PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balduin Braga (ranked 5046 p4p, 2614 weight class) and Keith Deorsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keith Deorsa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Braga
vs
Deorsa

210 cm
25
289
0 - 1 - 0

205 cm
25
290
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Balduin Braga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keith Deorsa!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Braga takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

It looks like Balduin Braga has been cut.

Braga closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Deorsa tries a body shot but Braga blocks it.
Deorsa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Deorsa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Braga working Deorsa over with knees to the body.
Deorsa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Deorsa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Deorsa managing to block the knees to the body from Braga.
Braga lands a nice knee to the body.
Deorsa looks winded!
Braga unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Braga with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Braga misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Braga tries to land a knee to the head but Deorsa blocks with his arms.
Deorsa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Braga tries to land knees in the clinch but Deorsa avoids the damage to the body.
Braga unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Braga misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Deorsa.
Braga trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga tries a knee to the head but Deorsa blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Braga.
Braga landing knees to the body.
Braga using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Deorsa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Braga trying to land knees to the body.
Braga tries to land knees in the clinch but Deorsa avoids the damage to the body.
Braga landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Braga connects with a nasty looking knee right to Deorsa's face.

It looks like Keith Deorsa has been cut.
Braga with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Deorsa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Braga using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Braga lands a good knee to the midsection. Deorsa won't want to take too many of those.
Braga blocks an uppercut.
Deorsa avoiding damage as Braga throws knees to the body.
Deorsa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Deorsa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Braga misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Deorsa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga tries to land a knee to the head but Deorsa blocks with his arms.
Braga looking to throw knees to the head but Deorsa is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Deorsa blocks it with crossed arms.
Deorsa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Braga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Deorsa avoids it.
Braga tries to land knees in the clinch but Deorsa avoids the damage to the body.
A body shot lands from Deorsa.
Braga landing knees to the body.
Deorsa lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Deorsa.
Deorsa avoiding damage as Braga throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Deorsa fails to land.
Deorsa avoiding damage as Braga throws knees to the body.
Braga with a knee to the head.
Deorsa avoiding damage as Braga throws knees to the body.
Deorsa has a couple of punches blocked by Braga.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deorsa tries a body shot but Braga blocks it.
Braga trying to land knees to the body.
Deorsa lands a body punch.
Deorsa lands a nice uppercut.
Deorsa lands a right hand.
Deorsa swings wildly with an uppercut but Braga uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Deorsa.
Deorsa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Deorsa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Deorsa - that landed with a thud.
Deorsa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Braga.
Deorsa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Deorsa presses Braga against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Deorsa pushes Braga back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Deorsa tries to throw a body punch but Braga avoids it by throwing Deorsa back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deorsa misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Deorsa on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Deorsa.
Deorsa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Braga or not.
Deorsa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Braga pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deorsa digs a right hand into Braga's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Braga's gas tank.
Deorsa lands a left hand.
Deorsa lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Deorsa.
Braga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Deorsa avoids it.
A short body shot lands from Deorsa as the two fighters clinch.
Deorsa struggles to land a body shot inside as Braga controls his hands.
Deorsa lands with a short shot to the head.
Deorsa lands a right hand.
We've been informed that Deorsa has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Braga blocks a body shot from Deorsa.
Braga tries to land knees in the clinch but Deorsa avoids the damage to the body.
Deorsa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Keith Deorsa will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Deorsa sends Braga crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Deorsa is motioning to the referee to let Braga up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Braga tries to close the distance and clinch but Deorsa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Braga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Deorsa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Braga is looking to clinch.

Deorsa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Braga misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Deorsa.
Deorsa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Deorsa managing to block the knees to the body from Braga.
Deorsa avoiding damage as Braga throws knees to the body.
Deorsa pushes Braga back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Deorsa scores with a shoulder strike.

Braga is rocked!
Deorsa unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Braga! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Deorsa is unloading with more strikes now! Braga drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keith Deorsa!