PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louie DeBrusk (ranked 1307 p4p, 201 weight class) and Hen Nessy (ranked 2364 p4p, 324 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

DeBrusk
vs
Nessy

186 cm
24
220 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
205 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Louie DeBrusk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hen Nessy!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nessy slips under a jab from DeBrusk.
DeBrusk misses with an uppercut. Nessy saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from DeBrusk misses the target.
Nessy misses with a series of wild punches.
Nessy connects with a nice looking jab.
Nessy moves away from the strike by DeBrusk.
Nessy throws a body shot but no joy.
Nessy throws a lazy right hand but DeBrusk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A left lands for Nessy.
DeBrusk throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nessy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? DeBrusk is fending him off so far but Nessy persists. Nope, DeBrusk circles away and we're back to standing.
DeBrusk throws a head kick that misses.
Nessy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
DeBrusk cracks Nessy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nessy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nessy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from DeBrusk misses.
Some wild striking there from Nessy.
A clash of legs there as Nessy blocks the low kick.
DeBrusk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nessy moves into range and connects with a jab.
DeBrusk throws a poor cross that misses

and Nessy counters with a shoot takedown. DeBrusk fights it but they end up in guard.
Nessy prevents DeBrusk from getting back to his feet.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Nessy working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Nessy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
DeBrusk wants to stand but Nessy is controlling the position.
DeBrusk keeping moving, preventing Nessy from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nessy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DeBrusk wants to stand up but Nessy is controlling him.
DeBrusk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nessy on the ground.
DeBrusk keeping full guard, as Nessy tries to pass.

DeBrusk has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Nessy off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DeBrusk throws a looping overhand right but Nessy ducks down to avoid it.
Nessy avoids the body shot from DeBrusk.
DeBrusk throws a half hearted mid kick.
DeBrusk walks into a stiff left hand from Nessy.
Hen Nessy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nessy lands a two punch combo.
Nessy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but DeBrusk defends well and Nessy ends up having to push DeBrusk into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Louie DeBrusk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hen Nessy.
DeBrusk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
DeBrusk throws a leg kick but Nessy moved away.
DeBrusk scores with a nice head shot.
DeBrusk misses with a double jab.
Nessy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nessy fails with a takedown attempt.
Nessy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nessy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and DeBrusk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
DeBrusk swings for the body but Nessy moves out of range.
DeBrusk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Nessy dives in and scores a takedown into DeBrusk's guard.
Nessy wants to control from the top but DeBrusk keeps moving.
DeBrusk wants to get back to his feet but Nessy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
DeBrusk has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
DeBrusk keeping moving, preventing Nessy from controlling successfully.
Nessy chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nessy wants to control from the top but DeBrusk keeps moving.
Nessy prevents DeBrusk from getting back to his feet.
Nessy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nessy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nessy stops DeBrusk from standing up.
Nessy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nessy throwing strikes from guard but DeBrusk blocks nicely.
DeBrusk wants to stand but Nessy is controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
DeBrusk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
DeBrusk throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Nessy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hen Nessy will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

DeBrusk throws a leg kick which misses Nessy's front leg but catches the back leg as Nessy tries to avoid it.
Nessy misses with a few strikes there.
Nessy shoots in for a takedown but DeBrusk shows good takedown defense.
Nessy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between DeBrusk's hands.

Nessy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nessy stops DeBrusk from getting back to his feet.
Nessy lands strikes from half guard.
DeBrusk tries to kick Nessy off but Nessy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nessy wants to take a breather but DeBrusk is having none of it.

DeBrusk manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nessy moves away from the strike by DeBrusk.
The crowd cheers as Nessy lands an impressive looking overhand right. DeBrusk doesn't seem phased though.
DeBrusk cracks Nessy with an open hand slap.
Nessy lands with a good body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Nessy.
Nessy looks to land a left hand but DeBrusk moved out of range nicely.
Nessy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. DeBrusk defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeBrusk throws a low kick but Nessy moves out of range easily.
DeBrusk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nessy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nessy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
DeBrusk looks to land a right hand but Nessy moved out of range.
Nessy dodges the punch combination from DeBrusk.
DeBrusk misses with a straight left.
Louie DeBrusk is winning the standup battle so far.
Nessy scores with a jab to the body.
DeBrusk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nessy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nessy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nessy misses with a takedown attempt
and DeBrusk counters with a right hand to the body.
Louie DeBrusk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hen Nessy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeBrusk throws the left hand but Nessy avoids the punch easily.
DeBrusk cracks Nessy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Louie DeBrusk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Nessy misses.
DeBrusk moves away from the strike by Nessy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeBrusk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nessy was well out of range. Poor timing from DeBrusk.
Nessy misses with an uppercut. DeBrusk saw that one coming.
Nessy shoots for a takedown but DeBrusk saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
DeBrusk cracks Nessy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
DeBrusk throws a hook but Nessy blocks it.
An inside leg kick lands from DeBrusk.
DeBrusk misses with a low kick.
DeBrusk swings away with a body shot that misses

and Nessy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in DeBrusk's guard.

DeBrusk is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Nessy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nessy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nessy wants to stall.
Nessy lands an uppercut.
DeBrusk misses with a punch to the body.
DeBrusk misses with a hook to the ribs.

Nessy breaks the clinch.
A big right from DeBrusk misses.
Nessy feints the counter takedown.
Nessy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nessy shoots in for a takedown but DeBrusk shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
DeBrusk scores with a spinning back kick!
Nessy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nessy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nessy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
DeBrusk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nessy lunges at DeBrusk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by DeBrusk's hand.
Hen Nessy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeBrusk lands with a straight right. Nessy didn't see that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from DeBrusk lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nessy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nessy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nessy defending well as DeBrusk loads up on a big left hand.
Nessy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but DeBrusk defends it well.
Nessy walks into a left hand.
Nessy misses with a hook
and DeBrusk counters with a good low kick that Nessy was not able to check.
Nessy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nessy throws a hook but DeBrusk blocks it.
DeBrusk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nessy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nessy checks a low kick from DeBrusk.
Nessy throws a jab when DeBrusk was well out of range.
DeBrusk swings for the body but Nessy moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nessy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
DeBrusk misses with a hook. Nessy ducked under it nicely.
DeBrusk throws a lazy right hand but Nessy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Louie DeBrusk dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Nessy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nessy throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nessy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nessy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nessy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
DeBrusk avoids the body shot from Nessy.
DeBrusk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
DeBrusk thumps Nessy with a low kick.
Nessy throws a predictable looking body shot
and DeBrusk counters with a thumping low kick.
DeBrusk misses with a body shot.
Nessy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
DeBrusk misses the jab.
A leg kick checked by Nessy.
DeBrusk lands with a good body shot.
Nessy throws a body shot but no joy.
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!
A slow jab from DeBrusk misses its intended target.
Nessy feints a jab promting DeBrusk to slip. Nessy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. DeBrusk slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nessy checks a leg kick.
DeBrusk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nessy lands with a nice body punch.
Nessy lunges at DeBrusk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by DeBrusk's hand.
DeBrusk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
DeBrusk moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nessy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by DeBrusk.
Danga de danga de dang - Nessy scores with a four punch combination!
DeBrusk lands with a kick to the temple. Nessy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Nessy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. DeBrusk did well to prevent Nessy getting side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nessy prevents DeBrusk from standing back up.

Nessy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nessy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeBrusk pushes Nessy off looking to stand but Nessy dives back in and keeps control.

Nessy has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can DeBrusk defend it? Nessy steps over the head and cranks it - DeBrusk is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Nessy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hen Nessy!
After winning the bout, Hen Nessy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.