PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerwazy Obuch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Braga
vs
Obuch

190 cm
23
222 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
220 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Braga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerwazy Obuch!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braga shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Obuch as he jumps to the side.
Braga looks for a takedown but Obuch sprawls well.
Obuch stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Braga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheers as Braga lands an impressive looking overhand right. Obuch doesn't seem phased though.
Obuch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Braga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Braga ducks under a wild hook from Obuch.
Obuch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obuch leaves Braga with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Obuch scores with the left hand. Braga knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Antonio Braga has been cut.
Obuch throws a wild body kick that Braga sees coming a mile off.

Braga scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Braga wants to take a breather but Obuch is having none of it.
Braga is looking to stall here but Obuch recovers full guard.

Obuch is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Braga is aware though and is defending well.
Obuch pulls Braga in close to prevent any damage.
Braga trying to control but Obuch is working from the bottom.
Braga with a flurry of punches that miss.
Braga throws an elbow that misses. Obuch uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Braga's guard. Nice move by Obuch!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga wants to sweep here but Obuch controlling him for the moment.

Braga is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Obuch is aware though and is defending well.

Braga has his foot on Obuch's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Obuch works his way back into a safe position though.
Braga has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Obuch has passed into side control.
Braga tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Obuch working away.
Braga is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga struggling a bit here.
Braga tries to buck Obuch off but Obuch is having none of it.
Braga is working hard here to advance position.
Obuch in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Braga gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Braga wants to control but Obuch is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Obuch prevents Braga from improving his position.
Braga is looking to control Obuch's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Braga avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obuch is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Braga fails with the takedown
and Obuch counters with a solid body kick.
Gerwazy Obuch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Obuch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Braga counters with a straight right hand.
Obuch stuffs the takedown attempt from Braga. Braga gets slowly back to his feet.
Obuch keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Braga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Obuch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braga shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Antonio Braga will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Antonio Braga's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Braga fails with the takedown
and Obuch counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Obuch wants to land a leg kick but Braga is out of range.
Braga keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Braga has his takedown stuffed
and Obuch counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Obuch pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Obuch lands an overhand right.
Braga takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braga blocks a jab.
Obuch scores with a hook to the body. Braga takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Horrible takedown by Braga or perhaps it was just good defense by Obuch which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Braga. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga takes one on the button.
Braga gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Obuch lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Antonio Braga's cut is getting worse.
Braga has a takedown stuffed.
Braga moves out of range of the strikes.
Obuch throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obuch connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Braga will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Obuch lands a big right hand that sends Braga crashing to the mat! Obuch stays standing though and waves Braga back to his feet!

Braga is rocked!

Antonio Braga's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Obuch sprawls well. Obuch wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Braga gets slowly back to his feet.
Oh Braga is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Obuch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Braga seems to have got his legs back now.
Obuch fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Braga checks it well.
Braga shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Obuch as he jumps to the side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Obuch.
Braga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Obuch misses the jab.
Braga shoots in and drives through. Obuch sprawls well.
Obuch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gerwazy Obuch seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga fails with a takedown attempt.
Obuch lunges at Braga with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Braga's hand.
Obuch misses with an attempted mid kick.
Obuch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Braga at a distance.
A cross from Obuch lands.
Braga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Braga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obuch.
Obuch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Obuch lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

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!
Obuch throws a chopping leg kick but Braga manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Obuch misses with a wild body shot.
Obuch lands a jab to Braga's midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Obuch misses with a low kick.
Obuch throws a poor cross that misses

and Braga counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Obuch's guard now.
Obuch wants to sweep here but Braga controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Braga postures up.
Braga looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerwazy Obuch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Antonio Braga's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Braga closes the distance and clinches up with Obuch, looking for a takedown. Braga pushes Obuch against the cage but Obuch circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Braga shoots in for a takedown but Obuch shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Braga.
Braga tries to advance to mount but Obuch denies him.
Obuch is trying to get back to half guard.
The ground and pound from Braga seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Braga is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Obuch has escaped the position, nice work there.
Obuch is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obuch wants to control but Braga postures up.
Obuch parries the strikes from Braga easily there. Braga is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Obuch to escape.
Braga working away.
Obuch tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Braga throws a strike aimed at the side of Obuch's head but Obuch avoids it well.
The ground and pound from Braga seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Obuch defending against the ground and pound.

Braga is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Obuch has escaped the position, nice work there.
Obuch is trying to control Braga's posture but Braga avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga cracks Obuch with a big right hand but Obuch just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Braga creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Obuch sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
You can see the frustration on Obuch's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Obuch is looking to reverse the position.
Braga looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Obuch is avoiding damage well.
Braga misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Braga working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obuch can't do much from the bottom here.
Obuch sneaks back into half guard.
Obuch is controlling Braga's trapped leg to prevent Braga from advancing to side control.
Obuch has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Braga is working away from the top position though.
Braga 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.
Braga sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Obuch defending well though.
Obuch looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obuch trying to control here.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Gerwazy Obuch hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Obuch misses with a wild body shot.
Obuch lands with a good body shot.
Braga dives in and grabs Obuch's left leg, looking for a takedown. Obuch pushes down on Braga's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Braga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Obuch throws a front kick aimed at Braga's knee but Braga avoids it well.
Obuch misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obuch connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Braga momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braga shoots and misses
and Obuch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gerwazy Obuch.
I think Obuch has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerwazy Obuch!
A relieved looking Gerwazy Obuch thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.