PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gottlieb Hiebknecht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooks comes to the cage accompanied by 2nd Sucks - A Day To Remember. Calvin Brooks could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gottlieb Hiebknecht's chin.

Brooks
vs
Hiebknecht

175 cm
27
155 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

170 cm
28
160 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition
Vikai Gear

Spartan Nutrition

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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Calvin Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gottlieb Hiebknecht!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiebknecht throws a hook but Brooks blocks it.
A slow jab from Brooks misses its intended target.
Brooks on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hiebknecht takes a swing at Brooks's ribcage but misses.
Brooks will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hiebknecht looks to score with a jab to the body but Brooks is just out of range.
Hiebknecht lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brooks circles away quickly and effectively.
Hiebknecht misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brooks.
Brooks feinted with a counter takedown.
Hiebknecht keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Hiebknecht.
Hiebknecht lands a jab to the head.
Brooks connects with a single shot there.
Brooks throws a right and a left that Hiebknecht avoids nicely.
Hiebknecht avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hiebknecht misses with a jab to the body
and Brooks counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hiebknecht forces Brooks back against the cage and clinches.
Hiebknecht misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brooks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hiebknecht cracks Brooks with a nice body shot.
Hiebknecht tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brooks's elbow.
Brooks stalling the fight.
Brooks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brooks tries to break the clinch but Hiebknecht is controlling the position.
A short left from Hiebknecht.
Brooks taking a breather.
Brooks is trying to break the clinch but Hiebknecht is controlling him.
Brooks tries to break free but Hiebknecht pushes him back against the cage.
Hiebknecht prevents Brooks from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks tries to break free but Hiebknecht pushes him back against the cage.
Brooks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brooks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hiebknecht has him pressed against the cage.
Hiebknecht tries a body shot but Brooks blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hiebknecht creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hiebknecht is leaning against Brooks and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brooks is trying to force a seperation but Hiebknecht has the dominant position.

Hiebknecht gets control of Brooks's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hiebknecht will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Hiebknecht has an active guard here but Brooks has managed to pass into half guard.
Hiebknecht really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brooks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brooks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Brooks is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hiebknecht has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiebknecht is looking for a sweep. Brooks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hiebknecht works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hiebknecht is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Brooks pushing down on Hiebknecht's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hiebknecht trying to control here.
Brooks wants to take a breather but Hiebknecht is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hiebknecht is trying to get back to full guard.
We've been hearing that Brooks has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brooks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hiebknecht wants to get back to full guard.
Brooks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brooks tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hiebknecht knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brooks is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hiebknecht!
Hiebknecht is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hiebknecht keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brooks avoids the attempt from Hiebknecht to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gottlieb Hiebknecht will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Brooks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brooks misses with an uppercut.
Hiebknecht is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hiebknecht fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brooks on the side of the head.
Brooks misses with a looping left.
Hiebknecht with the counter takedown but Brooks avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brooks. Hiebknecht does a little dance to reset his feet.

Brooks closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hiebknecht wants to get back to full guard.
Brooks controlling the action here.
Brooks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hiebknecht is trying to control but can't.

Brooks is looking for a kimura but Hiebknecht is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brooks to get the leverage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brooks looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hiebknecht trying to control from the bottom.
Hiebknecht is staying active underneath Brooks, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hiebknecht is looking to control Brooks's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hiebknecht avoid being mounted?
Hiebknecht is looking for a sweep. Brooks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hiebknecht keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hiebknecht tries to get to full guard but Brooks has control of the leg.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Brooks misses with a wild body shot.
Hiebknecht misses with a body shot.
Brooks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hiebknecht takes a swing at Brooks's ribcage but misses.
Hiebknecht throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brooks tries to clinch up.
Brooks tries to clinch up.
Brooks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hiebknecht changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hiebknecht connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gottlieb Hiebknecht is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hiebknecht uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brooks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Brooks.
Hiebknecht feints the counter takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brooks is defended easily by Hiebknecht.
Hiebknecht throws a shot from downtown. Brooks moves away and avoids it.
Brooks misses with a few strikes there.
Hiebknecht is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Brooks closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hiebknecht did well to prevent Brooks getting side control.
Hiebknecht is positioning himself well to prevent Brooks advancing to mount.
Hiebknecht wants to control but Brooks is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiebknecht is refusing to be controlled, as Brooks sits in half guard.

Brooks is working for a kimura but Hiebknecht is defending it quite comfortably.
Hiebknecht wants to improve his position but Brooks is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hiebknecht trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calvin Brooks dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Brooks loads up on a big right hand but Hiebknecht slips the punch.
Hiebknecht throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Brooks counters with a single leg into guard. Hiebknecht didn't expect that.
Brooks is working Hiebknecht over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hiebknecht is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brooks slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hiebknecht is trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hiebknecht regains half guard.

Brooks looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Brooks seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks wants to pass the guard but Hiebknecht is defending well.
Hiebknecht wants to control but Brooks is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Brooks is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Calvin Brooks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hiebknecht regains full guard. Nicely done.
Brooks preventing the sweep.
Brooks trying to control but Hiebknecht is working from the bottom.
Hiebknecht looking to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hiebknecht misses with a wild body shot.
Brooks drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hiebknecht sprawls and moves away.
Brooks throws a series of punches but Hiebknecht avoids them all with ease.
Hiebknecht drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Brooks defends it well.
Brooks missing with a left hand there. Hiebknecht was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiebknecht throws a body shot but no joy.

Brooks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Brooks pulls guard effortlessly.

Brooks is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hiebknecht is aware though and is defending well.
Hiebknecht looking to sit in guard and control but Brooks gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Hiebknecht has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Brooks is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Hiebknecht.
Brooks is looking to take a break and control but Hiebknecht is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brooks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hiebknecht can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiebknecht tries to improve position but can't.
Brooks is chipping away with strikes.
Brooks is looking to take a break and control but Hiebknecht is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hiebknecht tries to control but Brooks manages to take his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Calvin Brooks showed his dominance in that final round.
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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calvin Brooks!
Calvin Brooks took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Vikai Gear for their support in the buildup to the fight.