PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazunori Ishii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishii has chosen Imagine Dragons - Radioactive as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brandao
vs
Ishii

180 cm
34
166 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

176 cm
41
165 lbs
26 - 16 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Spartan Nutrition

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 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Brandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kazunori Ishii!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Darius Henderson and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ishii can pounce on him.
Diego Brandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Brandao.
Brandao misses with a head kick.
Brandao throws a head kick that half lands.
Brandao walks into a stiff left hand from Ishii.
Brandao throws a leg kick which misses Ishii's front leg but catches the back leg as Ishii tries to avoid it.
Brandao throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ishii is looking to clinch but Brandao is avoiding it.
Ishii scores with a sloppy right hand. Brandao should have avoided that one.
Brandao tries to clinch but Ishii is having none of it.
Brandao digs a good hook to Ishii's body.
Ishii has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Brandao rushes Ishii and presses him up against the cage.

Ishii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ishii misses with a straight left.
Brandao was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ishii takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice shot lands for Ishii.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brandao. Ishii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brandao cracks the inside of Ishii's front leg.
Ishii moves out of range as Brandao throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao scoring well with a low kick there.
Ishii will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Danga de danga de dang - Ishii scores with a four punch combination!
Ishii throws a leg kick that misses.
Ishii takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ishii misses with a double jab
and Brandao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brandao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brandao tries a head kick but it misses.

Ishii gets tackled into the cage by Brandao. Brandao maintains the clinch.
Brandao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Brandao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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!
Brandao throws a shot to the body.
A solid body kick from Brandao.
Brandao scores with a hook.
Ishii feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brandao's calf.
Ishii fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brandao rushes Ishii and presses him up against the cage.

Brandao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ishii throws an overhand right that lands on Brandao's shoulder, as Brandao tries to avoid the shot.
Ishii lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ishii steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brandao. That one must have hurt.
Ishii misses with a hook.

Ishii has closed the distance and engaged Brandao in a clinch.

Brandao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ishii throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ishii swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Brandao clinches up with Ishii and pushes him back against the cage.
Brandao is leaning against Ishii and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ishii lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brandao backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brandao.

Brandao manages to break the clinch.
Brandao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ishii misses with a low kick.
Ishii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Brandao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brandao is looking to wear down Ishii with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ishii sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ishii misses with a straight right.
Ishii misses with an uppercut. Brandao saw that one coming.
Ishii takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ishii walks into a stiff left hand from Brandao.
Brandao lands with a shot to the body.

Brandao clinches.
Brandao scores with a shot to the side of Ishii's head.

Brandao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brandao thuds his shin into the meat of Ishii's side.

Brandao drives through and clinches with Ishii against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Brandao breaks the clinch.
Brandao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ishii was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Brandao throws a head kick that misses.
Ishii misses with a hook. Brandao ducked under it nicely.
Ishii misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishii lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good leg kick by Brandao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ishii has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brandao.
Brandao connects with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brandao, right into the meat.
Ishii misses the shot to the body.
Ishii's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ishii throws a leg kick but Brandao sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brandao feints and then cracks Ishii's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ishii down.
Brandao tries to clinch up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ishii.
Brandao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ishii moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Brandao forces Ishii back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Ishii's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Brandao breaks the clinch.
Ishii avoids the head kick by Brandao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Brandao dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Brandao lands a nice shot to the body.
Good exchange - Brandao coming out on top.
Ishii misses with a wild body shot.
Ishii fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brandao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brandao moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kazunori Ishii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brandao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brandao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brandao wants to clinch.
Ishii has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brandao.
Brandao needs to keep his hands up - Ishii had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ishii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ishii misses with a double jab.

Brandao forces Ishii back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brandao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brandao lands with a nice body kick.

Brandao moves into range and clinches up with Ishii.
Ishii working aggressively here.
Brandao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Brandao lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ishii.
Ishii tries to land knees in the clinch but Brandao avoids the damage to the body.
Brandao prevents Ishii from breaking the clinch.
Brandao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brandao lands with a right to the head.

Ishii breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brandao defending well as Ishii loads up on a big left hand.
Ishii on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ishii drives through and clinches with Brandao against the cage.
Ishii taking a breather.

Brandao breaks from the clinch.
Brandao checks a leg kick.
Brandao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ishii can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandao misses with a head kick.
Brandao feints and then cracks Ishii's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ishii down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ishii.
A good leg kick by Brandao.
A punch combination from Ishii misses.
Brandao slips a straight right by Ishii.
Brandao misses with a head kick.
Brandao misses with a head kick.
Brandao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ishii misses with an uppercut.
Ishii circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brandao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ishii has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brandao takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brandao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brandao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ishii takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ishii lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brandao ducks under a wild hook from Ishii.
Brandao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ishii's head backwards.
Brandao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ishii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brandao misses with a wild combination.
Brandao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Brandao as he connects with a hook.
Brandao scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishii lands with a straight right. Brandao didn't see that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brandao just misses with a punch to the body.
Brandao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ishii's head.
Brandao doesn't manage to clinch there - Ishii circles away.
Ishii throws a hook but Brandao avoids it easily.
Brandao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Ishii misses.
Brandao takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ishii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brandao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ishii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brandao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Brandao clinches up against the cage.
Ishii wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brandao has him pressed against the cage.
Ishii is trying to break the clinch but Brandao has him pressed against the cage.
Brandao blocking some punches.
Brandao works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Brandao 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Brandao closes the distance and clinches.
Brandao can't find room to land a body shot as Ishii controls the action.
Brandao tries to work over Ishii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brandao.
Ishii is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brandao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ishii backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Brandao.

Brandao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brandao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brandao lands with a kick to the temple. Ishii shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Brandao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brandao is looking to clinch but Ishii is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandao lands a head kick!
Ishii ducks right into an uppercut from Brandao.
Ishii tried to score with a low kick but Brandao checks it.
Brandao tried to counter with a leg kick but Ishii avoided it.
Brandao lands a high kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Brandao.
Brandao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brandao doesn't manage to clinch there - Ishii circles away.
A jab from Brandao finds it's way through Ishii's defenses.
Brandao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ishii just misses with a punch to the body.
Ishii throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brandao scores with a nice strike.
Brandao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ishii throws a leg kick
and Brandao counters with a good, hard body kick but Ishii shrugs it off.
Ishii tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Brandao breaks from the clinch.
Ishii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brandao.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishii misses with a hook
and Brandao counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ishii's knee momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ishii throws a looping overhand right but Brandao ducks down to avoid it.
Brandao moves away from the strike by Ishii.
Brandao thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ishii if he has to take too many more of those.
An inside leg kick from Ishii misses.
Brandao's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ishii connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brandao scrambles back to his feet.
Ishii chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brandao can pounce on him.
Ishii ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brandao wants to clinch up but Ishii keeps it at a distance.
Ishii tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brandao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ishii.
Brandao half committed to a counter leg kick.
Brandao is looking to clinch but Ishii is avoiding it.

Brandao pushes Ishii up against the cage in a clinch.
Ishii throws a head punch that misses.
Ishii is trying to force a seperation but Brandao has the dominant position.
I was talking to Brandao's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nice body punch from Ishii - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ishiis head.

Ishii's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Brandao gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brandao blocking some punches.

Ishii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brandao moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Ishii finds it's way through Brandao's defenses.
Brandao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ishii misses with an uppercut
and Brandao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ishii connects with a nice looking jab.
Brandao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brandao.
Ishii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brandao.
Ishii throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brandao counters with a left to the body.
Ishii takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandao scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Brandao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diego Brandao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao jabs at Ishii's body.
Ishii takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brandao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brandao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good work by Brandao as he checks the leg kick.
Ishii throws a front kick aimed at Brandao's knee but Brandao avoids it well.
Ishii works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kazunori Ishii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brandao cracks a nice hook into Ishii's ribs.

Brandao closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brandao.
Diego Brandao has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ishii tries a body shot but Brandao blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Brandao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brandao blocks a jab.
Ishii looks to throw the jab but Brandao is out of range.
Brandao takes one to the chin there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Brandao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brandao has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Brandao!
Diego Brandao gave a mention to Spartan Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).