PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Broker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Howard
vs
Broker

178 cm
31
192 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

181 cm
25
187 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Amsterdam in London 95% Laundry
Valhalla Q160 Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Terry Broker!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Broker throws a big shot that misses.
Howard slips a jab from Broker.
Broker throws a lazy right hand but Howard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Howard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Terry Broker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howard scores with a body shot.
Howard swings for the body but Broker moves out of range.
Howard misses with a body shot.
Howard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Howard throws a jab when Broker was well out of range.
Howard throws a series of punches but Broker avoids them all with ease.
Broker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Howard.
Howard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Broker.
Broker throws an overhand right that lands on Howard's shoulder, as Howard tries to avoid the shot.
Howard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Broker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Broker throws the left hand but Howard avoids the punch easily.
Howard misses with an uppercut.
Broker lands a body shot.
Broker misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Broker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Howard.
Howard moves out of range as Broker strikes.
Broker lunges at Howard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Howard's hand.
Nice uppercut there from Broker.
Broker throws a hook but Howard blocks it.
Howard lands the left hand.
Howard misses with a looping left.
Howard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Broker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Howard takes a swing at Broker's ribcage but misses.
Broker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Howard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Howard tries to clinch up but Broker circles away and keeps his distance.
Howard fails to land with a series of punches.
Broker scores with a nice right hand.
Broker throws a big shot that misses.
Howard throws a body punch but Broker moves out of range.
Broker lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Broker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Howard misses with a looping left.
Broker looks to land a left hand but Howard moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Broker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Broker tests Howard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Howard stuns Broker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Howard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Broker counters with a one-two to the body.
Howard defending well as Broker loads up on a big left hand.
Broker moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Howard is looking to clinch but Broker is avoiding it.
Broker throws a jab when Howard was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard throws a jab when Broker was well out of range.
Broker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Howard does no damage.
Broker lands a slapping body shot.
Broker misses with the combination.
Broker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Howard.
Howard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Broker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Broker scores with a shot to the body.
Howard looks to score with a jab to the body but Broker is just out of range.
Howard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice shot by Broker.
Howard scores with a jab to the jaw.

Howard has closed the distance and engaged Broker in a clinch.
Howard avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard can't find room to land a body shot as Broker controls the action.
Broker is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Howard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Howard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howard moves out of range of the strikes.
Howard missing with a left hand there. Broker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Howard looks to score with a jab to the body but Broker is just out of range.

Howard forces Broker back against the cage and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Howard misses with a punch on the inside.
Broker misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Broker.
Broker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Terry Broker will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Broker dips to his left and cracks Howard with an uppercut!
Howard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Howard doesn't manage to clinch there - Broker circles away.
Broker scores with a body shot.
Broker connects with a right hand. Howard shakes it off.
Broker swings widly with a right hand
and Howard counters with a left to the body.
Broker throws a body punch but Howard moves out of range.
Nice cross by Howard.
Broker cracks Howard with an open hand slap.
Broker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Howard. Howard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Terry Broker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Broker slips a jab and a cross from Howard.
Howard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Howard moves out of range as Broker strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Howard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Broker moves out of range as Howard strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard takes a swing at Broker's ribcage but misses.
Broker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Howard throws out a loose jab but Broker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Broker misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howard. Broker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Broker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A slow jab from Howard misses its intended target.
Howard throws a lazy uppercut
and Broker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Howard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Broker misses with a body shot.
Broker throws a jab but it's blocked by Howard.
Howard misses with a looping right.
Broker throws a body punch but Howard moves out of range.
Howard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Broker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Broker moves away.
Howard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Broker.
Howard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Howard moves in looking to clinch but Broker pushes him off.
Nice body punch from Broker.
Broker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Broker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A left and a right from Broker both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Broker throws an off balance right hand
and Howard counters with a nice uppercut.
Broker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Broker is breathing heavily.
Howard takes one to the chin there.
Howard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Howard looks to land a combination but Broker avoids it well.
Broker throws a series of strikes that have Howard backpedaling.
Howard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Howard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Howard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Broker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Howard on the side of the head.
Howard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Broker to score with a decent uppercut.
Broker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Howard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Howard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Broker.

Howard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Broker, pushing him back against the cage.
Broker is trying to break the clinch but Howard is controlling him.
Howard tries to throw a body punch but Broker avoids it by throwing Howard back against the cage.
Howard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Broker's efforts to push away.
Howard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Broker backwards.
Howard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Howard has Broker pushed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broker looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right from Howard on the inside.
Howard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Broker is trying to force a seperation but Howard has the dominant position.
Broker tries to break free but Howard pushes him back against the cage.
Broker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Howard is trying to maintain a safe position but Broker gets an underhook and turns Howard into the cage.
Howard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Broker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Howard is keeping busy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Howard stalling in the clinch but Broker improves position.
Broker is looking to control Howard's arms but Howard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Broker has his back to the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Howard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that John Howard will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Howard throws a jab when Broker was well out of range.
Howard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Howard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Broker.
Howard is looking to clinch.
Broker takes a swing at Howard's ribcage but misses.
Howard just misses with a punch to the body.
Howard throws a hook to the side of Broker's head but Broker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Broker throws a body punch but Howard moves out of range.
Howard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Broker throws out the jab.
Howard is looking to clinch but Broker is avoiding it.
Broker misses with a hook.
Howard misses with a straight left.
Broker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Howard throws out the jab.
Broker throws a shot from downtown. Howard moves away and avoids it.
Broker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Howard.
Broker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Broker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Broker keeps the fight on the outside.
Broker swats away the attempt to clinch by Howard.
Broker misses with an uppercut.
Broker misses with an uppercut.
Howard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Broker doesn't seem bothered though.
Howard thows a body shot but no joy.
Howard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Broker manages to avoid it.
Broker throws a jab when Howard was well out of range.
Broker keeps the fight on the outside.
Howard slips a straight right by Broker.
Broker misses with a straight right.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch but Broker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Howard does it's job there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broker missing with a left hand there. Howard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Howard misses with a lunging right hand
and Broker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Howard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Broker lands a head shot.
Howard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Howard looks to land a combination but Broker avoids it well.
Howard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Broker was well out of range. Poor timing from Howard.
Broker scores with a hook to the body. Howard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A swing and a miss from Howard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howard takes a swing at Broker's ribcage but misses.
Howard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Howard moves in looking to clinch but Broker pushes him off.
Howard blocks a jab.
Howard scores with a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Broker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Howard finds it's way round the side to connect with Broker's head.

Howard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Broker, pushing him back against the cage.
Howard throws a head punch that misses.

Broker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch but Broker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Howard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Broker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Broker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Howard looks to score with a jab to the body but Broker is just out of range.
Howard just misses with a punch to the body.
Howard moves out of range as Broker strikes.
Howard misses the jab.
Howard connects with a right hand. Broker shakes it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Broker.
Howard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Howard throws a hook but Broker avoids it easily.
Broker lands with a straight right. Howard didn't see that one coming.
Broker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Broker keeps the fight on the outside.
Howard takes one on the button.

Broker tries to keep at a distance but Howard has taken the fight into the clinch.

Broker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Howard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Broker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Howard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Broker.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Howard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Howard 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Howard!