PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phil Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lo Cain (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
Cain

182 cm
25
189 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phil Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lo Cain!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cain displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brooks.
Cain works Brooks's body with a nice hook.
Cain fails with a takedown attempt.
Cain blocks a head kick by Brooks.
Brooks stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brooks wants it to stay on the feet.
Cain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brooks shoots for a double leg takedown but Cain sprawls well. He's pushed Brooks's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cain looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Phil Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lo Cain.
Brooks misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain shoots in looking for a takedown but Brooks manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cain's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brooks swings for the body but Cain moves out of range.
Brooks shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cain pinned against the cage. Cain gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cain tries to clinch but Brooks moves out of range.
Cain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brooks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brooks misses with a few strikes there.

Brooks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cain tries to pull guard but Brooks forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Brooks tries for a takedown but Cain manages to get underhooks.
Cain prevents Brooks from breaking the clinch.
Brooks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brooks's efforts to push away.

Cain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cain changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brooks tries to avoid it but Cain manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brooks to the ground. Brooks escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brooks.
Cain shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brooks pinned against the cage. Brooks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice sprawl there from Brooks as Cain shoots in.
Cain avoids the head kick by Brooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cain throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brooks's waist but Brooks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cain off to one side.
Brooks scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cain shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brooks pinned against the cage. Brooks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cain looks winded!
Brooks shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cain fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brooks avoids it really well and circles away.

Brooks gets a double leg takedown into Cain's guard.
Brooks throws a strike but Cain rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brooks looking for a sweep. Not yet Brooks, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cain trying to control but Brooks is working from the bottom.
Cain stops Brooks from standing up.
Brooks is pulling down on Cain's head to control his posture.
Brooks has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brooks is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brooks seems keen to control Cain's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Brooks dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cain shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brooks pinned against the cage. Brooks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cain looks to score with a jab to the body but Brooks is just out of range.
Cain is looking to clinch.
Brooks throws a combination that misses
and Cain counters with a head kick.
Cain with a poor takedown

and Brooks counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Brooks decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cain, up you get!
Cain shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brooks as he jumps to the side.
Phil Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lo Cain.
Cain is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Cain has managed to clinch.
Brooks misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks is trying to force a seperation but Cain has the dominant position.

Brooks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Phil Brooks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Brooks gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Cain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cain tries to clinch but Brooks moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cain.
Nice takedown defense from Cain. No joy for Brooks on that attempt.
Brooks tries to clinch up.
Cain tries to clinch but Brooks is having none of it.

Cain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cain tries to pull guard but Brooks won't allow it.
Cain is trying to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cain creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brooks's defenses.
Cain tries to break free but Brooks pushes him back against the cage.
Brooks manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cain stalling in the clinch.
Brooks stops a takedown attempt from Cain.
Cain dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Brooks is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cain is defending well.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cain keeps control of Brooks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brooks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cain's efforts to push away.
Brooks is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cain is defending well.
Cain prevents the takedown attempt.

Cain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Brooks shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cain manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Brooks tries to stand but Cain is controlling from the bottom.
Brooks postures up in Cain's guard and throws a big left but Cain blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks prevents Cain from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brooks content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brooks is working Cain over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cain keeping moving, preventing Brooks from controlling successfully.
Brooks keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cain's head.
Cain looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brooks is one step ahead there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cain keeping moving, preventing Brooks from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Brooks dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Brooks throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cain finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Brooks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brooks tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cain sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brooks somewhat.
Brooks moves to clinch but Cain breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Brooks has a takedown stuffed.
Cain fails to land the takedown.
Cain fails to land the takedown.
Cain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brooks stuffs the takedown.
Phil Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lo Cain.
Cain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Cain with that takedown attempt.
Brooks throws a right hand that Cain ducks under and follows up with a left that Cain also avoids with ease.
Brooks tries to clinch there but Cain circles away.
A head kick by Brooks misses
and Cain counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Brooks is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Brooks jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Brooks shoots in and bounces Cain off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Brooks trying to control but Cain is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cain working a defensive guard here.
Cain keeping moving, preventing Brooks from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Brooks is really struggling to control Cain but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Phil Brooks just wasn't active enough.
Brooks will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Brooks shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Brooks was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Brooks content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Brooks in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cain is looking to regain half guard here but Brooks keeps moving and retains side control.
Brooks controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brooks tries for a kimura but Cain is defending well.
Brooks working away.
Brooks taking a breather here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cain is not content to let Brooks control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Brooks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brooks, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

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