PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cesar Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Dias is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Braga
vs
Dias

210 cm
18
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
25
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cesar Braga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Dias!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dias clinches with his opponent.
Dias managing to block the knees to the body from Braga.

Dias pulls Braga into guard.

Dias escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Braga gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Braga wants to control from the top but Dias keeps moving.
Dias keeping full guard, as Braga tries to pass.

Dias has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Braga can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braga is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Dias is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Braga is aware though and is defending well.
Dias wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Braga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dias swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dias takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Dias instigates a clinch.
Dias is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Braga pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Braga is trying to pull guard but Dias turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Braga manages to break the clinch.
Braga looks for a takedown but Dias sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga tries to close the distance and clinch but Dias swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Braga tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dias manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dias dives in and grabs Braga's left leg, looking for a takedown. Braga pushes down on Dias's head and hops out.
Dias looks for a takedown but Braga sprawls well.
Braga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cesar Braga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Dias.

Braga closes the distance and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Braga is trying to maintain a safe position but Dias gets an underhook and turns Braga into the cage.

Dias gets control of Braga's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dias will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Dias has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Braga off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dias shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Braga but Braga pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Braga feinted with a counter takedown.
Braga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dias circles away quickly and effectively.

Dias instigates a clinch.
Braga wants a takedown but no success here.
Dias stops a takedown attempt from Braga.
Dias is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Braga pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Braga is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dias jumps guard but Braga stands there with Dias around his waist. Dias gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Braga is trying to drag Dias to the mat but Dias just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dias is trying to force a seperation but Braga has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braga will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dias up against the cage.
Braga is looking for a takedown.
Dias wants to get back to striking at distance but Braga won't allow it.

Braga manages to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Braga stuffs the takedown.

Dias closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dias is looking to take this one to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gabriel Dias will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dias leaves Braga with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dias is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dias throws a leg kick that misses.
Dias shoots in and drives through. Braga sprawls well.
Braga misses with a wild body shot.

Dias darts in and clinches Braga up against the cage.
Braga goes for a takedown attempt but Dias pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dias looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braga shoots in for a double leg but Dias sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cesar Braga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dias shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dias tries to score a power double leg takedown but Braga sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dias somewhat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dias shoots in for a double leg but Braga sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Dias closes the distance and clinches.
Dias is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Braga pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dias is looking to break free of the clinch but Braga has double underhooks.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Braga drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dias pulls his leg out and moves away.
Braga looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Dias closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga tries to clinch up.
Dias shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Braga sprawls well. Braga wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dias gets slowly back to his feet.
Braga gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dias counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dias circles away from the clinch attempt.

Dias has taken the fight to the clinch.
Braga letting Dias take a breather here.
Dias has Braga pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias has Braga pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Braga manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Braga manages to break the clinch.
Braga tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dias defends well and Braga ends up having to push Dias into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Dias drives through and clinches with Braga against the cage.
Braga tries to pull guard but Dias forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Braga tries a knee to the head but Dias blocks it.
Dias lands a left hand.
Dias drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dias is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braga looking for a takedown.
Braga jumps guard but Dias turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Braga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dias smiles and moves away.
Dias shoots in for a takedown but Braga shows good takedown defense.

Dias closes the distance and clinches.
Braga is trying to force a seperation but Dias has the dominant position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dias - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Braga is trying to break the clinch but Dias is controlling him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Dias jumps guard.
Braga trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Dias showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

No luck for Dias with that takedown attempt.
Braga takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Braga shoots in but no luck this time.
Dias misses with a takedown attempt - Braga sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dias has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dias defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Braga.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braga defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dias.
Cesar Braga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Dias.
Braga tries for a takedown but Dias sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Dias takes the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dias dodges an elbow strike from Braga.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias is looking for a takedown.
Gabriel Dias seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Braga wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Dias ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dias no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Dias is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dias is on top in guard.

Braga not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dias controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dias manages to get himself to full guard.

Braga will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dias has Braga pulled in close to control his posture.

Braga got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dias has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Braga has managed to get both his arms back between Dias's legs - danger averted.
Dias is controlling Braga's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dias is on top in guard.

Dias stopping the sweep attempt from Braga.

Dias decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Braga, up you get!
Dias fails with the takedown.
Dias scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dias pushes Braga up against the cage in a clinch.

Dias pulls guard.

Dias looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dias pulls Braga in close to prevent any damage.

Dias manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Braga wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dias has him pressed against the cage.

Braga breaks from the clinch.
Cesar Braga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gabriel Dias is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Braga shoots in for a double leg but Dias sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Dias comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dias winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Dias!