PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Brakeley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kosta Gatsalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brakeley comes to the cage accompanied by Woke up this Morning. Kosta Gatsalov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Brakeley
vs
Gatsalov

201 cm
21
271 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

192 cm
20
259 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Brakeley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kosta Gatsalov!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatsalov misses with a head kick.
Gatsalov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brakeley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gatsalov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brakeley counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Kosta Gatsalov has been cut.
Brakeley misses with a hook to the body
and Brakeley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brakeley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gatsalov.
Brakeley avoids the body shot from Gatsalov.
Brakeley feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gatsalov tried to score with a low kick but Brakeley checks it.
Gatsalov throws a nice outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Brakeley.
Gatsalov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brakeley moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatsalov throws a looping overhand right but Brakeley ducks down to avoid it.
Brakeley takes a swing at Gatsalov's ribcage but misses.
Gatsalov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brakeley.
Gatsalov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brakeley with a body shot.
Brakeley is looking to slow Gatsalov down with leg kicks.
We've been informed that Gatsalov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Brakeley lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brakeley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brakeley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gatsalov.
Gatsalov throws out a loose jab but Brakeley uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Brakeley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brakeley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gatsalov circles away quickly and effectively.
Brakeley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gatsalov throws the left hand but Brakeley avoids the punch easily.
Brakeley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brakeley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brakeley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gatsalov.
A little jabbing left from Gatsalov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gatsalov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gatsalov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gatsalov looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brakeley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gatsalov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gatsalov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brakeley moves away.
Brakeley tried to counter with a leg kick but Gatsalov avoided it.
Gatsalov digs a good hook to Brakeley's body.
Michael Brakeley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brakeley throws a leg kick which misses Gatsalov's front leg but catches the back leg as Gatsalov tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brakeley. Gatsalov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gatsalov tried to score with a low kick but Brakeley checks it.
Gatsalov scores with a leg kick.
Gatsalov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brakeley rather than just go for the knockout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gatsalov!
Gatsalov takes a swing at Brakeley's ribcage but misses.
Brakeley moves out of range of the strikes.
Brakeley throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Gatsalov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brakeley looks to throw the jab but Gatsalov is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brakeley misses the shot to the body.
Brakeley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brakeley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gatsalov.
Gatsalov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brakeley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gatsalov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brakeley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gatsalov.
Gatsalov avoids the body shot from Brakeley.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gatsalov.
Gatsalov blocks a jab.
Gatsalov misses with a looping left.
Brakeley lands with a cross.
Brakeley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gatsalov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brakeley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brakeley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brakeley swings for the body but Gatsalov moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatsalov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gatsalov throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from Gatsalov.
Brakeley lands an overhand right.

That has opened up Kosta Gatsalov's cut even more.
Gatsalov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Gatsalov lands with an uppercut that bounces Brakeley off the cage and back into range.
Gatsalov scores with a jab. Brakeley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gatsalov keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Gatsalov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brakeley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Gatsalov misses its intended target.
Brakeley swings for the body but Gatsalov moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Gatsalov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brakeley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brakeley.
Brakeley misses with a hook. Gatsalov ducked under it nicely.
Gatsalov thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Brakeley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kosta Gatsalov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gatsalov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gatsalov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brakeley.
Gatsalov connects with an inside leg kick.
Gatsalov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brakeley.
Brakeley throws a right hand that Gatsalov ducks under and follows up with a left that Gatsalov also avoids with ease.
Gatsalov loads up on a big right hand but Brakeley slips the punch.
Gatsalov loads up on a big right hand but Brakeley slips the punch.
Gatsalov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brakeley feints and then cracks Gatsalov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gatsalov down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatsalov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gatsalov throws a hook to the side of Brakeley's head but Brakeley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Brakeley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brakeley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gatsalov. Brakeley shrugs it off though.
Brakeley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Gatsalov blocks the leg kick.
Brakeley misses with a body shot.
Brakeley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brakeley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gatsalov looks to score with a jab to the body but Brakeley is just out of range.
A jab from Brakeley finds it's way through Gatsalov's defenses.
Brakeley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gatsalov on the side of the head.
Brakeley lands a really nice looking cross but Gatsalov seems unphased.
Brakeley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brakeley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gatsalov under the eye.

The cut above Kosta Gatsalov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Brakeley lands with a good body shot.
Gatsalov looks to land a combination but Brakeley avoids it well.
It looks like Brakeley has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Gatsalov connects with a single shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brakeley does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Brakeley lands a lovely overhand right.
Brakeley looks to score with a jab to the body but Gatsalov is just out of range.
Gatsalov checks a leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gatsalov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Brakeley has got the better of the exchanges.
Brakeley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brakeley misses with a leg kick
and Gatsalov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brakeley thinking.
Brakeley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gatsalov.
Brakeley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gatsalov.
Gatsalov throws a head kick but Brakeley moves out of range.
Brakeley slips under a jab.
Brakeley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Brakeley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gatsalov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gatsalov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brakeley digs a good body shot into Gatsalov's ribs.
A shot to the body from Brakeley misses
and Gatsalov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brakeley stuns Gatsalov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brakeley lands with a straight right. Gatsalov didn't see that one coming.

Kosta Gatsalov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Gatsalov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gatsalov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brakeley was well out of range. Poor timing from Gatsalov.
Gatsalov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brakeley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brakeley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brakeley thows a leg kick but Gatsalov checks it
and Gatsalov counters with a low kick, right behind Brakeley 's knee.
Gatsalov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Michael Brakeley is winning the standup battle so far.
Brakeley misses with a wild body shot.
Gatsalov steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Gatsalov misses with a straight left.
Gatsalov scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brakeley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gatsalov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brakeley lands with a good body shot.
Brakeley lands with a shot to the body.
Brakeley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gatsalov at a distance.
Brakeley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gatsalov blocks a leg kick.
Brakeley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brakeley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brakeley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
You can see that Gatsalov has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Brakeley lands a jab.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kosta Gatsalov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael Brakeley!
A less than humble Michael Brakeley misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.