PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacque Lieu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tycho Brahe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lieu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "Sexy and I Know It" by LMFAO. Brahe is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Astronomy by Metallica. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lieu
vs
Brahe

168 cm
24
155 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

170 cm
25
158 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jacque Lieu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tycho Brahe!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brahe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lieu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lieu misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Lieu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lieu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lieu just misses with a punch to the body.
Brahe with a jab.
Lieu throws a looping overhand right but Brahe ducks down to avoid it.
Lieu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lieu swings widly with a right hand
and Brahe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lieu looks to throw the jab but Brahe is out of range.
Lieu scores with a nice right hand.
Lieu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lieu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brahe.
Lieu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lieu.
Lieu throws a head kick that misses.
Lieu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brahe throws a poor cross that misses
and Lieu counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Brahe looks gassed!
Lieu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brahe moves away from the strike by Lieu.
Brahe moves out of range of the body kick from Lieu.
Brahe blocks a jab.
Brahe tries to clinch up.
Tycho Brahe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brahe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

It looks like Tycho Brahe has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice body kick from Lieu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lieu throws an overhand right that lands on Brahe's shoulder, as Brahe tries to avoid the shot.
Lieu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lieu. Brahe does a little dance to reset his feet.
A leg kick checked by Lieu.
Brahe takes one to the side of the head.
Brahe blocks a jab.
A jab from Lieu misses.
Brahe throws an overhand right that lands on Lieu's shoulder, as Lieu tries to avoid the shot.
Lieu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brahe manages to avoid it.
Lieu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lieu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brahe moves away from the strike by Lieu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Lieu.
Lieu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lieu throws the kick towards the body but Brahe avoids it.
Brahe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lieu lands with a right hand.
Brahe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lieu on the side of the head.
Lieu moves out of range as Brahe throws a body kick.
Lieu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick from Brahe lands but Lieu takes it in his stride.
Brahe scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Brahe misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lieu throws a body punch but Brahe moves out of range.
Brahe throws a big shot that misses.
Lieu looks to land a combination but Brahe avoids it well.
Lieu scores with a decent looking hook.
Lieu walks into a jab.
Good leg kick by Lieu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lieu just misses with a punch to the body.
Brahe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lieu manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brahe moves away from the strike by Lieu.
Lieu scores with a jab.
Good shot there by Lieu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacque Lieu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tycho Brahe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lieu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brahe misses with a low kick.
Lieu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lieu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brahe manages to avoid it.
Brahe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lieu checks it well.
Lieu thumps Brahe with a low kick.
Brahe misses with the combination.
Brahe moves out of range as Lieu strikes.
Lieu throws a sloppy head kick
and Brahe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brahe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lieu.
Lieu looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brahe tries a head kick but it misses.
Brahe is breathing heavily.
Lieu jabs Brahe right on the nose. Brahe blinks but takes it well.
Jacque Lieu is winning the standup battle so far.
Lieu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brahe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lieu lands with a straight right. Brahe didn't see that one coming.

Brahe is rocked!

That has opened up Tycho Brahe's cut even more.
A slow jab from Lieu misses its intended target.
Brahe is still on wobbly legs! Can Lieu finish him?
Crunch! Lieu slams his shin into Brahe's torso.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lieu throws a head kick but Brahe moves out of range.
Brahe seems to have recovered his senses.
Brahe slips a jab from Lieu.
Brahe throws a sloppy head kick
and Lieu counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lieu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brahe on the side of the head.
Brahe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lieu on the side of the head.

Lieu waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Brahe. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Brahe to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lieu is looking to stand up but Brahe won't let him.
Lieu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brahe can do to turn this around?
Lieu not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jacque Lieu just wasn't active enough.
Lieu throws out a loose jab but Brahe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lieu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brahe throws a leg kick but Lieu moved away.
Lieu throws a looping overhand right but Brahe ducks down to avoid it.
Brahe slips a jab from Lieu.
Lieu throws a nice head kick!

The cut above Tycho Brahe's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lieu misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brahe misses with a looping left.
Tycho Brahe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brahe tries to clinch but Lieu moves out of range.
Brahe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lieu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brahe.
Lieu scoring well with a low kick there.
Brahe is looking to score with low kicks.
Brahe moves in looking to clinch but Lieu pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lieu. Brahe does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lieu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brahe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brahe lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacque Lieu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tycho Brahe's cut.
That's time! Lieu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Brahe walks into a left hand.
Brahe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lieu looks to land a left hand but Brahe moved out of range nicely.
Lieu throws a shot from downtown. Brahe moves away and avoids it.
Lieu tests Brahe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brahe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lieu looks to throw the jab but Brahe is out of range.
Lieu punishes Brahe's body with a nice straight punch.
Lieu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Brahe blocks a head kick by Lieu.
Brahe walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lieu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lieu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brahe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lieu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Tycho Brahe's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lieu, right into the meat.
Lieu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brahe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lieu lands a head shot.
Lieu connects with a right hand. Brahe shakes it off.
Lieu cracks Brahe with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Brahe tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Lieu pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Brahe is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacque Lieu!
A victorious Jacque Lieu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.