PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eli Bracha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braylon Beswicke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beswicke comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kick in the teeth kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bracha
vs
Beswicke

180 cm
31
181 lbs
23 - 13 - 0

186 cm
33
182 lbs
28 - 19 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eli Bracha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Braylon Beswicke!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beswicke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bracha moves away.
Beswicke looks to score with a jab to the body but Bracha is just out of range.
Beswicke avoids the head kick by Bracha.
Bracha looks to land a combination. Beswicke sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Braylon Beswicke has been cut.
Bracha tries a head kick but it misses.
Beswicke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bracha. Bracha obviously looking to wear him down.
Beswicke scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beswicke blocks a head kick by Bracha.
An inside leg kick lands from Bracha.
Beswicke keeps the fight on the outside.
Bracha misses with a body kick.
Beswicke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beswicke lands a nice shot that snaps Bracha's head back.
Beswicke scores with a decent looking hook.
Bracha misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bracha uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Beswicke has time to react.
Bracha throws a head kick that misses.
Bracha lands a nice looking body kick.
Bracha throws a sloppy head kick and Beswicke moves out of range easily.
Bracha throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bracha misses with a body kick.
Beswicke throws out a leg kick but Bracha moves out of range and Beswicke only half commits.
Beswicke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Beswicke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bracha lands with a nice body kick.
Beswicke lands with a shot to the body.
Bracha scores with a jab. Beswicke acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Bracha. That snapped Beswicke's head back.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bracha. Beswicke shrugs it off though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beswicke avoids a kick to the body.
Beswicke throws a jab but it's blocked by Bracha.
Beswicke scores with a leg kick.
Beswicke lands a jab to Bracha's midsection.
Beswicke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bracha attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Beswicke throws a head kick but Bracha moves out of range.
Bracha misses with a leg kick.
Beswicke misses with a head kick.
Beswicke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Beswicke looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Beswicke works the jab nicely.
Bracha blocks a head kick by Beswicke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bracha's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Beswicke connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bracha scrambles back to his feet.

Bracha has Beswicke up against the cage in a clinch.
Beswicke blocks an uppercut.
Beswicke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bracha backwards.
Bracha prevents Beswicke from breaking the clinch.
Bracha pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bracha is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Beswicke is keeping busy.
Bracha pushes Beswicke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beswicke misses with a body punch.
Bracha tries to throw a body punch but Beswicke avoids it by throwing Bracha back against the cage.
Beswicke lands a shoulder strike.
Bracha can't find room to land a body shot as Beswicke controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beswicke tries to stall but Bracha uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bracha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beswicke.

Beswicke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bracha drops his hands momentarily and Beswicke takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bracha throws a sloppy head kick and Beswicke moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Bracha.
Beswicke throws a wild body kick that Bracha sees coming a mile off.
Beswicke looks to score with a jab to the body but Bracha is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Bracha.
Beswicke scores with a sloppy right hand. Bracha should have avoided that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beswicke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bracha in his tracks.
Bracha misses with a body shot.
Beswicke throws a push kick but Bracha slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Braylon Beswicke will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Braylon Beswicke's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bracha steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Beswicke. That one must have hurt.
Bracha takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bracha scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bracha tries to land a front kick but Beswicke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Beswicke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bracha's sensitive parts.
Bracha staying out of range there.
Bracha tries a head kick but it misses.
Beswicke misses the shot to the body.
Beswicke moves out of range of the body kick.
Bracha throws a sloppy head kick
and Beswicke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bracha throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Some bone on bone action there as Beswicke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beswicke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bracha throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bracha lands the left hand.
Bracha moves out of range of the body kick from Beswicke.
Bracha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beswicke connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bracha's hands.
Bracha throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Beswicke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Beswicke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bracha takes one on the button.
Beswicke digs a good hook to Bracha's body.
Beswicke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beswicke scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beswicke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bracha. Bracha obviously looking to wear him down.
Beswicke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bracha moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bracha misses with a body kick.
Bracha scores with a spinning back kick!
Beswicke lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bracha will feel that in the morning.
Bracha throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Beswicke lands a nice shot to the body.
Beswicke connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bracha. Bracha circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Beswicke scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Beswicke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Beswicke lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beswicke.
Beswicke jabs Bracha to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Beswicke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beswicke throws a looping overhand right but Bracha ducks down to avoid it.
Bracha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bracha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bracha throws a head kick but Beswicke moves out of range.
A big left from Beswicke misses.
Beswicke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bracha gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Beswicke counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beswicke is looking to slow Bracha down with leg kicks.
Bracha takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Eli Bracha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beswicke's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bracha under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bracha throws a hook but Beswicke avoids it easily.
Beswicke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bracha.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beswicke connects with a solid leg kick.
Beswicke misses the shot to the body.
Beswicke has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bracha is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bracha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bracha pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bracha connects with a body shot that sends Beswicke's belly button to the back.
Bracha connects with a solid leg kick.
Bracha throws a sloppy body shot
and Beswicke counters with a stiff right hand.
Beswicke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bracha in his tracks.
Beswicke lands a slapping body shot.
Beswicke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid body kick from Beswicke.
A solid leg kick lands there for Beswicke.
Bracha misses with the body kick
and Beswicke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Braylon Beswicke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Braylon Beswicke's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Beswicke stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Beswicke blocks the body kick.
Bracha tries to clinch up but Beswicke circles away and keeps his distance.
An inside leg kick from Bracha misses.
Bracha throws a head kick that misses
and Beswicke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bracha gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Beswicke counters with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Bracha.
Nice body punch from Beswicke.
Beswicke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bracha takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Bracha is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bracha takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bracha throws a lazy head kick
and Beswicke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh Bracha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bracha bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Beswicke comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Bracha falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Bracha was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Braylon Beswicke!
Braylon Beswicke seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.