PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mat Luna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mat Luna could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johnny Bravo's chin.

Luna
vs
Bravo

167 cm
22
139 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
23
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Powerful

Make'm TAP

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mat Luna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luna throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Luna throws a head kick that Bravo semi-blocks.
Bravo circles away from the clinch attempt.

Luna darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Luna is keen to just control but Bravo is a slippery customer.
Luna trying to control from Bravo's half guard. Bravo has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bravo is pulling down on Luna's head to control his posture.
Luna has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luna wants to control from the top but Bravo keeps moving.
Luna looking to sit in guard and control but Bravo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bravo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Let's hope that Bravo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Luna not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bravo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Luna not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Mat Luna just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Bravo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Luna is trying to defend but Bravo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bravo stalling.
Luna has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bravo is working away from the top position though.
Bravo trying to control the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo passes into side control, despite Luna's attempt to control the position.
Bravo controls the position from side control.
Luna tries to buck Bravo off but Bravo is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Bravo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Luna decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Luna trying to advance position but Bravo counters by regaining guard.
Luna wants to control from the top but Bravo keeps moving.
Bravo is pulling down on Luna's head. It's preventing any offense from Luna, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luna looking to sit in guard and control but Bravo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bravo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two 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.

Despite being in the dominant position, Johnny Bravo just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Luna misses with a takedown attempt

and Bravo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Luna's guard.
Bravo content to stall in guard here.
Luna controls Bravo momentarily but Bravo frees himself.
Bravo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Luna wants to sweep but no luck.
Luna can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bravo controls the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Johnny Bravo just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bravo misses with a takedown attempt
and Luna counters with a left and a right that stings Bravo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Luna lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luna lands a nice shot to the body.
Bravo shoots and misses
and Luna counters with a good, hard body kick but Bravo shrugs it off.
Bravo tries for a takedown but Luna sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mat Luna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Bravo.

Luna shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Luna is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mat Luna will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Luna has his takedown stuffed

and Bravo counters with a single leg into guard. Luna didn't expect that.
Luna not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bravo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bravo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Luna is trying to control the position but Bravo postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luna can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bravo controls the pace.

Despite being in the dominant position, Johnny Bravo just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Luna misses with a takedown

and Bravo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bravo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bravo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bravo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bravo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Luna is looking to escape.
Luna wants to improve his position but Bravo is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bravo in particular looking to stall.
Bravo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Luna!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Luna is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bravo content just to control the position here.
Luna wants to control but Bravo is having none of it.
Bravo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Despite being in the dominant position, Johnny Bravo just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Luna fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bravo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Bravo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bravo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Bravo!