PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robin Bra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rod Brave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bra comes to the cage accompanied by nobody said it was easy - evil activities. Brave has chosen Eco, Eco (somos de taleco) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!

Bra
vs
Brave

181 cm
29
134 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

170 cm
30
141 lbs
18 - 24 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robin Bra!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rod Brave!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brave throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Brave.
Bra fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Bra.
Bra doesn't manage to clinch there - Brave circles away.

Bra instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bra's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brave unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brave.
Brave stops a takedown attempt from Bra.

Bra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brave misses with a two punch combination.
Brave connects with a leg kick. Bra looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Brave gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brave wants a takedown.
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!
Brave gets through Bra's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brave lands a good knee to the midsection. Bra won't want to take too many of those.
Brave has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bra is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brave gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Robin Bra has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brave breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Brave moves into the clinch.

Brave breaks the clinch.
Bra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bra throws a sloppy head kick and Brave moves out of range easily.
Brave misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bra throws a sloppy head kick and Brave moves out of range easily.
Bra tries to clinch up but Brave circles away and keeps his distance.
Bra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brave connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bra takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bra throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bra throws a wild body kick that Brave sees coming a mile off.
Bra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Brave rushes Bra and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Brave.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brave's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bra tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brave swivels and escapes.
Bra takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bra tries to clinch up

and Brave counters by moving into the clinch.
Brave lands a body shot in the clinch.

Brave gets control of Bra's arms and successfully pulls guard. Brave will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bra preventing the sweep.
Bra postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brave pulls Bra in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brave trying to strike off his back.
Brave pulls Bra in close to his closed guard and prevents Bra from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bra trying to control the position from guard on top but Brave is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brave has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bra shoots for a takedown but Brave saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robin Bra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brave tries to land a leg kick but Bra saw it coming and moves away.
Brave throws a right and a left that Bra avoids nicely.
Brave with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bra tries to clinch there but Brave circles away.
Bra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bra wants to clinch.
Brave keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brave scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brave paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bra looks to clinch
and Brave counters with a slapping leg kick.

Brave closes the distance and clinches.
Brave scores with a shoulder strike.
Brave unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brave throws an elbow but it's blocked.
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!

Brave breaks the clinch.
Bra misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brave connects with a jab.
A left and a right from Brave both land. Nice combination.
Bra doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brave connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bra's hands.
Brave finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bra moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bra really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brave scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brave misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rod Brave dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robin Bra's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brave.

Brave has Bra up against the cage in a clinch.
Brave lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bra backwards.
Brave lands a shoulder strike.
Bra goes for a takedown attempt but Brave pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brave throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Brave closes the distance and clinches.
Brave makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brave tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brave looking to throw knees to the head but Bra is blocking nicely.
Bra misses with a hook to the ribs.

Brave breaks from the clinch.
Brave lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Brave.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brave closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bra working hard to break the clinch.
Brave lands an elbow just above Bra 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brave.
Bra's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brave avoiding damage as Bra throws knees to the body.
Brave lands a knee to the head.

Bra is rocked!
Brave lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bra backwards.
Oh Bra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brave prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brave blocks it with crossed arms.
Bra avoiding damage as Brave throws knees to the body.
Bra seems to have got his legs back now.
Bra has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brave after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robin Bra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bra goes for a takedown attempt but Brave pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brave tries to bum rush Bra with a series of wild strikes but Bra uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brave.
Bra is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bra keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brave with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rod Brave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brave lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bra circles away quickly and effectively.
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!
Brave lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bra on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Brave.
Bra misses with the combination.
Brave lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brave throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bra throws a head kick but Brave moves out of range.
Brave swinging wildly here.

Bra has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bra tries to stall but Brave uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brave avoiding damage as Bra throws knees to the body.
Brave prevents a takedown attempt there.

Brave breaks from the clinch.
Bra avoids a punch combination nicely.
Robin Bra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick from Brave misses.
Brave takes a kick to the side of the head.
Brave scores with a leg kick.

Brave clinches up with Bra and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Bra.
Bra is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bra is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brave is defending well.
Bra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brave's elbow.
Brave avoids a wild elbow strike from Bra.
Brave misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Brave gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bra taking some punishment here, with Brave in his half guard.
Bra is looking to control Brave's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bra avoid being mounted?

Brave is looking for a kimura but Bra is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brave to get the leverage.
Bra on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brave stops Bra from getting back to his feet.
Bra tries to roll over but Brave keeps him under control.
Brave has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bra on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bra has hold of Brave's hands but Brave slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Well, if Brave is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bra tries to kick Brave off but Brave keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rod Brave showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robin Bra's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Brave works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brave swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bra tries a head kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brave.
Brave digs a good body shot into Bra's ribs.
Bra shoots in and drives through. Brave sprawls well.
Brave throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bra changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brave tries to avoid it but Bra manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brave to the ground. Brave escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brave connects with a leg kick. Bra looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brave misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brave throws a sloppy head kick and Bra moves out of range easily.
Brave shoots in for a double leg but Bra sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bra is looking to clinch but Brave is avoiding it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brave.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brave moves out of range of the body kick from Bra.
Brave throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Brave misses.
Brave throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bra swinging wildly here.
Bra misses with the combination.
Brave cracks Bra with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bra bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bra walks into a left hand.
Brave throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brave blocks a head kick by Bra.
Brave looks to land a combination but Bra avoids it well.
Brave lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bra at a distance.
Bra moves in looking to clinch but Brave pushes him off.
Brave connects with a crisp jab.
Brave lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bra's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brave connects with an inside leg kick.

Brave closes the distance and clinches.
Bra with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Brave decides to pull guard.
Bra looking to sit in guard and control but Brave gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brave has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brave trying to control but Bra is working from the bottom.
Brave trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brave working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bra's head.
Brave throws a big elbow that misses.
Brave with a nice head shot there.
Brave controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brave throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brave postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brave landing with the ground and pound.
Bra will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bra wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Brave stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bra trying to control the position.
Brave trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brave controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Brave preventing the sweep.

Robin Bra has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Brave clinches.
Bra is trying to maintain a safe position but Brave gets an underhook and turns Bra into the cage.
Bra prevents a body shot from Brave.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brave lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Brave manages to pull guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brave pulls Bra in close to his closed guard and prevents Bra from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bra wants to pass the guard but Brave is keeping the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bra trying to control the position from guard on top but Brave is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rod Brave really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robin Bra's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bra clinches up with Brave and pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bra's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brave lands a knee to the head.
Bra digs a right hand into Brave's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brave's gas tank.
Bra goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brave prevents it.
Brave tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bra avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brave creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rod Brave seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Brave's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab by Brave.
Brave swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brave fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bra.
Bra wants to clinch up but Brave keeps it at a distance.
Brave displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Brave throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bra throws a hook to the side of Brave's head but Brave sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bra blocks a head kick by Brave.
Brave throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bra.
Bra throws a leg kick but Brave sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bra wants to clinch.
Bra is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bra goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brave misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bra moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bra throws a leg kick but Brave sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brave scores with a nice body kick.
Brave checks a low kick from Bra.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bra tries to land a leg kick but Brave saw it coming and moves away.
Horrible takedown by Bra or perhaps it was just good defense by Brave which made him look bad.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

Brave shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Brave showed some decent athleticism there.
Brave wants to control but Bra is keeping him busy.
Brave slips a nice elbow through Bra's hands, connecting with Bra's forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bra tries to kick Brave off but Brave keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Brave is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bra doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Brave.
Brave prevents Bra from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brave is working for a kimura but Bra is defending it quite comfortably.
Brave is looking to take a break and control but Bra is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brave working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Brave is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bra has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bra is looking to control Brave's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bra avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bra makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bra.
Bra looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brave is one step ahead there.
Brave working some strikes from top position.
Brave postures up and lands a big shot to Bra's brow.
Brave wants to control from the top but Bra keeps moving.
Brave controlling from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Brave drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bra dives on top into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rod Brave dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Robin Bra's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.

Brave fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bra circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rod Brave seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bra scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brave feints and then cracks Bra's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bra down.
Brave scores with a head kick. Bra tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Brave scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brave avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bra is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brave tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brave blocks a low kick nicely.
Bra tries to clinch but Brave is having none of it.
Brave misses the jab.
Bra keeps the fight on the outside.

Brave gets tackled into the cage by Bra. Bra maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Brave.
Brave tries to pull guard but Bra holds him up against the cage and eventually Brave drops back down to his feet.
Brave throws an elbow that misses.
Bra takes an elbow to the temple.
Brave throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bras head.
Brave throws an elbow that misses.

Brave drops Bra onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Bra is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Robin Bra's cut is getting worse.
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!
Bra lands with a short shot to the head.
Brave creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Bra's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Bra drops to his knees and Brave pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rod Brave!
Rod Brave is the new bantamweight champion!