PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edgy Brah (ranked 493 p4p, 76 weight class) and Matt Lethal (ranked 402 p4p, 61 weight class). Lethal is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: we're off to see the wizard. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Brah
vs
Lethal

181 cm
33
186 lbs
20 - 4 - 0

190 cm
36
179 lbs
23 - 12 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Urban Fighter

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 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edgy Brah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Lethal!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brah thuds his right hand into Lethal's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brah throws a poor cross that misses
and Lethal counters with a nice uppercut.

Lethal gets tackled into the cage by Brah. Brah maintains the clinch.
Lethal will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brah up against the cage.
Brah misses with a punch to the body.
Brah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brah throws a head punch that misses.
Lethal misses with a punch to the body.
Brah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lethal blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Brah fails to land.
A short left from Lethal.
A short left from Brah.
Brah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brah.
Brah swings wildly with an uppercut but Lethal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brah throws a punch but it's blocked by Lethal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brah working aggressively here.
Brah has Lethal pressed against the cage, preventing Lethal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lethal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lethal misses with some punches.
Lethal tries a body shot but Brah blocks it.
Brah misses with the head strike.
Lethal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brah backwards.
Lethal blocks an uppercut.
Brah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brah struggles to land a body shot inside as Lethal controls his hands.
Brah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brah lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brah misses with a punch on the inside.
Lethal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Brah.
Brah lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lethal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brah backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brah lands a left hand.
Lethal stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lethal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brah's elbow.
Brah misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Brah fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lethal missing with knees to the body.
Lethal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lethals head.
Lethal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lethal.
Lethal effectively controlling the action here.
Lethal throws a punch but it's blocked by Brah.
Brah avoids the elbow strike from Lethal, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brah.
Lethal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brah tries a body shot but Lethal blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Brah fails to land.
Brah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lethal swings wildly with an uppercut but Brah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brah works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brah scores with a shoulder strike.
Lethal stalling in the clinch but Brah improves position.
A right handed body shot lands from Brah.
Lethal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lethal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lethal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lethal wants to stall.
Lethal working aggressively here.
Brah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lethal is trying to maintain a safe position but Brah gets an underhook and turns Lethal into the cage.
Lethal has Brah pressed against the cage.

Lethal breaks from the clinch.
Lethal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brah.
Brah lands a really nice looking cross but Lethal seems unphased.
Lethal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lethal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brah was well out of range. Poor timing from Lethal.
It looked like Brah wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brah drops his hands momentarily and Lethal takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brah misses with a left hand
and Lethal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lethal throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lethal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lethal blocks a jab.
Lethal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lethal moves out of range as Brah strikes.
Brah lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lethal misses with a straight left.
Lethal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lethal slips a jab from Brah.
Brah closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brah on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lethal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brah throws out a loose jab but Lethal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lethal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed right hand from Lethal misses the target.
Brah throws a lazy right hand but Lethal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lethal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brah.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edgy Brah dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lethal staying out of range there.
Brah missing with a left hand there. Lethal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Edgy Brah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brah misses with an uppercut. Lethal saw that one coming.
Lethal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brah.
A big right from Brah misses.
Brah ducks under a wild hook from Lethal.
It looked like Brah wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lethal loads up on a big right hand but Brah slips the punch.
Lethal avoids the body shot from Brah.
Brah works the jab nicely.
Brah misses with a wild combination.
Lethal lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brah gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lethal. That's going to slow Brah down.
Lethal tries a low kick but Brah avoids it.
Lethal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brah has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lethal misses with a head kick.
Brah moves out of range of the strikes.
Matt Lethal seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lethal defending well as Brah loads up on a big left hand.
Lethal misses with a left hand
and Brah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lethal.
Lethal ducks under a wild hook from Brah.
Brah lands a really nice looking cross but Lethal seems unphased.
Lethal throws a lazy right hand but Brah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brah fails to land with a series of punches.
Lethal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lethal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lethal closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brah lands with a hook. Lethal tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brah misses with a double jab
and Lethal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lethal throws a wild body kick that Brah sees coming a mile off.
Lethal buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lethal defending well as Brah loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lethal slips under a jab from Brah.
Lethal chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brah moves into the clinch successfully.
Brah has a couple of punches blocked by Lethal.
Brah gets through Lethal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Lethal on the inside.
Brah misses with a body punch.
Brah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brah working aggressively here.
Lethal pushes Brah back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brah struggles to land a body shot inside as Lethal controls his hands.
Brah tries to throw a body punch but Lethal avoids it by throwing Brah back against the cage.
Lethal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lethal manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Brah can't find room to land a body shot as Lethal controls the action.
Lethal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brah misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brah can't find room to land a body shot as Lethal controls the action.
Edgy Brah has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lethal is stalling here.
Lethal trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brah.
Brah scores with a shoulder strike.

Lethal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lethal.
Brah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brah throws a jab but it's blocked by Lethal.
Lethal throws a hook to the side of Brah's head but Brah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brah throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Lethal to counter with a crisp jab.
Brah misses with a hook.
Brah takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lethal lands a lovely overhand right.
Lethal throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lethal misses with a body kick.
Brah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lethal was well out of range. Poor timing from Brah.
Lethal connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brah digs a good hook to Lethal's body.
Brah throws a hook but Lethal avoids it easily.
Lethal moves out of range of the strikes.
Lethal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lethal misses with an uppercut. Brah saw that one coming.
Lethal walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Some wild striking there from Lethal.
Lethal slips a jab from Brah.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lethal! But no joy.
Lethal missing with a left hand there. Brah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Brah misses.
Lethal wants to slow Brah down by chopping away at his legs.
Lethal throws a right and a left that Brah avoids nicely.
It looked like Brah wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Donk. Brah catches Lethal right on the button with a cross.
Lethal tried to score with a low kick but Brah checks it.
Lethal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brah connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lethal's hands.
Brah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lethal.
Brah is looking to counter punch.
Brah scores with a nice strike.
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 Edgy Brah will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Lethal ducks under a wild hook from Brah.
Brah throws a leg kick but Lethal sees it coming and moves out of range.
A combination from Brah does no damage.
Lethal moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Brah loads up on a big right hand but Lethal slips the punch.
Lethal misses with a hook.
Lethal fakes the leg kick and cracks Brah in the body.
Brah swinging wildly here.
Brah is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Brah looks to land a left hand but Lethal moved out of range nicely.
Brah misses with an uppercut.
Brah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lethal throws a body punch but Brah moves out of range.
Brah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lethal moves away.
Lethal misses with a looping left.
Lethal takes one to the chin there.
Lethal lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brah misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lethal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lethal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brah cracks Lethal with a good jab.
Lethal misses the jab.
Brah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lethal.
Lethal moves away from the strike by Brah.
Brah ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brah scores with a jab. Lethal acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lethal lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lethal tried to score with a low kick but Brah checks it.
Lethal swings for the body but Brah moves out of range.
Brah throws a big shot that misses.
Brah works the jab nicely.
Lethal lands a glancing blow to the side of Brah's head.
Lethal takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brah throws an overhand right that lands on Lethal's shoulder, as Lethal tries to avoid the shot.
Crunch! Brah slams his shin into Lethal's torso.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Brah there.
A telegraphed right hand from Brah misses the target.
Brah missing with a left hand there. Lethal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lethal slips a jab from Brah.
Lethal throws out a loose jab but Brah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lethal ducks under a wild hook from Brah.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lethal!
Matt Lethal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lethal with a hook.
Good leg kick by Lethal there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brah throws the left hand but Lethal avoids the punch easily.
Lethal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brah.
Brah throws a big shot that misses.
Lethal fakes the leg kick and cracks Brah in the body.
Lethal lands a nice looking body shot.
A big right from Brah misses.
Lethal looks to throw the jab but Brah is out of range.
Lethal throws a body punch but Brah moves out of range.
Lethal feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brahs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brah throws a looping overhand right but Lethal ducks down to avoid it.
Lethal is looking to score with low kicks.
Lethal moves out of range of the strikes.
Brah ducks under a wild hook from Lethal.
Lethal sizes up Brah with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brah checks a leg kick.
Brah appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brah takes one to the side of the head.
Brah misses with a looping left.
And Lethal responds with a good body kick, but Brah manages to step out the way in time.
Lethal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lethal tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brah is able to avoid easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brah darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lethal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brah.
Brah avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brah misses with a straight right.
Brah connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice body kick from Lethal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lethal throws a head kick but Brah moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brah fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lethal throws out a counter right but Brah avoids it with no problem.
Brah misses with an uppercut.
Lethal misses with a wild body shot.
Brah throws the kick towards the body but Lethal avoids it.
Lethal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lethal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brah blocks a leg kick.
Brah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lethal.
Lethal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lethal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brah.
Brah lands a jab to the head.
Brah misses with a looping right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lethal.
Brah is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lethal. That's going to slow Brah down.
Brah fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lethal on the side of the head.
Lethal throws a body punch but Brah moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Brah on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lethal listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Brah is rocked!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matt Lethal.
I think Brah 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!