PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Brannagan (ranked 4133 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jettrin Yongjaiyut (ranked 5888 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brannagan
vs
Yongjaiyut

178 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
19
185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brutus Brannagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jettrin Yongjaiyut!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Brannagan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yongjaiyut looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brutus Brannagan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yongjaiyut fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch but Brannagan moves out of range.
Brannagan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yongjaiyut doesn't manage to clinch there - Brannagan circles away.
Yongjaiyut has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brannagan.
Brannagan tests Yongjaiyut's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brannagan throws a leg kick which misses Yongjaiyut's front leg but catches the back leg as Yongjaiyut tries to avoid it.
Brannagan fakes the leg kick and cracks Yongjaiyut in the body.
Brannagan lands with a slapping head kick.
Brannagan scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yongjaiyut walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brannagan.
Brannagan lands with a straight right. Yongjaiyut didn't see that one coming.
Brannagan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yongjaiyut ducks right into an uppercut from Brannagan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch but Brannagan is having none of it.
Brannagan throws a head kick that half lands.
Yongjaiyut tries to close the distance and clinch but Brannagan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yongjaiyut doesn't manage to clinch there - Brannagan circles away.
Brannagan connects with a leg kick. Yongjaiyut looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brannagan keeps the fight on the outside.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brannagan lands with a hook. Yongjaiyut tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yongjaiyut darts in trying to clinch
and Brannagan counters with a one-two to the body.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch up
and Brannagan counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brannagan counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yongjaiyut fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yongjaiyut avoids the head kick by Brannagan.
Brannagan lands with a hook. Yongjaiyut tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yongjaiyut on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brannagan is looking to slow Yongjaiyut down with leg kicks.
Yongjaiyut wants to clinch but Brannagan slips to the side
and Brannagan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brannagan misses with a head kick.
Yongjaiyut drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Brannagan defends it well.
Brannagan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yongjaiyut wants to clinch up but Brannagan keeps it at a distance.
Brannagan scores with a jab to the head.
Yongjaiyut moves in looking to clinch but Brannagan pushes him off.
Yongjaiyut is looking to clinch but Brannagan is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch there but Brannagan circles away.
Brannagan misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yongjaiyut looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Brannagan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yongjaiyut walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Yongjaiyut fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brannagan, pushing him back against the cage.
Brannagan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yongjaiyut backwards.
Brannagan blocks the elbow strike.

Yongjaiyut is fighting off a takedown attempt but Brannagan is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Yongjaiyut to the mat. Yongjaiyut regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Brannagan controlling from the top position.
Brannagan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brannagan content to stall in guard here.
Yongjaiyut not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brannagan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Yongjaiyut is trying to control the position but Brannagan postures up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brannagan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brannagan connects with a nice looking jab.
Brannagan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brannagan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yongjaiyut wants to clinch up but Brannagan keeps it at a distance.
Brannagan lands a head shot.
Brannagan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yongjaiyut's head.
Brannagan works over Yongjaiyut's head and body with a nice combination.
Jettrin Yongjaiyut is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yongjaiyut walks into a stiff left hand from Brannagan.
Yongjaiyut has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brannagan.
Yongjaiyut is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brannagan misses with the combination.
Yongjaiyut throws a big counter head kick but Brannagan avoids it with no problem.
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!
Brannagan scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut darts in trying to clinch
and Brannagan counters with a straight right hand.
Brannagan circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick from Brannagan lands but Yongjaiyut takes it in his stride.
Yongjaiyut avoids the head kick by Brannagan.
Yongjaiyut feints a counter leg kick.
Brannagan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Yongjaiyut is rocked!
Brannagan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brannagan throws a sloppy head kick and Yongjaiyut moves out of range easily.
Brannagan throws a right and a left that Yongjaiyut avoids nicely.
Yongjaiyut doesn't manage to clinch there - Brannagan circles away.
Good exchange - Brannagan coming out on top.
A jab from Brannagan finds it's way through Yongjaiyut's defenses.
Yongjaiyut moves forwards but Brannagan connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yongjaiyut darts in trying to clinch
and Brannagan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brannagan cracks Yongjaiyut with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yongjaiyut looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brannagan connects with a solid leg kick.
Brannagan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yongjaiyut's head.
Yongjaiyut is still on wobbly legs! Can Brannagan finish him?
Brannagan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yongjaiyut can do to turn this around?
Brannagan swats away the attempt to clinch by Yongjaiyut.
Yongjaiyut seems to have recovered his senses.
Yongjaiyut moves out of range of the body kick.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Brannagan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yongjaiyut looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yongjaiyut tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yongjaiyut walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brannagan.
Brannagan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brannagan throws a nice looking combination but Yongjaiyut bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yongjaiyut is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch but Brannagan moves out of range.
Brannagan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Yongjaiyut takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Yongjaiyut has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brannagan.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brannagan, right into the meat.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch but Brannagan is having none of it.
Brannagan throws a series of punches but Yongjaiyut moves out of range.
Brannagan throws a leg kick which misses Yongjaiyut's front leg but catches the back leg as Yongjaiyut tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brannagan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yongjaiyut walks into a left hand.
Brannagan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brannagan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yongjaiyut doesn't manage to clinch there - Brannagan circles away.
Yongjaiyut takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yongjaiyut closes the distance but Brannagan moves to the side
and Brannagan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brannagan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brannagan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yongjaiyut wants to clinch.
Brannagan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brutus Brannagan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Brannagan throws a leg kick which misses Yongjaiyut's front leg but catches the back leg as Yongjaiyut tries to avoid it.
Yongjaiyut wants to clinch up but Brannagan keeps it at a distance.
Yongjaiyut just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBrannagan.
Yongjaiyut tries to clinch but Brannagan moves out of range.
Brannagan throws a head kick but Yongjaiyut moves out of range.
Brannagan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yongjaiyut blocks a head kick by Brannagan.
Brannagan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brannagan connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brannagan misses with a double jab.
Brannagan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brannagan connects with an inside leg kick.
Brannagan circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yongjaiyut tries to close the distance and clinch but Brannagan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yongjaiyut is looking to clinch but Brannagan is avoiding it.
Brannagan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yongjaiyut looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brannagan is looking to counter with head kicks.
Brannagan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yongjaiyut was well out of range. Poor timing from Brannagan.
Brannagan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brannagan lands the left hand.

Yongjaiyut has Brannagan up against the cage in a clinch.
Brannagan lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Brannagan on the inside.
Yongjaiyut throws a knee to the head but misses.

Brannagan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Brannagan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brannagan is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brannagan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Yongjaiyut keeping full guard, as Brannagan tries to pass.
Brannagan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Brannagan'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.
Brannagan advances to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brannagan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've been hearing that Brannagan has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Yongjaiyut is looking to control Brannagan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yongjaiyut avoid being mounted?
Brannagan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brannagan is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brannagan controlling the position easily from mount.

Brannagan quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Brannagan but it's paid off an Yongjaiyut is forced to tap! Nice work by Brannagan.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brutus Brannagan!