PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Brand (ranked 3106 p4p, 4164 weight class) and Jimmy Fothergill (ranked 349 p4p, 428 weight class). Fothergill has chosen Austrian Death Machine - Get To The Choppa as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brand
vs
Fothergill

198 cm
29
270
11 - 10 - 2

188 cm
30
260
13 - 14 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Brand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Fothergill!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fothergill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brand misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brand. Fothergill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fothergill throws a right hand that Brand ducks under and follows up with a left that Brand also avoids with ease.
Brand throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fothergill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brand needs to keep his hands up - Fothergill had a free shot at his head there.
Fothergill takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fothergill lands a nice hook to Brand's body. Brand takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brand takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Daniel Brand has been cut.
Fothergill tries a head kick but it misses.
Fothergill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brand was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fothergill throws a head kick but Brand moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Fothergill.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brand avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fothergill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brand.
Fothergill misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fothergill misses with an uppercut. Brand saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fothergill swinging wildly here.
Brand slips under a jab from Fothergill.
Brand looks to land a combination but Fothergill avoids it well.
Brand throws a series of punches but Fothergill moves out of range.
Fothergill looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jimmy Fothergill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brand throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brand misses with a series of wild punches.
Brand tries to bum rush Fothergill with a series of wild strikes but Fothergill uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fothergill finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fothergill looks to throw the jab but Brand is out of range.
Brand looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brand swings for the body but Fothergill moves out of range.
Brand connects with the punch.
Brand misses the shot to the body.
Brand moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromFothergill.
Good shot there by Brand.
Fothergill connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brand throws a lazy right hand but Fothergill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brand throws a looping overhand right but Fothergill ducks down to avoid it.
Brand throws out a powerful jab.
Fothergill lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Brand throws a jab when Fothergill was well out of range.
Fothergill lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A left and a right from Fothergill both land. Nice combination.
Fothergill scores with a shot to the body.
Brand connects with a crisp jab.
Fothergill throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fothergill throws a lazy right hand but Brand sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brand defending well as Fothergill loads up on a big left hand.
Brand throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brand takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brand misses with an uppercut.
Fothergill lands with a hook. Brand tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brand looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fothergill is looking for the big counter here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fothergill misses the shot to the body.
Brand just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Brand. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brand.
Fothergill throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fothergill does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fothergill throws a hook to the side of Brand's head but Brand sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fothergill throws a head kick but Brand moves out of range.
Brand comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A head kick misses from Fothergill.
Brand appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Fothergill throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brand counters with a nice uppercut.
Fothergill throws a combination that misses
and Brand connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brand avoids the body shot from Fothergill.
Fothergill throws a head kick that misses.
Fothergill misses with a left hand
enabling Brand to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Fothergill.
Brand is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brand with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fothergill looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Brand finds it's target.
Fothergill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brand paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brand avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brand is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

A jab-cross combination lands for Brand and sends Fothergill crashing to the mat! Brand follows him down to the mat - Fothergill regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Fothergill is rocked!

Brand decides to stand up.
Fothergill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brand lands with a cross.
Fothergill is still on wobbly legs! Can Brand finish him?
Fothergill misses with a few strikes there.
Brand bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fothergill seems to have recovered his senses.
Brand connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fothergill. Fothergill circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fothergill takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fothergill connects with a single shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brand drops Fothergill with a naaaaasty hook - Fothergill is in real trouble here! Brand dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Brand!
The defeated Jimmy Fothergill had this to say: 'Bollocks! Sithee!'.