PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Byron Brainz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernst Blofeld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brainz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Oy, To Ne Vecher (Fedor's Theme). Blofeld has chosen Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Brainz
vs
Blofeld

190 cm
21
191 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
192 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Byron Brainz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ernst Blofeld!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blofeld shoots in but no luck this time.
Blofeld dives in and grabs Brainz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brainz pushes down on Blofeld's head and hops out.
A solid body kick from Brainz.
Blofeld shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brainz defends it nicely.
Byron Brainz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ernst Blofeld.
Blofeld with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brainz counters with a head kick. That will keep Blofeld thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Blofeld moves out of range of the body kick from Brainz.

Brainz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blofeld wants a takedown but no success here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brainz lands an elbow that stopped Blofeld in his tracks for a moment.
Brainz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brainz crunches a lovely knee into Blofeld's ribcage.
Brainz looking to throw knees to the head but Blofeld is blocking nicely.
Brainz lands a nice elbow.
Brainz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Blofeld takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brainz lands a nice elbow.
Blofeld blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brainz lands an elbow just above Blofeld 's eye.
Brainz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blofeld has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brainz working Blofeld over with knees to the body.
Blofeld looks gassed!
Brainz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brainz lands an elbow inside that Blofeld shrugs off.
Brainz is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Blofeld blocks an elbow strike from Brainz.
Blofeld is looking for a takedown.
Brainz lands a knee to the head.
Brainz looking to throw knees to the head but Blofeld is blocking nicely.
Brainz scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brainz obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brainz lands an elbow inside.
Brainz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blofeld's defenses.
Brainz crunches a lovely knee into Blofeld's ribcage.
Blofeld wants a takedown but no success here.
Blofeld takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brainz landing knees to the body.
Brainz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blofeld lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blofeld takes an elbow to the temple.
Blofeld takes an elbow to the temple.
Brainz lands a damaging elbow.
Brainz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brainz lands an elbow that stopped Blofeld in his tracks for a moment.
Blofeld takes a knee to the side of the body.
Blofeld takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blofeld has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brainz after a bit of a struggle.
Blofeld takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brainz connects with a knee to the head.
Brainz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blofeld blocks it with crossed arms.
Brainz lands an elbow inside.
Brainz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brainz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blofeld is defending well for now.
Blofeld is working for takedown but Brainz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Blofeld takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brainz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brainz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brainz lands a nice elbow.
Brainz lands an elbow inside that Blofeld shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Brainz.
Blofeld drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brainz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Blofeld takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blofeld takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brainz crunches a lovely knee into Blofeld's ribcage.
Brainz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brainz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blofeld's face.
Brainz lands a nice elbow.
Brainz tries to land a knee to the head but Blofeld blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brainz.
Brainz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blofeld is looking for a takedown.
The referee calls for Brainz to work.
Blofeld takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brainz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Blofeld is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brainz.
Brainz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brainz tries a knee to the head but Blofeld blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brainz.
Brainz lands an elbow inside that Blofeld shrugs off.
Brainz crunches a lovely knee into Blofeld's ribcage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blofeld wants to take the fight to the mat but Brainz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Brainz lands an elbow inside.
Brainz lands an elbow that stopped Blofeld in his tracks for a moment.
Brainz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brainz throws a head kick but Blofeld moves out of range.
Blofeld with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brainz counters with a leg kick.

Blofeld drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Brainz is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Blofeld's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Blofeld is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Brainz has managed to free his arm - good work.
Brainz keeping hold of Blofeld's head, controlling as best he can.
Blofeld is breathing heavily.
Blofeld looks to land a strike but Brainz avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blofeld is fighting to break Brainz's control of his arms but Brainz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Brainz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brainz tries to get out of the position.
Brainz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Blofeld drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Brainz dives on top into guard.
Brainz postures up.
Brainz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Blofeld might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Brainz kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Blofeld keeping full guard, as Brainz tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brainz content to stall in guard here.
Brainz trying to control but Blofeld is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Byron Brainz.
Brainz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brainz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ernst Blofeld is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blofeld shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brainz defends it nicely.
Blofeld tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brainz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Blofeld if he has to take too many more of those.
Blofeld shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brainz as he jumps to the side.
Byron Brainz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ernst Blofeld.
Blofeld misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Brainz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blofeld can't get the takedown.
Brainz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blofeld's defenses.
Knees to the body from Brainz.
Byron Brainz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brainz landing knees to the body.
Brainz lands a damaging elbow.
Brainz lands a nice elbow.
Brainz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brainz with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Brainz.
Brainz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brainz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brainz controlling the action here for a moment.
Brainz lands a nice knee to the body.
Brainz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Blofeld drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brainz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brainz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brainz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Brainz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brainz obliges.
Brainz lands an elbow just above Blofeld 's eye.
Brainz tries to land a knee to the head but Blofeld blocks with his arms.
Brainz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Blofeld has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brainz.
Blofeld shoots and misses
and Brainz counters with an outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Brainz.
Brainz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That kick from Brainz tenderised Blofeld's leg. Blofeld is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blofeld crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brainz - the referee stops the clock and Blofeld gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brainz. Blofeld manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Brainz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A knee to the head by Brainz.
Blofeld takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Brainz.
Brainz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brainz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blofeld's defenses.
Blofeld takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brainz lands a knee to the body.
Blofeld takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brainz.
Brainz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blofeld can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brainz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brainz looking to throw knees to the head but Blofeld is blocking nicely.
Blofeld is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brainz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Brainz lands an elbow just above Blofeld 's eye.
Brainz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Blofeld takes an elbow to the temple.
Brainz landing knees to the body.
Brainz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brainz lands a nice knee to the body.
Brainz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Brainz.
Brainz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brainz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blofeld on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blofeld is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brainz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Byron Brainz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ernst Blofeld.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brainz lands a good knee to the midsection. Blofeld won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brainz.
Brainz lands an elbow inside that Blofeld shrugs off.
Brainz gets underhooks to prevent Blofeld's takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brainz.
Brainz lands a nice elbow.
Brainz landing knees to the body.
Brainz lands a nice elbow.
Brainz lands an elbow just above Blofeld 's eye.
Brainz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brainz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brainz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blofeld's face.
Brainz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blofeld's defenses.
Brainz gets underhooks to prevent Blofeld's takedown attempt.
Blofeld tries for a takedown. No joy.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brainz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brainz landing knees to the head.
Blofeld has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brainz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Blofeld takes an elbow to the temple.
Blofeld takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brainz is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Brainz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brainz lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brainz.
Nice elbow from Brainz.
Brainz tries to land knees in the clinch but Blofeld avoids the damage to the body.
Blofeld has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brainz after a bit of a struggle.
Brainz lands a damaging elbow.
Brainz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice elbow from Brainz.
Blofeld avoiding damage as Brainz throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brainz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brainz scores a nice knee to the body.
Brainz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brainz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brainz misses with a knee strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blofeld takes an elbow to the temple.
Brainz tries to land knees in the clinch but Blofeld avoids the damage to the body.
Blofeld is working for takedown but Brainz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brainz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brainz working Blofeld over with knees to the body.
Brainz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blofeld's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Blofeld is trying to trip Brainz. He has hold of a leg but Brainz is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Blofeld persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Brainz wants to stand and escape but Blofeld is having none of it.
Blofeld wants to control from the top but Brainz keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Byron Brainz clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Blofeld misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Blofeld shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brainz as he jumps to the side.
Brainz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blofeld.
Blofeld has his takedown stuffed
and Brainz counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Byron Brainz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ernst Blofeld.
Brainz throws a leg kick which misses Blofeld's front leg but catches the back leg as Blofeld tries to avoid it.
Brainz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brainz.
Brainz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Horrible takedown by Blofeld or perhaps it was just good defense by Brainz which made him look bad.
Blofeld is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brainz lands a head kick!
Blofeld avoids the head kick by Brainz.
Brainz lands with a nice body kick.
Brainz leaves Blofeld with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Brainz moves into the clinch.
Blofeld wants a takedown but no success here.
Brainz lands a knee to the body.
Blofeld's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brainz lands an elbow that stopped Blofeld in his tracks for a moment.
Blofeld blocks the elbow strike.
Blofeld tries to score a body lock takedown but Brainz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brainz lands a damaging elbow.
Blofeld takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blofeld wants a takedown.
Brainz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brainz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Brainz missing with knees to the body.
Brainz lands an elbow that stopped Blofeld in his tracks for a moment.
Brainz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blofeld takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brainz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brainz throws an elbow but it misses.
Brainz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blofeld avoids it.
Blofeld dodges an elbow strike from Brainz.

Blofeld has Brainz pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Blofeld pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Brainz tumbling to the mat - Blofeld dives into Brainz's guard.
Brainz working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brainz pulls Blofeld in close to his closed guard and prevents Blofeld from doing any damage or advancing position.
Blofeld throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brainz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brainz pulls Blofeld in close to prevent any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Blofeld drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Brainz dives on top into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blofeld working a defensive guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Byron Brainz wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Brainz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Brainz stuffs the takedown.
Blofeld tries for a takedown but Brainz circles away easily
and Brainz counters with a big head kick but Blofeld shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blofeld doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Brainz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Blofeld's knee momentarily.
Brainz tries to clinch but Blofeld is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Byron Brainz had his way with Ernst Blofeld in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Brainz looks for the body kick but Blofeld saw that one coming.

Blofeld shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Blofeld wants to take a breather but Brainz is having none of it.

Blofeld seems to be looking for submissions.
Brainz is looking for a sweep. Blofeld is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blofeld moves nicely into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Blofeld wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brainz, who protects the arm well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brainz is looking to regain half guard here but Blofeld keeps moving and retains side control.
Brainz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Blofeld is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brainz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Brainz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Blofeld is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brainz is just riding it out for now. Blofeld eventually gives up the hold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brainz trying to control from the bottom.
Blofeld prevents Brainz from improving his position.

Blofeld looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Blofeld wants to work for an arm triangle but Brainz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blofeld throwing shots but Brainz is blocking nicely.
Blofeld passes into side control, despite Brainz's attempt to control the position.
Brainz is trying to improve his position.

Blofeld is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brainz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ernst Blofeld has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Byron Brainz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Blofeld wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brainz, who protects the arm well.

Blofeld working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brainz is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ernst Blofeld comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brainz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 49:46
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 49:46
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Byron Brainz!
Byron Brainz is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Byron Brainz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.