PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Mielcuch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braga has chosen Crank That - Soudja Boy as his entrance music. Marcus Braga has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mielcuch
vs
Braga

185 cm
18
183 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

179 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tomasz Mielcuch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Braga!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mielcuch instigates a clinch.
Braga looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Mielcuch drags the fight down to the ground.
Braga won't allow Mielcuch to get back to his feet.
Mielcuch trying to control the position here.

Mielcuch wriggles free and stands up.

Mielcuch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mielcuch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mielcuch tries a knee to the head but Braga blocks it.
Mielcuch controlling the action here for a moment.
Mielcuch misses with an elbow strike.
Mielcuch unloads a knee to the mid-section. Braga lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Mielcuch pulls guard effortlessly.
Mielcuch controls Braga momentarily but Braga frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mielcuch has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mielcuch working for a triangle but Braga defends it easily.
Mielcuch keeping moving, preventing Braga from controlling successfully.
Mielcuch seems keen to control Braga's posture.
Mielcuch keeping moving, preventing Braga from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mielcuch is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Mielcuch wriggles free and stands up.

Mielcuch clinches with his opponent.

Mielcuch breaks the clinch.

Mielcuch moves into range and clinches up with Braga.
Braga lands a knee to the head.
Mielcuch taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Braga's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Mielcuch manages to break the clinch.
Mielcuch tests Braga's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Mielcuch clinches.
Mielcuch scores with a shot to the side of Braga's head.

Mielcuch drags the fight down to the ground.
Mielcuch wants to sweep here but Braga controlling him for the moment.
Braga really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mielcuch. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mielcuch trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga stopping the sweep attempt from Mielcuch.
Mielcuch is looking to stand up but Braga isn't so interested in that idea.
Braga tries to stand but Mielcuch is controlling from the bottom.
Mielcuch is trying to control the position but Braga postures up.
Braga trying to control but Mielcuch is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Braga connects with a looping right hand.

Mielcuch clinches up with Braga and pushes him back against the cage.
Mielcuch avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Braga stalling in the clinch but Mielcuch improves position.
Mielcuch tries to pull guard but Braga won't allow it.
Braga wants to stall.

Mielcuch has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Braga uses from the top position.
Braga won't allow Mielcuch to sweep him here.
Braga postures up.
Mielcuch manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mielcuch tries to control but Braga wriggling away.
The referee warns Braga that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Braga takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mielcuch controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomasz Mielcuch dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A combination from Braga does no damage.

Mielcuch gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mielcuch misses with a knee to the head.
Braga tries to land a knee to the head but Mielcuch blocks with his arms.
Mielcuch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mielcuch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Braga with a knee to the head.
Mielcuch has Braga pushed against the cage.
Braga avoiding damage as Mielcuch throws knees to the body.

Mielcuch jumps guard and drags Braga to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mielcuch trying to strike off his back.

Mielcuch has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Braga can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mielcuch looking for a sweep. Not yet Mielcuch, not yet.
Mielcuch is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Braga is breathing heavily.

Mielcuch stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Mielcuch holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mielcuch prevents Braga from breaking the clinch.

Mielcuch manages to pull guard.
Braga trying to control but Mielcuch is working from the bottom.

Mielcuch escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Braga gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mielcuch keeping moving, preventing Braga from controlling successfully.
Mielcuch manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Braga manages to get himself to full guard.
Braga is wriggling around but Mielcuch manages to pass to half guard.
Mielcuch with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mielcuch's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Mielcuch is looking to take a break and control but Braga is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mielcuch looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mielcuch working over Braga with some ground and pound. Braga looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mielcuch is tying to control. Braga wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mielcuch slips a nice elbow through Braga's hands, connecting with Braga's forehead.
Mielcuch missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Braga pushes Mielcuch off looking to stand but Mielcuch dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mielcuch decides to return to a standing position.
Braga connects with a body shot.
Mielcuch connects with a body shot.
Mielcuch lands a nice shot to the body.

Braga gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mielcuch sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mielcuch passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tomasz Mielcuch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mielcuch in side control lands a decent elbow.

Mielcuch has hold of Braga's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Braga seems comfortable defending it but Mielcuch has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Braga is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Braga is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Mielcuch couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tomasz Mielcuch!