PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreh Francisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooks comes to the cage accompanied by Effigy. Francisco is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: No Mercy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brooks
vs
Francisco

175 cm
24
145 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

185 cm
29
140 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Master Lee's One Stop

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andreh Francisco!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks misses with a hook. Francisco ducked under it nicely.

Brooks clinches.
Francisco has had enough of the clinch but Brooks keeps him there for the moment.
Francisco blocking some punches.
Brooks lands a shoulder strike.
Brooks lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Andreh Francisco has been cut.
Francisco looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Francisco fails to pull guard.
Francisco lands a hook that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Francisco tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brooks smiles and moves away.
Brooks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brooks connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Francisco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brooks.
Brooks is looking to slow Francisco down with leg kicks.
Brooks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Francisco.
Francisco moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brooks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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!
Brooks throws a big shot that misses.
Francisco is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Francisco with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brooks jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Francisco lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brooks scores with a decent looking hook.

Brooks clinches.
Brooks misses with a punch on the inside.
Francisco takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brooks lands a knee to the head.
Brooks blocks an uppercut.
Brooks prevents the takedown attempt.
Jimmy Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreh Francisco.
Francisco tries to throw a body punch but Brooks avoids it by throwing Francisco back against the cage.
Francisco looking for a takedown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brooks.
Brooks misses with the head strike.
Brooks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Francisco is rocked!
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!
Francisco tries to pull guard but Brooks won't allow it.
Francisco is still on wobbly legs! Can Brooks finish him?
Nice body punch from Brooks.
Brooks gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Francisco.
Francisco seems to have recovered his senses.
Francisco taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francisco wants a takedown but no success here.
Francisco has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brooks is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brooks scores with a shoulder strike.
Francisco lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brooks.
Brooks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Francisco throws a punch but it's blocked by Brooks.
Francisco misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Brooks.
Brooks has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Francisco - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Brooks, and another! Francisco is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Jimmy Brooks!
During a confident post fight interview, Jimmy Brooks thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.