PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Bragg (ranked 5572 p4p, 580 weight class) and Rhys Weeb (ranked 6576 p4p, 617 weight class). Bragg's entrance music is Gucci Gang. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Bragg
vs
Weeb

184 cm
18
172 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brandon Bragg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rhys Weeb!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Darius Henderson and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bragg throws a leg kick

and Weeb counters with a shoot takedown. Bragg fights it but they end up in guard.
Weeb trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Weeb with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bragg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Weeb drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bragg manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Weeb has Bragg in his guard.

Bragg forces his way into half guard.
Bragg looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bragg is thwarting Weeb's attempts to control the position.
Weeb is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bragg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Weeb on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Weeb looking for subs from the bottom but Bragg mounts him!
Weeb has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Weeb is bucking up trying to escape but Bragg cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bragg trying to control but Weeb is having none of it.
Bragg content just to control the position here.
Weeb wants to control but Bragg is having none of it.
Bragg trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bragg controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weeb is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Bragg blocks Weeb's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Weeb keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Weeb gets back to half guard.
Bragg wants to pass the guard but Weeb is defending well.
Bragg trying to control the pace.
Bragg seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Weeb for as long as he can get away with.
Bragg prevents Weeb from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bragg trying to advance position but Weeb counters by regaining guard.
Bragg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bragg chips away with some ground and pound.
Bragg passes Weeb's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Still in half guard, Bragg seems content to control.
Bragg trying to control the action but Weeb is working from the bottom.
Weeb is pressing down on Bragg's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Weeb looks winded!
Weeb trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Weeb has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bragg can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bragg pushes down on Weeb's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Weeb is looking to improve his position.
Bragg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Weeb keeps working.
Bragg trying to mount his opponent but Weeb defends it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bragg seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Bragg dominated that round.
That's time! Bragg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Weeb gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bragg looking to pass the guard.
Weeb thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Weeb has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bragg 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.

Weeb looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Weeb is looking for a triangle but Bragg pushes his legs off easily.
Bragg has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Weeb has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bragg is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Weeb.
Weeb is breathing heavily.
Bragg advances to mount.
Bragg working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bragg controlling the position easily from mount.
Bragg's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weeb is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bragg controlling from the full mount.
Bragg tries to control but Weeb wriggling away.
Brandon Bragg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bragg blocks Weeb's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Bragg looking to control but Weeb is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Weeb swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weeb taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bragg blocks Weeb's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Weeb swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Bragg lands a nice shot to the head.
Bragg cracks Weeb with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bragg tries to control but Weeb wriggling away.
Bragg content just to control the position here.
Bragg has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bragg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Weeb can do to turn this around?
Bragg landing strikes from the mount.
Bragg controlling from the full mount.
Weeb tries to hold on but Bragg postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bragg with a couple of short strikes.
Bragg with shots to the head and body - Weeb looks very uncomfortable down there.
Weeb is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bragg controlling from mount.
Bragg lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Weeb tries to hold on but Bragg postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bragg scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Weeb is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Bragg dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bragg scores with a jab to the body.

Bragg decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Weeb looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Weeb with the active half guard here but Bragg passes nicely into side control.
Bragg passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Weeb!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bragg with the ground and pound from mount.
Weeb swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Weeb takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weeb throwing hammer fists to the chest of Bragg. What's that going to do exactly?
Bragg sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Weeb wants to control but Bragg is having none of it.
Bragg controlling from the full mount.
Weeb is looking to get to half guard.
Bragg looking to control but Weeb is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Weeb is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bragg lands a couple of good shots and Weeb has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Weeb is trapped and Bragg is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Bragg biding his time, looking for the opening.
Bragg lands shots from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weeb rolls, trying to escape but Bragg keeps control of the position.
Bragg controlling the position well here. Weeb rolled but Bragg kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Bragg has got one arm under Weeb's chin. This could be trouble... Weeb trying to control the other hand but Bragg gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Weeb has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brandon Bragg!
Brandon Bragg seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.