PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mario Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred DiBiase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mario Bravo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Bravo
vs
DiBiase

182 cm
22
155 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

178 cm
20
168 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mario Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fred DiBiase!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DiBiase looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A clash of legs there as Bravo blocks the low kick.
DiBiase on the wrong end of a nice hook.
DiBiase looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bravo wants to clinch up but DiBiase keeps it at a distance.
Bravo lands a really nice looking cross but DiBiase seems unphased.
Good standup being displayed there by DiBiase as he connects with a hook.
Bravo blocks a low kick nicely.
Bravo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from DiBiase.
DiBiase throws an off balance right hand
and Bravo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
DiBiase's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bravo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! DiBiase scrambles back to his feet.

Bravo closes the distance and clinches.
Bravo lands an uppercut.
DiBiase fails to pull the fight into his guard.
DiBiase jumps guard but Bravo stands there with DiBiase around his waist. DiBiase gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bravo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
DiBiase tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bravo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mario Bravo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred DiBiase.

Bravo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bravo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bravo misses with an uppercut
and DiBiase counters with a thumping low kick.
Bravo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent DiBiase stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo closes the distance but DiBiase moves to the side
and DiBiase counters with a nice kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Bravo.
DiBiase avoids the body shot from Bravo.
DiBiase fails with a takedown attempt.
Bravo misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo 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.
DiBiase pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bravo tries to clinch but DiBiase moves out of range.
Bravo tries to clinch there but DiBiase circles away.
Bravo tries to close the distance and clinch but DiBiase swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
DiBiase shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bravo sprawls well. Bravo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. DiBiase gets slowly back to his feet.
Bravo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but DiBiase moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
DiBiase tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bravo is able to avoid easily.
DiBiase misses with a low kick.
DiBiase getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Bravo closes the distance and clinches.
Bravo working some nice short punches in the clinch.

DiBiase jumps into guard, dragging Bravo to the mat.
Bravo wants to get up but he can't break DiBiase's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bravo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on DiBiase, up you get!
Bravo blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Bravo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

DiBiase throws a push kick but Bravo slaps the foot to one side.
DiBiase dodges the punch combination from Bravo.
Bravo slips under a jab from DiBiase.
DiBiase looks to land a right hand but Bravo moved out of range.
DiBiase looks to throw the jab but Bravo is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bravo misses with a few strikes there.
Bravo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from DiBiase.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DiBiase needs to keep his hands up - Bravo had a free shot at his head there.
DiBiase looks to land a left hand but Bravo moved out of range nicely.
Bravo doesn't manage to clinch there - DiBiase circles away.
DiBiase throws a jab when Bravo was well out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
DiBiase lands a really nice looking cross but Bravo seems unphased.
Bravo throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting DiBiase counter with a right hand.
Bravo tries to clinch but DiBiase moves out of range.
Bravo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DiBiase connects with a single shot there.
Bravo missing with a left hand there. DiBiase was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bravo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
DiBiase shoots for a double leg takedown but Bravo sprawls well. He's pushed DiBiase's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bravo moves to clinch but DiBiase breaks away
and DiBiase counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
DiBiase misses with an uppercut.
Mario Bravo is winning the standup battle so far.
DiBiase tries to land a body kick

and Bravo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bravo - that landed with a thud.
DiBiase is breathing heavily.
Bravo throws a punch but it's blocked by DiBiase.
A short body shot lands from Bravo as the two fighters clinch.
DiBiase can't find room to land a body shot as Bravo controls the action.
DiBiase jumps guard but Bravo stands there with DiBiase around his waist. DiBiase gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Bravo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bravo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Bravo.

Bravo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bravo tries to clinch up.
Bravo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by DiBiase.
DiBiase keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bravo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from DiBiase.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from DiBiase.
Mario Bravo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bravo misses with a lunging right hand
and DiBiase counters with a low kick, right behind Bravo 's knee.
Bravo lands with a hook. DiBiase tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bravo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bravo closes the distance looking to clinch
and DiBiase counters with a body kick.
Bravo tries to clinch but DiBiase is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mario Bravo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bravo misses with an uppercut.
Bravo misses with a hook. DiBiase ducked under it nicely.
DiBiase throws a right hand that misses
and Bravo counters with a stiff right hand.
DiBiase throws a lazy uppercut
and Bravo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
DiBiase rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Bravo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
DiBiase jumps guard but Bravo stands there with DiBiase around his waist. DiBiase gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

DiBiase pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bravo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bravo blocks a low kick nicely.
A head kick misses from DiBiase.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by DiBiase.
Bravo scores with the left hand. DiBiase knows he should have avoided that one.
Bravo wants to clinch.
Bravo fails to land with a series of punches.
Bravo takes a swing at DiBiase's ribcage but misses.
DiBiase throws a body kick that misses.
Mario Bravo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
DiBiase tries a low kick but Bravo avoids it.
Bravo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
DiBiase avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bravo wants to clinch.
Bravo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. DiBiase manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DiBiase loads up on a big right hand but Bravo slips the punch.
Decent striking displayed by DiBiase there.
Bravo misses with a shot to the body
and DiBiase counters with an outside leg kick.
Bravo's corner calls for a 1-2. Bravo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
DiBiase looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
DiBiase throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bravo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
DiBiase misses with a lunging right hand

and Bravo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DiBiase can't find room to land a body shot as Bravo controls the action.
DiBiase fails to pull the fight into his guard.
DiBiase tries to pull guard but Bravo won't allow it.
Mario Bravo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred DiBiase.

DiBiase breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
DiBiase walks into a stiff left hand from Bravo.
DiBiase takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
DiBiase drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Bravo.
Bravo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Bravo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bravo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Bravo!