PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Penkosip Bizihwaile (ranked 189 p4p, 249 weight class) and Bobby Brawler (ranked 30 p4p, 41 weight class). Penkosip Bizihwaile had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Bizihwaile
vs
Brawler

184 cm
27
177
10 - 5 - 0

180 cm
27
180
11 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Voodoo Nutrition

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Conviction

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Penkosip Bizihwaile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Brawler!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brawler moves out of range of the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Brawler blocks the leg kick.
Bizihwaile rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Brawler to counter with a crisp jab.
Bizihwaile 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.
Bizihwaile misses with a lunging right hand
and Brawler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Brawler.
Bizihwaile throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Bizihwaile misses
and Brawler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A left lands for Brawler.
A slow jab from Bizihwaile misses its intended target.
Brawler's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bizihwaile under the eye.
Brawler staying out of range there.
Bizihwaile throws a lazy uppercut
and Brawler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brawler lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brawler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bizihwaile throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bizihwaile misses with a hook
and Brawler counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaile misses with a right hand
and Brawler counters with a thumping low kick.
Bizihwaile misses the shot to the body.
Brawler attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Bizihwaile was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Brawler is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bizihwaile had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Bizihwaile uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brawler.
Bizihwaile's corner calls for a 1-2. Bizihwaile obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brawler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bizihwaile.
Bizihwaile misses with a body shot
and Brawler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Bizihwaile misses.
Bizihwaile throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brawler.
Bizihwaile wants to clinch
and Brawler counters with a low kick, right behind Bizihwaile 's knee.
A swing and a miss from Bizihwaile.
Bizihwaile throws a leg kick which misses Brawler's front leg but catches the back leg as Brawler tries to avoid it.
Bizihwaile lands with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Bizihwaile.
Bizihwaile delivers a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bizihwaile jabs Brawler right on the nose. Brawler blinks but takes it well.
Bizihwaile lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Brawler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brawler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bizihwaile catches Brawler with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bizihwaile blocks a jab.
Brawler connects with an inside leg kick.
Penkosip Bizihwaile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bizihwaile is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brawler.
Brawler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bizihwaile misses with a lunging right hand
and Brawler makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brawler tries to land a leg kick but Bizihwaile saw it coming and moves away.
Bizihwaile misses the jab.
Bizihwaile misses with an uppercut
enabling Brawler to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Bizihwaile throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bizihwaile has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brawler.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brawler keeps the fight on the outside.
A shot to the body from Bizihwaile misses
and Brawler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bizihwaile throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bizihwaile loads up on a big right hand but Brawler slips the punch.
Brawler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bizihwaile.
A punch lands to the side of Bizihwaile 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bizihwaile misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brawler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brawler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brawler swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bizihwaile.
Bizihwaile avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brawler jabs Bizihwaile to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bizihwaile throws a leg kick that misses.
Brawler throws out a counter right but Bizihwaile avoids it with no problem.
Brawler checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawler lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bizihwaile misses with a hook.
Bizihwaile avoids the body shot from Brawler.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bizihwaile misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bizihwaile swings widly with a right hand
and Bizihwaile takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brawler takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bizihwaile avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Bizihwaile.
Brawler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bizihwaile connects with a solid leg kick.
Brawler is looking to slow Bizihwaile down with leg kicks.
Bizihwaile throws a low kick but Brawler avoids it.
Bizihwaile misses with a wild body shot.
Bizihwaile paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bizihwaile misses with a lunging right hand
and Brawler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bizihwaile throws an off balance right hand
and Brawler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Brawler dominated that round.
That's time! Bizihwaile's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bizihwaile thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brawler pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bizihwaile lands a jab to the head.
Brawler takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brawler on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bizihwaile scores with a nice head shot.
Bizihwaile is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bizihwaile blocks a leg kick.
Bizihwaile throws a shot to the body.
Bizihwaile throws a poor cross that misses
and Brawler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Brawler.
As Brawler backs away, Bizihwaile returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bizihwaile swings widly with a right hand
and Brawler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bizihwaile misses with a body shot.
Bizihwaile swings for the body but Brawler moves out of range.
Brawler throws out a counter right but Bizihwaile avoids it with no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bizihwaile misses with a body shot
and Brawler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaile tries to land a front kick but Brawler steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bizihwaile checks a leg kick nicely.
Bizihwaile throws a leg kick
and Brawler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brawler throws a low kick but Bizihwaile moves out of range easily.
Brawler throws a front kick aimed at Bizihwaile's knee but Bizihwaile avoids it well.
Bizihwaile misses with an uppercut
enabling Brawler to counter with a crisp jab.
Bizihwaile misses with a right hand
enabling Brawler to counter with a crisp jab.
Brawler connects with an inside leg kick.
Brawler blocks a jab.
Brawler throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bizihwaile.
Good shot there by Bizihwaile.
Brawler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brawler throws a half hearted mid kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Brawler checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bobby Brawler seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaile misses with a looping left.
Brawler now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

Bizihwaile gets a clinch.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bizihwaile might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bizihwaile lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Brawler on the inside.
Brawler misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bizihwaile fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bizihwaile lands a hook that snaps the head of Brawler backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Brawler.
A shot in the inside from Bizihwaile.
Bizihwaile swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Brawler.
Brawler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brawler blocks an uppercut.
Bizihwaile scores with a shoulder strike.
Brawler misses with a punch to the body.
Bizihwaile avoiding damage.
Bizihwaile tries to stall but Brawler uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaile misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brawler works on Bizihwaile's body with a couple of short punches.
Bizihwaile fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brawler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bizihwaile can't find room to land a body shot as Brawler controls the action.
Brawler has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bizihwaile seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Brawler can turn it around.
Brawler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bizihwaile lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brawler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bizihwailes head.
Brawler pushes Bizihwaile back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brawler.
Bizihwaile's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bizihwaile looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brawler gets through Bizihwaile's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brawler is pushing Bizihwaile up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brawler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brawler lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaile lands a right hand.
Bizihwaile misses with a short punch on the inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Brawler in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bizihwaile tries a body shot but Brawler blocks it.
Brawler prevents a body shot from Bizihwaile.
Brawler blocks an uppercut.
Brawler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bizihwaile.
Brawler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bizihwaile's elbow.
Brawler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brawler.
Bizihwaile misses with some punches.
Brawler tries to throw a body punch but Bizihwaile avoids it by throwing Brawler back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Bizihwaile.
Bizihwaile prevents a body shot from Brawler.
A right handed body shot lands from Brawler.
Brawler tries a body shot but Bizihwaile blocks it.
Bizihwaile has a couple of punches blocked by Brawler.
Brawler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Brawler breaks from the clinch.
Bizihwaile blocks a low kick nicely.
Bizihwaile swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Brawler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Brawler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bizihwaile. Bizihwaile obviously looking to wear him down.
Brawler with a nice cross.
A slow jab from Brawler misses its intended target.
Bizihwaile throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brawler ducks right into an uppercut from Bizihwaile.
Bizihwaile swings widly with a right hand
and Brawler counters with a slapping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brawler.
Bizihwaile tried to score with a low kick but Brawler checks it.
Bizihwaile tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brawler counters with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizihwaile attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brawler has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bizihwaile finds it's way round the side to connect with Brawler's head.
Crunch! Brawler slams his shin into Bizihwaile's torso.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler just misses with a punch to the body.
Brawler takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Bizihwaile closes the distance and clinches.
Brawler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bizihwaile's elbow.
Bobby Brawler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brawler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bizihwaile will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brawler up against the cage.
Brawler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Brawler.
Bizihwaile tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brawler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bizihwaile lands an uppercut.
Brawler struggles to land a body shot inside as Bizihwaile controls his hands.
Bizihwaile misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Brawler.
Brawler throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bizihwaile.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brawler as Bizihwaile tries to tie him up.

Brawler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Penkosip Bizihwaile has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brawler tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brawler throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bizihwaile is looking to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bizihwaile uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brawler.
Brawler feints and then cracks Bizihwaile's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bizihwaile down.
Bizihwaile is looking to clinch but Brawler is avoiding it.
Bizihwaile is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brawler.
Bizihwaile misses with a leg kick.
Brawler counters with a body kick.
Bizihwaile misses with an uppercut
and Brawler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bizihwaile misses with a body punch
and Brawler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bizihwaile. Brawler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bizihwaile scores with a sloppy right hand. Brawler should have avoided that one.
Brawler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bizihwaile.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaile throws a body shot but no joy.
Brawler keeps the fight on the outside.
Brawler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bizihwaile is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bizihwaile dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brawler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bizihwaile avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bizihwaile cracks Brawler with a good jab.
Bizihwaile throws a right hand that misses
and Brawler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bizihwaile throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Bizihwaile. Those never looked like landing.
Bizihwaile jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaile throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bizihwaile misses with a hook. Brawler ducked under it nicely.
Brawler cracks Bizihwaile with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A slow jab from Bizihwaile misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bizihwaile throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brawler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bizihwaile misses with a looping left.
Bizihwaile throws out a loose jab but Brawler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brawler takes one on the button.

Brawler is rocked!
Bizihwaile throws a looping overhand right but Brawler ducks down to avoid it.
Brawler is still on wobbly legs! Can Bizihwaile finish him?
Brawler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bizihwaile throws a leg kick but Brawler sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brawler feints a counter leg kick.
Bizihwaile misses with an uppercut
and Brawler counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brawler seems to have recovered his senses.
Bizihwaile looks to throw the jab but Brawler is out of range.
Bobby Brawler is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brawler slips under a jab.
Brawler only half commits to the counter leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Penkosip Bizihwaile.
Well Brawler 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Brawler!
Bobby Brawler seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.