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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Deano Brawvo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Craig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brawvo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Break Stuff. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Nick Craig enters the cage!
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185 cm
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176 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
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180 cm
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170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good in bed |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Deano Brawvo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Craig! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Craig lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Craig keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brawvo. Craig fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Brawvo forces Craig back against the cage and clinches. Brawvo is pressed up against the cage. Craig has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brawvo down to the mat. Brawvo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Brawvo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Craig's guard. Brawvo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Craig swivels though and keeps the full guard. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brawvo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Craig is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brawvo postures up in Craig's guard and throws a big left but Craig blocks it. Craig is looking for a triangle but Brawvo pushes his legs off easily.
Brawvo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Craig working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brawvo. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Craig working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brawvo.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Brawvo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Craig has hold of Brawvo's hands but Brawvo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Craig avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brawvo. Craig looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Craig regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Brawvo. Brawvo landing some decent shots from guard. Craig working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brawvo. Brawvo throwing strikes from guard but Craig blocks nicely. Craig is looking for a triangle but Brawvo pushes his legs off easily.
Craig looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brawvo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Brawvo postures up and lands a big shot to Craig's brow. Brawvo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Craig's head. Craig is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brawvo is aware though and is defending well. Brawvo wants to pass the guard but Craig is keeping the position. Brawvo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Brawvo scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Brawvo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brawvo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brawvo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Craig is keeping the position for now. Brawvo stands up over Craig, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Brawvo wants to control from the top but Craig keeps moving. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Brawvo advances to half guard. Brawvo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Brawvo thows a huge punch but Craig dodges it nicely.
Brawvo throwing shots but Craig is blocking nicely. Brawvo is working for a submission of some sort.
Brawvo is trying to work for a kimura but Craig is defending well.
Brawvo wants to control but Craig is keeping him busy. Craig avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brawvo. Nice strikes from Brawvo there. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deano Brawvo dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brawvo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Craig shoots and misses enabling Brawvo to counter with a crisp jab. Brawvo throws a hook to the side of Craig's head but Craig sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Brawvo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Craig sprawls well initially but Brawvo persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Craig is in trouble now - Brawvo has advanced to mount! Brawvo cracks Craig with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Brawvo looking to ground and pound but Craig is blocking nicely. Brawvo lands a heavy elbow. Brawvo with shots to the head and body - Craig looks very uncomfortable down there. Brawvo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Brawvo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Brawvo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. BOOM! Brawvo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Brawvo scoring with strikes but Craig is staying in there. Brawvo with the ground and pound from mount. Brawvo lands a nice shot to the head. Brawvo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Craig?
Craig is in all sorts of trouble here.
Brawvo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Craig hang on? Brawvo with the ground and pound from mount. A nice elbow there by Brawvo. Brawvo is going olschool here, as he tries to force Craig to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Craig shrugs it off. Brawvo with shots to the head and body - Craig looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Craig wants to hold on but Brawvo pushes him away. Brawvo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Brawvo landing shots from mount. Brawvo cracks Craig with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Craig is squirming around, avoiding Brawvo's attempts to control the action. Brawvo landing strikes from the mount. Brawvo with a couple of short strikes. Brawvo landing strikes from the mount. Brawvo misses with a head shot. Brawvo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Craig working to try and regain half guard.
Deano Brawvo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Brawvo with good strikes from the mount here! Craig is in all sorts of trouble here.
Brawvo with a couple of short strikes. Brawvo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Brawvo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Brawvo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Craig has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Brawvo breaks from Craig's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Craig is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
BOOM! Brawvo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Brawvo working away from the top, dropping strikes. A nice elbow there by Brawvo. Brawvo scoring with strikes but Craig is staying in there. BOOM! Brawvo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Brawvo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Brawvo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Craig is bucking up trying to escape but Brawvo cracks him with another couple of good strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deano Brawvo dominated that second round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A jab from Brawvo misses. A chopping leg kick lands by Brawvo. Craig with a lazy takedown attempt and Brawvo counters with a two punch combo. Brawvo tries for a takedown but Craig circles away easily and Craig decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brawvo's guard. Brawvo wants to sweep here but Craig controlling him for the moment. Brawvo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Craig passes into side control.
Craig is trying to get an arm triangle but Brawvo is defending well. Craig working away. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brawvo misses with a strike from the bottom. Brawvo manages to get back to half guard. Brawvo moves into full guard.
Brawvo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Craig's guard. Brawvo pushes down on Craig's leg and manages to get into half guard. Craig looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Craig trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brawvo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Craig looking for submissions off his back. Brawvo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Craig keeps working. Brawvo lands strikes from half guard. Craig is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Brawvo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brawvo is looking to take a break and control but Craig is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Brawvo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Brawvo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Craig's head. Brawvo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Craig! Brawvo lands a nice shot to the head. Deano Brawvo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Craig wants to hold on but Brawvo pushes him away. Brawvo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Craig's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Craig trying desperately to get to his feet.
Craig is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Brawvo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. A nice elbow there by Brawvo. Brawvo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Craig is looking to escape. Brawvo landing punches. Brawvo raining down shots from the mount! Brawvo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that's the end of the fight! Deano Brawvo showed his dominance in that final round. Well Brawvo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Deano Brawvo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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