PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vieira
vs
Braga

175 cm
25
145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

MADE IN GERMANY

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Vieira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Braga!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braga scores with a jab to the head.
Vieira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Braga misses with a combination

and Vieira counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Braga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Braga is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vieira controlling the action here for a moment.
Vieira lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vieira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Braga's efforts to push away.
Vieira just leaning against Braga, taking a breather.
Vieira fails to pull guard.

Vieira jumps guard.
Braga not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Braga tries to free his leg and advance position but Vieira is retaining full guard.

Vieira throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Braga escapes and throws Vieira's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Vieira is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga is chipping away with strikes.
Braga taking a breather here.
Braga throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Braga is looking to take a break and control but Vieira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vieira wants to clinch.
Braga fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vieira on the side of the head.
Vieira looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Braga throws a combination that misses

so Vieira counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Vieira not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira tries to stand but Braga is controlling from the bottom.

Braga looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Vieira passes into side control.
Braga is looking to reverse the position.
The referee asks Vieira politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Vieira prefers to stall for the moment though.
Vieira seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Braga for as long as he can get away with.
Braga is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Vieira's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

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.
Vieira performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Braga wants to get back to his feet.
Vieira trying to control the pace.
Braga slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vieira slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Braga wants to stand up but Vieira is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Vieira dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Braga is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vieira throws a nice looking combination but Braga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Braga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vieira was well out of range. Poor timing from Braga.
Vieira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Braga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Braga scores with a three punch combo!
Vieira takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vieira takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Braga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vieira circles away quickly and effectively.
Braga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Braga looks to land a combination but Vieira avoids it well.
Braga lands a jab to Vieira's midsection.
Braga displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Braga throws a right hand that Vieira ducks under and follows up with a left that Vieira also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Braga clobbers Vieira with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Braga lands an overhand right.
Left hook, right uppercut from Braga.
Braga misses with a double jab
and Vieira counters with a stiff right hand.
Vieira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Braga counters with a nice uppercut.
Vieira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Braga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vieira shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Braga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mike Braga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Braga throws a right hand that Vieira ducks under and follows up with a left that Vieira also avoids with ease.
Braga scores with a jab to the body.
Braga fails to land with a series of punches.
Braga jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Braga lands a jab-cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga lands a two punch combo.
Braga swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Vieira counters with a single leg into guard. Braga didn't expect that.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Braga throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Braga throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Vieira escapes and throws Braga's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The referee asks Vieira politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Vieira prefers to stall for the moment though.
Braga tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vieira wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Braga is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Braga manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Vieira tries to roll over but Braga keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Braga is pressing down on Vieira's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vieira is holding on for now.
Vieira moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Braga in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Vieira pushes Braga off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Braga scores with a jab. Vieira acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Braga throws a nice looking combination but Vieira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Braga with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Braga slips under a jab.
Braga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Braga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vieira moves away.
Mike Braga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Braga misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Braga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vieira.
Braga with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vieira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Braga counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Braga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Braga misses with a few strikes there.
Braga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vieira.
Braga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vieira.
Braga is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vieira rather than just go for the knockout.
Braga takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Braga scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vieira in his tracks.
Braga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Braga cracks a nice hook into Vieira's ribs.
Vieira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Braga.
Braga stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vieira throws the kick towards the body but Braga avoids it.
Braga staying out of range there.
Vieira takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vieira is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Braga.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vieira.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Braga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vieira takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vieira lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Braga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vieira.
Braga throws a right hand that Vieira ducks under and follows up with a left that Vieira also avoids with ease.
Vieira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Braga jabs at Vieira's body.
Braga throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Braga tries to bum rush Vieira with a series of wild strikes but Vieira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Braga misses the shot to the body.
Braga scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Braga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Braga ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vieira lands with a nice body punch.
Braga throws a series of strikes that have Vieira backpedaling.
Vieira misses with a hook to the body
and Braga counters with a right hand to the body.
Braga swinging wildly here.
Vieira looks to clinch
and Braga counters with a right hand to the body.
Vieira misses with a double jab.
Braga cracks Vieira with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Braga lands a nice hook to Vieira's body. Vieira takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Braga looks to land a combination but Vieira avoids it well.
Vieira drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Braga.
Braga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gabriel Vieira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Braga throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Vieira counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Braga's guard now.

Braga is looking for a triangle here but Vieira uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Braga sneaks back into half guard.
Braga wants to get back to full guard.
Vieira wants to free his trapped foot but Braga is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Braga wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braga moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Vieira is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Braga had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vieira defends it easily.
Vieira controlling from the top position.
Braga wants to get back to his feet but Vieira is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Vieira has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Braga.
I think Braga has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Braga!