PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Tonioli (ranked 2280 p4p, 3675 weight class) and Livingstone Bramble (ranked 288 p4p, 433 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Tonioli
vs
Bramble

185 cm
29
200
7 - 6 - 0

185 cm
21
192
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Shadow Realm NYC

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Tonioli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Livingstone Bramble!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonioli uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bramble looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Tonioli lands with a hook. Bramble tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bramble takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vinicius Tonioli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tonioli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bramble moves away.
Bramble looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tonioli swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bramble.
Tonioli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bramble moves away.
Tonioli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bramble with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tonioli to score with a decent uppercut.
Bramble has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bramble takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Bramble is rocked!
Tonioli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bramble is still on wobbly legs! Can Tonioli finish him?
Danga de danga de dang - Tonioli scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tonioli connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sloppy strikes from Tonioli. Those never looked like landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bramble! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonioli misses with a wild body shot.
Bramble takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tonioli works Bramble's body with a nice hook.
Bramble finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Tonioli's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Bramble falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinicius Tonioli!