PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Fuchs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taz Brandon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuchs comes into the arena with Piano Concerto No. 21 blaring out of the sound system. Brandon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ace Of Spades. 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?

Fuchs
vs
Brandon

176 cm
19
162 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

165 cm
26
155 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arnold Fuchs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz Brandon!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuchs throws a lazy right hand but Brandon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Fuchs gets a double leg takedown into Brandon's guard.
Brandon is looking to stand up but Fuchs isn't so interested in that idea.
Brandon looking to control.

Brandon pushes Fuchs off and scrambles back to his feet.
Brandon moves out of range of the strikes.
Brandon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fuchs.
Fuchs definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice sprawl there from Fuchs as Brandon shoots in.

Brandon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Brandon grinds an elbow into Fuchs's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Brandon misses with the ground and pound.
Fuchs wants to get back to his feet but Brandon drags him back down.
Brandon just content to control the position.
Brandon working the head and body with strikes.
Fuchs is breathing heavily.
Brandon working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Brandon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brandon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Brandon tries to move into full mount but can't pass Fuchs's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brandon is trying to get an arm triangle but Fuchs is defending well.
Brandon staying calm.
Brandon wants to control but Fuchs is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Brandon wants to control but Fuchs is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Brandon staying calm.
Brandon tries to advance to mount but Fuchs instead regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandon tries to pass to full mount but Fuchs defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taz Brandon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Brandon feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fuchs wants to stand but Brandon is controlling the position.
Brandon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fuchs's head.
Brandon is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Brandon trying to control the position from guard on top but Fuchs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fuchs is keeping the position for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Taz Brandon.
Brandon fails with the takedown.
A shot to the body from Fuchs misses
and Brandon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brandon shoots in but no luck this time.

Brandon dives in and scores a takedown into Fuchs's guard.
We've been informed that Brandon has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Brandon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fuchs is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandon pushes down on Fuchs's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Brandon tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Brandon slips a nice elbow through Fuchs's hands, connecting with Fuchs's forehead.
Brandon wants to free his trapped foot but Fuchs is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Brandon in particular looking to stall.
Brandon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brandon takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Brandon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fuchs keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brandon prevents Fuchs from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon working the head and body with strikes.
Brandon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Fuchs is defending against the submission attempts here by Brandon.
Brandon tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Fuchs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brandon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fuchs knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fuchs has hold of Brandon's hands but Brandon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taz Brandon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A leg kick checked by Brandon.
Brandon cracks Fuchs with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fuchs swings widly with a right hand
and Brandon counters with a good low kick that Fuchs was not able to check.

Brandon closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fuchs did well to prevent Brandon getting side control.
It looks like Brandon is going to stand back up.
Fuchs has hold of Brandon's hands but Brandon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Brandon trying to mount his opponent but Fuchs defends it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brandon is stalling here. Fuchs is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Brandon seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Fuchs has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Fuchs with the ground and pound but Brandon regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon trying to control from the bottom.
Brandon manages to get to full guard.
Fuchs won't allow Brandon to get back to his feet.
Brandon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fuchs throwing strikes from guard but Brandon blocks nicely.
Arnold Fuchs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Brandon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fuchs stopping the sweep attempt from Brandon.
Brandon looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fuchs puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Brandon trying to control but Fuchs postures up.
Brandon is looking for a sweep. Fuchs is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuchs missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fuchs thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brandon is looking to improve his position.
Brandon gets full guard.
Fuchs preventing the sweep.
Fuchs lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brandon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fuchs.
Brandon wants to sweep here but Fuchs controlling him for the moment.
Fuchs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon looking for a sweep. Not yet Brandon, not yet.
Fuchs throwing strikes but missing.

Brandon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fuchs defends it easily.
Fuchs won't allow Brandon to get back to his feet.
Fuchs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fuchs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuchs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brandon trying to keep a closed guard but Fuchs is proving a slippery customer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taz Brandon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brandon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taz Brandon!
Taz Brandon thanked the fans post fight for their support.