PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hercules Fortier (ranked 2265 p4p, 256 weight class) and Reggie Braga (ranked 3163 p4p, 348 weight class). Braga has chosen Snake Pond as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fortier
vs
Braga

195 cm
20
265 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

186 cm
21
247 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hercules Fortier!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Reggie Braga!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortier lands with a nice body kick.
Fortier shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Both fighters circling a little - Fortier finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fortier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fortier pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Braga is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Fortier throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fortier pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A low kick from Braga misses
and Fortier counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Braga.
It appears Fortier was looking to counter with a kick there.
Braga moves in looking to clinch but Fortier pushes him off.
Fortier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Braga steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fortier.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortier misses with a head kick.
Hercules Fortier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fortier blocks a low kick nicely.
Fortier was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fortier tries to work over Braga's front leg with a kick but Braga checks it.
Fortier cracks the inside of Braga's front leg.
Braga blocks the body kick.
Fortier lands a nice looking body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fortier.
Fortier turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortier throws the kick towards the body but Braga avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Fortier misses.
Fortier throws a leg kick that is checked

and Braga moves into the clinch.
Fortier tries to throw a body punch but Braga avoids it by throwing Fortier back against the cage.
Braga jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fortier walks away with a smile on his face. Braga gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Braga shoots in and drives through. Fortier sprawls well.
Fortier was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A leg kick checked by Braga.
Fortier throws a hook but Braga avoids it easily.
Braga tries to counter with a clinch but Fortier shakes him off and moves away.
Fortier is looking to land body kicks.
Braga wants to counter with a clinch but Fortier pushes him away.
Braga moves out of range of the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortier swats away the attempt to clinch by Braga.
Fortier misses with a body kick.
Fortier sets himself, and Braga steps forward looking for the clinch! Fortier avoids it this time.
Fortier scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hercules Fortier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick from Fortier misses.
Braga wants to counter the offense by Fortier and move into the clinch position.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fortier.
Fortier looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Braga steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fortier.
Fortier misses with a low kick.

Fortier gets tackled into the cage by Braga. Braga maintains the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braga blocking some punches.
Fortier misses with a body punch.
Fortier lands a body shot in the clinch.
Braga tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fortier just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hercules Fortier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reggie Braga.
Fortier misses with some punches.
Braga blocks a body shot from Fortier.
Fortier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Braga looking for a takedown.

Fortier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Braga is looking to clinch but Fortier is avoiding it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Braga shoots in for a double leg but Fortier sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fortier pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A solid body kick from Fortier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fortier is looking to land body kicks.
Braga is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Braga checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fortier throws a push kick but Braga slaps the foot to one side.
Braga steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fortier.
Braga avoids a kick to the body.
Braga is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Braga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fortier.
Braga wants to counter with a clinch but Fortier pushes him away.
Fortier throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Braga.
Fortier misses with a kick to the body.
Fortier throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortier misses with a kick to the body

and Braga moves into the clinch.
Braga jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fortier walks away with a smile on his face. Braga gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Braga throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Braga tries to clinch but Fortier moves out of range.
Braga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hercules Fortier is winning the standup battle so far.
Braga checks the leg kick.
Braga avoids a kick to the body.
Braga tries to counter with a clinch but Fortier shakes him off and moves away.
Braga tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fortier manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fortier throws a chopping leg kick but Braga manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortier avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fortier misses with a body shot.
Braga with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fortier makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fortier scores with a sloppy right hand. Braga should have avoided that one.
Fortier throws a low kick but Braga avoids it.
Braga takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Braga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fortier paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Braga gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Braga's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fortier misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fortier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Braga can do to turn this around?
Braga tries to pull guard but Fortier holds him up against the cage and eventually Braga drops back down to his feet.
Hercules Fortier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reggie Braga.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fortier.
Fortier struggles to land a body shot inside as Braga controls his hands.
Braga is trying to force a seperation but Fortier has the dominant position.
Braga tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Braga is trying to pull guard but Fortier turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Fortier tries to work over Braga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Braga prevents a body shot from Fortier.
Fortier tries to throw a body punch but Braga avoids it by throwing Fortier back against the cage.

Braga jumps into guard, dragging Fortier to the mat.
Braga has Fortier pulled in close to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortier's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Braga wants to sweep but no luck.
Braga is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Braga is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fortier sees it coming and defends easily.
Braga content to control rather than advance.
Fortier is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Braga wants to control but Fortier is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hercules Fortier dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Fortier scores with a nice right hand.
Fortier throws a push kick but Braga slaps the foot to one side.

Braga moves into range and clinches up with Fortier.
Fortier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fortier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Braga tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Braga prevents a body shot from Fortier.
Braga blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Braga gets control of Fortier's arms and successfully pulls guard. Braga will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Braga is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Braga is pulling down on Fortier's head. It's preventing any offense from Fortier, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Braga is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Braga performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fortier is not content to let Braga control the position.
Fortier trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga trying to mount his opponent but Fortier defends it.
Braga wants to control but Fortier is keeping him busy.
Braga sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Braga wants to control but Fortier is keeping him busy.
Braga trying to control from Fortier's half guard. Fortier has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Braga trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Braga not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Braga looking to sit in guard and control but Fortier gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Braga throws his legs up looking for a submission but Fortier uses it to pass to side control.
Braga has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Braga manages to work his way to half guard, despite Fortier's best efforts.
Braga has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fortier is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braga is doing well to control the position and prevent Fortier from advancing to side control.
Fortier content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Braga is looking for a sweep. Fortier is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Braga has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fortier is working away from the top position though.
Braga tries to get to full guard but Fortier has control of the leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fortier trying to mount his opponent but Braga defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Hercules Fortier did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Fortier misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fortier.
Braga blocks a leg kick.
Fortier looks for the body kick but Braga saw that one coming.

Braga has managed to clinch.
Braga tries to pull guard but Fortier holds him up against the cage and eventually Braga drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Fortier.
Fortier lands a hook that snaps the head of Braga backwards.
Braga jumps guard but Fortier turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fortier is leaning against Braga and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortier misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fortier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fortier misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fortier.
Braga is trying to pull guard but Fortier has him pressed against the cage.
Hercules Fortier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reggie Braga.
Fortier can't find room to land a body shot as Braga controls the action.
Fortier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Braga's elbow.
Fortier tries a body shot but Braga blocks it.
Braga fails to pull guard.
Fortier slowing the pace effectively.
Braga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hercules Fortier has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fortier stalling the fight.
Braga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Braga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fortier smiles and moves away.
Fortier feints and then cracks Braga's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Braga down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Braga tries to counter with a clinch but Fortier shakes him off and moves away.
Fortier looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fortier throws the kick towards the body but Braga avoids it.
Braga tries to counter by closing the distance.
Braga is looking to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fortier.
Braga tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fortier manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braga was well out of range. Poor timing from Fortier.
Braga tries to counter by closing the distance.
Fortier swings for the body but Braga moves out of range.
Braga steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fortier.
Fortier looks to score with a jab to the body but Braga is just out of range.
Braga wants to counter the offense by Fortier and move into the clinch position.
Fortier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braga was well out of range. Poor timing from Fortier.
Fortier lands a body shot.
A good leg kick by Fortier.
Fortier throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fortier misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braga wants to clinch up but Fortier keeps it at a distance.
Fortier with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fortier attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Braga slips a jab from Fortier.
An inside leg kick from Fortier misses.
Braga tries to counter by closing the distance.
Braga takes one to the chin there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fortier avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fortier does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hercules Fortier had his way with Reggie Braga in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.

Fortier lands a nice looking body kick.
Fortier keeps the fight on the outside.
Fortier tried to counter with a leg kick but Braga avoided it.
Fortier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Braga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fortier.
Fortier sets himself, and Braga steps forward looking for the clinch! Fortier avoids it this time.
Good work by Braga as he checks the leg kick.
Braga wants to counter the offense by Fortier and move into the clinch position.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fortier lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Braga has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Braga and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Braga's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortier throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fortier sets himself, and Braga steps forward looking for the clinch! Fortier avoids it this time.
Fortier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fortier sets himself, and Braga steps forward looking for the clinch! Fortier avoids it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga avoids the body shot from Fortier.
Fortier connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fortier misses with an attempted mid kick.
Braga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fortier.
Fortier cracks the inside of Braga's front leg.
Braga closes the distance but Fortier moves to the side
and Fortier counters with a leg kick.
Braga moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortier misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fortier throws a big shot that misses.

Braga moves into the clinch.
Braga tries for a takedown. No joy.

Braga jumps guard.
Fortier controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fortier advances to half guard.
Braga is pressing down on Fortier's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fortier has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Braga has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Braga looking for a sweep. Not yet Braga, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Braga is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Braga wants to sweep here but Fortier controlling him for the moment.
Fortier is fighting to break Braga's control of his arms but Braga is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Braga looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fortier is one step ahead there.
Braga trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reggie Braga has got the better of the ground game so far.
Braga is looking to sweep but instead, Fortier has passed into half guard.
Braga wants to improve his position but Fortier is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reggie Braga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hercules Fortier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Braga looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hercules Fortier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fortier, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 49:45
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:44
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hercules Fortier!
Hercules Fortier is the new heavyweight champion!
Hercules Fortier thanked the fans post fight for their support.