PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Badass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damion Brandon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Badass comes to the ring accompanied by Two Tub Man. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Badass
vs
Brandon

176 cm
23
166 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
21
165 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Badass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Damion Brandon!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandon throws a right hand that Badass ducks under and follows up with a left that Badass also avoids with ease.
Badass cracks Brandon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Badass tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Damion Brandon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badass jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brandon scores with a jab. Badass acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brandon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Badass checks it well.
Badass fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brandon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice takedown defense from Brandon. No joy for Badass on that attempt.
Brandon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brandon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass slips a jab and a cross from Brandon.
Brandon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brandon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Badass. That did some damage!
Brandon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brandon.

Badass scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Badass is breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes there by Badass.

Badass tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Badass has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Brandon pushes Badass away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Badass gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass trying to control the position but Brandon is working away.

Brandon bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Badass shoots in for a double leg but Brandon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Badass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Badass looks to land a left hand but Brandon moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Brandon.
Brandon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Badass avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brandon feints and then cracks Badass's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Badass down.
Brandon tests Badass's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good shot there by Brandon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon throws a low kick, looking for Badass's leg but Badass calmly moves out of range.
Brandon throws a right hand that Badass ducks under and follows up with a left that Badass also avoids with ease.
Badass misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brandon.
Badass throws a lazy right hand but Brandon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Badass throws a body punch but Brandon moves out of range.
Brandon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Badass showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brandon.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brandon looks to land a combination but Badass avoids it well.

Badass scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Badass thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Badass is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Badass is looking to advance position but Brandon won't allow it.
Badass stops Brandon from getting back to his feet.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Badass is trying to control the action in half guard but Brandon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brandon is looking to escape.
Badass wants to pass to mount but Brandon is defending the position.

Badass seems to be working for a kimura but Brandon defends the submission attempt.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Badass on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brandon. Brandon obviously looking to wear him down.
Brandon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Badass misses with a body shot
and Brandon counters with a two punch combo.
Brandon throws a combination. Badass tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brandon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Badass moves out of range of the leg kick from Brandon.
Brandon throws a combination. Badass tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Brandon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Brandon throws a right hand that Badass ducks under and follows up with a left that Badass also avoids with ease.
Good leg kick by Brandon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Badass avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Badass slips a jab and a cross from Brandon.
Brandon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brandon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Badass takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Badass is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Badass takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brandon lands a nice looking body shot.
Brandon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brandon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Badass's head.
Nice sprawl there from Brandon as Badass shoots in.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Brandon does no damage.
Brandon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damion Brandon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Badass avoids a punch combination nicely.
Badass misses with a double jab
and Brandon counters with a one-two to the body.
Brandon throws a low kick but Badass avoids it.
Brandon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brandon.
Badass throws the left hand but Brandon avoids the punch easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brandon scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon connects with a solid leg kick.
Brandon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brandon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brandon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Brandon misses with a series of wild punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Brandon scores with a four punch combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass tries to clinch but Brandon is having none of it.
Brandon lands a head shot.
A combination from Brandon does no damage.
Brandon misses with a two punch combination.
Damion Brandon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brandon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brandon misses with a low kick.
Brandon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice body kick from Brandon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brandon slips under a jab from Badass.
Brandon keeps the fight on the outside.
Badass moves away from the strike by Brandon.
A slow jab from Badass misses its intended target.
Brandon connects with the punch.
Badass checks a low kick from Brandon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Badass bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Badass just content to control the position.
Brandon is trying to buck Badass off.

Brandon throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Badass checks a low kick from Brandon.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brandon misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Badass looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brandon stalks Badass and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Badass's face. Badass staggers backwards, shaken.
Brandon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brandon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brandon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brandon misses with a low kick.
Brandon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brandon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Badass.
Brandon throws a combination. Badass tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Brandon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Badass is out of range and Brandon settles back down.
Badass looks to land a right hand but Brandon moved out of range.
Brandon throws a left and a right that both miss

and Badass counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Badass wants to control from the top but Brandon keeps moving.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Badass drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Brandon manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Badass has Brandon in his guard.
Badass lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Brandon!
Badass throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

Badass goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Brandon is on top in guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Badass working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brandon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brandon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brandon trying to stand up but can't free himself from Badass's guard.
Brandon is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Badass has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Brandon is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Badass.
You can see the frustration on Badass's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Billy Badass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Brandon decides to stand back up. Brandon steps back and let's Badass get back to his feet.
Brandon misses with a double jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Badass blocks the leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damion Brandon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brandon 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge William Gold scores the fight for Damion Brandon!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Damion Brandon!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Damion Brandon!

Damion Brandon wins by unanimous decision!