PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fletch Brandis (ranked 19523 p4p, 20258 weight class) and Marcelinho Lima (ranked 586 p4p, 554 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brandis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lynyrd Skynyrd : The Ballad of Curtis Loew. The key to victory for Fletch Brandis has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Brandis
vs
Lima

191 cm
36
235
20 - 14 - 0

202 cm
31
270
11 - 20 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Fletch Brandis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelinho Lima!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lima moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And Lima tries to counter it with a takedown but Brandis pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lima attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body punch from Brandis.
Brandis throws a right hand that Lima ducks under and follows up with a left that Lima also avoids with ease.
Brandis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Brandis gets caught napping as Lima dives in and scores a takedown. Brandis manages to retain guard.
Brandis keeping moving, preventing Lima from controlling successfully.
Lima is fighting to break Brandis's control of his arms but Brandis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lima throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brandis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lima stays in close to Brandis's body and controls the position.
Lima is looking to work some ground and pound but Brandis has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brandis is keeping the position for now.
Brandis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lima postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lima looking to pass the guard.
Lima not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lima stopping the sweep attempt from Brandis.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Lima gets a double leg takedown into Brandis's guard.
Brandis working a defensive guard here.
Brandis keeping moving, preventing Lima from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lima working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brandis's head.
Lima wants to control from the top but Brandis keeps moving.
Brandis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lima works over Brandis with some ground and pound from guard.
Lima has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lima trying to control the position from guard on top but Brandis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brandis is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lima makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandis trying to keep a closed guard but Lima is proving a slippery customer.
Lima controlling from the top position.
Brandis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lima postures up in Brandis's guard and throws a big left but Brandis blocks it.
Lima trying to control the position from guard on top but Brandis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lima throwing strikes but missing.
Lima passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brandis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lima looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lima thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brandis's head.
Brandis taking some punishment here, with Lima in his half guard.
Lima trying to control the action but Brandis is working from the bottom.
Lima lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lima throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelinho Lima dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lima shoots in and bounces Brandis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lima won't allow Brandis to sweep him here.
Lima postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Marcelinho Lima has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brandis working a defensive guard here.
Brandis is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lima throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brandis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lima trying to control but Brandis is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Brandis's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Lima trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lima scoring with punches to the head and body.

Brandis is rocked!
Lima with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Oh Brandis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Lima decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Brandis, up you get!
Brandis throws a hook but Lima blocks it.

Brandis closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lima's guard.

Lima looking for a triangle here. Brandis is fighting it but it looks tight! Lima pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Brandis is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Marcelinho Lima!
The defeated Fletch Brandis had this to say: 'I think I'm gonna drink a Miller Lite tonight and play some pool.'.