PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Quentin DeBramalo (ranked 187 p4p, 26 weight class) and Jiri Sayonara (ranked 95 p4p, 11 weight class). Sayonara has chosen Edge Of The Blade as his entrance music. 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!

DeBramalo
vs
Sayonara

178 cm
37
147 lbs
32 - 20 - 0

178 cm
35
138 lbs
29 - 15 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Sin City Allstars

Kimura Klothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quentin DeBramalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jiri Sayonara!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from DeBramalo misses
and Sayonara counters with a nice body shot.
DeBramalo throws a front kick aimed at Sayonara's knee but Sayonara avoids it well.
A slow jab from DeBramalo misses its intended target.
Sayonara takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sayonara lands with a shot to the body.
DeBramalo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sayonara on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sayonara throws a body punch but DeBramalo moves out of range.
DeBramalo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
DeBramalo misses with a lunging right hand
and Sayonara counters with a left to the body.
Sayonara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
DeBramalo misses the jab.
DeBramalo looks to score with a jab to the body but Sayonara is just out of range.
Sayonara fails to land with a series of punches.
DeBramalo tries to work over Sayonara's front leg with a kick but Sayonara checks it.
Sayonara misses with a body kick.
Sayonara misses with an uppercut.
Sayonara takes a swing at DeBramalo's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sayonara misses with a body kick.
DeBramalo connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeBramalo scores with a shot to the body.
DeBramalo takes one to the side of the head.
DeBramalo misses with a body shot
and Sayonara counters with a right hand to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from DeBramalo 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 Sayonara has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sayonara and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sayonara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeBramalo was well out of range. Poor timing from Sayonara.
Sayonara is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
DeBramalo misses with a hook. Sayonara ducked under it nicely.
Sayonara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
DeBramalo swings for the body but Sayonara moves out of range.
Sayonara connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
DeBramalo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sayonara.
DeBramalo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sayonaras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sayonara misses with a few strikes there.
Sayonara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
DeBramalo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DeBramalo avoids the body shot from Sayonara.
DeBramalo misses the jab.
And Sayonara tries to counter it with a takedown but DeBramalo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
DeBramalo missing with a left hand there. Sayonara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
DeBramalo looks to score with a jab to the body but Sayonara is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara connects with an inside leg kick.
DeBramalo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sayonara.
Sayonara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
DeBramalo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
DeBramalo misses with a lunging right hand
and Sayonara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sayonara stuns DeBramalo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
DeBramalo lands a really nice looking cross but Sayonara seems unphased.
Sayonara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Quentin DeBramalo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sayonara defending well as DeBramalo loads up on a big left hand.
DeBramalo with a hook.
Sayonara lands with a nice body punch.
Sayonara misses with a wild body shot.
DeBramalo misses with a hook
and Sayonara counters with a right hand to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from DeBramalo.
DeBramalo misses with a looping left.
Sayonara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
DeBramalo looks to throw the jab but Sayonara is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeBramalo misses with an uppercut.
DeBramalo just misses with a punch to the body.
Sayonara is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down DeBramalo rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice jab there from DeBramalo.
Some wild striking there from Sayonara.

Sayonara changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. DeBramalo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sayonara tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
DeBramalo struggling a bit here.
DeBramalo tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara working the ground and pound.
Sayonara has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
DeBramalo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sayonara.
DeBramalo regains half guard.
DeBramalo is trying to control but can't.
DeBramalo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sayonara is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sayonara lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jiri Sayonara dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sayonara.
Sayonara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of DeBramalo's head.
DeBramalo moves out of range as Sayonara strikes.
DeBramalo tries to score with a low kick but Sayonara moves his leg out of the way.
Sayonara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from DeBramalo.
DeBramalo looks to land a right hand but Sayonara moved out of range.
DeBramalo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sayonara misses with a jab to the body
and DeBramalo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
DeBramalo tries to score with a low kick but Sayonara moves his leg out of the way.
Sayonara takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sayonara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sayonara lands with an overhand left.
DeBramalo digs a good body shot into Sayonara's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sayonara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. DeBramalo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
DeBramalo misses with a hook.
Sayonara jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sayonara slips a jab from DeBramalo.
A jab lands there for Sayonara.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayonara shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with DeBramalo but DeBramalo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
DeBramalo throws a looping overhand right but Sayonara ducks down to avoid it.
Sayonara falls off balance throwing a combination
and DeBramalo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sayonara throws a jab when DeBramalo was well out of range.
DeBramalo throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from DeBramalo misses.
DeBramalo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sayonara looks to score with a jab to the body but DeBramalo is just out of range.
A cross from Sayonara lands.
Sayonara scores with a jab to the body.
DeBramalo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sayonara.
Sayonara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
DeBramalo lands a jab to the nose.
Quentin DeBramalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeBramalo throws a hook but Sayonara blocks it.
Sayonara avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sayonara counters with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
DeBramalo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. DeBramalo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sayonara attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sayonara scores with the left hand. DeBramalo knows he should have avoided that one.
Sayonara misses with a wild body shot.
Sayonara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sayonara just misses with a punch to the body.
DeBramalo is looking to counter punch.
DeBramalo lands with a right hand.
Sayonara cracks a nice hook into DeBramalo's ribs.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sayonara. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Sayonara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DeBramalo.
Sayonara dodges the punch combination from DeBramalo.
DeBramalo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sayonara swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sayonara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
DeBramalo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sayonara scores with a takedown into DeBramalo's guard.
DeBramalo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

DeBramalo looking for a guillotine here but Sayonara defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

DeBramalo throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sayonara escapes and throws DeBramalo's legs to the side, diving into side control!
DeBramalo is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara throwing shots but missing, from side control.
DeBramalo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sayonara is looking to take a break and control but DeBramalo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sayonara throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jiri Sayonara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! DeBramalo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

DeBramalo misses with a straight left.
A left lands for DeBramalo.
DeBramalo tries a low kick but Sayonara avoids it.
Sayonara now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sayonara misses with a hook.
A big left from DeBramalo misses.
Sayonara walks into a left hand.
A good leg kick by DeBramalo.
Sayonara defending well as DeBramalo loads up on a big left hand.
DeBramalo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sayonara.
DeBramalo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sayonara counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps DeBramalo thinking.
DeBramalo looks to land a right hand but Sayonara moved out of range.
Sayonara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayonara throws a jab when DeBramalo was well out of range.
Sayonara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
DeBramalo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sayonara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DeBramalo.
DeBramalo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
DeBramalo dodges the punch combination from Sayonara.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sayonara shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sayonara thows a huge punch but DeBramalo dodges it nicely.
Sayonara scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sayonara thows a huge punch but DeBramalo dodges it nicely.
My spies in Just Scrap MMA and BJJ inform me that Sayonara has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
DeBramalo wants to improve his position but Sayonara is controlling well.
DeBramalo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sayonara's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sayonara's back!
Quentin DeBramalo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara trying to control but not successfully.
Sayonara can't escape the position.
Sayonara trying to control the position but DeBramalo manages to sink in the hooks.
DeBramalo is hanging on to Sayonara's back as he tries to escape.
DeBramalo doesn't have the hooks in and Sayonara manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

DeBramalo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sayonara defends it easily.

DeBramalo working for submissions but it's allowed Sayonara to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sayonara seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are battling for position here. DeBramalo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
DeBramalo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
DeBramalo is trying to keep Sayonara in close.

DeBramalo looking for subs off his back but Sayonara has passed one foot through into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sayonara working the head and body with strikes.
DeBramalo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Jiri Sayonara is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
DeBramalo is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sayonara perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jiri Sayonara.
Well Sayonara has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jiri Sayonara!
A very excited looking Jiri Sayonara made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.