PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Brandstatter (ranked 1287 p4p, 2842 weight class) and Salyn Sarethi (ranked 166 p4p, 328 weight class). Brandstatter comes to the cage accompanied by The Maestro. Sarethi has chosen Blue Ice as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Brandstatter
vs
Sarethi

185 cm
38
189
27 - 13 - 1

187 cm
36
190
24 - 17 - 0

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World class boxer
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World class MT
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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 27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Wolfgang Brandstatter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Salyn Sarethi!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Brandstatter.
Brandstatter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sarethi tries to land a leg kick but Brandstatter saw it coming and moves away.
Sarethi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sarethi. That's going to slow Brandstatter down.
Sarethi looks to land a combination but Brandstatter avoids it well.
Brandstatter scores with a nice head shot.
Brandstatter lands a jab to the head.
Sarethi throws a big shot that misses.
Brandstatter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sarethi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brandstatter misses with a hook
and Sarethi counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sarethi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That kick from Brandstatter tenderised Sarethi's leg. Sarethi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sarethi slips under a jab.
Sarethi staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Brandstatter misses its intended target.
Brandstatter connects with a body shot that sends Sarethi's belly button to the back.
A slow jab from Brandstatter misses its intended target.
Brandstatter throws a body kick that misses
and Sarethi counters with a straight right hand.
Sarethi throws a front kick aimed at Brandstatter's knee but Brandstatter avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarethi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sarethi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Brandstatter moves out of range of the strikes.
Brandstatter tries to clinch but Sarethi moves out of range.
Brandstatter throws a push kick but Sarethi slaps the foot to one side.
Brandstatter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick from Brandstatter lands but Sarethi takes it in his stride.

Brandstatter closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sarethi.
Sarethi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brandstatter backwards.
Sarethi blocking some punches.
Sarethi has a couple of punches blocked by Brandstatter.
Sarethi misses with some punches.
Brandstatter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Brandstatter - that landed with a thud.
Brandstatter trying to control the position but instead, Sarethi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brandstatter into the cage.
Brandstatter misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sarethi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sarethi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter misses with the head strike.
Sarethi misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brandstatter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sarethi misses with a punch on the inside.
Brandstatter blocks a body shot from Sarethi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sarethi.
Brandstatter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sarethi has him pressed against the cage.
Brandstatter blocks an uppercut.
Brandstatter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sarethi.
A short right from Brandstatter.
Sarethi misses with the head strike.

Brandstatter breaks the clinch.
Sarethi dips to his left and cracks Brandstatter with an uppercut!
Nice body kick there by Brandstatter.
Brandstatter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sarethi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarethi just misses with a punch to the body.
Sarethi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brandstatter defending well as Sarethi loads up on a big left hand.
Brandstatter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sarethi swinging wildly here.
Brandstatter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sarethi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Brandstatter scores with a jab.
Brandstatter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sarethi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolfgang Brandstatter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brandstatter. That's going to slow Sarethi down.
Brandstatter is looking to clinch.
Brandstatter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sarethi was well out of range. Poor timing from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandstatter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brandstatter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarethi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sarethi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Brandstatter.
Sarethi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donk. Brandstatter catches Sarethi right on the button with a cross.
Brandstatter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brandstatter dodges the punch combination from Sarethi.
Sarethi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brandstatter throws a low kick, looking for Sarethi's leg but Sarethi calmly moves out of range.
Sarethi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sarethi throws a series of punches but Brandstatter moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brandstatter loads up on a big right hand but Sarethi slips the punch.
Brandstatter tries to clinch up.
Nice uppercut there from Brandstatter.
Sarethi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Wolfgang Brandstatter will probably get the nod.
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.

Sarethi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brandstatter.
Sarethi defending well as Brandstatter loads up on a big left hand.
Sarethi misses with a wild body shot.

Brandstatter moves into range and clinches up with Sarethi.
Brandstatter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sarethi backwards.
Sarethi lands with a short shot to the head.
Sarethi tries to work over Brandstatter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sarethi throws a head punch that misses.
Brandstatter tries to work over Sarethi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sarethi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sarethi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brandstatter looking to slow down the pace here.
Sarethi swings wildly with an uppercut but Brandstatter uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Brandstatter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sarethi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A swing and a miss from Sarethi.
Brandstatter misses with a wild body shot.
Brandstatter connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandstatter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brandstatter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brandstatter connects with a leg kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sarethi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brandstatter throws a leg kick that misses.
Despite the aggression on Sarethi's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Brandstatter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brandstatter jabs Sarethi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sarethi scores with a body shot.
Sarethi throws a series of punches but Brandstatter avoids them all with ease.
Brandstatter fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sarethi just manages to avoid it.
Brandstatter misses with a leg kick.
Sarethi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sarethi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brandstatter to score with a decent uppercut.
Sarethi avoids the body shot from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter is looking to clinch.
Brandstatter moves out of range of the strikes.
Sarethi throws a head kick that misses.
Brandstatter throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sarethi's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brandstatter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sarethi's sensitive parts.
Brandstatter moves out of range as Sarethi throws a body kick.
Brandstatter tests Sarethi's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter cracks Sarethi with a good jab.
Salyn Sarethi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sarethi checks a low kick from Brandstatter.
A big left from Sarethi misses.
Sarethi needs to keep his hands up - Brandstatter had a free shot at his head there.
Sarethi misses the shot to the body.
Sarethi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sarethi lands a right hook to the body.

Brandstatter clinches.
Brandstatter working aggressively here.
Brandstatter stalling in the clinch but Sarethi improves position.

Brandstatter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sarethi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brandstatter is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sarethi.
Brandstatter tried to score with a low kick but Sarethi checks it.
A big right from Brandstatter misses.
Brandstatter cracks a nice hook into Sarethi's ribs.
Sarethi tries a head kick but it misses.
Sarethi fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter misses with a body shot
and Sarethi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sarethi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brandstatter swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Brandstatter avoids a kick to the body.
Brandstatter misses with a body kick.
Brandstatter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sarethi's sensitive parts.
Sarethi throws a leg kick that misses.
Brandstatter connects with an inside leg kick.
Brandstatter works the jab nicely.
Brandstatter misses with an uppercut.
Sarethi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brandstatter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sarethi counters with a thumping low kick.
Some wild striking there from Sarethi.
Brandstatter cracks Sarethi with a good jab.
Sarethi moves out of range of the body kick.
Brandstatter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sarethi counters with a three punch combo that has Brandstatter backing up. Brandstatter nods at Sarethi to acknowledge the strikes.
Wolfgang Brandstatter is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sarethi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sarethi throws the left hand but Brandstatter avoids the punch easily.
Sarethi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brandstatter blocks a jab.
Sarethi punishes Brandstatter's body with a nice straight punch.
Brandstatter moves out of range of the strikes.
Sarethi throws a jab but it's blocked by Brandstatter.
Brandstatter is looking to clinch.
Sarethi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brandstatter circles away quickly and effectively.
Sarethi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brandstatter throws the kick towards the body but Sarethi avoids it.
Sarethi misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brandstatter cracks Sarethi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brandstatter. Sarethi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sarethi staying out of range there.
Brandstatter wants to slow Sarethi down by chopping away at his legs.
Sarethi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Wolfgang Brandstatter will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Brandstatter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brandstatter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Brandstatter drives through and clinches with Sarethi against the cage.
Sarethi struggles to land a body shot inside as Brandstatter controls his hands.
Sarethi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sarethi throws a head punch that misses.
Brandstatter misses with a punch on the inside.
Brandstatter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Brandstatter.
Brandstatter throws a punch but it's blocked by Sarethi.
Brandstatter lands an uppercut.
Sarethi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brandstatter or not.
Sarethi tries to throw a body punch but Brandstatter avoids it by throwing Sarethi back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sarethi fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandstatter lands a nice uppercut.
Brandstatter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sarethi tries to work over Brandstatter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brandstatter prevents a body shot from Sarethi.
Sarethi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brandstatters head.
Brandstatter takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brandstatter.
A head punch on the inside from Sarethi fails to land.
Sarethi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sarethi struggles to land a body shot inside as Brandstatter controls his hands.
Brandstatter is trying to maintain a safe position but Sarethi gets an underhook and turns Brandstatter into the cage.
Sarethi pushes Brandstatter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sarethi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Brandstatter manages to break the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brandstatter.
Sarethi avoids the body shot from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter misses with a looping right.
Brandstatter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sarethi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brandstatter misses with a looping right.
Brandstatter takes a swing at Sarethi's ribcage but misses.
Sarethi throws a looping overhand right but Brandstatter ducks down to avoid it.
Sarethi throws a body kick that misses
and Brandstatter counters with a straight right hand.
Brandstatter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brandstatter misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sarethi misses with a wild body shot.
Sarethi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brandstatter finds it's way round the side to connect with Sarethi's head.
Sarethi tries to land a body kick
letting Brandstatter counter with a right hand.
Sarethi tries to work over Brandstatter's front leg with a kick but Brandstatter checks it.
Brandstatter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sarethi is able to avoid easily.
Sarethi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sarethi blocks a head kick by Brandstatter.
Brandstatter throws a jab when Sarethi was well out of range.
Sarethi throws a counter combo.
Brandstatter wants to slow Sarethi down by chopping away at his legs.
Brandstatter scores with a jab to the body.
Sarethi moves forwards but Brandstatter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sarethi throws a nice looking combination but Brandstatter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brandstatter throws a jab when Sarethi was well out of range.
Sarethi checks a leg kick.
Brandstatter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brandstatter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Sarethi scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Wolfgang Brandstatter has been cut.
Brandstatter throws a hook to the side of Sarethi's head but Sarethi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brandstatter throws a leg kick but Sarethi sees it coming and moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Brandstatter.
Brandstatter swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sarethi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Salyn Sarethi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sarethi throws a jab but it's blocked by Brandstatter.
Sarethi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brandstatter defending well as Sarethi loads up on a big left hand.
Brandstatter avoids the body shot from Sarethi.
A punch combination from Sarethi misses.
Sarethi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brandstatter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Brandstatter rushes Sarethi and presses him up against the cage.
Sarethi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Sarethi - that landed with a thud.
Brandstatter blocking some punches.
Sarethi lands with a light punch inside.
Brandstatter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarethi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sarethi tries a body shot but Brandstatter blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brandstatter.
Brandstatter has had enough of the clinch but Sarethi keeps him there for the moment.
Sarethi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brandstatter tries a body shot but Sarethi blocks it.
Brandstatter blocking some punches.
Brandstatter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brandstatter blocking some punches.
Sarethi lands a nice shot to the body.
Sarethi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wolfgang Brandstatter has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Brandstatter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brandstatter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brandstatter thumps Sarethi with a low kick.
Sarethi looks to land a combination but Brandstatter avoids it well.
Brandstatter lands a jab to the nose.
Brandstatter thuds his shin into the meat of Sarethi's side.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brandstatter lands a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wolfgang Brandstatter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brandstatter 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wolfgang Brandstatter!
After the fight, Wolfgang Brandstatter was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.