PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Cajo Branca (ranked 1586 p4p, 1731 weight class) and Inspektor Bee (ranked 207 p4p, 219 weight class). Branca comes to the cage accompanied by original score medley. Inspektor Bee will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Branca
vs
Bee

194 cm
32
269
26 - 19 - 0

205 cm
37
245
25 - 22 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Katman Drip Inc.

Voodoo Nutrition

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 26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joao Cajo Branca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 22 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Inspektor Bee!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bee scores with a hook.

It looks like Joao Cajo Branca has been cut.
Branca throws a hook to the side of Bee's head but Bee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Branca takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Branca moves out of range as Bee throws a body kick.
Branca avoids the body shot from Bee.
Bee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Branca.
Bee staying out of range there.
Bee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab lands there for Bee.
That kick from Branca tenderised Bee's leg. Bee is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Branca misses the shot to the body.
Bee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Branca moves out of range as Bee strikes.
The fighters circling - Branca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Bee releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Branca's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bee under the eye.
Branca throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bee counters with a straight right hand.
Bee sizes up Branca with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Branca lands an overhand right.
Bee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bee misses with a low kick.
Branca throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Branca throws a hook but Bee avoids it easily.
Bee moves out of range of the strikes.
Bee jabs at Branca's body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bee, as that shot connected.
Bee is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Branca throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Bee to counter with a crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bee.
Branca blocks the body kick.
Bee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Branca counters with a one-two to the body.
Branca misses with a body kick.
Branca misses with a straight left.
Branca throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Branca throws a lazy right hand but Bee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bee flicks out a counter leg kick but Branca steps away.
A low kick from Bee is predictable there
and Branca counters with a nice body shot.
Bee misses with the combination.
Branca throwing a counter right hand but Bee manages to avoid it.
Branca fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Branca moves out of range as Bee strikes.
Branca feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bee tries a head kick but it misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Branca misses its target.
Bee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Branca.
Bee does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A counter left hand to the body from Branca misses its target.
Branca connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bee. Bee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Branca lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bee at a distance.
Branca takes a swing at Bee's ribcage but misses.
Branca misses with a looping left.
Bee is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Branca with a body shot.
Branca throws a body punch but Bee moves out of range.
Branca checks a low kick from Bee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bee avoids the body shot from Branca.
Branca takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Joao Cajo Branca's cut is getting worse.
Branca cracks Bee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bee moves away from the strike by Branca.
Bee is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Branca with a body shot.
Bee throws out a leg kick but Branca moves out of range and Bee only half commits.
Branca's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bee under the eye.
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!
Bee lands a nice looking body kick.
Branca moves out of range as Bee throws a body kick.
Branca misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bee checks a leg kick.
Branca throws a leg kick but Bee sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bee looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Inspektor Bee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joao Cajo Branca's cut.
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.

Branca walks into a jab.
Branca misses with a leg kick
and Bee counters with a straight right hand.
Branca dodges the punch combination from Bee.
It looked like Branca was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bee misses the shot to the body.
Bee moves out of range of the body kick from Branca.
Bee catches Branca with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Branca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bee appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bee throws the kick towards the body but Branca avoids it.
Branca swings widly with a right hand
and Bee counters with a nice kick to the body.
Branca misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As Bee backs away, Branca returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bee throws the kick towards the body but Branca avoids it.
Branca throws a hook to the side of Bee's head but Bee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bee connects with a body shot that sends Branca's belly button to the back.
Bee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Branca fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Branca bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bee's head backwards.
Branca fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bee is out of range.
Bee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Branca manages to avoid it.
Branca fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Branca throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bee avoids the body shot from Branca.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bee, as that shot connected.
Nice defenses there by Branca.
Branca throwing a counter right hand but Bee manages to avoid it.
Branca is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Joao Cajo Branca's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bone on bone clash there as Branca blocks the leg kick.
Bee thuds a left hand into Branca's body.
Bee slips a straight right by Branca.
Inspektor Bee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Branca throws a body shot but no joy.
Bee feints a counter leg kick.
Branca throws a looping overhand right but Bee ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bee throws an off balance right hand
letting Branca counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Branca misses its intended target.
Bee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bee throws a leg kick that misses.
Bee throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Branca to counter with a crisp jab.
Bee connects with a solid leg kick.
Bee throws a jab but it's blocked by Branca.
Branca throws an off balance right hand
and Bee counters with a one-two to the body.
Bee thuds his shin into the meat of Branca's side.
Bee tries to land a front kick but Branca steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branca throws a nice outside leg kick.
Branca takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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!
Bee throws a leg kick but Branca moved away.
A good leg kick by Bee.
Bee misses with the combination.
Branca checks the leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Branca might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Branca connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Branca is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Branca checks a leg kick nicely.
Branca misses the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Inspektor Bee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joao Cajo Branca's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Branca avoids the head kick by Bee.
Branca checks a leg kick nicely.
Branca looks to land a right hand but Bee moved out of range.
Branca lands the left hand.
Branca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bee.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bee. That's going to slow Branca down.
Bee just misses with a punch to the body.
Branca throws out a loose jab but Bee uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Branca fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Branca backing away here, and Bee unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bee. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Branca throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bee on the side of the head.
Bee moves away from the strike by Branca.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Branca keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Branca.
Bee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Branca misses with a leg kick
and Bee counters with a leg kick.
Branca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bee.
Some bone on bone action there as Branca checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It looked like Branca wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bee misses with a kick to the body.
Bee misses with the body kick
and Branca counters with a nice uppercut.
Branca bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bee's head.
Joao Cajo Branca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bee misses with a body shot.
Jab from Branca.

Bee is rocked!
Bee is looking to slow Branca down with leg kicks.
Branca dips to his left and cracks Bee with an uppercut!
Bee is still on wobbly legs! Can Branca finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Branca thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bee throws a body shot but no joy.
Bee seems to have recovered his senses.
Branca throws a nice looking combination but Bee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Branca just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Branca.
The crowd cheers as Branca lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bee doesn't seem phased though.
Branca takes a swing at Bee's ribcage but misses.
Bee steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Branca.
Branca throws a jab when Bee was well out of range.
Branca throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Branca doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Branca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bee.
Branca throws a leg kick
and Branca takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bee throws a body punch but Branca moves out of range.
Branca throws a lazy uppercut
and Bee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Branca throws a poor cross that misses
and Bee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Branca takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Branca on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bee thuds a left hand into Branca's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Branca on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Branca ducks right into an uppercut from Bee.

Jeez, Joao Cajo Branca's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bee tests Branca's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Branca is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bee moves out of range as Branca strikes.
Branca thows a leg kick but Bee checks it
and Bee counters with a body kick.
Bee has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Branca misses with a lunging right hand
and Bee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Branca thinking.
Bee scores with a sloppy right hand. Branca should have avoided that one.
Inspektor Bee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joao Cajo Branca's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Inspektor Bee!
Inspektor Bee decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.