PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Braganza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Bill has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bill
vs
Braganza

190 cm
19
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
218 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Bill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Braganza!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bill shoots for a takedown but Braganza saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Braganza cracks the inside of Bill's front leg.
Braganza shoots in but no luck this time.

Bill shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Braganza is trying to get back to full guard.
Braganza is looking to escape.
Bill with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Braganza tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Bill has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Braganza looks gassed!
Braganza is trying to escape the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bill controlling his opponent.
Braganza wants to control but Bill is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bill controlling the position easily from mount.
Braganza can't escape the position.
Braganza is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bill controlling the position easily from mount.
Braganza keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bill tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bill's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Braganza wants to hold on but Bill pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Bill dominated that round.
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.

No luck for Bill with that takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Braganza. No joy for Bill on that attempt.

Bill scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bill prevents Braganza from improving his position.
Bill controlling the action here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Billy Bill.
Bill throws a sloppy head kick and Braganza moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bill tries a head kick but it misses.

Bill drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Braganza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bill won't allow Braganza to get back to his feet.
Braganza keeping moving, preventing Bill from controlling successfully.
Bill preventing the sweep.

Braganza is looking for a triangle here but Bill uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Braganza is being controlled here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braganza is trying to get back to half guard.
Bill is staying tight to Braganza's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Braganza is trying to control Bill's posture but Bill avoids it.
Bill prevents Braganza from escaping the position.
Bill slows the pace down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braganza struggling a bit here.
Braganza seems a little lost for a moment, as Bill dominates the positioning.
Braganza tries to buck Bill off but Bill is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Braganza trying to remain calm as Bill controls from the top position.
Bill working away.
Bill taking a breather here.
Braganza is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bill has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Braganza bucks up and tries to throw Bill off but instead Bill has got his back!
You can see the frustration on Braganza's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Bill dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bill shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bill was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Braganza wants to get back to his feet.
Bill controlling the position easily from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Braganza wants to control but Bill is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bill controlling from mount.
Braganza is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Braganza wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Braganza is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Braganza is looking to improve his position but Bill isn't that keen on the idea.
Bill tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Braganza tries to lock up and control but Bill gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bill controlling the position easily from mount.
Braganza tries to hold on but Bill pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braganza tries to reverse the position but Bill maintains control.
Bill content just to control the position here.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Billy Bill just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Bill throws a nice looking combination but Braganza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four 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.
Braganza lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bill will feel that in the morning.
Braganza throws a right hand that Bill ducks under and follows up with a left that Bill also avoids with ease.

Bill throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Braganza was covering up waiting for the punch and Bill finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bill not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Braganza wants to hit a switch here but Bill passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Braganza there!
Braganza is trying to escape the mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Bill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bill, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Bill!