PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauro Braccianti (ranked 1294 p4p, 1448 weight class) and Marcelo Castro (ranked 146 p4p, 160 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Braccianti
vs
Castro

185 cm
29
264
10 - 2 - 0

187 cm
29
265
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Fantasy Threads

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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mauro Braccianti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Castro!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Braccianti clinches with his opponent.
Castro can't get the takedown.
Braccianti putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Castro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Castro wants to take the fight to the mat but Braccianti manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Castro takes a knee to the side of the body.
Castro looks winded!
Knees to the body from Braccianti.
Braccianti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Castro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Braccianti working Castro over with knees to the body.
Braccianti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Castro's defenses.

It looks like Marcelo Castro has been cut.
Braccianti lands a nice elbow.
Braccianti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Braccianti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
I was talking to Braccianti's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Braccianti.

That has opened up Marcelo Castro's cut even more.
Braccianti lands a good knee to the midsection. Castro won't want to take too many of those.
Braccianti is pressed up against the cage. Castro has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Braccianti down to the mat. Braccianti avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mauro Braccianti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcelo Castro.

Braccianti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Braccianti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Braccianti lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Braccianti.
Braccianti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Braccianti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

The cut above Marcelo Castro's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Braccianti working Castro over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braccianti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Castro's defenses.
Braccianti lands an elbow inside.

Marcelo Castro's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Braccianti lands an elbow that stopped Castro in his tracks for a moment.
Braccianti lands a knee to the body.
Braccianti lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mauro Braccianti!
The defeated Marcelo Castro had this to say: 'Congrats to Him, he was the better fighter today'.