but Brookins avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Brookins.
Andersen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brookins is keeping busy.
Brookins scores with a shot to the side of Andersen's head.
Andersen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Andersen misses with a body punch.
Brookins gets through Andersen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Andersen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brookins avoids it.
Brookins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brookins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Brookins.
Andersen is looking to control Brookins's arms but Brookins gets an underhook and turns him. Now Andersen has his back to the cage.
Brookins misses with a knee strike.

Brookins has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Andersen regains guard immediately.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brookins's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brookins preventing the sweep.
Brookins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Andersen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Andersen is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Brookins has his hands clasped together but Andersen extends an breaks Brookins's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Andersen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jon Erik Andersen!
Jon Erik Andersen made sure to mention his sponsor, CEC Nutrition Q160 in his post fight interview.