PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Christie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Brooks
vs
Christie

173 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Christie!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Brooks clinches up against the cage.
Brooks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brooks pushes Christie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Christie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Brooks pushes Christie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Brooks.
Brooks gets underhooks to prevent Christie's takedown attempt.
Brooks lands a shoulder strike.
Brooks gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Christie.
Eddie Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Christie.
Christie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brooks prevents it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brooks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Christie is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Brooks can't fight it off and eventually Christie manages to take the fight to the floor. Brooks looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Brooks wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Brooks wants to sweep here but Christie controlling him for the moment.
Brooks manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Christie manages to get himself to full guard.
Brooks sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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.

Brooks stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Christie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brooks lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Eddie Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christie.
Eddie Brooks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Christie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Christie looks gassed!
Brooks throws a big shot that misses.
Christie avoids the body shot from Brooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks misses with an uppercut.
Christie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brooks could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Christie needs to keep his hands up - Brooks had a free shot at his head there.
Brooks stuffs the takedown attempt from Christie. Christie gets slowly back to his feet.
Brooks jabs Christie right on the nose. Christie blinks but takes it well.
Brooks lands a lovely overhand right.
Brooks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brooks tries to bum rush Christie with a series of wild strikes but Christie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Brooks clinches up against the cage.
Brooks lands a hook that snaps the head of Christie backwards.
Christie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brooks fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Brooks scores with a four punch combination!
Christie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brooks.
Brooks looks to land a combination but Christie avoids it well.
A big right from Brooks misses.
Nice shot lands for Brooks.

Brooks closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Brooks dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Brooks scores with a jab. Christie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
No joy there for Brooks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brooks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brooks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brooks lands a nice looking body shot.

Brooks drives through and clinches with Christie against the cage.

Christie works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christie stops Brooks from standing up.

Christie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Christie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brooks wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Christie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Brooks is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Brooks has escaped and now he's on top!
Brooks wants to pass the guard but Christie is keeping the position.
Brooks is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Brooks gets to his feet - Christie follows without any prompting.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brooks lands a right hook to the body.
Brooks swings for the body but Christie moves out of range.

Brooks closes the distance and clinches.
Brooks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Christies head.
Brooks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Christie wants a takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brooks.
Christie has Brooks pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brooks manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks digs a right hand underneath Christie's ribcage. Christie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brooks lands a right hand.
Brooks lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Brooks lands a hook that snaps the head of Christie backwards.
Still in the clinch, Brooks scores with a nice short uppercut.
Christie is working for takedown but Brooks is calmly controlling the position for now.
Eddie Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Christie.
A shot in the inside from Brooks.
Brooks gets underhooks to prevent Christie's takedown attempt.
Christie looking for a takedown.
Christie is trying to drag Brooks to the mat but Brooks just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brooks is pressed up against the cage. Christie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brooks down to the mat. Brooks avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Brooks darts in and clinches Christie up against the cage.
Christie looking for a takedown.
Christie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brooks fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Christie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Christie.

Christie tries to keep at a distance but Brooks has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brooks leaning against his opponent.
Brooks gets through Christie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brooks gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Christie.
Christie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brooks pulls his leg out and moves away.

Brooks closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Brooks dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Christie dodges the punch combination from Brooks.
Brooks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Brooks moves into the clinch.
Brooks prevents the takedown attempt.
Brooks tries to stall but Christie uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A body shot lands from Brooks.
Brooks digs a right hand underneath Christie's ribcage. Christie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stalling in the clinch from Brooks.
Christie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks is trying to stall.
Brooks scores with a hook to the body.
Christie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brooks gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Eddie Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Christie.
Brooks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brooks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Christies head.
Brooks manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brooks lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Brooks - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Christie can't get the takedown.
Brooks slowing the pace effectively.
Brooks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brooks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Christie backwards.

Christie is trying to trip Brooks. He has hold of a leg but Brooks is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Christie persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Christie has gone for a leg lock! Brooks slips out almost immediately though and dives into Christie's guard.
Christie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brooks controls the pace.
Brooks has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brooks decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Christie, up you get!
Christie keeps the fight on the outside.
Christie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brooks.
Brooks scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brooks cracks Christie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Christie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brooks sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks thows a body shot but no joy.
Brooks scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brooks throws a big shot that misses.
Brooks lunges at Christie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Christie's hand.

Brooks drives through and clinches with Christie against the cage.
Brooks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Christie is working for takedown but Brooks is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brooks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Christie goes for a takedown attempt but Brooks pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brooks wants to clinch up but Christie keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Christie ducks under a wild hook from Brooks.

Brooks clinches up with Christie and pushes him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Brooks.
Brooks is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Christie is keeping busy.
Christie goes for a takedown attempt but Brooks pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Brooks rushes Christie and presses him up against the cage.
Jackson Christie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eddie Brooks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Christie misses with some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Brooks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brooks has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Brooks!