PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Brachial (ranked 5021 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Robson (ranked 5152 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Brachial
vs
Robson

202 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
171 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Igor Brachial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryan Robson!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brachial shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Robson sprawls well. Robson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brachial gets slowly back to his feet.
Robson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brachial swivels and escapes.
A punch combination from Brachial misses.

Brachial shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Robson trying to control the position.

Robson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brachial defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Brachial not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Robson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brachial defends it easily.
Brachial postures up in Robson's guard and throws a big left but Robson blocks it.

Robson working for a triangle but Brachial defends it easily.
Robson keeping full guard, as Brachial tries to pass.
Brachial is looking to work some ground and pound but Robson has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brachial is stalling in the full guard.
Brachial has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brachial preventing the sweep.
Brachial will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brachial controlling from the top position.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brachial moves into the clinch.
Brachial tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robson is working for takedown but Brachial is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brachial leaning against his opponent.
Robson prevents the takedown attempt.
Robson tries to work over Brachial's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee calls for Brachial to work.
Brachial stalling the fight.
A short right from Brachial.
Robson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brachial is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Igor Brachial has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Robson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brachial is stalling here.

Brachial escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robson keeps the fight on the outside.
Robson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brachial swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Brachial gets caught flat footed, as Robson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Robson looks winded!
Robson preventing the sweep.
Brachial is pulling down on Robson's head. It's preventing any offense from Robson, at least for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brachial throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Brachial dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Brachial looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brachial wants to clinch up but Robson keeps it at a distance.

Brachial feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Robson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brachial is one step ahead there.
Brachial with a nice head shot there.

Brachial gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Robson is defended easily by Brachial.
Brachial comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Robson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brachial looks to land a combination but Robson avoids it well.
Brachial shoots in and drives through. Robson sprawls well.
Robson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brachial sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Robson somewhat.
Brachial lands a leg kick that knocks Robson off balance momentarily.

Brachial shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Brachial showed some decent athleticism there.
Brachial is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robson can do to turn this around?
Nice strikes from Brachial there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brachial wants to pass the guard but Robson is defending well.
Brachial is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ground and pound from Brachial.
Brachial tries to pass the half guard into mount. Robson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brachial takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igor Brachial overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brachial lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brachial looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Brachial trying to control the action but Robson is working from the bottom.
Robson won't allow Brachial to pass to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brachial slows the pace down in half guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Brachial doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Robson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Robson.

Robson breaks the clinch.
Brachial shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Robson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Brachial. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brachial darts in looking for a takedown but Robson gets double underhooks and turns Brachial into the cage.
Brachial tries to clinch but Robson moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Robson closes the distance and pushes Brachial back into the cage.
Robson leaning against his opponent.

Robson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Brachial dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Brachial throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Robson's waist but Robson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brachial off to one side.
Robson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brachial.

Brachial gets caught flat footed, as Robson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Brachial manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Robson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Robson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Robson wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Brachial. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Robson moves into the clinch.
Robson trying to land knees to the body.
Brachial fails to pull guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brachial blocks a body shot from Robson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brachial tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brachial prevents it.
Brachial is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Robson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Robson pushes Brachial back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brachial is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Robson wants a takedown.

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.
Brachial jumps guard but Robson stands there with Brachial around his waist. Brachial gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brachial fails to pull guard.
Robson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Robson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brachial gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brachial is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Robson is defending well.
Robson tries to pull guard but Brachial won't allow it.

Brachial manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Robson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Robson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Danga de danga de dang - Robson scores with a four punch combination!
Bryan Robson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brachial fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Robson feints a counter leg kick.

Brachial gets a double leg takedown into Robson's guard.
Brachial slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Brachial throwing strikes from guard but Robson blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robson keeping moving, preventing Brachial from controlling successfully.

Robson looking for subs off his back but Brachial has passed one foot through into half guard.
Robson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brachial works his foot free and advances to mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bryan Robson.
I think Brachial has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Igor Brachial!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Igor Brachial!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Igor Brachial!

Igor Brachial wins by unanimous decision!