PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Flagg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flagg has chosen The Platters - Twilight Time as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Brooks
vs
Flagg

180 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

171 cm
20
160 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dakota Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randall Flagg!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Flagg.
Brooks has a takedown stuffed.
Brooks tries to clinch up but Flagg circles away and keeps his distance.

Brooks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Flagg, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flagg.
Flagg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Brooks breaks the clinch.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flagg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brooks tries to clinch there but Flagg circles away.
Flagg swats away the attempt to clinch by Brooks.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flagg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Flagg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Brooks clinches.
Flagg lands a knee to the body.
Flagg throws a punch but it's blocked by Brooks.
A knee to the head by Flagg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brooks prevents a body shot from Flagg.
Brooks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Flagg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brooks tries to land knees in the clinch but Flagg avoids the damage to the body.
Flagg looking to stall.

Brooks drags the fight down to the ground.

Brooks looking for a guillotine here but Flagg defends easily.
Brooks wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flagg stops Brooks from standing up.
Brooks not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brooks wants to get back to his feet but Flagg is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Brooks is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Flagg defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flagg stopping the sweep attempt from Brooks.
Brooks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Flagg.
Flagg wants to control from the top but Brooks keeps moving.
Flagg postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brooks is looking for a triangle but Flagg pushes his legs off easily.
Flagg trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brooks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Flagg trying to control but Brooks is working from the bottom.
Brooks managing to control the position.
Flagg is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks keeping moving, preventing Flagg from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brooks is looking to clinch but Flagg is avoiding it.
Dakota Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flagg pushes Brooks away with a front kick.
Flagg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brooks moves away.
Brooks is trying hard to land a takedown here. Flagg sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brooks tries to clinch but Flagg moves out of range.
Brooks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brooks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Flagg can pounce on him.
Brooks shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Flagg counters with a good low kick that Brooks was not able to check.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dakota Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brooks tries to clinch up but Flagg circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Brooks takes the fight into the clinch.
Flagg tries a knee to the head but Brooks blocks it.
Brooks is leaning against Flagg and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dakota Brooks dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Brooks changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Flagg tries to avoid it but Brooks manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Flagg to the ground. Flagg escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brooks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Flagg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brooks scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Brooks sends Flagg crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Brooks is motioning to the referee to let Flagg up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Flagg is rocked!
Dakota Brooks is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brooks wants to clinch up but Flagg keeps it at a distance.
Flagg is still on wobbly legs! Can Brooks finish him?

Brooks shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Flagg manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Flagg has a closed guard, preventing Brooks from standing up.
Flagg keeping moving, preventing Brooks from controlling successfully.
Flagg seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Dakota Brooks just wasn't active enough.
Flagg misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks misses with a kick to the body
and Flagg counters with a low kick, right behind Brooks 's knee.
Flagg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brooks. That did some damage!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Flagg in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Brooks lands a nice shot that snaps Flagg's head back.

Brooks is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Flagg's half guard.
Brooks throws a strike but Flagg avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Brooks trying to control the position from guard on top but Flagg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brooks stopping the sweep attempt from Flagg.
Brooks has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Flagg is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brooks throwing strikes but missing.
Brooks wanted to stand there but Flagg had control of the position.
Brooks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brooks wants to pass the guard but Flagg is keeping the position.
Dakota Brooks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks wants to stand but Flagg has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Flagg keeping moving, preventing Brooks from controlling successfully.
Brooks stands and throws Flagg's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Brooks misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Brooks is looking to take a break and control but Flagg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks tries to get to his feet but Flagg is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Brooks in his guard.
Brooks is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brooks wants to control from the top but Flagg keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dakota Brooks dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Brooks closes the distance and clinches.
Flagg scores with a knee to the head.
Flagg scores with a knee to the head.
Brooks blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Brooks is trying to trip Flagg. He has hold of a leg but Flagg is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Brooks persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Brooks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brooks slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Flagg keeping moving, preventing Brooks from controlling successfully.
Flagg pulls Brooks in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Dakota Brooks wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Flagg looks to clinch
enabling Brooks to counter with a crisp jab.
Brooks misses with a low kick.
Flagg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Flagg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice uppercut lands for Brooks. That snapped Flagg's head back.

Brooks moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flagg tries to land a knee to the head but Brooks blocks with his arms.
Brooks jumps guard but Flagg stands there with Brooks around his waist. Brooks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Flagg.
Flagg tries to throw a body punch but Brooks avoids it by throwing Flagg back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flagg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brooks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Flagg can do to turn this around?
Brooks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short body shot lands from Brooks as the two fighters clinch.
Brooks stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brooks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flagg is defending well for now.
Brooks scores with a shoulder strike.
Flagg trying to stall but Brooks improves his position.
A short right from Brooks on the inside.
Brooks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brooks has Flagg pushed against the cage.
Flagg missing with knees to the body.
Randall Flagg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brooks is trying to break the clinch but Flagg is controlling him.
Flagg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brooks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Flagg backwards.

Brooks has clasped his hands together around Flagg's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

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

Brooks decides to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brooks decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Brooks is looking to advance position but Flagg won't allow it.
Flagg is staying active underneath Brooks, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brooks is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Brooks lands a nice shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brooks trying to control but Flagg is having none of it.
Dakota Brooks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Brooks is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

And that's the end of the fight!
Dakota 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dakota Brooks!
Dakota Brooks seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.