PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matteo Boretti (ranked 243 p4p, 34 weight class) and Cody Brinks (ranked 706 p4p, 95 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Boretti might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Boretti
vs
Brinks

188 cm
25
203 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

185 cm
24
196 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

BuriedAlive// Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Matteo Boretti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Brinks!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brinks misses with a low kick.
Boretti swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Boretti throws a series of punches but Brinks moves out of range.
Brinks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boretti checks a leg kick.

Brinks moves into the clinch successfully.
Brinks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boretti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brinks blocks an uppercut.
Boretti takes an elbow to the temple.
Boretti throws a punch but it's blocked by Brinks.
Boretti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Boretti fails to land.
Brinks lands an uppercut.
Boretti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boretti prevents a body shot from Brinks.
Boretti blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Boretti breaks the clinch.
Brinks scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brinks misses with a low kick.
Brinks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brinks throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boretti throws a big counter combination but Brinks scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Brinks thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Boretti if he has to take too many more of those.
Boretti walks into a straight right hand from Brinks.
Brinks looks to land a right hand but Boretti moved out of range.
Brinks has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Brinks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boretti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brinks thows a leg kick but Boretti checks it
and Boretti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boretti blocks a leg kick.
Boretti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brinks can pounce on him.
Brinks is looking to land body kicks.
Brinks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brinks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boretti circles away quickly and effectively.
Boretti lands a leg kick that knocks Brinks off balance momentarily.
Boretti lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boretti takes a swing at Brinks's ribcage but misses.
Brinks is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Boretti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boretti staying out of range there.
Brinks connects with a right hand. Boretti shakes it off.
Brinks slips a jab and a cross from Boretti.
Brinks misses with a looping left.
Boretti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Brinks has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brinks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boretti pushes Brinks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boretti blocks a body shot from Brinks.
Brinks tries to throw a body punch but Boretti avoids it by throwing Brinks back against the cage.
Boretti definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brinks gets through Boretti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boretti gets through Brinks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Boretti breaks from the clinch.
Brinks slips under a jab from Boretti.

Brinks rushes Boretti and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brinks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boretti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brinks.
Brinks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brinks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Boretti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brinks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Boretti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Boretti tries to keep at a distance but Brinks has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brinks struggles to land a body shot inside as Boretti controls his hands.
Brinks throws a punch but it's blocked by Boretti.
Brinks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brinks throws an elbow but misses.

Boretti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boretti lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Boretti misses with a body shot.
Brinks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boretti throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brinks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boretti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boretti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brinks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boretti.
Boretti fires out a quick counter leg kick but Brinks just manages to avoid it.
A jab from Brinks finds it's way through Boretti's defenses.
Boretti swats away the attempt to clinch by Brinks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brinks. That's going to slow Boretti down.
Boretti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brinks was well out of range. Poor timing from Boretti.
Brinks tries to clinch but Boretti is having none of it.
Boretti appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brinks jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brinks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boretti.
Brinks throws a series of punches but Boretti moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Boretti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brinks throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Brinks dominated that round.
That's time! Boretti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Brinks takes a swing at Boretti's ribcage but misses.

Brinks rushes Boretti and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cody Brinks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brinks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brinks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boretti's elbow.
Brinks scores with a shot to the side of Boretti's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Boretti.
Boretti gets through Brinks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boretti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brinks can't find room to land a body shot as Boretti controls the action.
Boretti throws a punch but it's blocked by Brinks.
Boretti lands with a right to the head.
Boretti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brinks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boretti's elbow.
Boretti can't find room to land a body shot as Brinks controls the action.
A short right from Boretti.

Boretti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brinks pushes Boretti away with a front kick.
Boretti throws a chopping leg kick but Brinks manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brinks scores with a nice head shot.
Boretti lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brinks bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brinks throws a leg kick
and Boretti counters with a nice leg kick.
Brinks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brinks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brinks throws out a leg kick but Boretti moves out of range and Brinks only half commits.
Boretti with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Boretti.
Boretti keeps the fight on the outside.
Brinks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boretti.
Brinks throws an off balance right hand
and Boretti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brinks thows a leg kick but Boretti checks it
and Boretti counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brinks misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brinks thows a leg kick but Boretti checks it
and Boretti counters with a right hand to the body.
Brinks is breathing heavily.
Boretti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boretti scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brinks tries to clinch but Boretti is having none of it.
Brinks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boretti uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boretti lands a leg kick that knocks Brinks off balance momentarily.
Brinks tries to land a front kick but Boretti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boretti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boretti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brinks throws out the jab.
Brinks misses with a low kick.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Boretti has cracked Brinks with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Boretti lands another huge swinging hook and Brinks tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Brinks, before Boretti can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Matteo Boretti!
Matteo Boretti is the new middleweight champion!
A less than humble Matteo Boretti misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.