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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alvin Kattar (ranked 3925 p4p, 4507 weight class) and Yosef Braulio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yosef Braulio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alvin Kattar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yosef Braulio!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Jab, jab by Braulio - just one landing.
Braulio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kattar moves away.
Kattar attempts a counter takedown but Braulio avoids it well and moves away.
A slow jab from Braulio misses its intended target.
Kattar blocks a jab.
Kattar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Braulio misses with a wild body shot.
Kattar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braulio throws a hook but Kattar avoids it easily.
Kattar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Braulio fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Braulio misses.
Kattar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kattar takes one to the chin there.
Braulio misses with an uppercut. Kattar saw that one coming.
Kattar moves out of range as Braulio strikes.
Kattar feinted with a counter takedown.
Braulio throws the left hand but Kattar avoids the punch easily.
Kattar feinted with a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braulio just misses with a punch to the body.
Kattar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Braulio throws an overhand right that lands on Kattar's shoulder, as Kattar tries to avoid the shot.
Braulio lands with a cross.
Braulio misses with a straight right.
Braulio lands with an uppercut that bounces Kattar off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Braulio there.
Kattar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice defenses there by Kattar.
Kattar tries to counter with a takedown but Braulio is quick to defend against it.
Braulio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kattar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kattar moves away from the strike by Braulio.
Kattar feinted with a counter takedown.
A jab from Braulio misses.
The fighters circling - Braulio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Braulio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kattar tries to counter with a takedown but Braulio is quick to defend against it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Braulio scores with a punch to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yosef Braulio dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Braulio just misses with a punch to the body.
Kattar feinted with a counter takedown.
Kattar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Braulio.
Braulio scores with a sloppy right hand. Kattar should have avoided that one.
Braulio lands with an uppercut that bounces Kattar off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kattar takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Braulio misses the target.
Braulio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kattar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Braulio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kattar.
Braulio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kattar.
Kattar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braulio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kattar was well out of range. Poor timing from Braulio.
Kattar tries to counter with a takedown but Braulio is quick to defend against it.
Braulio connects with a single shot there.
Alvin Kattar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Braulio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Braulio stuns Kattar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Braulio lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braulio throws a hook to the side of Kattar's head but Kattar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yosef Braulio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Braulio missing with a left hand there. Kattar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kattar might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Braulio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Braulio with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Braulio. Kattar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yosef Braulio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braulio stuns Kattar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Braulio throws the left hand but Kattar avoids the punch easily.
Kattar feinted with a counter takedown.
Kattar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kattar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Braulio lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Braulio lands a big right hand that sends Kattar crashing to the mat! Braulio stays standing though and waves Kattar back to his feet!
Kattar is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yosef Braulio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kattar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kattar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Braulio.
Kattar feinted with a counter takedown.
Braulio scores with a hook.
Oh Kattar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Braulio connects with a body shot.
Kattar seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kattar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Braulio.
Kattar drops down looking for a counter takedown but Braulio sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kattar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kattar attempts a counter takedown but Braulio avoids it well and moves away.
Braulio throws a jab but it's blocked by Kattar.
Braulio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Braulio misses with an uppercut.
Kattar moves out of range of the strikes.
Kattar drops his hands momentarily and Braulio takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Braulio might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braulio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kattar manages to avoid it.
Kattar tries to counter with a takedown but Braulio is quick to defend against it.
Braulio looks to land a left hand but Kattar moved out of range nicely.
Braulio throws a hook but Kattar blocks it.
Braulio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Braulio.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Kattar. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Kattar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Braulio.
Kattar tries to counter with a takedown but Braulio is quick to defend against it.
A jab from Braulio misses.
Kattar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kattar slips under a jab from Braulio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braulio throws out a powerful jab.
Kattar moves out of range as Braulio strikes.
Braulio moves into range and connects with a jab.
Braulio lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Alvin Kattar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Braulio drops Kattar with a huge uppercut! Kattar drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Braulio is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yosef Braulio!
Yosef Braulio decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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