PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooks comes into the arena with (Matallica) Ride the lightning blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Brooks
vs
Blood

185 cm
27
206 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

202 cm
24
270 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Blood!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks lands with a kick to the temple. Blood shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick misses from Brooks.
Brooks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brooks throws a series of punches but Blood moves out of range.
Brooks throws a sloppy head kick and Blood moves out of range easily.
Blood swings for the body but Brooks moves out of range.
Blood wants to clinch up but Brooks keeps it at a distance.
Blood blocks a head kick by Brooks.
Blood blocks a leg kick.
Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brooks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Matt Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blood misses with a two punch combination.
Blood lands a nice looking body kick.

Blood drives through and clinches with Brooks against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brooks is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Blood to keep the fight standing.
Brooks is breathing heavily.
Brooks jumps guard but Blood stands there with Brooks around his waist. Brooks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brooks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Blood.
Blood with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blood.
Blood misses with a knee to the head.
Blood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blood is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Blood lands a nice elbow.
Blood working aggressively here.
Brooks misses with an elbow over the top.
Blood misses with a punch to the body.
Blood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blood stalling against the cage.
Blood managing to block the knees to the body from Brooks.
Brooks fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blood is looking to control Brooks's arms but Brooks gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blood has his back to the cage.
Blood struggles to land a body shot inside as Brooks controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood lands an elbow inside that Brooks shrugs off.
Brooks tries to pull guard but Blood holds him up against the cage and eventually Brooks drops back down to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blood works on Brooks's body with a couple of short punches.
Brooks looking for a takedown.
Blood tries to throw a body punch but Brooks avoids it by throwing Blood back against the cage.
Blood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brooks's elbow.
Blood taking a breather.
Blood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blood tries to work over Brooks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brooks takes an elbow to the temple.
Blood stops a takedown attempt from Brooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brooks.
Blood throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blood.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brooks.
Brooks managing to block the knees to the body from Blood.
Blood is looking to control Brooks's arms but Brooks gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blood has his back to the cage.
Brooks is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Blood to keep the fight standing.
Brooks fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood is looking to control Brooks's arms but Brooks gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blood has his back to the cage.

Brooks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blood misses with a double jab.
Brooks moves away from the strike by Blood.
Blood takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Brooks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brooks manages to avoid it.
Brooks uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab from Brooks.
Brooks tries a head kick but it misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brooks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blood throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brooks blocks a jab.
Brooks avoids the body shot from Blood.
Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blood with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blood loads up on a big right hand but Brooks slips the punch.
Blood throws a head kick that misses.
Blood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brooks dips to his left and cracks Blood with an uppercut!
No joy there for Brooks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blood lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blood misses with an uppercut.
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Blood 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.

Blood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brooks throws a sloppy head kick and Blood moves out of range easily.
Blood misses with a few strikes there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brooks.
Brooks lands a slapping body shot.
Blood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blood scores with a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Brooks. Those never looked like landing.
Blood avoids the head kick by Brooks.
Brooks cracks Blood with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jason Brooks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brooks throws a sloppy head kick and Blood moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blood walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brooks.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blood throws a series of punches but Brooks avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks lands a jab to the nose.
Blood throws a jab when Brooks was well out of range.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brooks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blood moves out of range of the strikes.
Brooks connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blood. Blood circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A leg kick checked by Brooks.
Blood throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brooks lands with an overhand left.
Brooks fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blood looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blood listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brooks misses with a head kick.
Blood misses with a body kick.
Blood avoids the head kick by Brooks.
Jason Brooks is winning the standup battle so far.
Brooks moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood wants to clinch
and Brooks makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brooks takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Blood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brooks.
Blood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brooks cracks a nice hook into Blood's ribs.
Brooks connects with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Brooks.
Brooks bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Blood throws a front kick that sends Brooks stumbling back into the cage.
Nice uppercut there from Blood.
Blood throws a series of punches but Brooks moves out of range.
Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brooks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood misses with the combination.
Brooks tries a head kick but it misses.
Brooks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brooks misses with a two punch combination.
Brooks misses with a low kick.
Brooks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brooks manages to avoid it.
Blood thows a body shot but no joy.
Blood scores with a shot to the body.
Brooks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brooks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brooks avoids the body shot from Blood.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brooks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blood throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blood has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blood looks to clinch
and Brooks counters with a straight right hand.
Brooks scores with a nice right hand.
Brooks misses with a few strikes there.
Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blood takes a swing at Brooks's ribcage but misses.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brooks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brooks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brooks lands a head kick!
Blood throws a right and a left that Brooks avoids nicely.
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.
Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Brooks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jason Brooks will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A head kick from Brooks lands but Blood takes it in his stride.
A head kick from Blood lands but Brooks takes it in his stride.
Blood throws a leg kick
and Brooks counters with a three punch combo that has Blood backing up. Blood nods at Brooks to acknowledge the strikes.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brooks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brooks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blood.
Brooks lands a two punch combo.
An inside leg kick from Blood misses.
Blood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Brooks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blood tried to score with a low kick but Brooks checks it.
Blood throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brooks counters with a nice kick to the body.
Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Blood clinches up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Brooks manages to break the clinch.
Blood misses with a looping right.
Brooks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blood circles away quickly and effectively.
Brooks slips under a jab from Blood.
Brooks attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blood misses with a double jab.
Blood lands a body shot.
Blood throws a hook but Brooks blocks it.
Brooks feints and then cracks Blood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blood down.
Blood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brooks.
Blood takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brooks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blood.
Brooks shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Blood eats them both and turns towards Brooks to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Blood throws a right hand that Brooks ducks under and follows up with a left that Brooks also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A head kick misses from Brooks.
Blood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blood wants to clinch.
Brooks throws a head kick that half lands.
Brooks misses with a two punch combination.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brooks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blood moves out of range of the body kick from Brooks.
Brooks on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brooks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blood.
Blood throws a series of punches but Brooks avoids them all with ease.
Brooks scores with a kick to the midsection.
Brooks throws a head kick but Blood moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood throws a looping overhand right but Brooks ducks down to avoid it.
Blood throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Brooks.
Blood lands a jab.
Brooks throws a front kick that sends Blood stumbling back into the cage.
Brooks lands a high kick!
Blood doesn't manage to clinch there - Brooks circles away.
Blood throws a series of punches but Brooks avoids them all with ease.
Brooks lands with a hook. Blood tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brooks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brooks misses with a head kick.
Blood throws a sloppy head kick and Brooks moves out of range easily.
Brooks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks throws a head kick but Blood moves out of range.
Brooks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Blood.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blood throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brooks throws a sloppy head kick and Blood moves out of range easily.
Brooks avoids the head kick by Blood.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blood.
Blood has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brooks.

Blood has closed the distance and engaged Brooks in a clinch.
Brooks using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brooks tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooks wants a takedown.
Brooks jumps guard but Blood stands there with Brooks around his waist. Brooks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brooks misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jason Brooks.
I think Brooks has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!