PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nic Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brooke Bond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooke Bond will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Bravo
vs
Bond

190 cm
19
190 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
193 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nic Bravo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brooke Bond!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bond drives through and clinches with Bravo against the cage.
Bravo has Bond pushed against the cage.
Bravo is looking to control Bond's arms but Bond gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bravo has his back to the cage.
Bond throws an elbow but it misses.
Bravo blocks the elbow strike.

Bravo pulls Bond into guard.
Bond really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bravo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bond wants to control from the top but Bravo keeps moving.

Bond stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Bond clinches up with Bravo and pushes him back against the cage.
Bravo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bravo takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Nic Bravo has been cut.
Bravo misses with a knee strike.
Bravo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bond lands an elbow inside that Bravo shrugs off.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bond pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo lands an elbow inside that Bond shrugs off.
Bravo blocks the elbow strike.
Bond misses with an elbow strike.
Bond misses with an elbow over the top.
Bravo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bond prevents a body shot from Bravo.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bond throws an elbow but misses.
Bond throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bravo takes an elbow to the temple.
Bond lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Nic Bravo's cut is getting worse.
Bond throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bond lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bravo blocks the elbow strike.
Bond on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bravo dodges an elbow strike from Bond.
Bravo avoids the elbow strike from Bond, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bond just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bravo's brow.
Bravo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bond.
Bravo avoids a wild elbow strike from Bond.
Bravo misses with a body punch.
Bravo jumps guard but Bond stands there with Bravo around his waist. Bravo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bravo successfully pulls guard.
Bravo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bond is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bond would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bond preventing the sweep.
Bond must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bravo keeping moving, preventing Bond from controlling successfully.
Bond wants to stand but Bravo is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bravo is trying to keep Bond in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bravo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bravo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nic Bravo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Bond.
Bond throws a head kick but Bravo moves out of range.
Bond throws a series of punches but Bravo avoids them all with ease.
Bravo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bond fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bond connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bravo swats away the attempt to clinch by Bond.
Brooke Bond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bravo circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo closes the distance and clinches up with Bond, looking for a takedown. Bravo pushes Bond against the cage but Bond circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brooke Bond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bond tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bravo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bond tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bravo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bravo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bond tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bravo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bond misses with a kick to the body.
Bond fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bond fails with an attempt to clinch.

Bond moves into range and clinches up with Bravo.
Bond creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bravo's defenses.

Nic Bravo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bond gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Jeez, Nic Bravo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bond throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bravo dodges an elbow strike from Bond.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brooke Bond dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nic Bravo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bond tries to clinch but Bravo is having none of it.
Bond is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bond tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bravo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bravo fails with the takedown.

Bond gets a clinch.
Bond lands a nice elbow.
Bond pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bond lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bravo avoids a wild elbow strike from Bond.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bond lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brooke Bond! Brooke Bond retains his middleweight title!