PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eli Bracha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Doeuf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bracha
vs
Doeuf

180 cm
19
181 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
179 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eli Bracha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Doeuf!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bracha misses with a low kick.
Bracha misses with a low kick.
Bracha throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bracha feints and then cracks Doeuf's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doeuf down.
Doeuf misses with a kick to the body.
Doeuf has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bracha.
Doeuf on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Doeuf looks gassed!
Bracha turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Bracha has closed the distance and engaged Doeuf in a clinch.
Bracha misses with a knee strike.
Bracha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bracha scores with a knee to the head.
Doeuf struggles to land a body shot inside as Bracha controls his hands.
Doeuf is looking to break free of the clinch but Bracha has double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bracha obliges.
Bracha tries a knee to the head but Doeuf blocks it.
Bracha keeps control of Doeuf as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bracha leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bracha tries to land a knee to the head but Doeuf blocks with his arms.
Bracha lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like John Doeuf has been cut.
Doeuf can't break the clinch.
Bracha keeps control of Doeuf as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Doeuf wants to break free but Bracha has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bracha looking to throw knees to the head but Doeuf is blocking nicely.
Bracha crunches a lovely knee into Doeuf's ribcage.
Bracha landing knees to the head.
Bracha pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bracha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Doeuf in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bracha landing knees to the body.
Bracha with a knee to the head.
Bracha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bracha leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bracha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bracha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Doeuf just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bracha's brow.
Bracha prevents Doeuf from breaking the clinch.
Bracha unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bracha lands a nice knee to the body.
Bracha scores with a knee to the head.
Bracha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bracha will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Doeuf up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bracha obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bracha lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Doeuf looking to slow down the pace here.
Bracha working Doeuf over with knees to the body.
Doeuf is trying to push Bracha away but Bracha has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bracha looking to throw knees to the head but Doeuf is blocking nicely.
Bracha landing knees to the head.
Bracha lands a knee to the head.

Doeuf manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bracha has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Doeuf is proving hard to escape from.

Doeuf uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Bracha feints and then cracks Doeuf's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doeuf down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bracha wants to land a leg kick but Doeuf is out of range.
Bracha moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bracha misses with a low kick.
Doeuf keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Doeuf takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bracha swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Doeuf misses with a straight left.
Bracha throws a front kick aimed at Doeuf's knee but Doeuf avoids it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bracha.
Doeuf fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Doeuf checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Doeuf stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bracha.
Bracha ducks under a wild hook from Doeuf.
Donk. Bracha catches Doeuf right on the button with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bracha thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Doeuf if he has to take too many more of those.
Bracha scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bracha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Doeuf.
Eli Bracha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bracha.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bracha.
Doeuf tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bracha cracks the inside of Doeuf's front leg.
Bracha feints and then cracks Doeuf's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doeuf down.
Good leg kick by Bracha there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bracha pushes Doeuf up against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A knee to the head by Bracha.
Bracha lands a knee to the head.
Bracha is pushing Doeuf up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Doeuf is trying to push Bracha away but Bracha has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bracha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Doeuf's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eli Bracha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Doeuf's cut.
That's time! Bracha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bracha gets a clinch.
Bracha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Doeuf in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Bracha.
Doeuf takes a knee right on the jaw!
Doeuf's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bracha landing knees to the head.
Bracha lands a knee to the body.
The referee calls for Bracha to work.
Bracha looking to throw knees to the head but Doeuf is blocking nicely.
Doeuf wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A knee to the head by Bracha.
Doeuf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bracha.
Bracha with a knee to the head.
Doeuf letting Bracha take a breather here.
Bracha with a knee to the head.
Bracha stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bracha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Doeuf has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bracha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doeuf is defending well for now.
Doeuf tries to land a knee to the head but Bracha blocks with his arms.
Doeuf is trying to push Bracha away but Bracha has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bracha lands a good knee to the midsection. Doeuf won't want to take too many of those.
Doeuf has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bracha tries a knee to the head but Doeuf blocks it.
Bracha lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Doeuf looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bracha prevents Doeuf from breaking the clinch.
Bracha scores a nice knee to the body.
Bracha working Doeuf over with knees to the body.
Bracha landing knees to the head.
Bracha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bracha blocking some punches.
Doeuf tries to break the clinch but Bracha is controlling the position.
Bracha with a knee to the head.
Bracha looking to throw knees to the head but Doeuf is blocking nicely.
Doeuf tries to land a knee to the head but Bracha blocks with his arms.
Bracha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doeuf blocks it with crossed arms.

Doeuf is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bracha can't fight it off and eventually Doeuf manages to take the fight to the floor. Bracha looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Doeuf gets to his feet. Bracha looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doeuf on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bracha. Bracha obviously looking to wear him down.
Doeuf misses with a double jab.
Bracha scores with a push kick.
Bracha feints and then cracks Doeuf's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doeuf down.
Bracha lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bracha connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bracha.
Bracha moves out of range of the strikes.
Bracha throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bracha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Doeuf 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.
Bracha throws a quick inside leg kick.

Bracha instigates a clinch.
Bracha stalls.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bracha misses with a knee strike.
Doeuf tries to break free but Bracha pushes him back against the cage.
Bracha misses with a knee to the head.
Bracha avoiding damage.
Doeuf is trying to stall.
Bracha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Doeuf's face.
Bracha has Doeuf pressed against the cage.
Bracha landing knees to the head.
Bracha looking to stall.
Bracha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Doeuf lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bracha scores with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bracha takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bracha with a knee to the head.
Doeuf takes a knee to the side of the body.
Doeuf trying to stall but Bracha improves his position.
Doeuf wants to break free but Bracha has control.
Bracha trying to control the position but instead, Doeuf has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bracha into the cage.
Bracha tries to land a knee to the head but Doeuf blocks with his arms.

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.
Bracha misses with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bracha as Doeuf tries to tie him up.
Doeuf is trying to push Bracha away but Bracha has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bracha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doeuf.

Doeuf breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bracha throws the kick towards the body but Doeuf avoids it.
Doeuf closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bracha counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bracha swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Eli Bracha is winning the standup battle so far.
Doeuf throws a jab but it's blocked by Bracha.
Doeuf moves out of range of the leg kick from Bracha.
Bracha connects with a leg kick. Doeuf looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Doeuf has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bracha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eli Bracha dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Doeuf's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bracha is looking to slow Doeuf down with leg kicks.
Bracha buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bracha bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bracha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Doeuf's sensitive parts.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bracha!
Bracha feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Doeuf's calf.
A good leg kick by Bracha.
Bracha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bracha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bracha scores with a leg kick.
Bracha lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bracha lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bracha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doeuf can do to turn this around?
Bracha throws a low kick but Doeuf avoids it.
Doeuf takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Bracha has closed the distance and engaged Doeuf in a clinch.
Bracha connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doeuf takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bracha lands a knee to the body.
Bracha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Doeuf in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bracha obliges.
Bracha content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bracha lands a good knee to the midsection. Doeuf won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Bracha.
Bracha with a knee to the head.
Bracha with a knee to the head.
Doeuf trying to land knees to the body.
Bracha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doeuf blocks it with crossed arms.
Doeuf has Bracha pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bracha manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Doeuf has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bracha.
Bracha trying to land knees to the body.
Bracha misses with a knee strike.
Doeuf wants to get back to striking at distance but Bracha won't allow it.
Bracha misses with a knee to the head.

Doeuf breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bracha.

Bracha takes the fight into the clinch.
Bracha scores with a knee to the head.
Doeuf has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bracha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Doeuf using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bracha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Doeuf is trying to push Bracha away but Bracha has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bracha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bracha avoids a wild elbow strike from Doeuf.
Doeuf takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bracha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Eli Bracha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Doeuf is looking to break free of the clinch but Bracha has double underhooks.
Doeuf looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bracha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Doeuf in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Doeuf's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bracha with a knee to the head.
Doeuf is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bracha landing knees to the head.
Doeuf wants to stall.
Doeuf tries to break the clinch but Bracha is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bracha misses with a knee strike.
Bracha is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bracha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doeuf blocks it with crossed arms.
Bracha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doeuf blocks it with crossed arms.
Doeuf working hard to break the clinch.
Doeuf wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bracha obliges.
Doeuf can't break the clinch.
Eli Bracha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Doeuf tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Doeuf just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bracha's brow.
Bracha misses with a knee strike.
Bracha landing knees to the head.

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.
Bracha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Doeuf has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bracha connects with a knee to the head.
Doeuf has had enough of the clinch but Bracha keeps him there for the moment.
Doeuf fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Eli Bracha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Doeuf.
Bracha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Doeuf has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Doeuf is trying to push Bracha away but Bracha has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Doeuf is trying to break the clinch but Bracha has him pressed against the cage.
Bracha keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Doeuf's efforts to push away.
Doeuf is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
John Doeuf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knees to the body from Bracha.
Doeuf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bracha.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eli Bracha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bracha, 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eli Bracha!