PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Galaxy Nexus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rubicon Brandy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nexus
vs
Brandy

182 cm
28
170 lbs
21 - 6 - 0

174 cm
31
152 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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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 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Galaxy Nexus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rubicon Brandy!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandy is looking to slow Nexus down with leg kicks.
Nexus throws a low kick but Brandy avoids it.
Brandy with the counter takedown but Nexus avoids it easily.
Nexus lands with an overhand left.
Nexus misses with a body shot.
Nexus jabs at Brandy's body.
Brandy thows a leg kick but Nexus checks it
and Nexus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brandy thinking.
Nexus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brandy moves away.
Nexus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nexus misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nexus. Brandy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brandy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandy feints and then cracks Nexus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nexus down.
Nexus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brandy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nexus throws out a loose jab but Brandy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nexus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brandy manages to avoid it.
Brandy with the counter takedown but Nexus avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandy drops his hands momentarily and Nexus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brandy scores with a nice body kick.
Nexus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nexus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brandy.
Brandy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brandy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nexus's sensitive parts.
Nexus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brandy manages to avoid it.
Nexus just misses with a punch to the body.
Nexus throws a nice looking combination but Brandy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nexus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brandy.
Brandy avoids the body shot from Nexus.
Nexus takes a swing at Brandy's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Nexus. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nexus slips under a jab from Brandy.
Brandy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nexus.
A good leg kick by Brandy.
Nexus throws a body punch but Brandy moves out of range.
A big right from Nexus misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nexus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brandy.
And Brandy tries to counter it with a takedown but Nexus pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Brandy stuns Nexus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nexus scores with a jab.
Nexus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brandy moves away from the strike by Nexus.
Nexus stuns Brandy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nexus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brandy was well out of range. Poor timing from Nexus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nexus checks a low kick from Brandy.
Brandy throws a shot from downtown. Nexus moves away and avoids it.
Nexus looks to land a combination but Brandy avoids it well.
Brandy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nexus takes a swing at Brandy's ribcage but misses.
Nice takedown defense from Nexus. No joy for Brandy on that attempt.
The fighters circling - Nexus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brandy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nexus takes a step back to recover.
Nexus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brandy.
Nexus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brandy.
Nexus steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brandy. That one must have hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nexus just misses with a punch to the body.
Nexus just misses with a punch to the body.
Brandy gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Nexus counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nexus catches Brandy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brandy slips a jab from Nexus.
Nexus throws a shot from downtown. Brandy moves away and avoids it.
Nexus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nexus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brandy.
A big right from Nexus misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nexus. Brandy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nexus blocks the body kick.
Nexus misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Galaxy Nexus dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nexus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Brandy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nexus 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.
Brandy is stalling in the full guard.
Nexus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brandy can do to turn this around?
Nexus trying to control the position here.
Brandy postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandy slips nicely into half guard.
Nexus wants to control but Brandy is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nexus is looking to control Brandy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nexus avoid being mounted?
Nexus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nexus is working hard here to advance position.
Brandy controlling the action here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nexus is holding on to half guard well.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nexus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nexus misses with a few strikes there.
Brandy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brandy throws a series of punches but Nexus avoids them all with ease.

Brandy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Brandy tries to move into full mount but can't pass Nexus's legs.
Nexus tries to improve position but can't.
Brandy is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Nexus's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nexus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brandy throws an elbow but Nexus slips to the side and avoids it well.
Brandy wants to control but Nexus is keeping him busy.
Nexus manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nexus preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nexus's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nexus manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brandy trying to control the position from guard on top but Nexus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nexus is trying to keep Brandy in close.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nexus fails with a takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A good leg kick by Brandy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rubicon Brandy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Brandy jabs Nexus right on the nose. Nexus blinks but takes it well.
Brandy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brandy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nexus slips under a jab from Brandy.
Brandy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nexus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nexus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nexus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nexus lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nexus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandy lands the left hand.
Nexus just misses with a punch to the body.
Nexus misses with a wild body shot.
Brandy lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Brandy - just one landing.
Nexus is looking to wear down Brandy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Brandy throws a jab but it's blocked by Nexus.
Nexus scores with a body shot.
Nexus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nexus misses with a looping left.
Nexus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And Brandy tries to counter it with a takedown but Nexus pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nexus just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nexus.
Nexus lands with an overhand left.
A shot to the liver by Brandy. Beautiful body shot.
Nexus digs a good hook to Brandy's body.
Brandy throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nexus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Brandy counters with a shoot takedown. Nexus fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brandy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nexus is keeping the position for now.
Brandy trying to control but Nexus is working from the bottom.
Nexus is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Nexus working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brandy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brandy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brandy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandy stays in close to Nexus's body and controls the position.
Brandy's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Brandy stopping the sweep attempt from Nexus.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Brandy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brandy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nexus's sensitive parts.
No luck for Brandy with that takedown attempt.
A quick step to the side and Nexus tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brandy tries for a takedown but Nexus circles away easily
and Nexus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Brandy is predictable there
and Nexus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nexus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brandy feints the counter takedown.
Donk. Nexus catches Brandy right on the button with a cross.
Brandy throws a leg kick which misses Nexus's front leg but catches the back leg as Nexus tries to avoid it.
Brandy looks to land a body kick but Nexus moved away.
Nexus shoots in for a takedown but Brandy shows good takedown defense.
Nexus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brandy scores with a hook.
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!
Brandy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nexus.

Brandy gets the takedown into side control.
Brandy lands a few punches from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rubicon Brandy.
I think Brandy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rubicon Brandy!
During a confident post fight interview, Rubicon Brandy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Galaxy Nexus spoke after the fight, saying 'Close to retirement now, been at the top a long time considering how average I am.'.