PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dick Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bravo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Booyakasha kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pound
vs
Bravo

176 cm
23
162 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

177 cm
25
155 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Pound!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bravo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pound counters with a straight right hand.
Pound avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pound swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bravo misses with a double jab.
Bravo throws a body punch but Pound moves out of range.
Pound misses with a straight right.
Bravo with the counter takedown but Pound avoids it easily.
Bravo misses with a combination
and Bravo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bravo throws a series of punches but Pound moves out of range.
Bravo moves out of range as Pound strikes.
Bravo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pound swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pound takes a swing at Bravo's ribcage but misses.
We've been informed that Bravo 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.
Pound scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pound fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pound throws a big shot that misses.
Pound throws an overhand right that lands on Bravo's shoulder, as Bravo tries to avoid the shot.
A left and a right from Bravo both land. Nice combination.
Bravo looks to land a combination but Pound avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bravo doesn't seem bothered though.
Pound slips a jab and a cross from Bravo.
Bravo swinging wildly here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pound.
Bravo throws a head kick that misses.
Pound was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bravo throws a right hand that Pound ducks under and follows up with a left that Pound also avoids with ease.
Pound slips a jab from Bravo.
Bravo lands a nice looking body shot.
Pound walks into a stiff left hand from Bravo.
Pound looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tony Bravo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pound avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bravo takes a swing at Pound's ribcage but misses.
Bravo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bravo looks to land a combination but Pound avoids it well.
A combination from Bravo does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo misses with a combination
and Pound counters with a stiff right hand.
Bravo misses with a combination
and Pound counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pound fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bravo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bravo looks winded!
A punch combination from Bravo misses.
Pound thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bravo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pound counters with a straight right hand.
Pound throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bravo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bravo with a nice cross.
Decent striking displayed by Pound there.
Bravo throws a series of punches but Pound avoids them all with ease.
Bravo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bravo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pound dodges the punch combination from Bravo.
Pound appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo throws a head kick but Pound moves out of range.
Bravo misses with a right hand
and Pound counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bravo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pound moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pound. Bravo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bravo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A combination from Bravo does no damage.
Donk. Pound catches Bravo right on the button with a cross.
Bravo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pound counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bravo misses with a combination
and Pound counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pound dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bravo misses with a looping left.
Some wild striking there from Bravo.
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!
Bravo tries to move into range but Pound moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pound circles away quickly and effectively.
Bravo throws a series of punches but Pound avoids them all with ease.
Pound lands with an uppercut that bounces Bravo off the cage and back into range.
Bravo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Pound was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bravo.
Pound fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bravo manages to avoid it.
Bravo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pound stuns Bravo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from Pound does it's job there.
Bravo throws a nice looking combination but Pound bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pound lands a jab to the head.
Bravo throws a right and a left that Pound avoids nicely.

Pound drops Bravo with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bravo looks back up at him and smiles so Pound waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Bravo is rocked!
Bravo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bravo is still on wobbly legs! Can Pound finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pound scores with a jab to the body.
Pound misses with an uppercut.
Bravo seems to have recovered his senses.
Bravo misses with a combination
and Pound counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dick Pound will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bravo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pound counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pound scores with a nice strike.
Bravo misses with a double jab.
Pound connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bravo misses with a looping right.
Pound blocks a head kick by Bravo.
Bravo misses with a series of wild punches.
Pound jabs at Bravo's body.
Bravo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dick Pound is winning the standup battle so far.
Pound lands a right hook to the body.
Pound dodges the punch combination from Bravo.
Tony Bravo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pound lands with a nice body punch.
Bravo is breathing heavily.
Bravo misses with a wild combination.
Pound is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo slips a jab from Pound.
Bravo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab from Pound does it's job there.
Pound throws a hook to the side of Bravo's head but Bravo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pound misses with a looping left.
Pound cracks Bravo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bravo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bravo defending well as Pound loads up on a big left hand.
Bravo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pound.
Pound darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bravo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pound lands with a shot to the body.
Pound misses the shot to the body.
Pound connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bravo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pound circles away quickly and effectively.
Pound misses the shot to the body.
Bravo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pound is able to avoid easily.
Bravo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pound uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bravo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pound.
Bravo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bravo throws a right and a left that Pound avoids nicely.
Pound misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Pound.
Bravo throws a series of punches but Pound avoids them all with ease.
Pound bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pound ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bravo misses with a looping left.
Bravo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sloppy strikes from Bravo. Those never looked like landing.

Pound cracks Bravo with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Pound has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bravo to stand back up!
Bravo throws a right hand that Pound ducks under and follows up with a left that Pound also avoids with ease.
Bravo misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pound lands a jab to the head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bravo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pound has got the better of the exchanges.
Bravo misses with a double jab
and Pound counters with a crisp right that sends Bravo to the canvas! Pound follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Pound!