PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Egbert Van Der Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Brookins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Der Dick has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. The key to victory for Egbert Van Der Dick has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Van Der Dick
vs
Brookins

177 cm
26
153 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

184 cm
25
154 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Hell's Kitchen Clothing

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Egbert Van Der Dick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonathan Brookins!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Dick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brookins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Der Dick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brookins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brookins with a hook.

Brookins closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Van Der Dick did well to prevent Brookins getting side control.
Brookins keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Van Der Dick is breathing heavily.

Brookins moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Van Der Dick.
Brookins advances to mount.
Brookins has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Van Der Dick's face.
Brookins controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brookins putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Brookins controlling from the full mount.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Brookins lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brookins controlling the position easily from mount.
I looks like Brookins might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brookins looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Brookins controlling his opponent.

Brookins jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Van Der Dick manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Brookins happy to just control the position for now.

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.
Brookins scores with punches from side control.
Brookins remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Brookins advances to mount.
Brookins content just to control the position here.
Van Der Dick really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brookins shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Van Der Dick's guard.
Brookins advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brookins content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Brookins is putting a hurting on Van Der Dick here, landing some big shots from side control.
You can see the frustration on Van Der Dick's face as Brookins controls the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Let's hope that Brookins has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jonathan Brookins.

Brookins shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brookins controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Dick is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brookins scores with a couple of nice shots.
Brookins perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Van Der Dick looks like he's trying to stand up.
Van Der Dick is in trouble now - Brookins has advanced to mount!
Brookins tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brookins with a couple of short strikes.
Brookins looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Brookins controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Brookins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Brookins sizes up Van Der Dick with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Van Der Dick tries for a takedown but Brookins circles away easily

and Brookins counters by clinching up.

Brookins has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Van Der Dick is trying to keep an underhook but Brookins manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Brookins sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brookins lands with a punch from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brookins looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Brookins controlling the pace.
Brookins wants to pass to mount but Van Der Dick is defending the position.
Brookins slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two 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.

Jonathan Brookins has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Van Der Dick with a poor takedown

and Brookins counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Van Der Dick being controlled here, momentarily.
Brookins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Brookins working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Van Der Dick's head.
Brookins controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brookins trying to control but Van Der Dick is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jonathan Brookins was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Brookins misses with a head kick.

Brookins gets a clinch.
Van Der Dick fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Egbert Van Der Dick. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Brookins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Brookins instigates a clinch.
Brookins is trying to drag Van Der Dick to the mat but Van Der Dick just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brookins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brookins pushes Van Der Dick back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brookins tightens his grip and picks Van Der Dick up, before dumping him to the ground. Van Der Dick manages to land in guard.
Van Der Dick being controlled here, momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Brookins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brookins has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 24:30

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