PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Daxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Bravo
vs
Daxter

196 cm
24
273 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

214 cm
25
255 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddie Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Daxter!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Watson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bravo clinches.
Daxter tries to land knees in the clinch but Bravo avoids the damage to the body.
Bravo swings wildly with an uppercut but Daxter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bravo lands a nice uppercut.

It looks like Max Daxter has been cut.
Bravo has a couple of punches blocked by Daxter.
Bravo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bravo.
Daxter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bravo misses with some punches.
Bravo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daxter tries to land a knee to the head but Bravo blocks with his arms.
Bravo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bravo.
Bravo working aggressively here.
Bravo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daxter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bravo is keeping busy.
Bravo misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo misses with a punch on the inside.
Bravo misses with a punch on the inside.
Daxter blocking some punches.
Bravo lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Bravo.
Daxter tries to land a knee to the head but Bravo blocks with his arms.
Bravo lands an uppercut.
Bravo could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bravo blocking some punches.
Bravo swings wildly with an uppercut but Daxter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bravo swings wildly with an uppercut but Daxter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bravo working aggressively here.
Bravo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Daxter backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Eddie Bravo has been cut.
Bravo gets through Daxter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bravo fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daxter.
Daxter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bravo swings wildly with an uppercut but Daxter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daxter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daxter.
Bravo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bravo has a couple of punches blocked by Daxter.
Daxter taking a breather.
Bravo throws a punch but it's blocked by Daxter.
Bravo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daxter blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo lands with a right to the head.
Bravo lands with a light punch inside.
Daxter blocks an uppercut.
Bravo working aggressively here.
Daxter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daxter is trying to maintain a safe position but Bravo gets an underhook and turns Daxter into the cage.
Daxter misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daxter.
Bravo misses with a punch on the inside.
Bravo throws a punch but it's blocked by Daxter.
Daxter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Daxter blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daxter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daxter is trying to maintain a safe position but Bravo gets an underhook and turns Daxter into the cage.
Bravo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bravo misses with the head strike.
Bravo misses with some punches.
Bravo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bravo misses with the head strike.
Bravo throws a head punch that misses.
Daxter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bravo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bravo working aggressively here.
Daxter misses with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bravo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Daxter backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bravo has a couple of punches blocked by Daxter.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bravo.
Bravo pushes Daxter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Bravo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bravo instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bravo fails to land.
Bravo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bravo.
Bravo dodges an elbow strike from Daxter.
Daxter is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bravo working aggressively here.
Daxter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bravo lands a shoulder strike.
Bravo throws a head punch that misses.
Bravo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daxter.
Daxter lands a damaging elbow.
Bravo has a couple of punches blocked by Daxter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Bravo.
Daxter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bravo misses with the head strike.
Bravo lands with a light punch inside.
Bravo misses with a punch on the inside.
Bravo working aggressively here.
Daxter is pushing Bravo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bravo misses with the head strike.
Bravo managing to block the knees to the body from Daxter.
Bravo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bravo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Daxter backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Bravo fails to land.
Bravo swings wildly with an uppercut but Daxter uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo swings wildly with an uppercut but Daxter uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Bravo fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daxter.
Daxter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daxter has Bravo pressed against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bravo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daxter lands an elbow just above Bravo 's eye.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Daxter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bravo.
Bravo has a couple of punches blocked by Daxter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo misses with a punch on the inside.
Daxter misses with a knee to the head.
Bravo swings wildly with an uppercut but Daxter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bravo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daxter stalls.
Daxter misses with a knee to the head.
Bravo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bravo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bravo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bravo.
Daxter blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daxter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daxter looking to stall.
Bravo misses with some punches.
Daxter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bravo lands a shoulder strike.
Daxter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bravo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Bravo fails to land.
A short uppercut from Bravo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daxter tries a knee to the head but Bravo blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daxter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daxter blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short uppercut from Bravo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Daxter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Bravo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Daxter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eddie Bravo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daxter wants to clinch
and Bravo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Danga de danga de dang - Bravo scores with a four punch combination!

Bravo drops Daxter with a beautiful combination! Daxter stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bravo is looking for the KO!

Daxter is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bravo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Daxter is still on wobbly legs! Can Bravo finish him?
Eddie Bravo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bravo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daxter seems to have recovered his senses.
Bravo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bravo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bravo has a couple of punches blocked by Daxter.
Bravo throws a head punch that misses.
Bravo lands with a light punch inside.
Bravo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bravo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Daxter stalling against the cage.
A short right from Bravo on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daxter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bravo has a couple of punches blocked by Daxter.
Daxter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daxter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bravo misses with some punches.
Daxter misses with a knee strike.
Daxter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bravo's face.
Daxter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daxter blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daxter blocks an uppercut.
Bravo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bravo misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bravo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daxter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bravo.
Bravo working aggressively here.
Bravo misses with a punch on the inside.
Bravo scores with a shoulder strike.
Bravo avoids a wild elbow strike from Daxter.
Daxter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bravo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bravo has a couple of punches blocked by Daxter.
Daxter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daxter.
Daxter looking to slow down the pace here.
Daxter looking to throw knees to the head but Bravo is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bravo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daxter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daxter taking a breather.
Bravo throws a punch but it's blocked by Daxter.
Nice elbow from Daxter.
Bravo lands a nice uppercut.
Daxter blocking some punches.
Daxter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bravo blocks it with crossed arms.
Daxter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bravo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bravo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Daxter backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daxter.
Bravo swings wildly with an uppercut but Daxter uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Bravo on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bravo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bravo swings wildly with an uppercut but Daxter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daxter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daxter tries a knee to the head but Bravo blocks it.
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!
Daxter looking to throw knees to the head but Bravo is blocking nicely.
Bravo throws a head punch that misses.
Bravo throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bravo misses with the head strike.
Daxter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bravo blocks it with crossed arms.
Max Daxter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daxter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bravo blocks it with crossed arms.
Eddie Bravo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Daxter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bravo's elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Bravo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bravo 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Bravo!