PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thug Behram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Draught Papillia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Behram comes to the cage accompanied by 25 Minutes to go. Papillia has chosen I dont know what those two ladies were singing about that day as his entrance music. Thug Behram could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Draught Papillia's chin.

Behram
vs
Papillia

178 cm
29
162 lbs
24 - 10 - 0

178 cm
31
171 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Brute

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 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thug Behram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Draught Papillia!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Behram shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Behram missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Papillia keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Papillia tries to get to full guard but Behram has control of the leg.
Behram thows a huge punch but Papillia dodges it nicely.
Papillia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Behram looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Papillia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Behram is trying to control. Papillia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Papillia is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Behram scores with a couple of nice shots.
Behram wants to pass to mount but Papillia is defending the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papillia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Behram.
Papillia controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Behram is looking to advance position but Papillia won't allow it.
Behram has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Papillia wants to improve his position but Behram is controlling well.
Behram is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Behram thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Behram is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Behram is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Behram is trying to control. Papillia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Papillia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Behram throwing shots but Papillia is blocking nicely.
Behram missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Papillia trying to hold on to Behram's head to control him but Behram postures up.
Papillia is positioning himself well to prevent Behram advancing to mount.
Papillia wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Behram is looking to stall here but Papillia recovers full guard.
Behram trying to control but Papillia is working from the bottom.
Behram keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Papillia's head.
Papillia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Behram is one step ahead there.
Papillia working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Behram accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Behram stands up over Papillia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Papillia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Behram's guard.
Behram is trying to control the position but Papillia postures up.
Behram 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Papillia's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Behram 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Papillia wants to control from the top but Behram keeps moving.
Papillia won't allow Behram to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Papillia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Behram preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Papillia preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thug Behram dominated that round.
That's time! Behram's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Papillia misses with a wild body shot.
Behram misses with a straight right.
Papillia throws a hook but Behram avoids it easily.
Behram connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Behram dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Papillia throws an overhand right that lands on Behram's shoulder, as Behram tries to avoid the shot.
Papillia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Behram.
Behram avoids the body shot from Papillia.
Nice body kick from Behram.
Behram fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Papillia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Behram scores with a leg kick.
Behram blocks a leg kick.
Papillia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Behram gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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!
Papillia tries to clinch but Behram is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Papillia has Behram up against the cage in a clinch.

Behram breaks from the clinch.
Behram pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Papillia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Behram can pounce on him.
Behram ducks right into an uppercut from Papillia.
Papillia misses with a straight left.
Papillia swings widly with a right hand
and Behram counters with a low kick, right behind Papillia 's knee.
Papillia jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Papillia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Behram scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Papillia doesn't seem bothered though.
Papillia misses with a hook.
Behram takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Behram takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papillia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Behram.
Behram fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Papillia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papillia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thug Behram is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice jab there from Behram.
Papillia throws a poor cross that misses
and Behram counters with a right hand to the body.
Papillia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Behram to score with a decent uppercut.
Behram dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Papillia. That did some damage!
Papillia throws out a loose jab but Behram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Papillia looks to land a right hand but Behram moved out of range.
Papillia stuffs the takedown.
Behram connects with a looping right hand.
A head kick misses from Behram.
Behram's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Behram duly obliges.

Papillia gets caught napping as Behram dives in and scores a takedown. Papillia manages to retain guard.
Behram connects with a couple of short punches.

Papillia is rocked!
Papillia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Behram's guard.
Behram managing to control the position.
Papillia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Behram trying to control the position.
Thug Behram overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Behram is adopting a defensive guard.
Behram wants to sweep but no luck.
Papillia landing some decent shots from guard.
Behram wants to sweep here but Papillia controlling him for the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Behram is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Behram is pulling down on Papillia's head to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Thug Behram has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Papillia looks to throw the jab but Behram is out of range.
Behram ducks under a wild hook from Papillia.
Papillia misses with a wild body shot.
Behram pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Behram slips a straight right by Papillia.
Papillia lands a jab.
Papillia throws a combination. Behram tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
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!
Papillia looks to score with a jab to the body but Behram is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good exchange - Papillia coming out on top.
Papillia is looking to clinch but Behram is avoiding it.
Papillia throws a series of punches but Behram moves out of range.

Papillia clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Thug Behram will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Papillia lands a nice looking body kick.
Behram takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Papillia throws a combination that misses
and Behram counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Papillia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Behram moves out of range as Papillia strikes.
Behram throws a nice outside leg kick.
Behram scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Behram keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Behram scores with a head kick.
A slow jab from Papillia misses its intended target.
Behram throws the kick towards the body but Papillia avoids it.
Behram fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Papillia is out of range.
Behram keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Behram as he connects with a hook.
That kick from Behram tenderised Papillia's leg. Papillia is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Behram scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Papillia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Behram fails with a takedown attempt.
Behram misses with a head kick.
Papillia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Behram closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Papillia is still on wobbly legs! Can Behram finish him?

It looks like Draught Papillia has been cut.
Behram tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Papillia swivels and escapes.
Papillia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Behram manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Behram throws a nice outside leg kick.
Papillia seems to have recovered his senses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Behram.
Papillia misses with an uppercut. Behram saw that one coming.
Behram blocks a head kick by Papillia.
Behram blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Behram steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Papillia.
Papillia throws a hook but Behram blocks it.
Papillia fails to land with a series of punches.
Papillia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Behram bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Papillia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papillia misses with a hook. Behram ducked under it nicely.
A lazy left from Behram finds it's target.
Papillia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Papillia throws a right hand that misses
and Behram counters with a stiff right hand.
Papillia swings for the body but Behram moves out of range.
Behram dodges the punch combination from Papillia.
Papillia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Papillia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Papillia tries to clinch there but Behram circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Behram throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Papillia was covering up waiting for the punch and Behram finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Behram looking to pass the guard.
Papillia keeping moving, preventing Behram from controlling successfully.
Thug Behram is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draught Papillia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Thug Behram.
Behram connects with a single shot there.
Behram steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Papillia.
Papillia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Papillia tries to move into range but Behram moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Behram scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Draught Papillia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Papillia closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Papillia swings for the body but Behram moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Papillia scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papillia gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Papillia throws an off balance right hand
and Behram counters with a nice uppercut.
Behram scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Papillia doesn't seem bothered though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thug Behram showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Behram, 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thug Behram!
A very excited looking Thug Behram made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.