PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Sizzou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Braga
vs
Sizzou

203 cm
24
284 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

195 cm
25
216 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roman Braga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Sizzou!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sizzou misses with a hook. Braga ducked under it nicely.
Carl Sizzou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sizzou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braga manages to avoid it.
Sizzou throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Braga on the side of the head.
Sizzou lands with a hook. Braga tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sizzou uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Braga.
Braga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Braga connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sizzou jabs Braga right on the nose. Braga blinks but takes it well.
Jab from Sizzou.
Braga's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sizzou connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Braga scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braga misses with a low kick.
Braga tries to land a leg kick but Sizzou saw it coming and moves away.
Braga's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sizzou under the eye.
Braga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sizzou.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga throws a head kick that misses.
Braga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sizzou.
Sizzou fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sizzou throws a lazy right hand but Braga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sizzou uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Braga.
Sizzou's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sizzou duly obliges.
Sizzou looks to score with a jab to the body but Braga is just out of range.
Sizzou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braga was well out of range. Poor timing from Sizzou.
Sizzou throws a series of punches but Braga avoids them all with ease.
Sizzou paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sizzou gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Braga.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga avoids the body shot from Sizzou.
Braga attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Braga throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sizzou stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sizzou checks a leg kick.
Braga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sizzou counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sizzou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Braga moves away.
Sizzou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sizzou lands a nice shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sizzou.
Braga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sizzou.
Sizzou loads up on a big right hand but Braga slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sizzou moves away from the strike by Braga.
Sizzou bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Braga's head backwards.
Braga misses with a body shot
and Sizzou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sizzou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Braga ducks under a wild hook from Sizzou.
Sizzou takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Braga misses the shot to the body.
Sizzou cracks a nice hook into Braga's ribs.
Sizzou throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Braga.
Braga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sizzou thuds a left hand into Braga's body.
Braga's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sizzou connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Braga scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sizzou throws a shot from downtown. Braga moves away and avoids it.
Braga throws a half hearted mid kick.
Braga looks to land a combination but Sizzou avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sizzou misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Sizzou.
Braga misses with a straight right.
Braga takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A telegraphed right hand from Braga misses the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sizzou avoids the head kick by Braga.
Sizzou falls off balance throwing a combination
and Braga counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A punch combination from Braga misses.
Carl Sizzou seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sizzou cracks a nice hook into Braga's ribs.
Sizzou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Sizzou.
Sizzou moves away from the strike by Braga.
Braga swings for the body but Sizzou moves out of range.
Braga gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sizzou.
A telegraphed right hand from Braga misses the target.
Sizzou digs a good body shot into Braga's ribs.
Sizzou scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Braga dodges the punch combination from Sizzou.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sizzou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Braga moves away.
Sizzou avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sizzou scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sizzou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Braga throws a nice looking combination but Sizzou bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Braga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sizzou sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Braga misses with a hook
and Sizzou counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Braga throws a combination. Sizzou tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Braga misses with a shot to the body
enabling Sizzou to counter with a crisp jab.
Sizzou scores with a jab. Braga acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sizzou.
Sizzou scores with a shot to the body.
Sizzou looks to throw the jab but Braga is out of range.
Sizzou scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sizzou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braga manages to avoid it.
Sizzou misses with an uppercut.
Sizzou lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Braga circles away quickly and effectively.
Braga misses with a low kick.
Sizzou throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sizzou ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Braga looks to land a combination but Sizzou avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sizzou swings away with a body shot that misses
and Braga counters with a thumping low kick.
Sizzou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sizzou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braga.
The fighters circling - Sizzou throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Braga lands with a cross.
Sizzou scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Braga darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sizzou throws a right hand that misses
and Braga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sizzou smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sizzou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braga was well out of range. Poor timing from Sizzou.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sizzou scores with a crisp jab that stopped Braga in his tracks.
Braga misses with an uppercut
and Sizzou counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Braga moves out of range of the strikes.
Sizzou is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Braga rather than just go for the knockout.
Sizzou getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Braga tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braga lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Braga plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Carl Sizzou has been cut.
Sizzou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Braga moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sizzou looks to land a combination but Braga avoids it well.
Braga takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sizzou works over Braga's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Sizzou showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carl Sizzou's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sizzou pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Braga back to the cage. Sizzou follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Braga tries a head kick but it misses.
Braga takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Braga takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sizzou misses the jab.
Sizzou scores with a jab to the jaw.
Braga throws a big shot that misses.
Sizzou scores with a body shot.
Braga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sizzou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Braga moves away.
Sizzou jabs at Braga's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sizzou moves out of range as Braga strikes.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Braga might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Braga misses with a low kick.
Braga throws a combination that misses
and Sizzou counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Braga connects with a body shot.
Sizzou scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Braga takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sizzou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sizzou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sizzou ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Braga loads up on a big right hand but Sizzou slips the punch.
Sizzou walks into a stiff left hand from Braga.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga scores with a body shot.
Sizzou cracks Braga with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braga tries a head kick but it misses.
Sizzou throws a series of punches but Braga avoids them all with ease.
Braga avoids the body shot from Sizzou.
Sizzou takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sizzou cracks Braga with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sizzou looks to score with a jab to the body but Braga is just out of range.
Braga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sizzou.
Sizzou rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Braga counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sizzou thinking.
Roman Braga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sizzou jabs Braga to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Sizzou.
Braga lands a glancing blow to the side of Sizzou's head.
Sizzou misses the jab.
Sizzou misses with a lunging right hand
and Sizzou takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Donk. Braga catches Sizzou right on the button with a cross.
Sizzou misses with a body shot.
Braga on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Braga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A cross from Sizzou lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Sizzou lands an impressive looking overhand right. Braga doesn't seem phased though.
Braga looks to land a right hand but Sizzou moved out of range.
Sizzou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Sizzou.
Sizzou darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sizzou with a jab.
Sizzou lands the left hand.
Sizzou takes a swing at Braga's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Braga misses with a straight left.
Braga tries a head kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Sizzou comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sizzou has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Sizzou!