PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fidel Brazimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Rum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Brazimo
vs
Rum

165 cm
20
154 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

173 cm
21
149 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fidel Brazimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Red Rum!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brazimo swings for the body but Rum moves out of range.
Rum wants to clinch up but Brazimo keeps it at a distance.
Rum wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brazimo tries to bum rush Rum with a series of wild strikes but Rum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rum throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brazimo counters with a two punch combo.
Rum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brazimo.

Rum tries to sprawl but Brazimo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Brazimo thows a huge punch but Rum dodges it nicely.
Brazimo trying to control from half guard but Rum is working away.

Brazimo looking for a submission but Rum manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Brazimo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rum wants to stand but Brazimo is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brazimo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rum has Brazimo pulled in close to control his posture.
Brazimo trying to control the position from guard on top but Rum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brazimo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rum works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brazimo trying to control but Rum is working from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because Fidel Brazimo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rum tries to clinch
and Brazimo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rum misses with a series of wild punches.
Brazimo misses with a double jab
and Rum counters with a three punch combo that has Brazimo backing up. Brazimo nods at Rum to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brazimo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Rum shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Brazimo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Brazimo can't do much from the bottom here.
Brazimo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Brazimo defending against the ground and pound.
Brazimo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rum avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brazimo.
Brazimo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rum is trying to maintain the position but Brazimo is very close to passing his half guard.
Brazimo not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Brazimo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rum defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brazimo is keen to just control but Rum is a slippery customer.
Brazimo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rum defending well though.
Rum wants to control but Brazimo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Brazimo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rum defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rum wants to get back to his feet.
Brazimo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brazimo throwing shots but Rum is blocking nicely.
Brazimo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brazimo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rum!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Brazimo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rum has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Brazimo is breathing heavily.
Brazimo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rum because Brazimo loaded up on that one.
Brazimo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rum is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rum is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Brazimo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rum because Brazimo loaded up on that one.
Brazimo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Brazimo landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Fidel Brazimo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rum will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rum.

Rum shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brazimo's guard.

Brazimo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brazimo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rum keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brazimo's head.

Brazimo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Brazimo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rum can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rum postures up and lands a big shot to Brazimo's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rum cracks Brazimo with a solid left hand.

Brazimo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rum wants to control from the top but Brazimo keeps moving.
Rum pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brazimo is keeping the position for now.
Rum wants to control from the top but Brazimo keeps moving.
Rum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Brazimo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rum with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rum gets to his feet. Brazimo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Rum throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A combination from Rum does no damage.
Rum tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Brazimo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brazimo.
Rum wants to stand up but Brazimo is controlling him.
Brazimo throws a big right hand that misses.
Rum wants to stand but Brazimo is controlling the position.
Brazimo trying to control the position from guard on top but Rum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brazimo landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brazimo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brazimo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brazimo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rum is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rum really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brazimo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brazimo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Brazimo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rum is pushing Brazimo's head away, looking to escape. Brazimo manages to hold on to the position though.
Brazimo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Brazimo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Brazimo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rum keeps working.

Brazimo tries for a kimura but Rum is defending well.
Brazimo working the ground and pound but Rum is defending the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fidel Brazimo 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Brazimo.
Rum tries to clinch
and Brazimo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick from Rum lands but Brazimo takes it in his stride.
Rum tries to close the distance and clinch but Brazimo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rum fails with a takedown attempt.
Fidel Brazimo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rum misses with a combination
enabling Brazimo to counter with a crisp jab.
Brazimo lands a slapping body shot.
Rum throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brazimo throws a nice looking combination but Rum bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brazimo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brazimo misses with a wild body shot.
Rum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rum misses with a head kick.
Rum scores with a hook.
Brazimo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Red Rum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Rum.
Rum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brazimo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rum tries to clinch but Brazimo moves out of range.
Rum throws a series of punches but Brazimo avoids them all with ease.
Rum's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rum duly obliges.

Brazimo tries to keep at a distance but Rum has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brazimo managing to block the knees to the body from Rum.
Brazimo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brazimo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rum up against the cage.
Rum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brazimo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brazimo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rum scores a nice knee to the body.

Rum gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Brazimo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rum defends it easily.

Brazimo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Rum avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brazimo has a closed guard, preventing Rum from standing up.
Brazimo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fidel Brazimo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brazimo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Brazimo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rum is aware though and is defending well.
Fidel Brazimo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rum throwing strikes from guard but Brazimo blocks nicely.
Rum with a nice head shot there.
Rum loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Brazimo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rum postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rum chips away with some ground and pound.
Brazimo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brazimo has a closed guard, preventing Rum from standing up.
Rum must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Rum avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rum tries to free his leg and advance position but Brazimo is retaining full guard.
Red Rum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rum scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rum's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Brazimo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brazimo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rum is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Brazimo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rum makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Red Rum.
I think Brazimo 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fidel Brazimo!