PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Emile Hood (ranked 24699 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal Brewer (ranked 5990 p4p, 0 weight class). Micheal Brewer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Emile Hood's chin.

Hood
vs
Brewer

176 cm
24
151 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

175 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emile Hood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Micheal Brewer!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brewer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hood pinned against the cage. Hood gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brewer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hood misses with a double jab

and Brewer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brewer.
Brewer is trying to pull guard but Hood has him pressed against the cage.
Emile Hood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Micheal Brewer.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hood takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brewer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hood lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hood fails to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hood gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hood gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brewer.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hood gets underhooks to prevent Brewer's takedown attempt.
Brewer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hood prevents it.
Brewer has Hood pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hood manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Brewer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hood just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hood being controlled against the cage.
Hood is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brewer to keep the fight standing.
Brewer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hood after a bit of a struggle.

Hood pulls guard successfully.
Brewer wants to control from the top but Hood keeps moving.
Hood is trying to control the position but Brewer postures up.
Brewer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hood swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood trying to keep a closed guard but Brewer is proving a slippery customer.
Hood wants to sweep here but Brewer controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hood is on top in guard.

Brewer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hood gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brewer looks winded!
Hood stopping the sweep attempt from Brewer.
Hood working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brewer will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hood slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hood trying to control the position from guard on top but Brewer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brewer has Hood pulled in close to control his posture.
Brewer controls Hood momentarily but Hood frees himself.
Brewer might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hood haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Brewer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hood moves in looking to clinch but Brewer pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emile Hood dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brewer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brewer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Brewer clinches with his opponent.
Brewer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hood after a bit of a struggle.
Nice elbow from Hood.
Hood stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knees to the body from Brewer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hood is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brewer to keep the fight standing.
Brewer is trying to drag Hood to the mat but Hood just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hood misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer tries to pull guard but Hood forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Emile Hood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Micheal Brewer.
Hood fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hood misses with the head strike.
Brewer being controlled against the cage.
Hood leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hood seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Hood will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brewer up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hood tries to break free but Brewer pushes him back against the cage.
Brewer wants to take the fight to the mat but Hood manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Hood gets control of Brewer's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hood will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Brewer wants to pass the guard but Hood is keeping the position.
Hood is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brewer is controlling him.
Hood is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brewer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer is looking to work some ground and pound but Hood has wrist control.

Hood looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brewer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hood utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hood wants to get back to his feet but Brewer passes into half guard.
Hood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brewer can do to turn this around?
Hood won't allow Brewer to pass to mount.
Hood trying to hold on to Brewer's head to control him but Brewer postures up.
Brewer passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hood wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hood wants to control but Brewer is having none of it.
Brewer wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Brewer controlling from the full mount.
Brewer wants to take Hood's back here but Hood is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hood tries to reverse the position but Brewer maintains control.
Brewer content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Micheal Brewer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hood fails to land with a series of punches.

Brewer closes the distance and clinches.
Hood misses with a knee to the head.
Hood stops a takedown attempt from Brewer.
Hood prevents the takedown attempt.
Brewer looking for a takedown.
Emile Hood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Micheal Brewer.
Brewer tries for a takedown but Hood manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brewer wants to take the fight to the mat but Hood manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hood has Brewer pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brewer manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Hood.
Brewer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brewer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hood tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brewer smiles and moves away.

Hood closes the distance and clinches.
Brewer jumps guard but Hood turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Brewer wants a takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hood.
Brewer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hood gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hood jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brewer walks away with a smile on his face. Hood gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hood lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hood is looking to clinch.
Brewer throws a big counter head kick but Hood avoids it with no problem.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch but Brewer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Emile Hood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brewer dodges the punch combination from Hood.
Brewer goes for a double leg but Hood avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hood continues to drive forward.
Hood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brewer avoids it really well and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood tries to clinch there but Brewer circles away.
Brewer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hood.
Emile Hood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brewer shoots in for a takedown but Hood shows good takedown defense.
Hood shoots in looking for a takedown but Brewer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hood's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hood shoots for a double leg takedown but Brewer sprawls well. He's pushed Hood's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brewer darts in looking for a takedown but Hood gets double underhooks and turns Brewer into the cage.
Hood appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hood shoots in for a takedown but Brewer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hood shoots for a takedown but Brewer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hood is looking to clinch but Brewer is avoiding it.
Brewer throws a counter combo.

Brewer gets tackled into the cage by Hood. Hood maintains the clinch.
Brewer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hood is defending well.
Hood tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Brewer pulls guard effortlessly.
Hood is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hood wants to stand but Brewer is controlling his posture from full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Emile Hood showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hood 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emile Hood!