PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Brandao
vs
Thompson

178 cm
18
157 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

168 cm
21
144 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Brandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Julian Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson moves away from the strike by Brandao.
Thompson lands a really nice looking cross but Brandao seems unphased.
Brandao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thompson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brandao with a body shot.
Thompson walks into a stiff left hand from Brandao.
Brandao misses with a double jab
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandao connects with a right hand. Thompson shakes it off.
Brandao throws a jab but it's blocked by Thompson.
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brandao manages to avoid it.
Brandao misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thompson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Brandao slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thompson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brandao.
Brandao throws a lazy uppercut
and Thompson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brandao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thompson.
As Thompson tries to get set, Brandao tries to push him back and clinch up but Thompson manages to avoid the attempt.
A combination from Brandao does no damage.
A little jabbing left from Thompson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thompson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brandao circles away quickly and effectively.
Brandao tries to clinch there but Thompson circles away.
Thompson throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brandao throws a sloppy body shot
letting Thompson counter with a right hand.
Brandao misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Thompson does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brandao fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brandao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
Thompson throws a hook to the side of Brandao's head but Brandao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Brandao drives through and clinches with Thompson against the cage.
Brandao wants to stall.
Thompson misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Thompson manages to break the clinch.
Brandao throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao just misses with a punch to the body.
Brandao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thompson's head.
Thompson throws a right and a left that Brandao avoids nicely.
Thompson slips under a jab from Brandao.
Brandao throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thompson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thompson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brandao misses with an uppercut.
Brandao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
Brandao connects with a looping right hand.
Brandao misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thompson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brandao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thompson.
Brandao moves away from the strike by Thompson.
Nice cross by Brandao.
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!
Thompson throws an overhand right that lands on Brandao's shoulder, as Brandao tries to avoid the shot.
Brandao throwing a counter right hand but Thompson manages to avoid it.
Brandao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thompson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Thompson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Brandao pushes Thompson up against the cage in a clinch.
Thompson lands an uppercut.
Brandao misses with the head strike.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson wants to get back to striking at distance but Brandao won't allow it.
Thompson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Brandao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Diego Brandao will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Brandao throws a looping overhand right but Thompson ducks down to avoid it.
Thompson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A punch combination from Brandao misses.
Thompson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brandao misses with a lunging right hand
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.
Thompson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brandao.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thompson! But no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brandao.
Brandao misses with an uppercut
and Thompson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Brandao has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Thompson on the inside.
Brandao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thompson working aggressively here.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Brandao.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thompson blocks a body shot from Brandao.
A shot in the inside from Brandao.
Brandao slows down the pace here.
Thompson lands a left hand.
Thompson lands a right hand.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brandao misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brandao has him pressed against the cage.
Brandao misses with the head strike.
Thompson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brandao is leaning against Thompson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.

Thompson manages to break the clinch.
Thompson misses with a looping right.
Brandao throws a lazy uppercut
and Thompson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao throws a poor cross that misses
and Thompson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brandao throws a poor cross that misses
letting Thompson counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson keeps the fight on the outside.
Brandao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brandao connects with a jab.
Brandao swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thompson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brandao throws a lazy uppercut
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.
Brandao throws a hook but Thompson avoids it easily.

Thompson tries to keep at a distance but Brandao has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Thompson.
Brandao has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is looking to break free of the clinch but Brandao has double underhooks.

Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Brandao closes the distance and clinches.
Brandao tries a body shot but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson lands a nice uppercut.
Thompson working hard to break the clinch.
Thompson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brandao tries to throw a body punch but Thompson avoids it by throwing Brandao back against the cage.
Thompson letting Brandao take a breather here.

Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brandao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thompson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brandao closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thompson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brandao tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Thompson manages to circle out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Thompson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brandao throws the left hand but Thompson avoids the punch easily.
Brandao tries to clinch but Thompson moves away
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.
Brandao's corner calls for a 1-2. Brandao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Thompson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thompson throws out a counter right but Brandao avoids it with no problem.
Julian Thompson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brandao misses with a left hand
and Thompson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brandao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brandao takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julian Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Thompson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brandao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thompson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thompson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Brandao is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Brandao defending well as Thompson loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Brandao misses the target.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
Brandao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Diego Brandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brandao misses with a looping left.
Brandao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
Thompson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Brandao.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thompson! But no joy.
We've been told by Brandao's head coaches at Killer Kittens that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Brandao clinches up with Thompson and pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Thompson.
Thompson working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Thompson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao lands a body punch.
Brandao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Thompson is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Brandao.
Thompson is still on wobbly legs! Can Brandao finish him?
Brandao lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Thompson to his knees! Brandao keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Brandao!
After winning the bout, Diego Brandao thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Julian Thompson had this to say: 'Only god forgives, one day I will get my revenge.'.