PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Zhu Yuan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dakota Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuan comes to the ring accompanied by Swing. Dakota Brooks is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Yuan
vs
Brooks

172 cm
24
169 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
165 lbs
6 - 6 - 1

Excellent boxer
Very quick

Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zhu Yuan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dakota Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuan swinging wildly here.

Brooks moves into the clinch successfully.
Brooks avoiding damage as Yuan throws knees to the body.
Yuan misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Brooks.
Brooks has Yuan pressed against the ropes, preventing Yuan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yuan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yuan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brooks.
Yuan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yuan misses with a knee strike.
Yuan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Brooks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brooks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brooks told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A body shot lands from Brooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yuan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yuan misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Brooks.
Brooks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yuan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yuan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yuan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yuan is looking to break free of the clinch but Brooks has double underhooks.
Yuan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Come on Brooks - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Yuan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks avoiding damage as Yuan throws knees to the body.
Yuan misses with the head strike.
Brooks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brooks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yuan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yuan.

Brooks manages to break the clinch.
Brooks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Brooks clinches up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yuan missing with knees to the body.
Brooks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yuan swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuan is trying to break the clinch but Brooks is controlling him.
Brooks trying to land knees to the body.
Yuan working hard to break the clinch.
Yuan lands a hook that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Yuan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yuan misses with a punch to the body.

Brooks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yuan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yuan lands a nice shot that snaps Brooks's head back.
Brooks throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Brooks.

Yuan tries to keep at a distance but Brooks has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yuan lands a body punch in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Brooks manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brooks drives through and clinches with Yuan against the ropes.
Yuan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yuan misses with a knee strike.
Yuan is trying to push Brooks away but Brooks has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Yuan tries to land knees in the clinch but Brooks avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Yuan fails to land.
Yuan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brooks avoids it.
Brooks prevents Yuan from breaking the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Yuan has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Yuan is trying to push Brooks away but Brooks has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Brooks breaks from the clinch.
Brooks avoids a punch combination nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zhu Yuan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Brooks has closed the distance and engaged Yuan in a clinch.
Brooks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yuan tries to break the clinch but Brooks is controlling the position.
Brooks just leaning against Yuan, taking a breather.
Yuan looking to throw knees to the head but Brooks is blocking nicely.
Yuan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brooks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yuan's efforts to push away.
Yuan lands a nice uppercut.
Yuan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zhu Yuan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yuan prevents a body shot from Brooks.
Yuan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yuan throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuan misses with a knee strike.

Brooks breaks the clinch.
Yuan misses with a body punch
and Brooks counters with a left to the body.

Brooks forces Yuan back against the ropes and clinches.
Yuan has had enough of the clinch but Brooks keeps him there for the moment.
Yuan has a couple of punches blocked by Brooks.
Yuan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yuan throws an elbow that misses.
A shot in the inside from Brooks.
Yuan tries to throw a body punch but Brooks avoids it by throwing Yuan back against the ropes.

Brooks manages to break the clinch.
Brooks tries to score with a low kick but Yuan moves his leg out of the way.
Yuan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brooks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yuan pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Brooks there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yuan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yuan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yuan tries to move into range but Brooks moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Brooks clinches with his opponent.
Yuan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brooks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brooks prevents a body shot from Yuan.
Yuan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brooks stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Yuan takes a shot to the head.
Yuan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brooks blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yuan tries a body shot but Brooks blocks it.
Brooks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yuan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yuan misses with a knee to the head.
Yuan is trying to break the clinch but Brooks has him pressed against the ropes.
Brooks blocks an elbow strike.
Brooks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yuan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brooks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yuan misses with a punch to the body.
Brooks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yuan throws a punch but it's blocked by Brooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks has Yuan pushed against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Yuan fails to land.

Brooks manages to break the clinch.
Dakota Brooks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Yuan misses.
Nice uppercut there from Yuan.
Brooks works Yuan's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks misses the shot to the body.

Brooks moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right hook to the body lands for Brooks.
Yuan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brooks lands an elbow just above Yuan 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dakota Brooks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Yuan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brooks blocks a head kick by Yuan.

Brooks moves into the clinch.
Yuan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brooks prevents a body shot from Yuan.
Brooks blocks an uppercut.
Brooks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yuan backwards.
Yuan struggles to land a body shot inside as Brooks controls his hands.
Yuan has a couple of punches blocked by Brooks.
Brooks prevents a body shot from Yuan.
Yuan tries a knee to the head but Brooks blocks it.
Yuan tries to work over Brooks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brooks digs a right hand into Yuan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yuan's gas tank.
Yuan is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuan misses with a knee strike.

Brooks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yuan just misses with a punch to the body.
Yuan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brooks was well out of range. Poor timing from Yuan.
Zhu Yuan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yuan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yuan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brooks moves out of range as Yuan throws a body kick.

Brooks closes the distance and clinches.

Brooks breaks from the clinch.
Yuan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yuan misses with a few strikes there.
Yuan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brooks connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks moves out of range of the body kick from Yuan.
Brooks lands a nice shot that snaps Yuan's head back.

Yuan is rocked!

Brooks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oh Yuan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brooks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brooks is leaning against Yuan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brooks.
Brooks has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yuan.
Brooks scores a nice knee to the body.
Yuan seems to have got his legs back now.
Brooks lands a body punch.
The referee calls for Brooks to work.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yuan.
A body shot lands from Brooks.
Yuan tries a knee to the head but Brooks blocks it.
Yuan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuan wants to break free but Brooks has control.

Brooks breaks from the clinch.
Yuan misses with a head kick.
Brooks avoids the head kick by Yuan.
Yuan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A punch combination from Brooks misses.
Brooks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yuan manages to avoid it.
Yuan slips a jab and a cross from Brooks.
Brooks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yuan.
Yuan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yuan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brooks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yuan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brooks lands a nice looking body kick.

Brooks forces Yuan back against the ropes and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brooks manages to break the clinch.
Brooks sizes up Yuan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Brooks forces Yuan back against the ropes and clinches.

Brooks breaks from the clinch.

Brooks clinches.
Brooks managing to block the knees to the body from Yuan.
Yuan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brooks is keeping busy.
Yuan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brooks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yuan is defending well for now.

Brooks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brooks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dakota Brooks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brooks has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dakota Brooks!
Dakota Brooks thanked the fans post fight for their support.