PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fletch Brandis (ranked 2872 p4p, 4231 weight class) and Thad Thayer (ranked 58 p4p, 83 weight class). Brandis comes to the cage accompanied by Lynyrd Skynyrd : The Ballad of Curtis Loew. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brandis
vs
Thayer

191 cm
41
235
26 - 19 - 0

165 cm
34
134
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Fletch Brandis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thad Thayer!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thayer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thayer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brandis lands a two punch combo.
Brandis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thayer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thayer steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brandis.
Thayer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brandis.

Thayer shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thayer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thayer is pressing down on Brandis's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brandis is holding on for now.

Thayer decides to return to a standing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thayer avoids a punch combination nicely.

Thayer gets a takedown into half guard.
Thayer works his foot free and advances to mount.
Brandis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thayer misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thayer is trying to take his opponent's back.
Brandis is looking to improve his position but Thayer isn't that keen on the idea.
Thayer moves to the back position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Thayer controlling the positon.
Brandis covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Brandis is in bad spot here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandis looking very determined here, making life difficult for Thayer.
Thayer keeps control of the position easily here as Brandis tries to buck him off.

Thayer tightening his grip on Brandis, looking for the choke.

Thayer is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Brandis is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Thad Thayer!
The defeated Fletch Brandis had this to say: 'I think I'm gonna drink a Miller Lite tonight and play some pool.'.