PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Schrijber (ranked 1679 p4p, 182 weight class) and Reggie Braga (ranked 2822 p4p, 302 weight class). Braga is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Snake Pond. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Schrijber
vs
Braga

183 cm
22
237 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

186 cm
23
247 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

IniTech Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jan Schrijber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Reggie Braga!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Braga.
Schrijber trying to remain calm as Braga controls from the top position.
Braga cracks Schrijber with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Schrijber is looking for a sweep.
Braga controls the position from side control.
Schrijber has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Braga tries to move to mount but Schrijber blocks the move with his legs.
Braga gets to mount! Schrijber was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schrijber sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Braga trying to control from half guard but Schrijber is working away.
Schrijber is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga controlling the pace.
It looks like Braga might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Schrijber wants to control but Braga is keeping busy.
Braga looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Braga takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Schrijber tries to roll over but Braga keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Braga connects with a nice short shot to Schrijber's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Braga takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Schrijber avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Braga.

Braga is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Braga is controlling the pace.
Braga is looking to take a break and control but Schrijber is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Schrijber tries to get to full guard but Braga has control of the leg.
Schrijber is working hard here to advance position.
Braga is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schrijber is looking for a sweep. Braga is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Schrijber makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Schrijber.
Braga throwing strikes from guard but Schrijber blocks nicely.
Schrijber can't keep his opponent in guard - Braga advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Braga frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Braga looking to control and managing it successfully.
Braga avoids the attempt from Schrijber to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braga breaks from Schrijber's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Braga controlling the position easily from mount.
Braga is continuing to stall.
Braga connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Braga is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Braga lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Braga prevents Schrijber from getting the reversal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braga tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Schrijber gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Braga tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Schrijber just stands there and leans against the cage.
Braga wants to break the clinch but can't.
Schrijber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Braga avoids it.
Braga is working for takedown but Schrijber is calmly controlling the position for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schrijber.
Schrijber lands a left hand.
Schrijber gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Braga.
Jan Schrijber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reggie Braga.
Schrijber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schrijber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Braga is defending well for now.
Schrijber lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schrijber obliges.
Schrijber misses with a punch on the inside.
Braga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schrijber misses with a knee to the head.
Braga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Braga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Braga is trying to pull guard but Schrijber turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Braga has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Schrijber seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Braga can turn it around.
Braga avoiding damage as Schrijber throws knees to the body.
Braga managing to block the knees to the body from Schrijber.

Braga pulls Schrijber into guard.
Schrijber won't allow Braga to sweep him here.
Schrijber has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Schrijber engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Braga pulls Schrijber in to control the position.
Braga wants to hit a switch here but Schrijber passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Braga there!
Braga is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga tries to hold on but Schrijber pushes him away.
Braga is working to get back to half guard.
Reggie Braga has got the better of the ground game so far.
Schrijber avoids the attempt from Braga to control.
Braga really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Braga wants to control but Schrijber is having none of it.
Schrijber trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Braga regains half guard.
Braga manages to get to full guard.
Schrijber trying to control the position from guard on top but Braga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schrijber is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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.

Ground and pound from Braga.
Braga content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Schrijber wants to control but Braga is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice strikes from Braga there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Schrijber dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Braga rushes Schrijber and presses him up 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 Schrijber walks away with a smile on his face. Braga gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Braga jumps guard but Schrijber turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Schrijber missing with knees to the body.
Schrijber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Braga avoids it.
Schrijber lands a nice knee to the body.
Schrijber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Braga is defending well for now.
Braga is trying to pull guard but Schrijber has him pressed against the cage.
Jan Schrijber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reggie Braga.
Braga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schrijber throws a head punch that misses.
Schrijber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Braga is defending well for now.
Schrijber using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Braga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schrijber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Braga avoids it.
Braga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schrijber lands a knee to the body.
Braga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Braga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schrijber lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Braga backwards.
Braga avoiding damage as Schrijber throws knees to the body.
Schrijber trying to land knees to the body.
Schrijber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Braga.
Schrijber gets underhooks to prevent Braga's takedown attempt.

Braga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Braga tries to clinch but Schrijber is having none of it.
Schrijber seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Schrijber closes the distance and clinches.
Schrijber misses with a knee strike.
Schrijber working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Braga successfully pulls guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schrijber's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Braga has control of Schrijber's left arm, preventing Schrijber from doing any damage.
Schrijber stopping the sweep attempt from Braga.
Braga working a defensive guard here.
Braga wants to hit a switch here but Schrijber passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Braga there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schrijber wants to control the pace but Braga is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Braga trying to control from the bottom.
Schrijber looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Braga with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Braga makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Braga.
Braga has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Schrijber got a little sloppy there for a moment and Braga has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Schrijber has managed to get both his arms back between Braga's legs - danger averted.
Braga is looking to sweep but instead, Schrijber has passed into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braga wants to control but Schrijber is keeping busy.
Braga manages to get to full guard.
Braga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Braga has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Schrijber showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Schrijber has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Schrijber!