PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Brookins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roman Braga will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Brookins
vs
Braga

178 cm
27
177 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

203 cm
21
284 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle Brookins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Roman Braga!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brookins misses with a double jab.
Braga misses with a leg kick.
Braga misses with a kick to the body
and Brookins makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Braga lands with an overhand left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brookins. Braga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brookins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brookins misses with a hook
and Braga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brookins throws a sloppy head kick
and Braga counters with a two punch combo.
A head kick by Brookins misses
and Braga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brookins throws an off balance right hand
and Braga counters with a nice uppercut.

Brookins is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Braga.
Oh Brookins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Braga.
Brookins seems to have got his legs back now.
Braga throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brookins makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brookins misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Brookins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Braga misses with a looping right.
Braga bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brookins's head.
Braga avoids the head kick by Brookins.
Brookins misses with a hook.
Brookins throws a combination that misses
and Braga counters with a low kick, right behind Brookins 's knee.
Brookins throws a sloppy head kick
and Braga counters with a nice leg kick.
Braga connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Braga throws a hook but Brookins blocks it.
Brookins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Braga's sensitive parts.
Braga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brookins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Braga thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga misses with an uppercut
and Brookins counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Braga is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brookins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brookins throws a head kick that misses
and Braga counters with a nice uppercut.
Brookins misses with an uppercut
and Braga counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Braga keeps Brookins at a distance using the push kick.
Brookins is breathing heavily.
Braga throws a leg kick
and Brookins counters with a slapping leg kick.
Brookins misses with a double jab
and Braga counters with a nice leg kick.
Brookins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Braga to counter with a crisp jab.
Brookins throws a sloppy head kick
letting Braga counter with a right hand.
Braga is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Braga moves out of range of the body kick from Brookins.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Braga is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brookins had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A low kick from Braga is predictable there
and Brookins counters with a nice body kick.
Brookins throws a series of strikes that have Braga backpedaling.
Braga with a nice cross.
Braga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brookins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Braga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick by Brookins misses
and Braga counters with a leg kick.
Braga misses with a left hand
and Brookins counters with a three punch combo that has Braga backing up. Braga nods at Brookins to acknowledge the strikes.
A left lands for Braga.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brookins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Braga counters with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brookins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Braga to score with a decent uppercut.
Brookins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Braga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brookins slips a straight right by Braga.
Braga closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A clash of legs there as Brookins blocks the low kick.
Braga misses with a two punch combination.
Braga misses with a low kick.
Brookins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Braga counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brookins thinking.
Brookins misses with a double jab

and Braga counters with a head kick that drops Brookins to the mat! Brookins scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Braga. Those never looked like landing.
Braga fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brookins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brookins misses with a left hand

and Braga counters with a nice right hand that sends Brookins toppling to the canvas! Brookins scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Braga finish him?!
Brookins misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Braga counters with a big right hand! Oh Brookins is in trouble here! Braga follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Braga!