PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Avery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evandro Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandao has chosen Tool - Forty Six & 2 as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Marcus Avery has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Marcus Avery seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Avery
vs
Brandao

198 cm
23
275 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

192 cm
22
265 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Great wrestler
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Avery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evandro Brandao!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Avery throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brandao throws a leg kick that misses.
Brandao throws a hook but Avery avoids it easily.
Brandao misses the shot to the body.
Avery goes for a double leg but Brandao avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Brandao continues to drive forward.
Brandao is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Avery gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Avery taking a breather.
Brandao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Avery avoids it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brandao lands a body punch in the clinch.
Avery displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brandao up against the cage.
Avery utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brandao looking to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brandao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avery misses with a punch to the body.
Avery digs a right hand underneath Brandao's ribcage. Brandao let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brandao throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Avery tries a body shot but Brandao blocks it.
Brandao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Avery blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Avery landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brandao misses with a body punch.
Brandao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Avery's elbow.
Avery blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Avery tries for a takedown. No joy.
Avery landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brandao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brandao prevents a body shot from Avery.
Avery misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Avery throws a knee to the head but misses.
Avery softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Avery tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brandao's elbow.
Avery pushes Brandao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Avery creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Avery blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Brandao.
Brandao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brandao prevents a body shot from Avery.
Brandao scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Avery.
Avery controlling the action here for a moment.
Avery tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Avery tries to land a knee to the head but Brandao blocks with his arms.
Brandao blocks an uppercut.
Brandao lands a nice uppercut.
Brandao has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Avery seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Brandao can turn it around.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao tries a body shot but Avery blocks it.
Brandao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Avery lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brandao backwards.
Brandao misses with an elbow strike.
Avery tries to throw a body punch but Brandao avoids it by throwing Avery back against the cage.
Avery tries to throw a body punch but Brandao avoids it by throwing Avery back against the cage.
Brandao throws a punch but it's blocked by Avery.
Avery digs a right hand into Brandao's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brandao's gas tank.
Avery landing knees to the head.
Avery doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Avery avoids the elbow strike from Brandao, against the cage.
Avery lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandao managing to block the knees to the body from Avery.
Avery trying to control the position but instead, Brandao has worked for underhooks and has pushed Avery into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Avery misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avery lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Avery.
Avery landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brandao looks winded!
Avery lands a body punch in the clinch.
Avery stalling.
Avery lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brandao.
Avery lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brandao backwards.
Avery lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Avery misses with a punch to the body.
Brandao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brandao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Avery doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brandao tries for a takedown. No joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Avery stalling against the cage.
Avery misses with a body punch.
Avery lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Avery dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Avery scores with a leg kick.
Avery connects with a solid leg kick.
Avery goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Avery lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Brandao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marcus Avery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brandao throws a low kick but it's checked well by Avery.
Avery ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Avery moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Brandao. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brandao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Avery finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Avery throws a sloppy head kick and Brandao moves out of range easily.
Avery connects with a looping right hand.
Avery is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brandao can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avery slips a jab from Brandao.
Brandao avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Avery scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Avery throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Brandao wants to control but Avery postures up.
Sloppy strikes there by Avery.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Avery cracks Brandao with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Avery working away.
Brandao managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Avery.
Avery is putting a hurting on Brandao here, landing some big shots from side control.
Avery remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avery working away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Avery taking a breather here.
Avery has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Avery in side control, throwing shots but Brandao defends.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao is trying to control Avery's posture but Avery avoids it.
Avery lands a few punches from side control.
Avery has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Brandao regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Brandao is defending against the submission attempts here by Avery.

Brandao looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avery not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brandao is refusing to be controlled, as Avery sits in half guard.

Avery is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brandao is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Avery dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Brandao misses with a low kick as Avery jumps back.
Brandao misses with a looping right.
Brandao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Avery darts in and clinches Brandao up against the cage.
Avery working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Avery trying to control the position but instead, Brandao has worked for underhooks and has pushed Avery into the cage.
Avery lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brandao jumps guard but Avery turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Avery is leaning against Brandao and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avery taking a breather.
Avery using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Avery misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brandao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avery effectively controlling the action here.
Avery scores a nice knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Avery as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Avery misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Brandao fails to land.
Brandao avoiding damage as Avery throws knees to the body.
Avery avoiding damage.
Brandao creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Avery's defenses.
Avery misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brandao lands with a right to the head.
Avery tries to stall but Brandao uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Avery avoids a wild elbow strike from Brandao.
Avery lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brandao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Avery putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brandao in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao being controlled against the cage.
Avery connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brandao's face.
Avery pushes Brandao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brandao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Avery avoiding damage.
Brandao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brandao misses with a body punch.
Avery goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Avery stalling the fight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Avery prevents a takedown attempt there.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Brandao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avery's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Avery misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brandao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Avery swings wildly with an uppercut but Brandao uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Avery.
Avery tries a body shot but Brandao blocks it.
Brandao throws an elbow but it misses.
Avery tries to stall but Brandao uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brandao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Avery using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Avery pushes Brandao back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Avery lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brandao backwards.
Evandro Brandao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcus Avery has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avery pressing his opponent against the cage.
Avery makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Avery drags the fight down to the ground.

Avery is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Avery working a defensive guard here.
Brandao won't allow Avery to sweep him here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Avery looking to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Avery holds on and takes a little breather.

Avery is looking for a triangle here but Brandao uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Avery showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Avery has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Avery!
Marcus Avery looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I am Back baby ,I can't be beat, I won't be beat, had a great camp, thanks to Taco and the boys, Steel and all my fans. I know everyone in the UK was watching me kick some ass. It doesn't stop here, I'm gonna be pound for pound number one, Steel and Assasi know it, I'm hung too!'.