PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between RG Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zica Brava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Dias
vs
Brava

170 cm
24
137 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

168 cm
19
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Drops Nutri
Drops Nutri

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, RG Dias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zica Brava!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dias shoots for a takedown but Brava saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brava throws a lazy right hand but Dias sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dias shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brava scores with a hook.
Dias shoots in looking for a takedown. Brava tries to sprawl out of it but Dias keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brava manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dias uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brava.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dias shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brava but Brava pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for RG Dias. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brava cracks the inside of Dias's front leg.
Brava misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brava thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brava lands a glancing blow to the side of Dias's head.
Brava misses with a looping right.
Zica Brava is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dias uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brava.
A big right from Brava misses.
Brava looks to throw the jab but Dias is out of range.
Dias takes a jab right on the kisser.

It looks like RG Dias has been cut.
Brava throws a hook to the side of Dias's head but Dias sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brava lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dias's sensitive parts.
Dias misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brava.
A big right from Brava misses.
Brava thumps Dias with a low kick.
A cross from Brava lands.
Dias shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brava pinned against the cage. Brava gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brava lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brava slaps away a takedown attempt from Dias, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brava lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dias fails with a takedown attempt.
Dias tries for a takedown but Brava sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brava lands with a straight right. Dias didn't see that one coming.
Brava lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brava looks to throw the jab but Dias is out of range.
Good exchange - Brava coming out on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brava swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brava throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dias stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dias tries for a takedown but Brava sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brava lands with an overhand left.
Dias shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brava pinned against the cage. Brava gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dias throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brava's waist but Brava gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dias off to one side.
Brava scoring well with a low kick there.
Zica Brava seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brava throws a hook but Dias blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zica Brava dominated that round.
The cut man is working on RG Dias's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Brava tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dias was well out of range. Poor timing from Brava.
Brava jabs at Dias's body.
Brava feints and then cracks Dias's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dias down.
Dias on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brava lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dias at a distance.
Brava fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dias looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brava chopping away at his opponent's legs.
RG Dias is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot lands for Brava.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brava looks to land a combination. Dias sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brava lands with a straight right. Dias didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brava scores with a hook.

Dias is rocked!
Brava tests Dias's chin there with a solid looking shot.

RG Dias's cut is getting worse.
Dias tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brava is looking to slow Dias down with leg kicks.
Dias takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice straight punches there by Brava. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brava.
Dias takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brava connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dias. Dias circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brava uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dias has time to react.
Dias takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brava scores with a sloppy right hand. Dias should have avoided that one.

RG Dias's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dias is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dias takes one to the chin there.
Brava fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brava has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brava throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brava uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brava throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dias drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brava lands a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brava.
Brava lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brava looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brava cracks Dias with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dias looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A jab from Brava finds it's way through Dias's defenses.

Jeez, RG Dias's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Dias might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A good leg kick by Brava.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brava throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dias drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brava works Dias's body with a nice hook.
Brava bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dias's head.
Dias takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brava.
Good standup being displayed there by Brava as he connects with a hook.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zica Brava!