PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Strike Hearth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandao has chosen beast as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Hearth
vs
Brandao

160 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
32
144 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Strike Hearth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Brandao!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hearth manages to avoid it.
Brandao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hearth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hearth ducks under a wild hook from Brandao.
Hearth moves out of range as Brandao strikes.
Hearth slips a jab and a cross from Brandao.
Hearth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hearth fails with a takedown attempt.
Hearth moves away from the strike by Brandao.
Brandao stuffs the takedown.
Brandao 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.
Brandao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brandao lands with a nice body punch.
Brandao looks to throw the jab but Hearth is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Hearth 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Brandao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brandao thuds his right hand into Hearth's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hearth misses with a looping left.
Hearth misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Brandao. Those never looked like landing.
Brandao misses the jab.
Brandao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Hearth shoots in and bounces Brandao off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Brandao has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Hearth should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Brandao has tightened it up now! Hearth should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Diego Brandao!
Diego Brandao got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'