PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luther Beck (ranked 7901 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Brooks (ranked 6327 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Brooks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Beck
vs
Brooks

161 cm
18
161 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luther Beck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Brooks !
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brooks fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beck looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Beck closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Brooks is pressing down on Beck's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Brooks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Beck would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Beck scoring with punches to the head and body.

Brooks is looking for a triangle but Beck pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Beck manages to get himself to full guard.

Beck doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Beck might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Beck is looking to sweep but instead, Brooks has passed into half guard.
Brooks controlling the pace.
Beck punching from the bottom.
Brooks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Beck keeps working.
Brooks throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brooks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brooks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Beck's head.
Brooks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Beck looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brooks thows a huge punch but Beck dodges it nicely.
Brooks with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Brooks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brooks working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Brooks is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Beck is refusing to be controlled, as Brooks sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck landing a few short strikes.
Brooks wants to take a breather but Beck is having none of it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Beck gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brooks .

Beck decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Beck is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Beck is breathing heavily.
Brooks is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brooks trying to hold on to Beck's head to control him but Beck postures up.
Brooks gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck stands up over Brooks , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Beck stopping the sweep attempt from Brooks .
Beck scoring with some ground and pound.
Beck won't allow Brooks to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Brooks looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brooks trying to control the position.
Beck keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brooks 's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Brooks had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Beck defends it easily.
Brooks wants to stand up but Beck is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Brooks dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Brooks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brooks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brooks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brooks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Beck moves into the clinch.
Beck jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brooks walks away with a smile on his face. Beck gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Beck misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brooks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beck circles away quickly and effectively.
Beck moves to clinch but Brooks breaks away
and Brooks counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brooks throws a nice looking combination but Beck bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Beck shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Beck was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Beck cracks Brooks with a big right hand but Brooks just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beck in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck lands some shots froms side control.
Brooks is looking for a sweep.

Beck goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Brooks has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Beck but great work by Brooks .

Brooks decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Brooks misses with a double jab.
Brooks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Brooks gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Brooks has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Beck off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Brooks .
Beck feinted with a counter takedown.

Beck closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Beck tries for a kimura but Brooks is defending well.
Anthony Brooks has got the better of the ground game so far.

Beck tries for a kimura but Brooks is defending well.
Brooks tries to escape but Beck is in control.
Brooks is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Beck's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brooks manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Brooks wants to control but Beck passes easily into half guard.
Brooks wants to control but Beck is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks tries to get to full guard but Beck has control of the leg.
Beck is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Brooks is pressing down on Beck's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brooks is trying to control the position but Beck postures up.
Beck preventing the sweep.
Beck tries to stand but Brooks is controlling from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Anthony Brooks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brooks lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Brooks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brooks is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Beck rather than just go for the knockout.
A combination from Brooks does no damage.
Beck lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Brooks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anthony Brooks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brooks lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brooks .
Anthony Brooks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brooks throws a right hand that Beck ducks under and follows up with a left that Beck also avoids with ease.
Brooks looks to land a combination but Beck avoids it well.

Beck drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Brooks throws his legs up looking for a submission but Beck uses it to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Brooks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Brooks lands with a shot to the body.
Brooks stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brooks wants it to stay on the feet.

Beck throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Brooks tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Beck is in Brooks 's guard.
Beck lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Brooks is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Brooks throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck is working Brooks over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Beck is in close to Brooks 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Beck could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Brooks has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Beck can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Beck stands and steps away. Brooks gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Brooks scores with a one two! Beck had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brooks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beck is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Brooks .
Beck dodges the punch combination from Brooks .
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Beck is defended easily by Brooks .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beck shoots for a double leg takedown but Brooks sprawls well. He's pushed Beck's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brooks looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luther Beck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Beck gets the takedown into side control.

Brooks explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beck showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brooks .
Brooks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brooks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brooks misses with a combination

and Beck counters with a single leg into guard. Brooks didn't expect that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brooks is on top in guard.

Beck wants to sweep here but Brooks controlling him for the moment.
Brooks advances to half guard.

Brooks is looking for a kimura but Beck is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brooks to get the leverage.
Brooks looks to land a strike but Beck avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Brooks missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brooks wants to control from the top but Beck keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks working some strikes from top position.
Brooks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brooks forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brooks working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Brooks there.
Anthony Brooks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brooks throwing shots but Beck is blocking nicely.

Brooks is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Luther Beck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brooks lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Brooks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brooks winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Brooks !
A less than humble Anthony Brooks misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.