PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zachary Brandon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrique Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon comes to the cage accompanied by Swollen Members - Warrior. Zachary Brandon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Henrique Braga's chin.

Brandon
vs
Braga

200 cm
22
179 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zachary Brandon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henrique Braga!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Braga dodges the punch combination from Brandon.
Zachary Brandon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brandon moves out of range of the body kick from Braga.
Braga lands a really nice looking cross but Brandon seems unphased.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brandon blocks a head kick by Braga.
Braga motions for Brandon to come forward. Braga throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brandon misses with a two punch combination.
Oooh a lovely combination from Brandon sends Braga down but not out. Brandon dives into side control looking to finish.

It looks like Henrique Braga has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A lull in the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon lands an elbow.
Brandon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Braga can't do much from the bottom here.
Brandon remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Braga regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brandon is thwarting Braga's attempts to control the position.
Braga looks gassed!
Braga wants to improve his position but Brandon is controlling well.
Braga has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brandon is working away from the top position though.
Brandon sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brandon's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Braga wants to get back to full guard.
Braga pushes Brandon off looking to stand but Brandon dives back in and keeps control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Some wild striking there from Brandon.
Brandon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brandon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brandon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Braga throws a nice looking combination but Brandon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Braga dodges the punch combination from Brandon.
Brandon avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Braga fakes the leg kick and cracks Brandon in the body.
Braga throws a sloppy head kick
and Brandon counters with a left and a right that stings Braga.
Braga throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Brandon counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Braga is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Brandon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Braga.
Brandon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brandon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Braga counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Braga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brandon misses with a double jab.
Braga misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brandon misses with a few strikes there.
Braga looks for the body kick but Brandon saw that one coming.
Brandon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Braga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brandon.
Braga throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Braga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brandon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Braga lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brandon takes a step back to recover.
Braga throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brandon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Braga counters with a big head kick but Brandon shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Brandon.
A combination from Braga does no damage.
Brandon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Braga counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Braga throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brandon throws a series of punches but Braga avoids them all with ease.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Braga, as that shot connected.
Braga avoids the head kick by Brandon.
Braga throws a right hand that Brandon ducks under and follows up with a left that Brandon also avoids with ease.
Braga falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brandon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brandon throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Braga misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zachary Brandon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henrique Braga's cut.
That's time! Brandon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Braga chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Braga looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brandon throws a nice looking combination but Braga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Braga slips under a jab from Brandon.
A punch combination from Brandon misses.
Braga lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Brandon backs up against the cage.
Brandon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brandon throws a series of punches but Braga moves out of range.
Brandon ducks right into an uppercut from Braga.
Braga is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Braga misses with a wild combination.
Brandon throws a combination that misses
and Braga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braga throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zachary Brandon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Braga rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brandon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brandon throws a good cross that connects.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Braga lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Brandon backs up against the cage.
Brandon misses with a double jab
and Braga counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga tries to land a body kick
and Brandon counters with a head kick. That will keep Braga thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Braga throws the left hand but Brandon avoids the punch easily.
Brandon throws a lazy right hand but Braga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Braga throws a right and a left that Brandon avoids nicely.
Brandon misses with a double jab.
Braga throws a half hearted mid kick.
Braga looks for the body kick but Brandon saw that one coming.
A head kick by Brandon misses
and Braga counters with a head kick. That will keep Brandon thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Braga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brandon circles away quickly and effectively.
Braga pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brandon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brandon moves out of range as Braga throws a body kick.
Brandon misses with a head kick.
Braga scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brandon has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Braga stalks Brandon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Brandon's face. Brandon staggers backwards, shaken.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Braga throws a series of punches but Brandon avoids them all with ease.
Brandon misses with a few strikes there.
Braga throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Brandon throws a lazy head kick
and Braga counters with a body kick that stops Brandon in his tracks momentarily.
Brandon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Braga.
Braga lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Brandon misses with a head kick.
A combination from Braga does no damage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Braga.
Braga goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Braga looks to land a body kick but Brandon moved away.
Brandon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brandon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brandon throws a head kick that half lands.
Braga lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A telegraphed right hand from Braga misses the target.
Brandon cracks Braga with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga scores with a jab to the body.
Brandon misses with a double jab
and Braga counters with a body kick that stops Brandon in his tracks momentarily.
Braga scores with a leg kick.
Brandon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brandon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brandon throws a nice looking combination but Braga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Braga throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brandon counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Braga is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Braga misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Brandon.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brandon.
Braga misses with a body kick.
Brandon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brandon throws a right and a left that Braga avoids nicely.
Brandon throws a nice looking combination but Braga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brandon throws a nice looking combination but Braga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brandon waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Braga.
Brandon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Braga misses.
Brandon throws a head kick but Braga moves out of range.
Braga has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Braga takes one to the side of the head.
Brandon misses with a kick to the body.
Braga throws a series of punches but Brandon avoids them all with ease.
Brandon looks to land a combination but Braga avoids it well.
Brandon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brandon lands a really nice looking cross but Braga seems unphased.
Braga throws a right hand that Brandon ducks under and follows up with a left that Brandon also avoids with ease.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brandon moves out of range as Braga throws a body kick.
Brandon misses with a few strikes there.
Brandon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Braga.
Braga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brandon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henrique Braga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Henrique Braga's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Braga throws a series of punches but Brandon avoids them all with ease.
Brandon lands the left hand.
Brandon throws a head kick but Braga moves out of range.
Braga scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brandon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Braga throws a one two combo.
Brandon cracks Braga with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Braga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brandon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brandon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Braga lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brandon throws a hook but Braga blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Braga throws a head kick that misses.
Braga misses with a two punch combination.
Brandon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Braga throws a lazy body kick
and Brandon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon misses with a head kick.
Braga slips a jab and a cross from Brandon.
Brandon slips a jab and a cross from Braga.
A head kick by Braga misses
and Brandon counters with a two punch combo.
Brandon avoids the head kick by Braga.
Brandon throws a jab when Braga was well out of range.
Brandon slips a jab and a cross from Braga.
Braga misses with the combination.
Braga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brandon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Braga. That one must have hurt.
Brandon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Brandon lands an overhand right.
Brandon blocks a head kick by Braga.
A right-left combo lands from Braga.
Some wild striking there from Brandon.
Zachary Brandon is winning the standup battle so far.
Braga lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Brandon will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Braga takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Brandon throws a combination that misses
and Braga counters with a straight right hand.
Braga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Braga misses with a wild combination.
Brandon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brandon avoids the head kick by Braga.
Braga scores with a punch to the head.
Brandon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Braga can pounce on him.
Braga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brandon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brandon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brandon throws a combination that misses
and Braga counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Braga throws a hook to the side of Brandon's head but Brandon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon throws a right and a left that Braga avoids nicely.
Braga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Braga shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Braga looks to land a right hand but Brandon moved out of range.
Brandon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Braga.
Brandon is looking to chop away at Braga's legs.
Brandon misses with a jab, cross combination.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Braga.
Brandon throws a series of punches but Braga moves out of range.
Brandon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Braga.
Brandon misses with a combination
and Braga counters with a leg kick.
Brandon fails to land with a series of punches.
Braga misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick from Braga lands but Brandon takes it in his stride.
Braga looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brandon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Braga.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Braga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Brandon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Braga lands a two punch combo.
Braga blocks a head kick by Brandon.
Brandon blocks the body kick.
Brandon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Braga thuds his right hand into Brandon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brandon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brandon slips a jab and a cross from Braga.
A jab from Brandon misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brandon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Braga - the referee stops the clock and Brandon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Braga. Brandon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brandon slips a jab and a cross from Braga.
Brandon tries to bum rush Braga with a series of wild strikes but Braga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Braga misses with an attempted mid kick.
Braga blocks a head kick by Brandon.

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 Zachary Brandon.
Well Brandon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zachary Brandon!