PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Guilherme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronson comes to the cage accompanied by Devil On My Shoulder. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bronson
vs
Guilherme

186 cm
22
193 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

188 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charles Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlos Guilherme!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson tries to clinch up.
Bronson misses with a head kick.
Bronson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guilherme circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bronson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Guilherme blocks a head kick by Bronson.
Bronson throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd cheers as Bronson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Guilherme doesn't seem phased though.

It looks like Carlos Guilherme has been cut.
Guilherme slips a jab and a cross from Bronson.
Guilherme dodges the punch combination from Bronson.
Bronson throws a right hand that Guilherme ducks under and follows up with a left that Guilherme also avoids with ease.
Bronson misses with a head kick.
Bronson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bronson throws a lazy right hand but Guilherme sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bronson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Guilherme moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Guilherme there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bronson misses with a straight left.
Bronson misses with a head kick.
Bronson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bronson duly obliges.
Bronson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Guilherme ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Guilherme looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bronson!
Guilherme is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guilherme connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Guilherme with shots to the head and body - Bronson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Guilherme in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guilherme with shots to the head and body - Bronson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Guilherme throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Guilherme is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Guilherme cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bronson is breathing heavily.
Guilherme pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Guilherme with a couple of short strikes.
Bronson is in a horrible position here. Guilherme smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Guilherme looking to finish Bronson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bronson!
Guilherme landing shots from mount.
Guilherme raining down shots from the mount!
Guilherme raining down shots from the mount!
Bronson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Guilherme with good strikes from the mount here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guilherme looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Guilherme lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guilherme thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Guilherme lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Guilherme with good strikes from the mount here!
The referee warns Bronson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bronson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Guilherme tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Guilherme lands a heavy elbow.
Guilherme punishing his opponent with strikes.
BOOM! Guilherme connects with a massive shot to the dome!
BOOM! Guilherme connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Guilherme scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Guilherme lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Guilherme with a couple of short strikes.
Guilherme is landing with some decent strikes but Bronson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guilherme lands a big shot there that rocks Bronson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Guilherme throwing strikes here but Bronson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bronson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Guilherme lands a heavy elbow.
Guilherme landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Guilherme.
Guilherme looking to finish Bronson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bronson!
Guilherme throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bronson because Guilherme loaded up on that one.
Guilherme landing strikes from the mount.
Guilherme looking to finish Bronson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bronson!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guilherme breaks from Bronson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Guilherme throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bronson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Guilherme dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Guilherme's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Some wild striking there from Bronson.
Charles Bronson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bronson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bronson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bronson.
Bronson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bronson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guilherme swats away the attempt to clinch by Bronson.
Bronson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Guilherme clinches up with Bronson and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guilherme landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Guilherme unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bronson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bronson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bronson is pressed up against the cage. Guilherme has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bronson down to the mat. Bronson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bronson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bronson misses with a double jab.
Bronson throws a head kick but Guilherme moves out of range.

Guilherme decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Guilherme sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bronson defending well though.
Guilherme seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
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. Guilherme connects with a nice short shot to Bronson's temple.
Guilherme lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guilherme is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Carlos Guilherme has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bronson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bronson has hold of Guilherme's hands but Guilherme slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bronson taking some punishment here, with Guilherme in his half guard.
Guilherme drops an elbow to the side of Bronson's head.
Guilherme missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Guilherme looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bronson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Guilherme throwing shots but Bronson is blocking nicely.
Guilherme throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Guilherme scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Guilherme not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guilherme thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bronson's head.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Guilherme fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Guilherme dodges the punch combination from Bronson.
Charles Bronson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guilherme misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Charles Bronson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Guilherme.
A low kick from Bronson is predictable there

and Guilherme counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bronson's guard now.
Guilherme lands a couple of digs.
Guilherme missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Guilherme throwing strikes from guard but Bronson blocks nicely.
Guilherme must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bronson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guilherme throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Guilherme missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Guilherme thows a big elbow that misses.
Guilherme makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Guilherme changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bronson tries to avoid it but Guilherme manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bronson to the ground. Bronson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bronson throws a head kick that misses

and Guilherme counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bronson won't be happy with that.
Guilherme throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Guilherme tries to score with some ground and pound. Bronson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Guilherme tries to score with some ground and pound. Bronson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Guilherme working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Guilherme working the strikes but Bronson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Guilherme working over Bronson with some ground and pound. Bronson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bronson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Guilherme scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Guilherme showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carlos Guilherme's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bronson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bronson throws a lazy head kick

and Guilherme counters with a single leg into guard. Bronson didn't expect that.
Guilherme throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Guilherme scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bronson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Guilherme cracks Bronson with a solid left hand.
Guilherme stands up over Bronson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Guilherme postures up in Bronson's guard and throws a big left but Bronson blocks it.
Guilherme landing some decent shots from guard.
Guilherme missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guilherme lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bronson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Guilherme shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bronson but Bronson pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson falls off balance throwing a combination

and Guilherme counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bronson won't be happy with that.
Guilherme throws an elbow but Bronson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Guilherme misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Guilherme looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bronson is avoiding damage well.
Bronson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Guilherme looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bronson is avoiding damage well.
Guilherme landing a few strikes.
Bronson dodges the ground and pound from Guilherme.
Bronson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bronson misses with a low kick.

Guilherme darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guilherme not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Guilherme winds up and cracks Bronson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Guilherme missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Guilherme throwing shots but Bronson is blocking nicely.
Guilherme throwing shots but Bronson is blocking nicely.
Guilherme throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Guilherme scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Guilherme missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bronson darts in trying to clinch

so Guilherme counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guilherme is looking to work some ground and pound but Bronson has wrist control.
Guilherme is looking to work some ground and pound but Bronson has wrist control.
Guilherme trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Guilherme throws and elbow that misses. Bronson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Guilherme's guard. Nice move by Bronson!
Guilherme looking for a sweep. Not yet Guilherme, not yet.
Guilherme throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Guilherme lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Guilherme thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Guilherme swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Charles Bronson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bronson looks to land a right hand but Guilherme moved out of range.
Guilherme fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bronson throws and low kick but Guilherme moves out of range easily.
Horrible takedown by Guilherme or perhaps it was just good defense by Bronson which made him look bad.
Charles Bronson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Guilherme.
Guilherme moves away from the strike by Bronson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Guilherme, right into the meat.

Bronson gets caught flat footed, as Guilherme shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Guilherme throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Guilherme throws a big right hand that misses.
Bronson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Guilherme is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Charles Bronson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carlos Guilherme is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guilherme throwing strikes from guard but Bronson blocks nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Guilherme comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Guilherme winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Guilherme!