PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julius Rodrigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Diego Brandao was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Rodrigo
vs
Brandao

170 cm
20
135 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

169 cm
26
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Milwaukee's Best 160

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julius Rodrigo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Brandao!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigo misses with a wild combination.
Rodrigo throws a right and a left that Brandao avoids nicely.
Brandao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodrigo.
Brandao throws a jab when Rodrigo was well out of range.
Rodrigo moves away from the strike by Brandao.
Rodrigo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rodrigo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodrigo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brandao misses with a looping left.
Brandao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brandao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rodrigo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rodrigo tries to bum rush Brandao with a series of wild strikes but Brandao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodrigo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheers as Brandao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rodrigo doesn't seem phased though.
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!
Brandao misses with a hook. Rodrigo ducked under it nicely.

Brandao drops Rodrigo with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Rodrigo looks back up at him and smiles so Brandao waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Rodrigo is rocked!
Brandao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oh Rodrigo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brandao throws a jab but it's blocked by Rodrigo.
Brandao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No joy there for Rodrigo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brandao throws a lazy right hand but Rodrigo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brandao misses the jab.
Brandao throws a hook but Rodrigo blocks it.
Rodrigo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brandao misses with a hook. Rodrigo ducked under it nicely.
Brandao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rodrigo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rodrigo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brandao.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Brandao misses the target.
Brandao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodrigo seems to have got his legs back now.
Rodrigo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brandao dodges the punch combination from Rodrigo.
A jab from Brandao misses.
Some wild striking there from Rodrigo.
Rodrigo defending well as Brandao loads up on a big left hand.
Rodrigo looks to land a combination but Brandao avoids it well.
Brandao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodrigo.
Brandao looks to land a left hand but Rodrigo moved out of range nicely.
Brandao looks gassed!
Brandao misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Brandao misses.
Rodrigo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brandao circles away quickly and effectively.
Rodrigo misses with a double jab.
Rodrigo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brandao circles away quickly and effectively.
Brandao loads up on a big right hand but Rodrigo slips the punch.
Rodrigo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brandao.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao throws a hook to the side of Rodrigo's head but Rodrigo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodrigo slips under a jab from Brandao.
Rodrigo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brandao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rodrigo in his tracks.
Brandao misses with a straight left.
Rodrigo slips a jab from Brandao.
Rodrigo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rodrigo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brandao.
Rodrigo staying out of range there.
Rodrigo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brandao circles away quickly and effectively.
Rodrigo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diego Brandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandao throws the left hand but Rodrigo avoids the punch easily.
Rodrigo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rodrigo throws a right and a left that Brandao avoids nicely.
Rodrigo throws a right and a left that Brandao avoids nicely.
Brandao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brandao misses with a hook. Rodrigo ducked under it nicely.
Rodrigo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brandao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rodrigo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brandao throws out the jab.
Rodrigo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brandao.
Brandao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodrigo.
Rodrigo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brandao.
Rodrigo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rodrigo throws a series of punches but Brandao moves out of range.
Rodrigo misses with a wild combination.
Rodrigo tries to bum rush Brandao with a series of wild strikes but Brandao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodrigo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brandao throws out the jab.
Rodrigo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodrigo slips under a jab.
Rodrigo misses with a few strikes there.
Rodrigo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brandao circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rodrigo staying out of range there.
Brandao slips a jab and a cross from Rodrigo.
Rodrigo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brandao throws out the jab.
Rodrigo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brandao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rodrigo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rodrigo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodrigo tries to bum rush Brandao with a series of wild strikes but Brandao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodrigo throws a right hand that Brandao ducks under and follows up with a left that Brandao also avoids with ease.
Rodrigo throws a nice looking combination but Brandao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodrigo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brandao circles away quickly and effectively.
Rodrigo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brandao keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodrigo misses with the combination.
Brandao misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Brandao dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rodrigo blocks a jab.
Brandao dips to his left and cracks Rodrigo with an uppercut!
Good exchange - Brandao coming out on top.
A telegraphed right hand from Brandao misses the target.
Brandao misses the jab.
Rodrigo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
and Brandao counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Rodrigo! He's just covering up as Brandao starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Brandao!
A very excited looking Diego Brandao rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.