PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cuncho Huerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramon Brandao has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brandao
vs
Huerta

195 cm
26
246 lbs
6 - 0 - 1

189 cm
25
245 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ramon Brandao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cuncho Huerta!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao swinging wildly here.

Huerta clinches with his opponent.
Huerta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brandao in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Huerta breaks from the clinch.
Huerta doesn't manage to clinch there - Brandao circles away.
Brandao misses with a body shot.
Huerta tries to clinch but Brandao moves out of range.
Brandao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Huerta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Huerta tries to clinch up but Brandao circles away and keeps his distance.
Huerta doesn't manage to clinch there - Brandao circles away.
Huerta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brandao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brandao blocks a head kick by Huerta.
Brandao on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cuncho Huerta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Brandao.
Huerta tries to clinch up but Brandao circles away and keeps his distance.
A big left from Brandao misses.
Huerta is looking to clinch.

Brandao cracks Huerta with a big right hand and Huerta goes down!

Huerta is rocked!

It looks like Cuncho Huerta has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandao working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Huerta is still in real trouble! Can Brandao finish him?
Brandao 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.
Brandao thows a big elbow that misses.
Huerta seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao is looking to work some ground and pound but Huerta has wrist control.
Brandao throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brandao in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brandao in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brandao pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Huerta is keeping the position for now.
Huerta wants to stand up but Brandao is controlling him.
Brandao wants to pass the guard but Huerta is keeping the position.
Brandao scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Huerta is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brandao is controlling him.
Huerta looks gassed!
Brandao is in close to Huerta's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brandao landing some decent shots from guard.
Huerta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao with a flurry of punches that miss.
Huerta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brandao trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brandao working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Huerta keeping full guard, as Brandao tries to pass.
Huerta is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brandao is controlling him.
Brandao throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandao trying to control the position from guard on top but Huerta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brandao with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brandao trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brandao thows a big elbow that misses.

Huerta is working an open guard so Brandao takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao shoots in looking for a takedown. Huerta tries to sprawl out of it but Brandao keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Huerta manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brandao connects with a right hand. Huerta shakes it off.
Cuncho Huerta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brandao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brandao.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandao dives in and grabs Huerta's left leg, looking for a takedown. Huerta pushes down on Brandao's head and hops out.
Brandao scores with a hook to the body. Huerta takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brandao lands with a shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Huerta. No joy for Brandao on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramon Brandao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brandao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Huerta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brandao throws a series of punches but Huerta moves out of range.
Brandao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brandao connects with a good right hand that stumbles Huerta. Huerta circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Huerta walks into a straight right hand from Brandao.
Brandao lands with a nice combination. Huerta backs away looking to recover.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brandao.
Brandao misses with a looping right.

Huerta has managed to clinch.
Brandao wants a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao is trying to force a seperation but Huerta has the dominant position.
Brandao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Huerta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brandao tries to score a body lock takedown but Huerta shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brandao takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brandao wants a takedown.

Huerta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Huerta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Huerta stops a takedown attempt from Brandao.
Huerta lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Huerta misses with an elbow over the top.
Brandao drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Huerta gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knees to the body from Huerta.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramon Brandao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cuncho Huerta's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Huerta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Huerta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brandao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Huerta pushes Brandao away with a front kick.
Brandao shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Huerta defends it nicely.
Ramon Brandao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huerta moves in looking to clinch but Brandao pushes him off.
Huerta tries to close the distance and clinch but Brandao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Huerta has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Huerta there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brandao closes the distance and clinches up with Huerta, looking for a takedown. Brandao pushes Huerta against the cage but Huerta circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Huerta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brandao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Huerta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brandao manages to avoid it.
Huerta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brandao changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Huerta tries to avoid it but Brandao manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Huerta to the ground. Huerta escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramon Brandao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brandao looks to throw the jab but Huerta is out of range.

Brandao closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Huerta is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Brandao has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ground and pound from Brandao seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Brandao tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brandao creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Huerta sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huerta managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Brandao.
Brandao is working Huerta over with some ground and pound from side control.

Brandao tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brandao has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Brandao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Huerta can do to turn this around?
Brandao misses with the ground and pound.
Brandao throws a strike aimed at the side of Huerta's head but Huerta avoids it well.
Huerta is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Brandao is controlling him well.
Brandao 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.
Brandao works to advance to full mount. Huerta defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Brandao working Huerta over with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Brandao dominating with strikes here.
Brandao working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The referee warns Huerta that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
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!
Huerta taking shots to the head.
Brandao fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Brandao landing strikes, looking to finish!
Brandao trying to control but Huerta is having none of it.
Brandao dominating with strikes here.
Brandao fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huerta is trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao raining down shots from the mount!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Brandao! Huerta is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ramon Brandao!
Ramon Brandao retains his heavyweight title!