PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dex Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandao comes to the cage accompanied by Pharell Williams - Happy. Brandao has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Dex Green is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Brandao
vs
Green

208 cm
18
290 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

214 cm
23
299 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Atlantis

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Urijah Brandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dex Green!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Green is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brandao doesn't manage to clinch there - Green circles away.

Brandao clinches.

Brandao manages to pull guard.
Green being controlled here momentarily.
Green must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Brandao is breathing heavily.

Brandao pushes Green off and gets back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Brandao. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green shoots in and drives through. Brandao sprawls well.
A cross from Green lands.

Urijah Brandao's cut is getting worse.
Green fails in his attempt to clinch.
Green fails with a takedown attempt.
Brandao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Brandao.
Green scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brandao scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Green fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brandao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brandao is trying hard to land a takedown here. Green sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Green fails with a takedown attempt.
Urijah Brandao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dex Green.

Brandao drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandao working the ground and pound from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Brandao.

Brandao decides to stand up, so the ref orders Green to his feet.
No luck for Brandao with that takedown attempt.

Brandao moves into the clinch.
Green stalls.
Green can't find room to land a body shot as Brandao controls the action.

Brandao has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Green uses from the top position.
Green really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brandao. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao looking to control.
Brandao working a defensive guard but Green passes into half guard.
Brandao punching from the bottom.

Green is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Brandao makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brandao.
Brandao has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Green wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Brandao.
Brandao with good strikes from the mount here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brandao misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Brandao looking to control but Green is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Green blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Urijah Brandao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Urijah Brandao'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.

Nice sprawl there from Brandao as Green shoots in.
Brandao tries for a takedown but Green circles away easily
and Green counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Brandao shoots in but no luck this time.
Green is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brandao throws a right hand that Green ducks under and follows up with a left that Green also avoids with ease.
Brandao keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Urijah Brandao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Green is looking to clinch.
Brandao throws a series of punches but Green avoids them all with ease.
Brandao doesn't manage to clinch there - Green circles away.
Green shoots in and drives through. Brandao sprawls well.
Urijah Brandao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dex Green.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Brandao darts in and clinches Green up against the cage.
Brandao stalling the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green blocks a body shot from Brandao.
Green is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brandao to keep the fight standing.
Green is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brandao to keep the fight standing.
Brandao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brandao tries to pull guard but Green won't allow it.

Brandao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Green looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brandao fails in his attempt to clinch.

Brandao rushes Green and presses him up against the cage.
Green landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Brandao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brandao throws a leg kick
and Green counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brandao's knee momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao tries to clinch there but Green circles away.
Brandao shoots for a double leg takedown but Green sprawls well. He's pushed Brandao's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Green tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brandao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Green pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Brandao closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Brandao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Green drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brandao is pulling down on Green's head to control his posture.

Brandao has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Green has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Green breaks from the clinch.
Brandao shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Green defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brandao.
Green fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brandao tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Green defends well and Brandao ends up having to push Green into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Brandao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Green is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brandao prevents a takedown attempt there.

Brandao manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao throws a combination that misses
and Green finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Green prevents Brandao from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Green has Brandao pressed against the cage, preventing Brandao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Come on Brandao - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Green fails to pull the fight into his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brandao's efforts to push away.
Brandao is trying to force a seperation but Green has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Urijah Brandao dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Urijah Brandao's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Brandao throws a combination that misses
and Green counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Brandao moves in looking to clinch but Green pushes him off.

Green clinches up with Brandao and pushes him back against the cage.
Brandao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Green has him pressed against the cage.
Green tries for a takedown. No joy.
Green keeps control of Brandao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Brandao breaks from the clinch.

Brandao clinches.
Still in the clinch, Green scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brandao fails to pull the fight into his guard.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Green.

Green breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brandao lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Brandao closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao stops a takedown attempt from Green.
A frustrated look appears on Brandao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Green is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brandao gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Urijah Brandao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dex Green.
Brandao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Brandao manages to break the clinch.
Urijah Brandao is winning the standup battle so far.
Brandao shoots for a double leg takedown but Green sprawls well. He's pushed Brandao's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Green shoots in but no luck this time.
Green has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Brandao wants to clinch.
Green lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brandao takes a step back to recover.
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Brandao.

Brandao clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Green pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Brandao gets the takedown into side control.

Brandao wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Green, who protects the arm well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Brandao looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Green managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Brandao.
Brandao tries to advance to mount but Green denies him.
Green struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao slows the pace down.
Brandao fails to land a wild elbow strike.
You can see the frustration on Green's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Brandao is working to tighten his grip on Green's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Green has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Brandao is really squeezing tight and eventually Green passes out! Brandao breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Urijah Brandao!
An out of breath Urijah Brandao thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.