PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fidalgo Brokador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akainu Sakazuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brokador
vs
Sakazuki

184 cm
31
155 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

175 cm
28
150 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fidalgo Brokador!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Akainu Sakazuki!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakazuki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brokador. Brokador obviously looking to wear him down.
Sakazuki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brokador checks it well.
Brokador throws a hook but Sakazuki blocks it.
Brokador is looking to slow Sakazuki down with leg kicks.
A punch combination from Brokador misses.
Sakazuki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brokador lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sakazuki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brokador circles away quickly and effectively.
Brokador fakes the leg kick and cracks Sakazuki in the body.
Fidalgo Brokador seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brokador keeps the fight on the outside.
Brokador tries a head kick but it misses.
Brokador turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sakazuki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sakazuki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brokador moves away.
A cross from Sakazuki lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brokador thumps Sakazuki with a low kick.
Sakazuki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sakazuki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brokador.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakazuki shoots in looking for a takedown. Brokador tries to sprawl out of it but Sakazuki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brokador manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sakazuki fails to land with a series of punches.
Good leg kick by Brokador there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brokador lands a nice looking body shot.
Sakazuki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brokador counters with an outside leg kick.
Brokador on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sakazuki takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Brokador misses with a two punch combination.
Sakazuki misses with a few strikes there.
Brokador takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brokador feints and then cracks Sakazuki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sakazuki down.
Brokador thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sakazuki if he has to take too many more of those.
Sakazuki looks gassed!
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!
Brokador lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brokador throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sakazuki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brokador cracks the inside of Sakazuki's front leg.
Brokador really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sakazuki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brokador sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fidalgo Brokador has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akainu Sakazuki.
Nice sprawl there from Brokador as Sakazuki shoots in.
Sakazuki misses with a body shot.
Sakazuki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sakazuki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brokador lands a front kick.

Brokador moves into the clinch.

Brokador pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brokador connects with a leg kick. Sakazuki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sakazuki motions for Brokador to come forward. Sakazuki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sakazuki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Brokador finds it's way through Sakazuki's defenses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brokador. That's going to slow Sakazuki down.
Fidalgo Brokador is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brokador lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Brokador lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sakazuki's sensitive parts.
Brokador fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sakazuki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brokador cracks Sakazuki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sakazuki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brokador has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brokador and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sakazuki misses with a series of wild punches.
Sakazuki takes a swing at Brokador's ribcage but misses.
Brokador tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sakazuki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brokador moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brokador, right into the meat.
Sakazuki has his takedown stuffed
and Brokador counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakazuki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Sakazuki drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Brokador wants to sweep but no luck.
Sakazuki throws a strike but Brokador rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Sakazuki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Sakazuki working for a triangle but Brokador defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fidalgo Brokador dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A solid body kick from Brokador.
Brokador fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sakazuki.
Brokador throws a nice head kick!
Sakazuki shoots in for a takedown but Brokador shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brokador dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sakazuki. That did some damage!
Sakazuki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sakazuki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brokador. Brokador obviously looking to wear him down.
Brokador bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sakazuki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brokador.
Sakazuki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brokador fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakazuki takes a kick to the side of the head.

Sakazuki is rocked!
Brokador tries a head kick but it misses.
Sakazuki is still on wobbly legs! Can Brokador finish him?
Nice shot lands for Brokador.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Brokador.
Brokador connects with a leg kick. Sakazuki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Both fighters circling a little - Brokador finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sakazuki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brokador sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sakazuki is breathing heavily.
Sakazuki lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Brokador turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brokador circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sakazuki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brokador.
Brokador looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sakazuki throws the left hand but Brokador avoids the punch easily.
Brokador lands a body shot.
Brokador lands a leg kick that knocks Sakazuki off balance momentarily.
Sakazuki seems to have recovered his senses.
Brokador scores with a head kick. Sakazuki tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brokador cracks Sakazuki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brokador keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fidalgo Brokador has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akainu Sakazuki.
Brokador fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brokador is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sakazuki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brokador circles away quickly and effectively.
Sakazuki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brokador moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Brokador catches Sakazuki right on the button with a cross.
Brokador tests Sakazuki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sakazuki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sakazuki shoots in and drives through. Brokador sprawls well.
Brokador lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brokador lands a leg kick that knocks Sakazuki off balance momentarily.
Brokador lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Brokador closes the distance and clinches.

Brokador breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brokador lands a head kick. Sakazuki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sakazuki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Brokador scores with a nice body kick.
Brokador thumps Sakazuki with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brokador misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sakazuki misses with a body shot.

Brokador moves into range and clinches up with Sakazuki.

Brokador escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fidalgo Brokador is winning the standup battle so far.
Brokador staying out of range there.
Brokador moves in looking to clinch but Sakazuki pushes him off.
Sakazuki avoids the head kick by Brokador.
Sakazuki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sakazuki on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Brokador has closed the distance and engaged Sakazuki in a clinch.

Sakazuki jumps guard and drags Brokador to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Sakazuki is looking for a triangle here but Brokador uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Sakazuki trying to remain calm as Brokador controls from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakazuki tries to bench press Brokador off him but Brokador keeps the position.

Brokador stands up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brokador has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd cheers as Brokador lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sakazuki doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fidalgo Brokador dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sakazuki doesn't manage to clinch there - Brokador circles away.
Both fighters circling a little - Brokador finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Brokador is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sakazuki can do to turn this around?
Brokador looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sakazuki checks a leg kick nicely.
Sakazuki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Brokador throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sakazuki.
Brokador throws an overhand right that lands on Sakazuki's shoulder, as Sakazuki tries to avoid the shot.
Brokador takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Brokador displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sakazuki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sakazuki wants to clinch up but Brokador keeps it at a distance.
Sakazuki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sakazuki misses with a head kick.
Sakazuki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brokador.
Brokador lands a leg kick that knocks Sakazuki off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brokador stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brokador wants it to stay on the feet.
Sakazuki lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brokador.
Brokador with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sakazuki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sakazuki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brokador, as that shot connected.
Brokador lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sakazuki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brokador can pounce on him.
Brokador scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sakazuki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brokador rather than just go for the knockout.
Sakazuki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sakazuki misses with a series of wild punches.
Brokador lands the left hand.
Fidalgo Brokador is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brokador swats away the attempt to clinch by Sakazuki.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Brokador.
Brokador turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Brokador has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brokador tries to work over Sakazuki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Sakazuki turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sakazuki manages to end up in side control.
Brokador is trying to get back to half guard.

Sakazuki tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brokador is trying to improve his position.
Brokador is working hard here to advance position.
Brokador on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brokador tries to get out of the position.
Sakazuki trying to control the action but Brokador is working from the bottom.
Brokador regains half guard.
Akainu Sakazuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakazuki tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brokador knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sakazuki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brokador defending well though.
Sakazuki is pressing down on Brokador's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brokador is holding on for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakazuki moves nicely into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fidalgo Brokador showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brokador, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Fidalgo Brokador!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Fidalgo Brokador!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Fidalgo Brokador!

Fidalgo Brokador wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Fidalgo Brokador, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.