PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Brandon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akihiro Shirasu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon comes to the cage accompanied by Life Is Beautiful. Junior Brandon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Akihiro Shirasu's chin.

Brandon
vs
Shirasu

178 cm
30
215 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

190 cm
35
216 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Junior Brandon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akihiro Shirasu!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shirasu tries to clinch but Brandon is having none of it.

Brandon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Shirasu trying to strike off his back.
Brandon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Brandon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

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!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Shirasu's face as Brandon controls the position.
Shirasu wants to control but Brandon postures up.
Brandon is looking to take a break and control but Shirasu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brandon tries for a kimura but Shirasu is defending well.
Brandon trying to control the action but Shirasu is working from the bottom.

Brandon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Shirasu is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Brandon has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brandon throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Brandon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Shirasu is trying to get back to half guard.
Shirasu defending against the ground and pound.
Brandon wants to control but Shirasu is keeping him busy.

Brandon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Brandon is looking to take a break and control but Shirasu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon in side control, throwing shots but Shirasu defends.
Brandon wants to stand but Shirasu is controlling his arm.

Brandon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Brandon trying to control the position but Shirasu is working away.
Brandon scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Shirasu to see if he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brandon working the body and head with strikes.

Brandon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Shirasu is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Brandon is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Shirasu is trying to escape and Brandon transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Shirasu is forced to tap! Nice work there by Brandon! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Junior Brandon!
An out of breath and clearly excited Junior Brandon thanked Zombie Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).