PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Isiah Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooks has chosen Some Bodies Gonna Get It as his entrance music. Ryan Brooks acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Nguyen
vs
Brooks

184 cm
25
178 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

177 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Isiah Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Brooks !
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brooks looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nguyen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nguyen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Brooks is working Nguyen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nguyen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Nguyen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Brooks drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Nguyen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Brooks has Nguyen in his guard.

Nguyen with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Brooks wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Nguyen is now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen is thwarting Brooks 's attempts to control the position.
Nguyen is trying to control the action in half guard but Brooks is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nguyen prevents Brooks from improving his position.
Nguyen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brooks keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nguyen is thwarting Brooks 's attempts to control the position.

Nguyen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brooks doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nguyen.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Nguyen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nguyen has him pressed against the cage.
Brooks wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nguyen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brooks s head.

Brooks gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brooks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Brooks is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Brooks stops Nguyen from getting back to his feet.
Nguyen wants to control but Brooks is keeping busy.
Nguyen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nguyen.
Brooks works over Nguyen with some ground and pound from guard.
Brooks throwing strikes but missing.
Brooks is looking to work some ground and pound but Nguyen has wrist control.
Nguyen trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks tries to free his leg and advance position but Nguyen is retaining full guard.
Brooks throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nguyen wants to get back to his feet but Brooks is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nguyen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brooks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brooks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brooks prevents Nguyen from getting back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nguyen fails with a takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Brooks shoots in and bounces Nguyen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Brooks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Isiah Nguyen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nguyen rushes Brooks and presses him up against the cage.
Nguyen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brooks is keeping busy.
Brooks is looking to break free of the clinch but Nguyen has double underhooks.

Brooks is trying to trip Nguyen. He has hold of a leg but Nguyen is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Brooks persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Nguyen wants to get back to his feet but Brooks is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Brooks is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Brooks throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Brooks is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Brooks postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brooks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen wants to stand up but Brooks is controlling him.

Nguyen working for a triangle but Brooks defends it easily.
Nguyen is controlling Brooks 's posture.
Brooks wants to stand but Nguyen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Brooks landing some decent shots from guard.

Nguyen has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Brooks has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Nguyen tries to pull guard but Brooks won't allow it.

Brooks ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Brooks no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Brooks looking for a sweep. Not yet Brooks , not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks trying to keep a closed guard but Nguyen is proving a slippery customer.
Ryan Brooks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nguyen throwing strikes but missing.
Brooks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nguyen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brooks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nguyen.
Nguyen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Brooks seems keen to control Nguyen's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Brooks looking to score a takedown here. Nguyen is defending well but Brooks drives through and ends up in Nguyen's guard.
Brooks is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nguyen wants to sweep but no luck.
Brooks postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nguyen is on top in guard.

Brooks has Nguyen pulled in close to control his posture.
Nguyen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brooks is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nguyen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks working a defensive guard here.
Nguyen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brooks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nguyen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nguyen trying to control but Brooks is working from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Brooks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nguyen, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ryan Brooks will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Isiah Nguyen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nguyen tries to clinch there but Brooks circles away.
Nguyen is looking to clinch but Brooks is avoiding it.
Brooks with the counter takedown but Nguyen avoids it easily.

Brooks manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nguyen on his heels. He'll look to pass Nguyen's guard now, I'm sure.
Brooks is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nguyen pulls Brooks in close to prevent any damage.
Nguyen wants to sweep here but Brooks controlling him for the moment.
Nguyen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brooks advances position into side control!
Brooks is working Nguyen over with some ground and pound from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nguyen is looking for a sweep.
Brooks is chipping away with strikes.
Brooks working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nguyen defending against the ground and pound.

Brooks thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Nguyen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nguyen is trying to improve his position.

Brooks working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Brooks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Brooks is trying to get an arm triangle but Nguyen is defending well.
Nguyen tries to buck Brooks off but Brooks is having none of it.

Brooks is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nguyen has escaped the position, nice work there.

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!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nguyen is looking to reverse the position.

Brooks in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Nguyen is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ryan Brooks !
After winning the bout, Ryan Brooks thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.