PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mack Bolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddy Brandon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: All Summer Long. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Bolan
vs
Brandon

196 cm
28
218 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

188 cm
34
210 lbs
8 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mack Bolan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buddy Brandon!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brandon drives through and clinches with Bolan against the cage.
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
Brandon tries to land a knee to the head but Bolan blocks with his arms.
Bolan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brandon's face.
Brandon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bolan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but Brandon blocks it.
Bolan misses with a knee strike.

Brandon manages to break the clinch.

Bolan gets a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Bolan has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Bolan misses with a knee strike.
Bolan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bolan tries to land knees in the clinch but Brandon avoids the damage to the body.
Bolan has Brandon pressed against the cage, preventing Brandon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bolan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
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!
Bolan tries a body shot but Brandon blocks it.
Bolan misses with a punch to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bolan.
Bolan lands a nice shot to the body.
Bolan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brandon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brandon told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brandon misses with a hook to the ribs.

Brandon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Brandon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bolan, pushing him back against the cage.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brandon avoids it.
Brandon tries a body shot but Bolan blocks it.
Brandon wants to take the fight to the mat but Bolan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bolan misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Brandon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bolan tries to land knees in the clinch but Brandon avoids the damage to the body.
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
Bolan lands an elbow inside.
Brandon scores a nice knee to the body.
Bolan lands an elbow inside that Brandon shrugs off.
Bolan trying to land knees to the body.
Brandon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bolan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bolan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brandon lands an elbow just above Bolan 's eye.
Bolan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bolan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bolan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brandon blocks it with crossed arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brandon avoids the elbow strike from Bolan, against the cage.

Brandon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Bolan closes the distance and clinches.
Bolan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bolan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brandon has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bolan after a bit of a struggle.
Mack Bolan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buddy Brandon.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bolan.
Bolan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brandon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bolan lands a nice knee to the body.
Bolan missing with knees to the body.
Bolan looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolan lands an elbow inside.
Bolan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bolan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bolan tries to work over Brandon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Bolan.
Brandon looks winded!
Bolan tries to land knees in the clinch but Brandon avoids the damage to the body.
Brandon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bolan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Brandon manages to break the clinch.
Bolan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brandon.
Brandon throws a head kick but Bolan moves out of range.
Brandon goes for a double leg but Bolan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bolan continues to drive forward.
Mack Bolan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brandon shoots and misses

and Bolan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolan misses with an elbow over the top.
Brandon wants to get back to striking at distance but Bolan won't allow it.
Bolan misses with a knee to the head.
Brandon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brandon struggles to land a body shot inside as Bolan controls his hands.
Knees to the body from Bolan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolan working Brandon over with knees to the body.
Bolan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brandon blocks it with crossed arms.
Brandon tries to pull guard but Bolan holds him up against the cage and eventually Brandon drops back down to his feet.
Bolan tries a body shot but Brandon blocks it.
Brandon is trying to stall.
Bolan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
Bolan lands an elbow just above Brandon 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mack Bolan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bolan drives through and clinches with Brandon against the cage.
Brandon missing with knees to the body.
Brandon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bolan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brandon is trying to force a seperation but Bolan has the dominant position.
Brandon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bolan presses Brandon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bolan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bolan lands a shot to the body.
Bolan lands a shot to the body.
Mack Bolan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bolan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bolan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brandon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brandon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bolan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bolan misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon looking for a takedown.
A body shot lands from Bolan.
Brandon is breathing heavily.
Bolan misses with a knee to the head.
Bolan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bolan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bolan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brandon blocks a body shot from Bolan.
Bolan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mack Bolan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buddy Brandon.
Bolan tries to work over Brandon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bolan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bolan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Bolan.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but Brandon blocks it.
Bolan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brandon can do to turn this around?
Brandon is trying to maintain a safe position but Bolan gets an underhook and turns Brandon into the cage.
Bolan stops a takedown attempt from Brandon.
Brandon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bolan to keep the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolan landing knees to the body.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but Brandon blocks it.
Bolan can't find room to land a body shot as Brandon controls the action.
Bolan lands an elbow that stopped Brandon in his tracks for a moment.
Brandon is looking for a takedown.
Bolan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bolan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bolan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bolan misses with a punch to the body.
Brandon is trying to pull guard but Bolan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bolan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brandon.
Bolan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brandon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bolan tries a body shot but Brandon blocks it.
Bolan looking to throw knees to the head but Brandon is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolan tries a body shot but Brandon blocks it.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bolan tries to work over Brandon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brandon avoiding damage as Bolan throws knees to the body.
Brandon is trying to break the clinch but Bolan is controlling him.
Bolan misses with a knee to the head.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bolan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Brandon manages to break the clinch.

Bolan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brandon, pushing him back against the cage.
Brandon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brandon has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bolan after a bit of a struggle.
Bolan misses with a body punch.
Bolan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brandon's face.
Bolan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brandon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon has had enough of the clinch but Bolan keeps him there for the moment.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but Brandon blocks with his arms.
Brandon wants a takedown but no success here.
Brandon is trying to stall.
Bolan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brandon fails to pull guard.
Bolan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bolan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brandon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bolan with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bolan scores a nice knee to the body.
Bolan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bolan digs a right hand into Brandon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brandon's gas tank.
Bolan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mack Bolan dominated that second round.
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!

Bolan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bolan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bolan misses with an elbow over the top.

Brandon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brandon throws a one two combo.

Bolan moves into range and clinches up with Brandon.

Brandon has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bolan uses from the top position.
Brandon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Brandon is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Bolan frees his head nicely. Oh but Brandon has switched to an armbar! Bolan is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Buddy Brandon!
After winning the bout, Buddy Brandon thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.