PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy McKain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandao comes into the arena with The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army blaring out of the sound system. Marcus Brandao has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Brandao
vs
McKain

195 cm
23
265 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

196 cm
22
266 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Untouchable Fight Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Brandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Guy McKain!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKain thows a body shot but no joy.
Brandao looks to land a right hand but McKain moved out of range.
McKain digs a good body shot into Brandao's ribs.
Brandao doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brandao slips a straight right by McKain.
A shot to the liver by McKain. Beautiful body shot.
McKain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brandao can pounce on him.
McKain fails with a takedown attempt.
Brandao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McKain.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brandao has a couple of punches blocked by McKain.
McKain can't find room to land a body shot as Brandao controls the action.
McKain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brandao backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKain taking a breather.
A short right from McKain.

It looks like Marcus Brandao has been cut.
Brandao lands with a short shot to the head.
McKain prevents a body shot from Brandao.
McKain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from McKain on the inside.
McKain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brandao's elbow.
McKain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brandao's elbow.
McKain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brandao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McKain blocks an uppercut.
Brandao misses with some punches.
McKain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McKain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McKain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McKain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brandao.
McKain is trying to push Brandao away but Brandao has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McKain is trying to break the clinch but Brandao has him pressed against the cage.
Brandao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brandao lands with a right to the head.
McKain digs a right hand underneath Brandao's ribcage. Brandao let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brandao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McKain backwards.
McKain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brandao backwards.
McKain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McKain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brandao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brandao misses with some punches.
Brandao prevents a body shot from McKain.
McKain digs a right hand into Brandao's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brandao's gas tank.
McKain blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKain has had enough of the clinch but Brandao keeps him there for the moment.
McKain blocks an uppercut.
McKain struggles to land a body shot inside as Brandao controls his hands.
McKain misses with the head strike.
Brandao blocking some punches.
McKain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McKain works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brandao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brandao misses with a hook to the ribs.
McKain blocks an uppercut.
McKain working aggressively here.
Brandao throws a head punch that misses.
Brandao misses with the head strike.
Brandao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McKain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brandao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao blocking some punches.
McKain has Brandao pressed against the cage.
Brandao struggles to land a body shot inside as McKain controls his hands.
Brandao misses with the head strike.
Brandao misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKain working hard to break the clinch.
Brandao misses with a body punch.
Brandao tries to throw a body punch but McKain avoids it by throwing Brandao back against the cage.
Brandao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McKain takes a shot to the head.

It looks like Guy McKain has been cut.
McKain tries to throw a body punch but Brandao avoids it by throwing McKain back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brandao working aggressively here.
McKain lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brandao misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brandao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Guy McKain will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Brandao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brandao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McKain.
McKain misses with a wild body shot.

Brandao closes the distance and pushes McKain back into the cage.
A hook to the body from McKain.
Brandao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Brandao fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Brandao fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McKain.
Brandao swings wildly with an uppercut but McKain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brandao prevents a body shot from McKain.
Brandao letting McKain take a breather here.
Guy McKain seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McKain cracks Brandao with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McKain throws a punch but it's blocked by Brandao.
Brandao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brandao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McKain backwards.
McKain jumps guard but Brandao turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
McKain blocks an uppercut.
McKain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brandao backwards.
McKain jumps guard but Brandao stands there with McKain around his waist. McKain gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
McKain goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brandao prevents it.
Marcus Brandao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guy McKain.
Brandao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brandao lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Brandao.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brandao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McKain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brandao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brandao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brandao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McKain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brandao lands with a short shot to the head.
Brandao working aggressively here.
McKain blocking some punches.
Brandao misses with the head strike.
Brandao blocks a body shot from McKain.
McKain scores with a shoulder strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brandao.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKain displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brandao up against the cage.
Brandao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McKain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McKain working aggressively here.
Brandao swings wildly with an uppercut but McKain uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brandao.
McKain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McKain prevents a body shot from Brandao.
Brandao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McKain misses with a punch on the inside.
McKain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brandao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McKain is trying to break free.
Brandao prevents a body shot from McKain.
Brandao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brandao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brandao gets through McKain's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McKain wants to break free but Brandao has control.
McKain tries to work over Brandao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brandao.
Brandao misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from McKain.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Brandao fails to land.
Brandao scores with a shot to the side of McKain's head.
Brandao prevents a body shot from McKain.
McKain works on Brandao's body with a couple of short punches.
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 Marcus Brandao will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

McKain getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McKain looks to land a left hand but Brandao moved out of range nicely.
Brandao moves out of range as McKain throws a body kick.
McKain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brandao manages to avoid it.

McKain gets a clinch.
Brandao blocking some punches.
McKain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McKain pushes Brandao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McKain has a couple of punches blocked by Brandao.
Brandao has a couple of punches blocked by McKain.
McKain misses with a hook from the clinch.
McKain blocking some punches.
McKain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brandao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brandao presses McKain against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao has a couple of punches blocked by McKain.
McKain misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Brandao fails to land.
Brandao misses with a punch on the inside.
Brandao misses with a shot to the kidneys.

McKain gets control of Brandao's arms and successfully pulls guard. McKain will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
McKain looking for a sweep. Not yet McKain, not yet.

McKain looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brandao is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brandao trying to control but McKain is working from the bottom.
McKain is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brandao is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Marcus Brandao.
Brandao moves out of range of the body kick from McKain.
Guy McKain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brandao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McKain swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McKain is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brandao rather than just go for the knockout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McKain.

Brandao gets tackled into the cage by McKain. McKain maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brandao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McKain pushes Brandao back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McKain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McKain misses with the head strike.
Brandao misses with a punch on the inside.
McKain lands a left hand.
McKain swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao is pressed up against the cage. McKain has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brandao down to the mat. Brandao avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brandao misses with a low kick as McKain jumps back.
Good work by Brandao as he checks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick from McKain misses.
Brandao moves out of range of the body kick.
Brandao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brandao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McKain.
McKain is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brandao, right into the meat.
McKain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McKain throws the kick towards the body but Brandao avoids it.
McKain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brandao.
A looping hook to the body misses from McKain. Brandao does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brandao has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brandao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McKain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Brandao.
McKain pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brandao.
Brandao blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brandao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That has opened up Guy McKain's cut even more.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by McKain.
McKain tries a body shot but Brandao blocks it.
McKain tries to work over Brandao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McKain misses with some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcus Brandao.
I think Brandao 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Brandao!
Marcus Brandao was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.