PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Bravo (ranked 1861 p4p, 2594 weight class) and Juan Carlos (ranked 237 p4p, 294 weight class). Juan Carlos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eddie Bravo's chin.

Bravo
vs
Carlos

176 cm
31
155
10 - 7 - 0

175 cm
25
165
12 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eddie Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Carlos!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlos misses with a lunging right hand

and Bravo counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Carlos!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlos is not content to let Bravo control the position.
Carlos has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

Bravo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Carlos struggling a bit here.
Carlos tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Bravo tries for a kimura but Carlos is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos tries to buck Bravo off but Bravo is having none of it.
Bravo has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Carlos!

Bravo has control of Carlos's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Carlos regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bravo throws some wild stikes that Carlos manages to avoid easily.
Carlos is looking to improve his position but Bravo isn't that keen on the idea.
Bravo trying to control but Carlos is having none of it.
Carlos tries to hold on but Bravo pushes him away.
Carlos sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bravo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Bravo wants to finish this one by submission but Carlos is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bravo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo lands a couple of good shots and Carlos has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Bravo controlling well, preventing Carlos from escaping the position.

Bravo tightening his grip on Carlos, looking for the choke.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bravo looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Carlos is controlling Bravo 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Carlos looking to pass the guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bravo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Carlos defends well.
Carlos passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Carlos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bravo wants to get back to full guard.
Carlos blocks the strikes from Bravo.
Ground and pound from Carlos.
Carlos slips a nice elbow through Bravo's hands, connecting with Bravo's forehead.
Carlos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bravo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Carlos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Bravo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Bravo keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlos distracts Bravo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Carlos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Carlos stopping the sweep attempt from Bravo.
Bravo is working hard here to advance position.
Carlos tries to free his leg and advance position but Bravo is retaining full guard.
Bravo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carlos trying to control the position from guard on top but Bravo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlos sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Bravo isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Carlos stacks Bravo on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Carlos!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Bravo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Carlos misses with a double jab

and Bravo counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Carlos!
Carlos regains half guard.
Carlos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bravo is trying to control. Carlos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Carlos keeping control of the position.

Bravo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bravo seems to be working for a kimura but Carlos defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos is trying to maintain the position but Bravo is very close to passing his half guard.
Bravo wants to free his trapped foot but Carlos is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Bravo is looking for a kimura but Carlos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bravo to get the leverage.

Bravo is working for a submission of some sort.
Carlos is looking to improve his position.
Carlos controlling the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Carlos is defending against the submission attempts here by Bravo.
Carlos is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Carlos is trying to control but can't.

Bravo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Carlos has managed to free his arm - good work.

Bravo is trying to work for a kimura but Carlos is defending well.
Carlos trying to control but Bravo postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Carlos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Carlos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bravo manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos postures up and lands a big shot to Bravo's brow.
Carlos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bravo's head.

Bravo throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Carlos escapes and throws Bravo's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Carlos lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bravo taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bravo is trying to improve his position.
Carlos is staying tight to Bravo's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Bravo is trying to improve his position.
Carlos landing a few strikes.
Bravo is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Bravo is looking for a sweep.
Carlos taking a breather here.
Carlos lands an elbow.
Carlos creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bravo is not content to let Carlos control the position.
Carlos is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carlos lands an elbow.

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

A close second round but Juan Carlos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Carlos misses with a kick to the body.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Bravo enables Carlos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bravo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Oh Bravo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Bravo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Carlos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bravo seems to have got his legs back now.
Bravo 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.
Carlos stands up over Bravo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Carlos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bravo's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos tries to free his leg and advance position but Bravo is retaining full guard.

Bravo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Carlos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Carlos preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Bravo keeps moving.

Bravo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Carlos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Bravo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Carlos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Eddie Bravo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bravo looking for a sweep. Not yet Bravo, not yet.

Bravo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carlos controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bravo keeping full guard, as Carlos tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Carlos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bravo keeping full guard, as Carlos tries to pass.
Bravo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Carlos wants to sweep here but Bravo controlling him for the moment.
Carlos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bravo's guard.

Bravo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Bravo keeps moving.

Bravo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Carlos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bravo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Bravo keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carlos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Carlos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Bravo keeps moving.
Carlos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bravo working a defensive guard here.
Bravo seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Carlos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bravo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Carlos has managed to get both his arms back between Bravo's legs - danger averted.
Carlos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Carlos landing some decent shots from guard.

Carlos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bravo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Carlos has managed to get both his arms back between Bravo's legs - danger averted.
Carlos scoring with some ground and pound.
Bravo 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.
Carlos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carlos advances position into side control!
Carlos staying calm.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Carlos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carlos 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Carlos!
Our winner, Juan Carlos, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.