PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Phil Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horacio Vanderbeet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phil Brooks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brooks
vs
Vanderbeet

188 cm
34
145 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

160 cm
33
142 lbs
25 - 18 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Excellent grappler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Horacio Vanderbeet!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brooks gets tackled into the cage by Vanderbeet. Vanderbeet maintains the clinch.
Brooks has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vanderbeet is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brooks really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vanderbeet lands an elbow inside.
Vanderbeet scores with a knee to the head.
Vanderbeet lands with a light punch inside.
Vanderbeet lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vanderbeet lands a damaging elbow.
Vanderbeet scores with a shot to the side of Brooks's head.
Vanderbeet working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vanderbeet lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vanderbeet gets underhooks to prevent Brooks's takedown attempt.
Vanderbeet has Brooks pushed against the cage.
Vanderbeet prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vanderbeet lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderbeet gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brooks.
Vanderbeet throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brookss head.
Vanderbeet landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vanderbeet scores with a shot to the side of Brooks's head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vanderbeet obliges.
A shot in the inside from Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet lands with a right to the head.
Vanderbeet lands with a short shot to the head.
Vanderbeet comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vanderbeet is leaning against Brooks and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vanderbeet gets through Brooks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vanderbeet lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Brooks is rocked!
Vanderbeet stalling the fight.
Vanderbeet lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oh Brooks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brooks takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vanderbeet lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Vanderbeet lands an elbow that stopped Brooks in his tracks for a moment.
Brooks takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Vanderbeet on the inside.
Vanderbeet leaning against his opponent.
Vanderbeet lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vanderbeet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet controlling the action here for a moment.
Vanderbeet creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Brooks's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Brooks drops to his knees and Vanderbeet pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Horacio Vanderbeet!
During a confident post fight interview, Horacio Vanderbeet thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.