PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Beltshazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beltshazar comes to the cage accompanied by Who let the Dogs out?. 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.

Beltshazar
vs
Brandao

180 cm
23
156 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

178 cm
19
157 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Beltshazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Brandao!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao throws a leg kick which misses Beltshazar's front leg but catches the back leg as Beltshazar tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Beltshazar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brandao doesn't seem phased though.
Beltshazar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brandao lands an overhand right.

Brandao moves into range and clinches up with Beltshazar.
Beltshazar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brandao.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Beltshazar can't find room to land a body shot as Brandao controls the action.
Brandao misses with the head strike.
Brandao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beltshazar tries to work over Brandao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Beltshazar breaks the clinch.
Brandao loads up on a big right hand but Beltshazar slips the punch.
Brandao scores with a hook to the body. Beltshazar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beltshazar misses with the combination.
Brandao misses with a hook. Beltshazar ducked under it nicely.
Brandao slips under a jab.
Beltshazar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brandao.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Beltshazar misses
and Brandao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A combination from Beltshazar does no damage.
Beltshazar misses with a hook
and Brandao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've been hearing reports that Beltshazar has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Brandao just misses with a punch to the body.
Beltshazar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brandao moves away.

Brandao clinches up with Beltshazar and pushes him back against the cage.
Beltshazar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brandao or not.

Beltshazar manages to break the clinch.
Brandao throws a lazy right hand but Beltshazar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brandao misses with a straight left.
Beltshazar swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Brandao clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beltshazar.
Beltshazar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Beltshazar is trying to break the clinch but Brandao is controlling him.
Beltshazar wants to break free but Brandao has control.

Beltshazar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beltshazar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beltshazar throws out a loose jab but Brandao uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Beltshazar.

Beltshazar drops Brandao with a right and a left! Beltshazar comes rushing in but Brandao regains his composure and manages to keep Beltshazar in guard.

It looks like Diego Brandao has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beltshazar stopping the sweep attempt from Brandao.
Beltshazar tries to free his leg and advance position but Brandao is retaining full guard.
Beltshazar won't allow Brandao to get back to his feet.
Beltshazar wants to control from the top but Brandao keeps moving.
Beltshazar tries to free his leg and advance position but Brandao is retaining full guard.
Brandao looking to hit a scissor sweep but Beltshazar is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beltshazar trying to control the position from guard on top but Brandao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brandao takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brandao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brandao walks into a jab.
Beltshazar throws a right hand that misses

and Brandao counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Beltshazar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Beltshazar as the two fighters clinch.
Brandao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beltshazar tries to pull guard but Brandao forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Brandao.
Beltshazar is trying to force a seperation but Brandao has the dominant position.
Beltshazar is trying to break the clinch but Brandao has him pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Brandao.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Beltshazar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beltshazar punishes Brandao's body with a nice straight punch.
Beltshazar connects with a body shot that sends Brandao's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandao misses with a hook.
Brandao takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Beltshazar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brandao.
Beltshazar takes a swing at Brandao's ribcage but misses.
Beltshazar is looking to wear down Brandao with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Beltshazar staying out of range there.
Brandao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beltshazar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beltshazar. Brandao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beltshazar throws a right and a left that Brandao avoids nicely.
Beltshazar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brandao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brandao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beltshazar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beltshazar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beltshazar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ryan Beltshazar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beltshazar blocks a jab.
Brandao lands a nice hook to Beltshazar's body. Beltshazar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Beltshazar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Brandao's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Brandao looks to throw the jab but Beltshazar is out of range.

Brandao gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Beltshazar has Brandao pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brandao manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Beltshazar manages to pull guard.

Beltshazar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Beltshazar controls Brandao momentarily but Brandao frees himself.
Brandao controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Beltshazar looking for subs off his back but Brandao has passed one foot through into half guard.
Beltshazar is looking for a sweep. Brandao is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao controlling the action here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Beltshazar scores with a decent looking hook.
Beltshazar swings for the body but Brandao moves out of range.
Beltshazar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brandao circles away quickly and effectively.
Beltshazar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brandao.
Brandao moves out of range as Beltshazar strikes.
Beltshazar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brandao at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brandao throws an overhand right that lands on Beltshazar's shoulder, as Beltshazar tries to avoid the shot.
Beltshazar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brandao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ryan Beltshazar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Beltshazar gets tackled into the cage by Brandao. Brandao maintains the clinch.
Beltshazar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brandao prevents a body shot from Beltshazar.
Brandao keeps control of Beltshazar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brandao has Beltshazar pressed against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beltshazar tries to circle away but Brandao has him pinned against the cage.
Brandao stalling in the clinch.
Beltshazar can't get the takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brandao.
Good body shot from Brandao.
Brandao keeps control of Beltshazar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brandao can't find room to land a body shot as Beltshazar controls the action.

Beltshazar has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Brandao uses from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Beltshazar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Beltshazar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brandao can do to turn this around?

Beltshazar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brandao content to stall in guard here.
Beltshazar trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Brandao controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Beltshazar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Brandao darts in and clinches Beltshazar up against the cage.
Beltshazar takes a shot to the head.
Brandao has Beltshazar pressed against the cage, preventing Beltshazar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Beltshazar is trying to force a seperation but Brandao has the dominant position.
Beltshazar is trying to force a seperation but Brandao has the dominant position.
Beltshazar tries to throw a body punch but Brandao avoids it by throwing Beltshazar back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beltshazar struggles to land a body shot inside as Brandao controls his hands.
Beltshazar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brandao's elbow.
Beltshazar working hard to break the clinch.
Beltshazar is trying to break the clinch but Brandao has him pressed against the cage.
Beltshazar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brandao smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Diego Brandao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Diego Brandao's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Brandao connects with a crisp jab.
Brandao digs a good body shot into Beltshazar's ribs.
Beltshazar throws a hook but Brandao avoids it easily.
Beltshazar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brandao takes one on the button.
Beltshazar throws a body shot but no joy.
Beltshazar lands a slapping body shot.
Brandao lands a jab to Beltshazar's midsection.
Brandao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Beltshazar throws a series of punches but Brandao moves out of range.
Brandao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandao clobbers Beltshazar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Beltshazar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brandao steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Beltshazar.
Beltshazar takes a swing at Brandao's ribcage but misses.
Beltshazar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Beltshazar tries to bum rush Brandao with a series of wild strikes but Brandao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Decent striking displayed by Brandao there.

Beltshazar is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beltshazar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oh Beltshazar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beltshazar misses with a two punch combination.
BOOM! Brandao lands a beautiful left hook that drops Beltshazar. Beltshazar tries to recover but Brandao is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Beltshazar lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Brandao!
An out of breath Diego Brandao thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Ryan Beltshazar had this to say: 'Im incredible...but everyone has a bad day sometimes...'.