PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Divac (ranked 222 p4p, 32 weight class) and Brooklyn Brawler (ranked 640 p4p, 97 weight class). Divac kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nas- Do you hate me now. Brawler is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Beastie Boys- No Sleep till Brooklyn. Brooklyn Brawler told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Divac
vs
Brawler

186 cm
28
198 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

180 cm
27
190 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Dauntless
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman Divac!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brooklyn Brawler!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Divac ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brawler moves away.
A big left from Divac misses.
Brawler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've been informed that Brawler 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.
Brawler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Divac moves away.
Divac misses with a wild body shot.
Divac swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Divac lands a slapping body shot.
Divac ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brawler moves away.
Divac scores with a jab.
Brawler slips under a jab from Divac.
Divac misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brawler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brawler avoids the body shot from Divac.
It seemed like Brawler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Divac misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brawler.
Brawler misses the jab.
Nice straight punches there by Brawler. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brawler.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler avoids the body shot from Divac.
Divac throws an overhand right that lands on Brawler's shoulder, as Brawler tries to avoid the shot.
Divac connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brawler momentarily.
Divac getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brawler misses the body punch
and Divac counters with a straight right hand.
Divac uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brawler.
Brawler avoids the body shot from Divac.
As Divac backs off Brawler throws a huge counter combo but Divac manages to avoid it all.
Divac cracks a nice hook into Brawler's ribs.
A combination from Divac does no damage.
Brawler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Divac.
Divac was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Divac throws the left hand but Brawler avoids the punch easily.
Brawler appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Brawler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Divac was well out of range. Poor timing from Brawler.
Divac is looking to wear down Brawler with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Divac just misses with a punch to the body.
Brawler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Divac misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brawler.
Brawler digs a good body shot into Divac's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brawler scores with a decent looking hook.
Divac throws a body punch but Brawler moves out of range.
Divac with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Roman Divac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brawler walks into a left hand.
Brawler misses with a looping left.
Brawler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Divac with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brawler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Divac makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Divac throws a shot from downtown. Brawler moves away and avoids it.
Good shot there by Divac.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Divac.

Divac instigates a clinch.
Brawler working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Divac escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Divac just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Brawler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Divac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Divac lands a nice hook to Brawler's body. Brawler takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brawler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Divac.
Divac lands a right hook to the body.
Brawler misses with a looping right.
Divac connects with the punch.
Divac waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brawler.
Divac throws a hook to the side of Brawler's head but Brawler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Divac works Brawler's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Divac does no damage.

Divac moves into the clinch successfully.
Divac working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Divac lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Divac tries a body shot but Brawler blocks it.
Divac blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Divac breaks the clinch.
Divac takes one to the chin there.
Divac looks to score with a jab to the body but Brawler is just out of range.
Divac looks to land a right hand but Brawler moved out of range.
It seemed like Brawler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Divac fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Divac avoids the body shot from Brawler.
Brawler throws a big shot that misses.
Divac swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brawler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Divac.
Sloppy strikes from Brawler. Those never looked like landing.
Divac sizes up Brawler with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brawler throws a right and a left that Divac avoids nicely.
It looked like Divac was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Brawler.
Brawler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Divac stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Roman Divac is winning the standup battle so far.
Divac lands with a straight right. Brawler didn't see that one coming.
Divac looks to score with a jab to the body but Brawler is just out of range.
Divac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Divac ducks under a wild hook from Brawler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brawler misses with a body shot.
Divac darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Divac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brawler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Divac misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler swings for the body but Divac moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Divac. Brawler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Divac bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Divac throws a body punch but Brawler moves out of range.
Divac is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Divac throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Divac lands with a shot to the body.
Divac throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brawler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Divac.
Divac connects with a nice looking jab.
Divac is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brawler can do to turn this around?
Brawler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Divac cracks a nice hook into Brawler's ribs.
Divac throws a poor cross that misses
and Brawler counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brawler ducks under a wild hook from Divac.
It seemed like Brawler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brawler slips under a jab from Divac.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Divac slips a jab from Brawler.
Brawler scores with a jab to the body.
Brawler throws a hook but Divac avoids it easily.
Divac bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brawler's head.
Divac digs a good body shot into Brawler's ribs.
Divac lands a jab.
Brawler throws a hook to the side of Divac's head but Divac sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Divac misses with an uppercut. Brawler saw that one coming.
Divac scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Divac 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.
Brawler staying out of range there.
A shot to the body from Divac misses
and Brawler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brawler moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Divac cracks Brawler with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Divac misses with a hook to the body
and Brawler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Divac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brawler throws out a counter right but Divac avoids it with no problem.
Divac throws a poor cross that misses
and Brawler counters with a nice uppercut.
Brawler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Divac swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brawler is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Brawler feints a jab promting Divac to slip. Brawler then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Divac slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Roman Divac has been cut.
Divac cracks Brawler with a good jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Divac uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brawler.
Divac throws a hook to the side of Brawler's head but Brawler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brawler scores with a jab to the body.
Divac looks to throw the jab but Brawler is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Divac. Brawler does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the body from Divac misses
and Brawler counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brawler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Divac throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brawler counters with a straight right hand.
Divac listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Divac pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brawler throws a lazy right hand but Divac sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Roman Divac will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roman Divac's cut.
That's time! Divac's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Brawler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Divac wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Divac ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Divac throws a big shot that misses.
Brawler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Divac manages to avoid it.
Divac throws a poor cross that misses
and Brawler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Divac jabs Brawler right on the nose. Brawler blinks but takes it well.
Divac takes a swing at Brawler's ribcage but misses.
Divac scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brawler walks into a straight right hand from Divac.
Divac throws a looping overhand right but Brawler ducks down to avoid it.
Divac misses with a hook to the body
letting Brawler counter with a right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brawler darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Divac sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brawler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Divac throws out the jab.
Brawler slips under a jab from Divac.
Divac misses with a body shot.
Donk. Brawler catches Divac right on the button with a cross.
Divac misses with a looping right.
Brawler is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Divac slips under a jab from Brawler.
Divac throws a poor cross that misses
and Brawler counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Divac. Brawler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Divac lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Divac misses.
Divac ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Divac misses the body punch
and Brawler counters with a nice body shot.
Brawler throws a hook but Divac avoids it easily.
Brawler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Divac.
Brawler misses with a wild body shot.
Divac appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Brawler cracks Divac with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brawler misses with a hook. Divac ducked under it nicely.
Brawler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brawler has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Divac staying out of range there.
Divac swings for the body but Brawler moves out of range.
Divac darts in trying to clinch
and Brawler counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawler missing with a left hand there. Divac was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Divac misses with a body punch
and Brawler counters with a straight right hand.
Brawler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Divac throws a sloppy body shot
and Brawler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Divac thinking.
Divac throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A right-left combo lands from Divac.
Brawler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brawler looks to land a left hand but Divac moved out of range nicely.
Divac throwing a counter right hand but Brawler manages to avoid it.
Brawler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Divac.
Brawler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Divac swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Divac. Brawler does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Brawler releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Brawler moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
Divac tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brawler was well out of range. Poor timing from Divac.
Brawler scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brawler slips under a jab from Divac.
Divac looks to land a right hand but Brawler moved out of range.
Brawler is looking for the big counter here.
Brawler scores with a nice right hand.
Divac listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Divac throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brawler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Divac.
Brawler looks to score with a jab to the body but Divac is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Brooklyn Brawler just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Roman Divac's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Divac changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brawler connects with a single shot there.
A big left from Divac misses.
Divac misses with a body shot.
Divac cracks Brawler with an open hand slap.
Brawler throws a lazy uppercut
letting Divac counter with a right hand.
Brawler connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good standup being displayed there by Divac as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Divac throws a shot to the body.
Divac misses with a hook
and Brawler counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fighters circling - Divac throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brawler looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Divac ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brawler moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Divac.
Divac tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brawler was well out of range. Poor timing from Divac.
Brawler throws out a counter right but Divac avoids it with no problem.
Divac takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brawler darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Divac misses with an uppercut
and Brawler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Divac thinking.
Divac looks to land a left hand but Brawler moved out of range nicely.
Divac swings for the body but Brawler moves out of range.
Divac takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Divac misses with a left hand
and Brawler counters with a straight right hand.
Divac bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brawler's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Divac throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Brawler looks to land a combination. Divac sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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!
Divac misses with a looping right.
Brawler pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Divac back to the cage. Brawler follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
No joy there for Brawler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Divac fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brawler manages to avoid it.
Divac blocks a jab.
Divac misses with a lunging right hand
and Brawler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Divac thinking.
Divac lands a nice looking body shot.
Divac looks to land a left hand but Brawler moved out of range nicely.
Divac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brawler swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Divac as he connects with a hook.
Brawler smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Brawler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brawler swats away the attempt to clinch by Divac.
Divac works the jab nicely.
Divac takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Donk. Divac catches Brawler right on the button with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Divac. Brawler does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brawler! But no joy.
Divac throws out a loose jab but Brawler uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Divac.
Brawler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Brawler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Divac on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brawler throws a right and a left that Divac avoids nicely.
Divac swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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!
Divac throws a shot from downtown. Brawler moves away and avoids it.
Brawler blocks a jab.
Brawler misses with a looping left.
Divac scores with a jab to the head.
Divac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brawler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brawler there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Brooklyn Brawler will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Roman Divac's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Divac moves to clinch but Brawler breaks away
and Brawler counters with a stiff right hand.
Divac scores with a jab to the head.

Brawler is rocked!
Divac connects with a nice cross there... Brawler is looking wobbly and Divac recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Brawler to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Divac jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Roman Divac!
Roman Divac retains his light heavyweight title!
Roman Divac thanked the fans post fight for their support.