PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Brookins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy St James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Brookins
vs
St James

173 cm
18
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

176 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Brookins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy St James!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

St James drives through with a takedown into guard.
St James looking to pass the guard.

St James thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
St James pushing down on Brookins's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

St James wants to work for an arm triangle but Brookins is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
St James moves nicely into side control.
Brookins tries to get back to half guard but can't.

St James wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brookins, who protects the arm well.
Brookins can't do much from the bottom here.

St James tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no St James has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brookins is trying to improve his position.

St James tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
St James looks gassed!
Brookins wants to control but St James postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

St James shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Brookins won't allow St James to pass to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brookins tries to get to full guard but St James has control of the leg.
St James prevents Brookins from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

St James is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
St James is pressing down on Brookins's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brookins is holding on for now.

St James is working for a submission of some sort.
Brookins is doing well to control the position and prevent St James from advancing to side control.
Brookins pushes St James off looking to stand but St James dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A punch combination from Brookins misses.
Brookins pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brookins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
St James doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brookins throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brookins cracks a nice hook into St James's ribs.
Brookins throws a right hand that St James ducks under and follows up with a left that St James also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Brookins misses.
St James walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brookins tries to bum rush St James with a series of wild strikes but St James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brookins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ryan Brookins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Brookins finds it's way through St James's defenses.
Jeremy St James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St James fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
St James takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A nice combination there by Brookins.
Brookins misses with the combination.
St James takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Brookins lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as St James backs up against the cage.
Brookins connects with a looping right hand.
Brookins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brookins tries to bum rush St James with a series of wild strikes but St James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
St James shoots in for a takedown but Brookins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brookins scores with a hook to the body. St James takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brookins swinging wildly here.
Brookins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brookins throws a one two combo.
Brookins tries to clinch but St James is having none of it.
Brookins lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brookins.
Brookins fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brookins!
Left hook, right uppercut from Brookins.
St James closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brookins circles away.
Ryan Brookins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy St James.
Brookins moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Brookins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brookins misses with the combination.
St James looks for a takedown but Brookins sprawls well.
St James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brookins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Brookins dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Brookins scores with a shot to the body.
Brookins misses with a series of wild punches.
St James will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
St James shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brookins pinned against the cage. Brookins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brookins stuffs the takedown attempt from St James. St James gets slowly back to his feet.
Ryan Brookins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy St James.
Brookins misses with a double jab.
Brookins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck for St James with that takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brookins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - Brookins scores with a four punch combination!
St James drops his hands momentarily and Brookins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
St James avoids a punch combination nicely.
St James avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brookins defends well against a solid takedown attempt from St James.
Ryan Brookins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brookins throws a head kick but St James moves out of range.
Brookins tries to clinch there but St James circles away.
Brookins doesn't manage to clinch there - St James circles away.
Brookins lands with a nice combination. St James backs away looking to recover.
Brookins lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Brookins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brookins lands a jab to the head.
Brookins fails in his attempt to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Brookins.
Brookins lands a nice looking body shot.
Brookins displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from St James.
Brookins is looking to wear down St James with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Brookins leaves St James with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brookins is working the combinations to good effect here.
Brookins cracks St James with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brookins scores with a hook.
Good exchange - Brookins coming out on top.
Brookins stuffs the takedown attempt from St James. St James gets slowly back to his feet.
St James has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brookins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brookins throws a right hand that St James ducks under and follows up with a left that St James also avoids with ease.
Brookins fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ryan Brookins is winning the standup battle so far.
Brookins lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
St James avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brookins stuffs the takedown.
Brookins fails in his attempt to clinch.
St James avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brookins lands with a good body shot.
St James misses with a takedown attempt - Brookins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
St James shoots for a takedown but Brookins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brookins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brookins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
St James shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brookins defends it nicely.
Brookins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Brookins does no damage.
St James takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brookins fails to land with a series of punches.
Brookins displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from St James.
Brookins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brookins misses with a wild combination.
St James fails with the takedown.
Brookins scores with a three punch combo!
St James shoots for a double leg takedown but Brookins sprawls well. He's pushed St James's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brookins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by Brookins.
Brookins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brookins misses with a few strikes there.
Brookins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
St James has a takedown stuffed.
St James fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brookins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St James circles away quickly and effectively.

St James drives through with a takedown into guard.
St James pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brookins is keeping the position for now.
Brookins controls St James momentarily but St James frees himself.
St James wants to pass the guard but Brookins is keeping the position.
St James pushing down on Brookins's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brookins wants to improve his position but St James is controlling well.
St James passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Brookins!
St James fails to advance to Brookins's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Brookins dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Brookins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brookins scores with a shot to the body.
St James avoids the head kick by Brookins.
Brookins stuffs the takedown attempt from St James. St James gets slowly back to his feet.
St James looks for a takedown but Brookins sprawls well.
St James fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ryan Brookins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy St James.
Brookins lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Brookins throws a combination. St James tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Brookins lands a two punch combo.
Brookins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brookins throws a series of punches but St James moves out of range.
Brookins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brookins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. St James looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brookins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

St James gets a takedown into half guard.
Brookins flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St James is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

St James wants to work for an arm triangle but Brookins is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
St James wants to pass to mount but Brookins is defending the position.
Brookins is trying to get back to full guard.
Brookins has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. St James is working away from the top position though.

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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brookins displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from St James.
St James looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brookins is fending him off so far but St James persists. Nope, Brookins circles away and we're back to standing.
Brookins tries to clinch up.
Brookins tries to clinch up but St James circles away and keeps his distance.
Brookins scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Brookins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brookins throws a series of punches but St James avoids them all with ease.
St James fails with a takedown attempt.

Brookins moves into range and clinches up with St James.

Brookins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brookins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brookins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St James shoots in looking for a takedown. Brookins tries to sprawl out of it but St James keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brookins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from St James is defended easily by Brookins.
Brookins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
St James shoots in and drives through. Brookins sprawls well.
Brookins goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Brookins slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brookins's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Brookins duly obliges.
Brookins is looking to clinch but St James is avoiding it.
St James has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

St James closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
St James working away.
Brookins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St James on the ground.
St James advances to full mount.

St James looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

St James goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Brookins turns into him and now he's in St James's guard.
Brookins wants to control from the top but St James keeps moving.

St James is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brookins defends well.

St James looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brookins wanted to stand there but St James had control of the position.
Jeremy St James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan Brookins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

St James had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brookins defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Brookins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brookins, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Brookins!