PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jatlier Smokeleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Bracha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Smokeleaf
vs
Bracha

185 cm
30
183 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

180 cm
31
181 lbs
23 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jatlier Smokeleaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eli Bracha!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bracha is looking to land body kicks.
Smokeleaf feints and then cracks Bracha's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bracha down.
Smokeleaf throws a sloppy head kick and Bracha moves out of range easily.
Smokeleaf connects with a crisp jab.
Bracha with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smokeleaf to score with a decent uppercut.
Smokeleaf wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bracha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bracha defending well as Smokeleaf loads up on a big left hand.
Smokeleaf throws a head kick that misses.
Smokeleaf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smokeleaf throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bracha.
Smokeleaf misses with a low kick.
Bracha looks to throw a body kick
and Smokeleaf counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smokeleaf misses the shot to the body.
Bracha turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bracha throws a wild body kick that Smokeleaf sees coming a mile off.

Smokeleaf takes the fight into the clinch.
Smokeleaf trying to stall but Bracha improves his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Bracha misses with the head strike.
Bracha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Smokeleaf fails to land.
Smokeleaf stalling in the clinch but Bracha improves position.
Smokeleaf blocking some punches.
Bracha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smokeleaf is defending well for now.
Bracha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smokeleaf lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bracha backwards.
Smokeleaf misses with a punch on the inside.
Smokeleaf blocks a body shot from Bracha.
Smokeleaf blocks an uppercut.
Bracha blocks an uppercut.
Smokeleaf struggles to land a body shot inside as Bracha controls his hands.
Bracha tries a body shot but Smokeleaf blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf tries to throw a body punch but Bracha avoids it by throwing Smokeleaf back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bracha misses with a punch on the inside.
Bracha lands a hook that snaps the head of Smokeleaf backwards.
Bracha scores with a shot to the side of Smokeleaf's head.
Smokeleaf is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smokeleaf misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Smokeleaf as the two fighters clinch.
Bracha tries a body shot but Smokeleaf blocks it.
Bracha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bracha stalling against the cage.
Bracha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smokeleaf has a couple of punches blocked by Bracha.
Smokeleaf blocks a body shot from Bracha.
Bracha tries to throw a body punch but Smokeleaf avoids it by throwing Bracha back against the cage.
Bracha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smokeleaf avoids it.
Bracha has a couple of punches blocked by Smokeleaf.
A left hand lands to the body for Bracha.
Bracha blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smokeleaf blocks an elbow strike.
Bracha prevents a body shot from Smokeleaf.
Bracha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smokeleaf stalls.
Smokeleaf working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bracha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smokeleaf misses with a punch on the inside.
Smokeleaf looking to stall.
Smokeleaf lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bracha misses with a punch to the body.
Smokeleaf lands a shot to the body.
Bracha misses with some punches.
Bracha misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bracha.
Bracha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bracha letting Smokeleaf take a breather here.
Bracha struggles to land a body shot inside as Smokeleaf controls his hands.
Bracha tries a body shot but Smokeleaf blocks it.
Bracha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf swings wildly with an uppercut but Bracha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smokeleaf prevents a body shot from Bracha.
Smokeleaf lands a nice shot to the body.
Smokeleaf scores with a shot to the side of Bracha's head.
Smokeleaf lands with a short shot to the head.
Bracha is working Smokeleaf over against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Smokeleaf breaks from the clinch.
A good leg kick by Bracha.
Bracha throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bracha feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smokeleaf's calf.
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 Jatlier Smokeleaf will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bracha takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bracha tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smokeleaf is able to avoid easily.
Smokeleaf misses the shot to the body.
Smokeleaf throws out a leg kick but Bracha moves out of range and Smokeleaf only half commits.
Smokeleaf thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smokeleaf dips to his left and cracks Bracha with an uppercut!
Bracha moves into range and connects with a jab.

It looks like Jatlier Smokeleaf has been cut.
Bracha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bracha throws a head kick that misses.
Bracha throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smokeleaf counters with an outside leg kick.
Bracha throws a body kick that misses

so Smokeleaf counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Smokeleaf content to stall in guard here.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Bracha manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bracha lands with a right to the head.
Smokeleaf struggles to land a body shot inside as Bracha controls his hands.
Bracha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jatlier Smokeleaf has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smokeleaf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Smokeleaf scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smokeleaf is looking to control Bracha's arms but Bracha gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smokeleaf has his back to the cage.
Bracha tries a body shot but Smokeleaf blocks it.
Smokeleaf trying to control the position but instead, Bracha has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smokeleaf into the cage.
Bracha tries a knee to the head but Smokeleaf blocks it.
Bracha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smokeleaf blocking some punches.
Smokeleaf makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bracha can't find room to land a body shot as Smokeleaf controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bracha.
Smokeleaf is stalling here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf avoiding damage as Bracha throws knees to the body.
Smokeleaf throws a punch but it's blocked by Bracha.
Bracha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smokeleaf's defenses.
A hook to the body from Smokeleaf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bracha misses with a body punch.
Smokeleaf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bracha's elbow.
Bracha tries a body shot but Smokeleaf blocks it.
Smokeleaf struggles to land a body shot inside as Bracha controls his hands.
Bracha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bracha is trying to stall.
Bracha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bracha blocks an uppercut.
Bracha tries to throw a body punch but Smokeleaf avoids it by throwing Bracha back against the cage.
Smokeleaf blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bracha looking to throw knees to the head but Smokeleaf is blocking nicely.
Bracha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smokeleaf avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Smokeleaf fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smokeleaf is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bracha comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smokeleaf tries a body shot but Bracha blocks it.
Smokeleaf working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Bracha.
Bracha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smokeleaf backwards.
Smokeleaf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smokeleaf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bracha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smokeleaf looking to slow down the pace here.
Smokeleaf lands a right hand.
A short right from Smokeleaf on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf misses with some punches.
Smokeleaf blocks an uppercut.
Bracha gets through Smokeleaf's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bracha misses with a body punch.
Bracha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smokeleaf's defenses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bracha.
Bracha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bracha lands a good knee to the midsection. Smokeleaf won't want to take too many of those.
Bracha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Bracha.
Smokeleaf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bracha is pushing Smokeleaf up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bracha is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bracha lands a right hand.
Bracha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eli Bracha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jatlier Smokeleaf's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bracha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smokeleaf takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Smokeleaf avoids the head kick by Bracha.
Bracha scores with a spinning back kick!
Bracha throws a body kick that misses
and Smokeleaf counters with a series of strikes. Bracha will be more careful next time no doubt.
A swing and a miss from Bracha.
Bracha lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bracha on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bracha walks into a jab.
Bracha misses with a hook to the body
and Smokeleaf counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smokeleaf blocks the body kick.
Bracha throws a hook to the side of Smokeleaf's head but Smokeleaf sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick lands from Smokeleaf.
Bracha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smokeleaf. That did some damage!
Bracha pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf cracks the inside of Bracha's front leg.
Smokeleaf will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Smokeleaf rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bracha counters with a good low kick that Smokeleaf was not able to check.
Bracha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jatlier Smokeleaf is winning the standup battle so far.
Bracha moves out of range of the body kick from Smokeleaf.
Bracha throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Smokeleaf's head.
Bracha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bracha lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bracha throws a head kick that misses.
Bracha fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smokeleaf is out of range.
Smokeleaf is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bracha throws a body kick that misses.
Bracha walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smokeleaf checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Both fighters circling a little - Smokeleaf finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bracha throws a wild body kick that Smokeleaf sees coming a mile off.
Bracha throws a head kick that misses.

That's two 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!
A good leg kick by Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf just misses with a punch to the body.
Bracha throws a head kick that misses.
Smokeleaf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smokeleaf delivers a nice body kick.
Smokeleaf thows a body shot but no joy.
Smokeleaf scoring well with a low kick there.
Bracha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smokeleaf. Smokeleaf obviously looking to wear him down.
Smokeleaf fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bracha looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smokeleaf scores with a nice head shot.
Bracha moves out of range of the body kick from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf avoids the head kick by Bracha.
Smokeleaf connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bracha. Bracha circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf blocks the body kick.
Smokeleaf misses with a body shot.
Smokeleaf lands with a good body shot.
Bracha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smokeleaf can pounce on him.
Bracha is looking to score with low kicks.
Smokeleaf just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Smokeleaf finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Smokeleaf looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smokeleaf lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bracha backs up against the cage.
Smokeleaf dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bracha. That did some damage!
Smokeleaf tries to land a front kick but Bracha steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bracha lands with a kick to the temple. Smokeleaf shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bracha takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smokeleaf moves out of range of the body kick from Bracha.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Smokeleaf finds it's target.

Smokeleaf closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bracha as Smokeleaf tries to tie him up.
Smokeleaf struggles to land a body shot inside as Bracha controls his hands.
Bracha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bracha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smokeleaf in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bracha scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Bracha.
A short left from Bracha.
Bracha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smokeleaf's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bracha struggles to land a body shot inside as Smokeleaf controls his hands.
Smokeleaf working aggressively here.
Bracha holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bracha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jatlier Smokeleaf.
I think Smokeleaf has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jatlier Smokeleaf!
Jatlier Smokeleaf was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.