PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colt Bragg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quentin John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bragg comes into the arena with My My Misfire - The Sinatra blaring out of the sound system. Colt Bragg is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Bragg
vs
John

191 cm
27
270 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

186 cm
23
242 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Colt Bragg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Quentin John!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bragg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from John.
John ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
John throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bragg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
John lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bragg at a distance.
John throws a body punch but Bragg moves out of range.
John takes a swing at Bragg's ribcage but misses.
John looks to land a left hand but Bragg moved out of range nicely.
Bragg throws a hook to the side of John's head but John sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
John ducks under a wild hook from Bragg.
John misses with the combination.
John misses with an uppercut. Bragg saw that one coming.
John swings for the body but Bragg moves out of range.
Bragg looks to score with a jab to the body but John is just out of range.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bragg.
Bragg is on the wrong end of a nice combination from John.

It looks like Colt Bragg has been cut.
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!
John lands a nice hook to Bragg's body. Bragg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bragg is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
John jabs at Bragg's body.
John comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
John scores with a jab to the jaw.
John throws a body punch but Bragg moves out of range.
John swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
John smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Some wild striking there from John.
John misses with a wild combination.
Bragg falls off balance throwing a combination
and John counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bragg lands a jab to the head.
John throws a lazy uppercut
and Bragg counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
John misses with a combination
and Bragg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps John thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
John swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bragg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
John misses with a combination
and Bragg counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
John misses with a body punch
and Bragg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps John thinking.
Quentin John is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
John swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Bragg to counter with a crisp jab.
John lands with a straight right. Bragg didn't see that one coming.
Bragg throws a poor cross that misses
and John counters with a right hand to the body.
John misses with a double jab.
John ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bragg shoots for a takedown but John saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
John lands with a nice body punch.
John misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
John throws a series of punches but Bragg moves out of range.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
Bragg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from John.
Bragg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John slips a jab from Bragg.
A nice combination there by Bragg.
John scores with a hook to the body. Bragg takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
John is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bragg rather than just go for the knockout.
John falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bragg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps John thinking.
John misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Bragg to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by John. Beautiful body shot.
John uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bragg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from John misses
and Bragg counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bragg thuds a left hand into John's body.
John throws a body punch but Bragg moves out of range.
John throws a sloppy body shot
and John takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
John moves away from the strike by Bragg.
John misses with a combination
and Bragg counters with a nice uppercut.

Bragg gets the takedown into side control.
John is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bragg just content to control the position.
Bragg looking to punish the body of his opponent here but John is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quentin John dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A swing and a miss from Bragg.
Quentin John is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
John throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bragg counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
John gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bragg.

Bragg scores with a takedown into John's guard.
Bragg looking to pass the guard.
Bragg's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bragg stopping the sweep attempt from John.
John being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Colt Bragg wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
John misses with a combination
and Bragg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
John punishes Bragg's body with a nice straight punch.
Quentin John seems to be getting the better of the standup.
John falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bragg counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bragg misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bragg landing a few strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bragg taking a breather here.
An elbow from Bragg crashes against the mat.
John can't do much from the bottom here.
John is trying to escape the position but Bragg is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
John is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bragg scoring with punches from side control.
John takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
John takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bragg in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
John taking punishment in the form of punches.
John is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bragg asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John seems a little lost for a moment, as Bragg dominates the positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colt Bragg dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bragg misses with a body shot.
Bragg connects with a right hand. John shakes it off.
Bragg connects with a body shot that sends John's belly button to the back.
Bragg lands with a nice body punch.

Bragg fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. John sprawls well initially but Bragg persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Bragg there.
John scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Bragg manages to mount him!
Colt Bragg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bragg looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bragg working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bragg scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish John?

That has opened up Quentin John's cut even more.
Bragg controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee warns John that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

The cut above Quentin John's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bragg postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. John looks a forlorn figure.

Quentin John's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Quentin John's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Colt Bragg!