PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Brawler (ranked 538 p4p, 211 weight class) and Raate Road (ranked 81 p4p, 34 weight class). Road has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brawler
vs
Road

180 cm
30
180
15 - 6 - 0

183 cm
28
173
13 - 1 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Conviction

Carnage Clothing
Heavy Metal Drugs

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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Brawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raate Road!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Francis DeMontford and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Road fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brawler was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Road misses with a low kick.
Road misses with a hook
and Brawler counters with a nice body kick.
Road looks to throw the jab but Brawler is out of range.
It looked like Brawler was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Road.
Brawler defending well as Road loads up on a big left hand.
Road cracks Brawler with an open hand slap.
Road misses with a hook.
Brawler tried to counter with a leg kick but Road avoided it.
Brawler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Road. Road obviously looking to wear him down.
Brawler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Road smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Road loads up on a big right hand but Brawler slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brawler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Road pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brawler scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A swing and a miss from Road.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Brawler misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Road defending well as Brawler loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brawler. Road does a little dance to reset his feet.
Road connects with a body shot.
Brawler looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brawler tries a head kick but it misses.
Brawler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Road.
Bobby Brawler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Brawler misses.
Brawler avoids the head kick by Road.
Road tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brawler swivels and escapes.
Brawler takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Road has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Road throws a lazy uppercut
and Brawler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Road swings widly with a right hand
and Brawler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Road.
A leg kick checked by Brawler.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Road closes the distance and clinches up with Brawler, looking for a takedown. Road pushes Brawler against the cage but Brawler circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brawler swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bobby Brawler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raate Road.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Road loads up on a big right hand but Brawler slips the punch.
Brawler throws a front kick that sends Road stumbling back into the cage.
Road tries for a takedown but Brawler circles away easily
and Brawler counters with a good low kick that Road was not able to check.

Road has closed the distance and engaged Brawler in a clinch.
Brawler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Road is trying to drag Brawler to the mat but Brawler just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brawler works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Road misses with some punches.
Road prevents a body shot from Brawler.
Road misses with a hook from the clinch.
Road swings wildly with an uppercut but Brawler uses good head movement to avoid it.

Brawler breaks the clinch.
Brawler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Road with a jab.
Brawler slips under a jab from Road.
Brawler is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Brawler misses with a head kick.
Road tries to clinch up
and Brawler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Road thinking.
A swing and a miss from Road.
Brawler appears to be looking for a big counter.
Brawler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Road can pounce on him.
Road thows a left - swing and a miss!
Road is looking to clinch.
Road tests Brawler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Road attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A little feinted left hand from Brawler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Road keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Road misses with a shot to the body
and Brawler counters with a nice uppercut.
Brawler lands with an uppercut that bounces Road off the cage and back into range.
Raate Road seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Road fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Road blocks a jab.
Road waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brawler.
Brawler fires out a quick counter leg kick but Road just manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Road lands with a thumping leg kick.
Road connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brawler momentarily.
Road tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brawler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Road moves out of range as Brawler throws a body kick.
Road jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brawler fires out a quick counter leg kick but Road just manages to avoid it.
Road looks to clinch
enabling Brawler to counter with a crisp jab.
Brawler misses with a straight right.
Brawler tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brawler circles away from the clinch attempt.

Road forces Brawler back against the cage and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Raate Road will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Brawler misses the shot to the body.
Road with the counter takedown but Brawler avoids it easily.

Road moves into range and clinches up with Brawler.

Brawler breaks the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Brawler.

Road gets a clinch.

Brawler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brawler connects with a nice looking jab.
Road connects with a leg kick.
We've been told by Brawler's head coaches at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Road looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brawler is fending him off so far but Road persists. Nope, Brawler circles away and we're back to standing.
A quick step to the side and Brawler tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Road with a poor takedown
and Brawler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Road with a nice cross.
Road misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Road takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Road tries to close the distance and clinch but Brawler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brawler with a hook.
Road shoots in for a takedown but Brawler shows good takedown defense.
A little feinted left hand from Brawler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bobby Brawler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raate Road.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Road throws a head kick that misses
letting Brawler counter with a right hand.
Brawler avoids the head kick by Road.
Road throws the left hand but Brawler avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Road. That snapped Brawler's head back.
Brawler scores with a sloppy right hand. Road should have avoided that one.
Road misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brawler.
Brawler throws a big shot that misses.
Road looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Road throws a right and a left that Brawler avoids nicely.
Brawler jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Brawler keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brawler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Road throws out a counter right but Brawler avoids it with no problem.
Brawler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Road connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brawler's hands.
Road tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brawler is able to avoid easily.
Brawler looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Road.
Road listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brawler thuds a left hand into Road's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brawler misses with a hook.
Brawler lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brawler lands the left hand.
Road goes for a double leg but Brawler avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Brawler continues to drive forward.
Road looks to land a right hand but Brawler moved out of range.
Brawler looks to land a left hand but Road moved out of range nicely.
Road slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brawler missing with a left hand there. Road was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brawler throws a half hearted mid kick.
An inside leg kick from Road misses.

Road clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Road scores with a shot to the side of Brawler's head.
Brawler misses with a punch to the body.
Brawler tries a body shot but Road blocks it.
Brawler working aggressively here.
Brawler blocks an uppercut.

Brawler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Brawler blocks the leg kick.
Brawler feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Brawler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Road doesn't seem bothered though.
Road tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brawler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brawler looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Road takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brawler defending well as Road loads up on a big left hand.
Brawler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Road tries to clinch there but Brawler circles away.
Good leg kick by Road.
Brawler bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brawler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brawler checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Road is predictable there
and Brawler counters with a good low kick that Road was not able to check.
Brawler blocks a low kick nicely.
Road lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brawler moves away from the strike by Road.
Road misses with a looping right.
Brawler catches Road with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brawler throws the left hand but Road avoids the punch easily.
Road chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brawler can pounce on him.
Brawler staying out of range there.
Brawler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brawler misses with a looping left.
A countering left hand to the body from Road misses.
Brawler walks into a jab.

Road closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Road is looking to pass Brawler's guard but actually Brawler recovers to full guard.
Road looking to sit in guard and control but Brawler gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bobby Brawler will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Nice uppercut there from Road.
A lazy left from Road finds it's target.
Road fails with a takedown attempt.
Brawler feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Roads jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Road takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Road wants to land a leg kick but Brawler is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Brawler misses its target.
Road throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bobby Brawler is winning the standup battle so far.
Road misses with a combination
and Brawler counters with a stiff right hand.
Road throws a leg kick
and Brawler counters with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Road.
Brawler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brawler there as he acknowledges the shot.
Road lands with a hook. Brawler tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Road throws a shot from downtown. Brawler moves away and avoids it.
Road is looking to score with low kicks.
Brawler quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Road misses with a leg kick
letting Brawler counter with a right hand.
Road misses with a leg kick
and Brawler counters with a slapping leg kick.
Road lands with a right hand.
A jab from Brawler misses.
Brawler takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A nice leg kick from Road, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brawler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Road sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Road uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brawler.
Brawler scores with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Road tries to clinch up
and Brawler counters with a good, hard body kick but Road shrugs it off.
Brawler throws a shot from downtown. Road moves away and avoids it.
Road looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brawler 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 slips under a jab.
Brawler checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brawler swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Road scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A swing and a miss from Brawler.
Road fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brawler manages to avoid it.
It looked like Brawler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brawler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Road throws an overhand right that lands on Brawler's shoulder, as Brawler tries to avoid the shot.
Road scores with a jab to the head.
Road tries to clinch but Brawler is having none of it.
Road shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brawler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawler swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Road pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brawler takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brawler lands a front kick.
Road blocks a head kick by Brawler.
Road connects with a right hand. Brawler shakes it off.
Road fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bobby Brawler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raate Road.
Brawler slips a straight right by Road.
Brawler lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Brawler finds it's way through Road's defenses.
Road has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brawler.
Brawler missing with a left hand there. Road was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawler connects with a solid leg kick.
Road shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Road takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Road swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brawler moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Road fails with an attempt to clinch.
Road on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Road fails to land with a series of punches.
Road swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brawler counters with a leg kick.
Brawler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Road sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Road was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Road moves to clinch but Brawler breaks away
and Brawler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brawler moves out of range of the leg kick from Road.
Road throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brawler counters with a low kick, right behind Road 's knee.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Brawler showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brawler 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Brawler!
Bobby Brawler decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.