PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Selwoods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Braun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Selwoods
vs
Braun

185 cm
29
183 lbs
13 - 24 - 0

180 cm
26
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

BioPharm Nutrition

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 13 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Selwoods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mario Braun!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Braun fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Selwoods, pushing him back against the cage.

Selwoods successfully pulls guard.
Braun not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Braun slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Braun happy to just control the position for now.
Braun working away.
Braun throws an elbow but Selwoods slips to the side and avoids it well.
Braun has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Braun tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Braun lands a decent elbow from side control.

Braun tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Braun has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Selwoods is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Braun's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Braun is working for a submission of some sort.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Selwoods is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Braun not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Braun is working for a submission of some sort.
Selwoods manages to get to full guard.

Selwoods looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Braun trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Selwoods looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selwoods can't keep his opponent in guard - Braun advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Braun throwing shots but Selwoods is blocking nicely.
Braun stalling.

Braun is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Selwoods is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mario Braun!