PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Brigante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brigante
vs
Boxer

182 cm
27
197 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

184 cm
29
200 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very strong

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Brigante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brigante moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boxer swings widly with a right hand
and Brigante counters with a head kick.
Joe Boxer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boxer throws a poor cross that misses
and Brigante counters with a slapping leg kick.
Brigante defending well as Boxer loads up on a big left hand.
Brigante dives in and grabs Boxer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Boxer pushes down on Brigante's head and hops out.
Boxer misses with a lunging right hand
and Brigante counters with a leg kick.
Donk. Boxer catches Brigante right on the button with a cross.
Boxer thows a leg kick but Brigante checks it
and Brigante counters with a nice kick to the body.
Boxer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Boxer misses with a double jab

and Brigante counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brigante thows a huge punch but Boxer dodges it nicely.
Brigante trying to control from half guard but Boxer is working away.
Brigante not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Brigante seems to be working for a kimura but Boxer defends the submission attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brigante drops an elbow to the side of Boxer's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer tries to roll over but Brigante keeps him under control.
Brigante throwing shots but Boxer is blocking nicely.
Brigante scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Brigante is keen to just control but Boxer is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Boxer manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Brigante looking to pass the guard.
Brigante postures up in Boxer's guard and throws a big left but Boxer blocks it.
Brigante in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brigante throws a strike but Boxer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brigante trying to control the position.

Brigante looking for subs off his back but Boxer has passed one foot through into half guard.
Boxer content to control rather than advance.
Boxer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brigante keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brigante moves into full guard.
Boxer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brigante had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boxer defends it easily.
Boxer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brigante 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.
Boxer trying to control but Brigante is working from the bottom.
Boxer stopping the sweep attempt from Brigante.
Boxer scoring with punches to the head and body.
Boxer trying to control the position from guard on top but Brigante is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boxer landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boxer preventing the sweep.

Brigante looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Boxer passes into half guard.
Brigante wants to improve his position but Boxer is controlling well.
Brigante regains full guard. Nicely done.

Brigante throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Brigante working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Boxer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Boxer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boxer controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Brigante 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.

Boxer blocks the body kick.
Boxer connects with a body shot.
Boxer throws a leg kick

and Brigante holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brigante throws a head punch that misses.
Brigante misses with some punches.
Brigante pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brigante using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boxer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brigante misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brigante fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Brigante breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brigante closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
No joy there for Boxer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brigante ducks right into an uppercut from Boxer.
Brigante gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boxer.
Boxer cracks a nice hook into Brigante's ribs.
Boxer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Boxer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brigante's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer with a nice cross.
Brigante defending well as Boxer loads up on a big left hand.
Boxer lands a slapping body shot.
Brigante uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxer.
Brigante jabs Boxer right on the nose. Boxer blinks but takes it well.
Boxer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brigante counters with a nice body kick.
Brigante uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxer.
Brigante blocks a leg kick.
Brigante tries to land a front kick but Boxer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boxer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brigante in his tracks.
Boxer throws a lazy right hand but Brigante sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boxer misses with a hook
and Brigante counters with an outside leg kick.
Brigante tries to bum rush Boxer with a series of wild strikes but Boxer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boxer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brigante cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boxer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brigante tries to clinch there but Boxer circles away.
Boxer looks to land a combination but Brigante avoids it well.
Boxer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brigante counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brigante takes a swing at Boxer's ribcage but misses.
Boxer scores with a punch to the head.
Brigante walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boxer.
Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boxer scores with a nice strike.
Brigante tries a head kick but it misses.
Boxer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brigante, right into the meat.
Brigante explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brigante takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A punch lands to the side of Brigante 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brigante throws a push kick but Boxer slaps the foot to one side.
Boxer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brigante connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boxer dodges the punch combination from Brigante.
Boxer misses with a lunging right hand
and Brigante counters with a nice uppercut.
Boxer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boxer throws a lazy uppercut
and Brigante counters with a good, hard body kick but Boxer shrugs it off.
Charles Brigante is winning the standup battle so far.
Boxer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brigante counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brigante walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brigante lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boxer swings widly with a right hand
and Brigante counters with a solid body kick.
Boxer is breathing heavily.
Boxer swings widly with a right hand
and Brigante counters with a body kick.
Boxer misses with a lunging right hand
and Brigante counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boxer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Boxer throws a leg kick
and Brigante counters with a nice leg kick.
Charles Brigante is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brigante throws a series of strikes that have Boxer backpedaling.
Brigante ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boxer moves away.
Boxer misses with an uppercut
and Brigante counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brigante lands with a good body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brigante.
A jab lands there for Brigante.
Brigante fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boxer.
Brigante connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boxer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brigante.

Brigante closes the distance and pushes Boxer back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brigante has Boxer pushed against the cage.
Boxer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brigante landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Brigante pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boxer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brigante lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Brigante cracks a nice hook into Boxer's ribs.
Brigante throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brigante cracks the inside of Boxer's front leg.
Brigante throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boxer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Boxer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brigante.

Brigante shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Boxer napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boxer is looking for a sweep.

Brigante is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Boxer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Boxer is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Brigante dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Brigante is looking to land body kicks.
Brigante chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boxer can pounce on him.
Brigante throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Boxer.
Boxer misses with a leg kick
and Brigante counters with a nice uppercut.
Boxer throws a right hand that misses
and Brigante counters with a leg kick.
Boxer misses with a combination
and Brigante counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Brigante there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boxer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brigante counters with a solid body kick.
Boxer misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Brigante moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brigante throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice takedown defense from Boxer. No joy for Brigante on that attempt.
Brigante lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brigante throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Brigante fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boxer manages to avoid it.
Boxer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brigante misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigante's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boxer under the eye.
Brigante misses with an attempted mid kick.

Brigante clinches up with Boxer and pushes him back against the cage.
Brigante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brigante goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Boxer breaks from the clinch.
Boxer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brigante counters with a right hand to the body.
Boxer lands a jab.
Brigante wants to clinch.
Boxer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brigante is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boxer can do to turn this around?
Boxer misses with a hook
and Brigante counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Boxer.
Brigante is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Boxer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brigante counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Charles Brigante is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brigante connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brigante moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brigante lands an overhand right.
Boxer throws a combination that misses

and Brigante counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brigante wants to control from the top but Boxer keeps moving.
Brigante is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Charles Brigante.
Boxer misses with a right hand
and Brigante cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boxer misses with a body shot
and Brigante counters with a nice leg kick.
Brigante is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boxer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Joe Boxer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brigante lands a two punch combo.
Boxer throws a series of punches but Brigante avoids them all with ease.
Brigante looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Brigante fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boxer, pushing him back against the cage.
Boxer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boxer prevents a body shot from Brigante.
Joe Boxer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brigante lands a knee to the body.
Brigante misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brigante throws a head punch that misses.
Boxer wants to get back to striking at distance but Brigante won't allow it.
Boxer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brigante goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boxer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brigante.
Boxer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer is trying to break the clinch but Brigante is controlling him.
Boxer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Brigante breaks the clinch.
Brigante lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brigante throws a right and a left that Boxer avoids nicely.
Boxer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brigante counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Boxer is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Brigante has managed to clinch.
Brigante lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boxer can't break the clinch.
Brigante misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boxer is trying to push Brigante away but Brigante has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Brigante breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boxer throws a lazy uppercut
and Boxer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brigante throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Boxer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Brigante showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brigante 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Brigante!