PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max E Pad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bravo comes to the cage accompanied by Magic. Max E Pad is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bravo
vs
E Pad

170 cm
20
161 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

181 cm
25
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max E Pad!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bravo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pad misses with a head kick.
Pad jabs Bravo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A head kick misses from Pad.
Pad misses with an uppercut. Bravo saw that one coming.
Bravo wants to clinch.
No luck for Bravo with that takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Pad misses its intended target.
Pad connects with a solid leg kick.
Bravo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pad throws an overhand right that lands on Bravo's shoulder, as Bravo tries to avoid the shot.

Bravo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pad napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bravo tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Pad is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ground and pound from Bravo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bravo trying to control the action but Pad is working from the bottom.
Bravo tries to move into full mount but can't pass Pad's legs.
Pad gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bravo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo wants to control but Pad is keeping him busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Eddie Bravo.
Pad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pad takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pad looks gassed!
Pad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bravo ducks under a wild hook from Pad.
Pad misses with a head kick.
Pad throws a low kick, looking for Bravo's leg but Bravo calmly moves out of range.
Pad leaves Bravo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Bravo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bravo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pad misses with a body shot.
Bravo staying out of range there.
Bravo tries to clinch there but Pad circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pad misses with a body shot.

Bravo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Pad!

Bravo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Bravo controlling from the full mount.
Pad tries to reverse the position but Bravo maintains control.
Bravo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pad hang on?
Bravo controlling the pace for now.
Pad really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo trying to control but Pad is having none of it.
Bravo misses with a head shot.
Bravo with shots to the head and body - Pad looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pad tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bravo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bravo looking to control but Pad is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pad is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bravo controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Bravo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A shot to the liver by Pad. Beautiful body shot.
Pad misses with a series of wild punches.

Bravo lands a big head kick that sends Pad tumbling to the mat! Bravo takes a step backwards and waves Pad back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Max E Pad has been cut.
Max E Pad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bravo on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Bravo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pad keeping moving, preventing Bravo from controlling successfully.
Bravo tries to stand but Pad is controlling from the bottom.
Bravo trying to control the position from guard on top but Pad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pad is breathing heavily.
Pad wants to sweep here but Bravo controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pad is trying to keep Bravo in close.
Bravo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Eddie Bravo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Bravo clinches.

Pad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bravo drops his hands momentarily and Pad takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pad looks to land a combination but Bravo avoids it well.
Bravo misses with a double jab.
Pad lands a slapping body shot.
Pad throws a nice looking combination but Bravo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Eddie Bravo is winning the standup battle so far.
Pad swinging wildly here.

Pad tries to keep at a distance but Bravo has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pad prevents it.

Bravo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bravo throws a sloppy head kick and Pad moves out of range easily.
Bravo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pad slaps away a takedown attempt from Bravo, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Bravo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pad has a hand on Bravo's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Bravo takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Pad is squirming around, avoiding Bravo's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bravo has control of Pad's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pad regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bravo wants to control the pace but Pad is squirming around nicely.
Pad wants to hold on but Bravo pushes him away.
Pad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bravo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bravo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pad is looking to escape.
Pad is in a horrible position here. Bravo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bravo is working for a guillotine from mount but Pad frees his head quite easily.
Pad can't escape the position.
Pad is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pad is bucking up trying to escape but Bravo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That has opened up Max E Pad's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bravo controlling the pace for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Bravo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Max E Pad's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bravo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bravo lands in his opponent's guard.
Eddie Bravo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pad not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bravo trying to control but Pad is working from the bottom.
Bravo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bravo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pad's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bravo passes Pad's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pad is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bravo in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pad tries to get to full guard but Bravo has control of the leg.
Ground and pound from Bravo.
Pad keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pad trying to control here.
Pad tries to get to full guard but Bravo has control of the leg.
Bravo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pad blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bravo.
Bravo tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pad tries to get to full guard but Bravo has control of the leg.
Bravo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pad does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bravo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pad's head.
Bravo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Max E Pad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bravo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pad moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bravo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
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!
Bravo working away.
Bravo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pad can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bravo has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Max E Pad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pad displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bravo.
Pad connects with an inside leg kick.
Bravo fails with a takedown attempt.
Pad is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A head kick misses from Bravo.
Bravo fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Bravo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pad throws a shot to the body.
Bravo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pad is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bravo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Bravo darts in and clinches Pad up against the cage.
Bravo wants a takedown but no success here.
Bravo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bravo tries to stall but Pad uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Bravo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pad stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pad thows a left - swing and a miss!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bravo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bravo has a takedown stuffed.
Eddie Bravo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bravo slips under a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

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