PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pugsley Addams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Brently (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.

Addams
vs
Brently

190 cm
23
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
23
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pugsley Addams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charles Brently!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Addams with that takedown attempt.
Addams cracks Brently with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Addams tries for a takedown but Brently sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Addams throws a jab but it's blocked by Brently.

Addams scores with a takedown into Brently's guard.

Addams decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Brently, up you get!
Nice takedown defense from Brently. No joy for Addams on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pugsley Addams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brently tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Addams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Addams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brently manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Addams dodges the punch combination from Brently.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Addams darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Brently kicks Addams off and gets back to his feet.
Addams misses with a few strikes there.
Addams throws a hook to the side of Brently's head but Brently sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brently swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brently moves forwards but Addams connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brently looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brently tries to move into range but Addams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brently catches Addams with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brently slaps away a takedown attempt from Addams, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brently lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Addams tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brently sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Addams somewhat.
Addams is breathing heavily.
Brently scores with a decent looking hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brently swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brently dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brently tries to close the distance and clinch up but Addams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brently tries to clinch up.
Brently slaps away a takedown attempt from Addams, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brently stuffs the takedown.
A left and a right from Brently both land. Nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Addams tries to close the distance and clinch but Brently swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brently misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brently throws a shot to the body.
Brently circles away from the clinch attempt.

Addams gets tackled into the cage by Brently. Brently maintains the clinch.
Addams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Addams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brently landing knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Addams avoiding damage as Brently throws knees to the body.
Addams is trying to drag Brently to the mat but Brently just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Addams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Charles Brently will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Brently lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Addams. That's going to slow Brently down.
Brently misses with a head kick.
Addams shoots in but no luck this time.
Brently throws a combination. Addams tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Addams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brently stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brently wants it to stay on the feet.
Brently scores with a hook to the body. Addams takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Addams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Addams shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brently sprawls well. Brently wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Addams gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pugsley Addams. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Addams shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brently defends it nicely.
Brently lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brently.

Addams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brently, pushing him back against the cage.
Brently lands a body punch.
Brently tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Addams avoids it.
Brently trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brently.

Brently breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Brently has managed to clinch.
Brently lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Addams is trying to break the clinch but Brently is controlling him.
Brently misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Addams.
Brently stalling the fight.
Brently creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Addams's defenses.
Addams managing to block the knees to the body from Brently.
Addams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brently's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brently tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Addams avoids it.
Addams tries to break free but Brently pushes him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Addams as Brently tries to tie him up.
Addams is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brently misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Addams.
Addams goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brently prevents it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Addams is looking for a takedown.
Addams is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Addams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brently lands an elbow just above Addams 's eye.
Addams being controlled against the cage.
Brently is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Addams is defending well for now.
Brently putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Addams in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Brently manages to break the clinch.
Brently wants to clinch up but Addams keeps it at a distance.
Brently throws a head kick but Addams moves out of range.
Pugsley Addams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brently slaps away a takedown attempt from Addams, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brently tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Brently showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Brently avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brently is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Addams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pugsley Addams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brently misses with a two punch combination.
Brently misses with a head kick.
A head kick by Brently misses

and Addams counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Addams.
Addams drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brently pulls his leg out and moves away.
Addams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brently swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Addams drives through with a takedown into guard.
Addams sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brently's guard.
Addams controlling the action here.
Brently really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Addams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Pugsley Addams.
Brently throws a nice head kick!
Addams shoots in but Brently avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pugsley Addams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Addams shoots in but Brently avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brently lands a jab to the nose.
Brently lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brently tries to clinch but Addams is having none of it.
Brently tries to clinch there but Addams circles away.
Nice shot lands for Addams.
Brently displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Addams.
Brently throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Addams shoots in but Brently avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brently bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brently clinches.
Charles Brently seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brently stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Addams fails to pull guard.
Brently is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Addams is defending well for now.
Brently misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Addams.
Addams avoiding damage as Brently throws knees to the body.
Brently is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Addams is defending well for now.
Addams is looking to take this one to the mat.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brently gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Brently's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pugsley Addams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Charles Brently is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Addams dives in and grabs Brently's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brently pushes down on Addams's head and hops out.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Charles Brently.
I've got Brently 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Charles Brently!