PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jiri Brodski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Redfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brodski comes to the cage accompanied by Cold Blue Coma- Downset. Redfield is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Believers . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brodski
vs
Redfield

196 cm
28
265 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

192 cm
28
275 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Cage Star

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jiri Brodski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Redfield!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brodski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Redfield sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Brodski clinches with his opponent.
Our sources have told us that Brodski has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Brodski swings wildly with an uppercut but Redfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Brodski on the inside.
Redfield has Brodski pushed against the cage.
Brodski throws a punch but it's blocked by Redfield.
Redfield scores with a knee to the head.
Brodski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Redfield is trying to maintain a safe position but Brodski gets an underhook and turns Redfield into the cage.
A knee to the head by Redfield.

It looks like Jiri Brodski has been cut.
Brodski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Redfield is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brodski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Redfield looking to slow down the pace here.
Redfield misses with a knee to the head.
Redfield is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brodski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brodski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Redfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brodski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redfield throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brodski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brodski throws a leg kick
and Redfield counters with a three punch combo that has Brodski backing up. Brodski nods at Redfield to acknowledge the strikes.
Brodski pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Redfield back to the cage. Brodski follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Redfield misses with a few strikes there.
Redfield pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Brodski back to the cage. Redfield follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Redfield connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brodski's hands.
Brodski lands with a kick to the temple. Redfield shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Redfield moves out of range as Brodski throws a body kick.
Redfield swats away the attempt to clinch by Brodski.
A head kick misses from Brodski.
Redfield with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redfield looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brodski is fending him off so far but Redfield persists. Nope, Brodski circles away and we're back to standing.
Brodski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Redfield stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brodski misses with a looping right.
Redfield misses with a combination
and Brodski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Redfield has Brodski up against the cage in a clinch.
Redfield blocks a body shot from Brodski.
Redfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brodski misses with the head strike.
Brodski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brodski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brodski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Redfield putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brodski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brodski is breathing heavily.
Brodski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Redfield throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redfield lands a nice knee to the body.
Redfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brodski blocks it with crossed arms.
Brodski working aggressively here.
Brodski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Redfield blocks an uppercut.
Redfield lands a knee to the body.
Redfield is trying to maintain a safe position but Brodski gets an underhook and turns Redfield into the cage.
Redfield working Brodski over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Redfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Redfield has Brodski pushed against the cage.
Redfield wants to stall.
Brodski gets underhooks to prevent Redfield's takedown attempt.
Jiri Brodski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Redfield.
Redfield effectively controlling the action here.
Brodski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Redfield blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redfield lands a knee to the head.
Brodski tries to work over Redfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Redfield misses with a knee strike.

Redfield works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Redfield postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Redfield throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Redfield working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brodski's head.
Redfield slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Redfield in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Redfield with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brodski looking for a sweep. Not yet Brodski, not yet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Redfield connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Redfield dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jiri Brodski's cut.
That's time! Brodski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Brodski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Redfield, pushing him back against the cage.
Brodski swings wildly with an uppercut but Redfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Redfield.
A frustrated look appears on Brodski's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Redfield is trying to trip Brodski. He has hold of a leg but Brodski is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Redfield persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Redfield working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brodski's head.
Brodski working a defensive guard here.
Redfield landing with the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brodski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Redfield trying to control but Brodski is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redfield landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Redfield is looking to work some ground and pound but Brodski has wrist control.
Redfield throws a strike but Brodski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brodski is looking to work some ground and pound but Redfield has wrist control.

Redfield is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brodski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Redfield looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brodski wanted to stand there but Redfield had control of the position.
Brodski trying to control the position from guard on top but Redfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Redfield looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Brodski passes into side control.
Redfield can't do much from the bottom here.
Brodski controls the position from side control.
Redfield is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redfield can't do much from the bottom here.
Redfield is trying to get back to half guard.
Redfield is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Redfield manages to work his way to half guard, despite Brodski's best efforts.
Brodski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Redfield defending well though.
Brodski is looking to advance position but Redfield won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redfield is looking to escape.
Redfield trying to control but Brodski postures up.
Brodski prevents Redfield from improving his position.

Redfield makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Redfield tries to land a front kick but Brodski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jiri Brodski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Brodski.
Redfield on the wrong end of a nice jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Redfield misses.
Redfield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Redfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Brodski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Redfield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jiri Brodski's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Brodski throws a looping overhand right but Redfield ducks down to avoid it.
Brodski tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Redfield counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Redfield lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Brodski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Redfield.
Redfield tests Brodski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Redfield throws a sloppy head kick
and Brodski counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brodski connects with a right hand. Redfield shakes it off.
A big left from Redfield misses.
A head kick by Brodski misses
and Redfield counters with a straight right hand.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Brodski enables Redfield to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Brodski manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Redfield working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brodski's head.
Redfield stopping the sweep attempt from Brodski.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brodski pulls Redfield in close to prevent any damage.

Brodski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Redfield gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Redfield is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Redfield throws a strike but Brodski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Redfield looking to control.
Our spies down at at >TAPOUT ELITE< inform us that Redfield has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brodski won't allow Redfield to get back to his feet.
Brodski with a nice head shot there.
Brodski wants to control from the top but Redfield keeps moving.
Brodski passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Redfield is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brodski is trying to ground and pound but Redfield uses the momentary lack of control by Brodski to regain half guard.
Redfield is pressing down on Brodski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brodski trying to control the position from guard on top but Redfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brodski is really struggling to control Redfield but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Redfield is working an open guard so Brodski takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Chris Redfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Redfield checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Redfield swats away the attempt to clinch by Brodski.
Redfield has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brodski.
Redfield looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brodski is fending him off so far but Redfield persists. Nope, Brodski circles away and we're back to standing.
Redfield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brodski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brodski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redfield tries to clinch

and Brodski counters by clinching up.
Brodski lands with a short shot to the head.
Redfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brodski misses with the head strike.
Redfield blocking some punches.
Redfield lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brodski pushes Redfield back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brodski.
Jiri Brodski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brodski lands a nice uppercut.
Brodski tries to throw a body punch but Redfield avoids it by throwing Brodski back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brodski has a couple of punches blocked by Redfield.
Brodski lands a shot to the body.
Redfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brodski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jiri Brodski.
Well Redfield 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Redfield!
After the fight, Chris Redfield was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.