PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Demetrius Nedram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad BrokkenHauser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nedram comes to the cage accompanied by Stupidify. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Nedram
vs
BrokkenHauser

177 cm
25
138 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

152 cm
21
135 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demetrius Nedram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vlad BrokkenHauser!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BrokkenHauser getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
BrokkenHauser throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
BrokkenHauser will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
BrokkenHauser misses with an uppercut.
Nedram dives in and grabs BrokkenHauser's left leg, looking for a takedown. BrokkenHauser pushes down on Nedram's head and hops out.
BrokkenHauser tries a head kick but it misses.
Nedram slips a straight right by BrokkenHauser.
Nedram dives in and grabs BrokkenHauser's left leg, looking for a takedown. BrokkenHauser pushes down on Nedram's head and hops out.
BrokkenHauser misses with a body shot.
BrokkenHauser throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nedram staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from BrokkenHauser.
BrokkenHauser misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nedram.
BrokkenHauser throws an overhand right that lands on Nedram's shoulder, as Nedram tries to avoid the shot.
Nedram uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from BrokkenHauser.
BrokkenHauser throws out a loose jab but Nedram uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BrokkenHauser slaps away a takedown attempt from Nedram, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demetrius Nedram. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nedram looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nedram dives in and grabs BrokkenHauser's left leg, looking for a takedown. BrokkenHauser pushes down on Nedram's head and hops out.
Nedram avoids the head kick by BrokkenHauser.
BrokkenHauser misses with a kick to the body.
Nedram shoots for a takedown but BrokkenHauser saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
BrokkenHauser throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
BrokkenHauser throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nedram sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nedram fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Nedram shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. BrokkenHauser manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

BrokkenHauser is looking for a triangle but Nedram pushes his legs off easily.
BrokkenHauser looks gassed!
Nedram stopping the sweep attempt from BrokkenHauser.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BrokkenHauser being controlled here, momentarily.
Nedram preventing the sweep.
Nedram sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BrokkenHauser looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nedram puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Nedram is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

BrokkenHauser looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nedram not doing much here.
Nedram passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for BrokkenHauser!
BrokkenHauser working to try and regain half guard.

That's four 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.
BrokkenHauser wants to control but Nedram is having none of it.
BrokkenHauser is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nedram takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nedram has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Demetrius Nedram just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
BrokkenHauser defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nedram.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

BrokkenHauser throws a jab when Nedram was well out of range.
A combination from BrokkenHauser does no damage.
BrokkenHauser throws a series of punches but Nedram moves out of range.
BrokkenHauser throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vlad BrokkenHauser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
BrokkenHauser slaps away a takedown attempt from Nedram, before circling back to the center of the mat.
BrokkenHauser throws a right and a left that Nedram avoids nicely.
Nedram takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nedram closes the distance and clinches up with BrokkenHauser, looking for a takedown. Nedram pushes BrokkenHauser against the cage but BrokkenHauser circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nedram shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says BrokkenHauser as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demetrius Nedram. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nedram fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nedram shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as BrokkenHauser sprawls well. BrokkenHauser wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nedram gets slowly back to his feet.
Nedram with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling BrokkenHauser to score with a decent uppercut.
Demetrius Nedram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BrokkenHauser misses the shot to the body.
BrokkenHauser throws a head kick that misses.
Nedram avoids the head kick by BrokkenHauser.

Nedram looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nedram stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. BrokkenHauser swivels though and keeps the full guard.
BrokkenHauser looking for a sweep. Not yet BrokkenHauser, not yet.
Nedram is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
BrokkenHauser is trying to control the position but Nedram postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nedram is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nedram pushing down on BrokkenHauser's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nedram will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nedram trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BrokkenHauser regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nedram advances to half guard.
Still in half guard, Nedram seems content to control.
BrokkenHauser tries to get to full guard but Nedram has control of the leg.
Nedram looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Demetrius Nedram just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
BrokkenHauser misses the shot to the body.
BrokkenHauser throws a jab when Nedram was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BrokkenHauser waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nedram.
A punch combination from BrokkenHauser misses.

Nedram scores a takedown into full mount!
Nedram controlling his opponent.
BrokkenHauser is looking to improve his position but Nedram isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demetrius Nedram dominated that second round.
That's time! Nedram's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Nedram gets the takedown into side control.
BrokkenHauser is looking to reverse the position.
BrokkenHauser being controlled for a moment.
BrokkenHauser is looking for a sweep.
Nedram controls the position.
BrokkenHauser takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BrokkenHauser gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Nedram looking to control and managing it successfully.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Demetrius Nedram just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nedram shoots in but no luck this time.

That's two 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.
BrokkenHauser misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nedram moves out of range of the strikes.
BrokkenHauser misses with a hook. Nedram ducked under it nicely.
BrokkenHauser is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
BrokkenHauser throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nedram shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head kick misses from BrokkenHauser.
Nedram shoots in for a double leg but BrokkenHauser sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demetrius Nedram. That's going to take a lot out of him.
BrokkenHauser throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nedram shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as BrokkenHauser sprawls well. BrokkenHauser wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nedram gets slowly back to his feet.
BrokkenHauser throws a head kick but Nedram moves out of range.
Nedram misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vlad BrokkenHauser is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nedram showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from BrokkenHauser.

Nedram shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nedram really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
BrokkenHauser looking for a sweep. Not yet BrokkenHauser, not yet.
Nedram controlling from the top position.
Demetrius Nedram is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
BrokkenHauser controls Nedram momentarily but Nedram frees himself.
Nedram controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BrokkenHauser wants to get back to his feet but Nedram is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Vlad BrokkenHauser has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nedram is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
BrokkenHauser looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nedram is one step ahead there.

Nedram avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
BrokkenHauser can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nedram controls the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Demetrius Nedram showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nedram, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demetrius Nedram!