PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Egorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braga kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Immortal - Beyond the North Waves. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Andrey Egorov enters the cage!

Braga
vs
Egorov

186 cm
20
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
204 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabriel Braga!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Egorov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braga cracks the inside of Egorov's front leg.
Braga dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Egorov. That did some damage!
Egorov shoots in looking for a takedown. Braga tries to sprawl out of it but Egorov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Braga manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Egorov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Braga avoids it really well and circles away.

Braga pushes Egorov up against the cage in a clinch.
Egorov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Braga pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gabriel Braga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrey Egorov.
Braga leaning against his opponent.
A short uppercut from Braga.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Braga lands a nice uppercut.

It looks like Andrey Egorov has been cut.
Braga controlling the action here for a moment.
Egorov wants a takedown but no success here.
Braga lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Egorov backwards.
Braga pushes Egorov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Egorov backwards.
Braga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Braga throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Egorovs head.
Braga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Braga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Egorov looks gassed!
Egorov takes a shot to the head.
Braga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Braga scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Egorov being controlled against the cage.

Braga drops Egorov onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Egorov is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Egorov is rocked!

Braga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Braga fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Egorov to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Egorov looks to clinch but Braga throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Egorov taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Gabriel Braga!
Gabriel Braga retains his light heavyweight title!