PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Conor Brazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hai Howru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brazier comes to the cage accompanied by #Swag. Conor Brazier has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brazier
vs
Howru

176 cm
25
144 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

168 cm
25
142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Conor Brazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hai Howru!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brazier dives in for a single leg takedown but Howru sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Howru tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brazier avoids it.
Howru putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brazier in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Howru lands a good knee to the midsection. Brazier won't want to take too many of those.
Brazier definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Howru lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Howru lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brazier has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Howru is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Howru lands a nice knee to the body.
Howru lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Howru.
Brazier is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Brazier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howru lands an elbow just above Brazier 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howru gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brazier.
Howru lands an elbow that stopped Brazier in his tracks for a moment.
Howru stops a takedown attempt from Brazier.
Nice elbow from Howru.
Howru lands a damaging elbow.
Howru has Brazier pushed against the cage.
Howru lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Howru lands a good knee to the midsection. Brazier won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howru unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brazier lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brazier wants a takedown.
Brazier is breathing heavily.
Brazier drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Howru lands an elbow just above Brazier 's eye.
Howru prevents the takedown attempt.
Brazier takes an elbow to the forehead.

Howru breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brazier shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Howru as he avoids it easily.
Brazier fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Howru looks to land a combination but Brazier avoids it well.
Donk. Howru catches Brazier right on the button with a cross.
Horrible takedown attempt by Brazier or perhaps it was just good defense by Howru, which made it look bad.
Howru throws a lazy right hand but Brazier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brazier with a lazy takedown attempt
and Howru counters with a nice uppercut.

Brazier is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howru loads up on a big right hand but Brazier slips the punch.
Oh Brazier is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Howru lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Brazier falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hai Howru!