PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Braganca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Hymen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Braganca
vs
Hymen

178 cm
18
164 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Plays chess

Organic Peak Performance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Braganca!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buster Hymen!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braganca fails with a takedown attempt.
Hymen looks to land a left hand but Braganca moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Hymen misses the target.
Hymen catches Braganca with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Braganca is rocked!

It looks like Gabriel Braganca has been cut.
Hymen stuffs the takedown attempt from Braganca. Braganca gets slowly back to his feet.
Oh Braganca is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Braganca shoots in for a double leg but Hymen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Braganca seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Braganca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Braganca shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hymen as he avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Hymen. No joy for Braganca on that attempt.
Braganca slips a jab and a cross from Hymen.

Braganca 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.

Braganca is looking for a kimura here.
Hymen tries to kick Braganca off but Braganca keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Braganca is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hymen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Braganca.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hymen has one foot on Braganca's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Braganca wants to clinch up but Hymen keeps it at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Braganca tries to pull guard but Hymen won't allow it.
Hymen tries to break the clinch but Braganca is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Braganca decides to pull guard.

Braganca looking for a guillotine here but Hymen defends easily.
Braganca has a closed guard, preventing Hymen from standing up.

Hymen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hymen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A head kick misses from Hymen.
Braganca fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hymen throws a series of punches but Braganca moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Braganca shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Braganca was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Braganca has control of Hymen's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hymen regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Braganca is breathing heavily.

Hymen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Braganca.
Braganca seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Hymen is holding on tight.
Hymen trying desperately to get to his feet.

Braganca is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hymen is surviving well by controlling Braganca's body position as best he can.
Hymen working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hymen is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Hymen working to try and regain half guard.
Hymen prevents Braganca from taking his back.
Hymen is trying to escape the mount.
Braganca trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Braganca jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hymen manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Braganca tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Braganca has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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 Gabriel Braganca will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Braganca's cut.
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.

Hymen scores with a three punch combo!
Braganca has a takedown stuffed.
Hymen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Braganca looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Braganca fails with a takedown attempt.
A big left from Hymen misses.
Gabriel Braganca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hymen tries a head kick but it misses.
Braganca fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Braganca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Braganca shoots in for a double leg but Hymen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hymen misses with a few strikes there.
No luck for Braganca with that takedown attempt.
Braganca dodges the punch combination from Hymen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Braganca fails to land the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Hymen. No joy for Braganca on that attempt.
Hymen scores with a hook to the body. Braganca takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hymen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Braganca misses with a takedown attempt - Hymen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Braganca dodges the punch combination from Hymen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hymen tries to close the distance and clinch but Braganca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Hymen does no damage.
Braganca shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hymen as he jumps to the side.
Braganca has a takedown stuffed.
Hymen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gabriel Braganca is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hymen tries to clinch but Braganca moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hymen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Braganca throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hymen's waist but Hymen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Braganca off to one side.

Hymen gets caught flat footed, as Braganca shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Hymen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Braganca passes into half guard.
Braganca passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hymen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hymen really wants to buck Braganca off and get back to his feet.
Braganca blocks Hymen's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buster Hymen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Braganca'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.

Hymen stuffs the takedown.
Braganca closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hymen circles away.
Braganca will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Braganca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Braganca shoots in and drives through. Hymen sprawls well.
Hymen lands with an overhand left.
Hymen misses with the combination.
Braganca shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Braganca misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hymen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braganca shoots in looking for a takedown. Hymen tries to sprawl out of it but Braganca keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hymen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hymen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hymen catches Braganca napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Braganca to the canvas!
Hymen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hymen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Hymen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Braganca working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hymen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hymen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Hymen stands up from Braganca's guard - Hymen perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braganca has a takedown stuffed.
Braganca shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Braganca misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hymen misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hymen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Braganca shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hymen pinned against the cage. Hymen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice sprawl there from Hymen as Braganca shoots in.
Braganca fails with a takedown attempt.
Braganca has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hymen finds it's way round the side to connect with Braganca's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braganca shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hymen but Hymen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hymen looks to score with a jab to the body but Braganca is just out of range.
Braganca shoots for a double leg takedown but Hymen sprawls well. He's pushed Braganca's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Braganca closes the distance and clinches up with Hymen, looking for a takedown. Braganca pushes Hymen against the cage but Hymen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hymen looks to land a combination but Braganca avoids it well.
Braganca shoots for a double leg takedown but Hymen sprawls well. He's pushed Braganca's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Braganca avoids the head kick by Hymen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buster Hymen really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Braganca's cut.
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.

Hymen looks to land a right hand but Braganca moved out of range.
Braganca shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Braganca shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hymen pinned against the cage. Hymen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hymen misses the jab.
Braganca takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hymen tries to bum rush Braganca with a series of wild strikes but Braganca uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Braganca.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Braganca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hymen throws an overhand right that lands on Braganca's shoulder, as Braganca tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Hymen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Braganca throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hymen's waist but Hymen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Braganca off to one side.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hymen misses with a looping left.
Braganca shoots for a takedown but Hymen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Braganca looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hymen is fending him off so far but Braganca persists. Nope, Hymen circles away and we're back to standing.

Hymen moves into range and clinches up with Braganca.
Braganca is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hymen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hymen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hymen is pressed up against the cage. Braganca has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hymen down to the mat. Hymen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hymen works the jab nicely.
Braganca misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Braganca shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hymen as he jumps to the side.
Braganca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hymen misses with a wild combination.
Braganca fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braganca shoots for a takedown but Hymen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Braganca darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Hymen is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Braganca pulls his head out easily.
Braganca has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Braganca wants to finish this one by submission but Hymen is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Braganca.

Braganca looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braganca won't let Hymen get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hymen wants to control but Braganca is having none of it.

Braganca has hold of Hymen's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hymen manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Hymen has given up his back.
Braganca has the hooks in. Hymen is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Buster Hymen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Braganca's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Braganca shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hymen pinned against the cage. Hymen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hymen misses with an uppercut. Braganca saw that one coming.

Braganca shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Hymen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hymen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hymen keeping full guard, as Braganca tries to pass.

Braganca drops back looking for a leg! Hymen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hymen manages to kick Braganca off! Braganca jumps back into Hymen's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braganca wants to pass the guard but Hymen is keeping the position.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hymen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Braganca!
Braganca sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Braganca works his way to full guard. Good work.
Braganca manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hymen manages to get himself to full guard.
Braganca passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hymen is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hymen tries to escape but Braganca is in control.
Braganca working away.

Braganca tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Braganca has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hymen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Braganca asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hymen manages to get back to half guard.
Hymen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Braganca's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Braganca's back!
Braganca is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Hymen is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Braganca knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Braganca for a finish.
Gabriel Braganca overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Hymen is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Braganca defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Hymen's arms.
Hymen lands strikes to the head.
Hymen scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Braganca is looking for a way out.
Braganca rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Hymen works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hymen looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Braganca covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buster Hymen!
Buster Hymen is the new lightweight champion!