PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arsene Dumars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bravo comes to the cage accompanied by Break Stuff. Johnny Bravo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bravo
vs
Dumars

195 cm
18
200 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

185 cm
22
203 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

:: Happy Pills ::

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arsene Dumars!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dumars fails with an attempt to clinch.

Dumars closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Bravo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bravo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Dumars is looking to work some ground and pound but Bravo has wrist control.
Dumars in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Dumars decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bravo, up you get!
Johnny Bravo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bravo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dumars drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bravo is pressed up against the cage. Dumars has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bravo down to the mat. Bravo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bravo.
Bravo tries to clinch

and Dumars counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dumars tries to free his leg and advance position but Bravo is retaining full guard.
Dumars connects with a couple of short punches.
Dumars trying to control the position from guard on top but Bravo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumars preventing the sweep.

Dumars stands up from Bravo's guard - Dumars perhaps looking for a knockout.

Dumars shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bravo's guard.
Bravo is trying to keep Dumars in close.
Bravo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bravo is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dumars trying to control but Bravo is working from the bottom.

Dumars stands up from Bravo's guard - Dumars perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dumars looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Dumars counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Bravo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bravo has momentary wrist control but Dumars slips an elbow through the middle.
Dumars landing with the ground and pound.
Bravo looking to control.

Bravo is looking for a triangle but Dumars pushes his legs off easily.

Dumars drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dumars jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dumars wants to control from the top but Bravo keeps moving.
Dumars advances to half guard.
Dumars lands with a punch from half guard.
Dumars trying to control the action but Bravo is working from the bottom.
Dumars looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Dumars is working for a submission of some sort.
Dumars lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dumars is trying to work for a kimura but Bravo is defending well.
Dumars works his foot free and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dumars goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Bravo is on top in guard.
Dumars throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dumars manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bravo manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arsene Dumars dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dumars shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bravo as he jumps to the side.

Bravo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bravo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bravo in particular looking to stall.
Dumars punching from the bottom.
Dumars is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dumars tries to kick Bravo off but Bravo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dumars looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dumars is staying active underneath Bravo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bravo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Dumars looking for submissions off his back.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Bravo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Bravo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dumars has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bravo has managed to get both his arms back between Dumars's legs - danger averted.

Dumars had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bravo defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dumars looking for a guillotine here but Bravo defends easily.
Dumars keeping full guard, as Bravo tries to pass.
Dumars looking to control.
Dumars has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bravo wanted to stand there but Dumars had control of the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dumars is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dumars decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Bravo feints and as Dumars raises his hands in defense, Bravo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dumars looking to control.
Bravo wants to pass the guard but Dumars is keeping the position.

Dumars escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bravo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Dumars throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dumars not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dumars working for a triangle but Bravo defends it easily.

Dumars looking for a triangle here. Bravo is fighting it but it looks tight! Dumars pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Bravo is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Arsene Dumars!