PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Desbatailles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandao comes into the arena with Work Hard, Play Hard blaring out of the sound system. John Desbatailles is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Brandao
vs
Desbatailles

176 cm
20
200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
190 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Brandao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Desbatailles !
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Desbatailles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Desbatailles throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Desbatailles misses with a low kick.
Desbatailles goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Desbatailles lands with a right hand.
Brandao doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Desbatailles is looking to clinch but Brandao is avoiding it.
Brandao misses with a body shot.
Brandao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brandao swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Desbatailles to counter with a crisp jab.
Desbatailles connects with a leg kick. Brandao looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Desbatailles scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brandao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Desbatailles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brandao is looking to land body kicks.
Brandao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brandao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brandao takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Desbatailles connects with a high kick.
Desbatailles moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Desbatailles .
Desbatailles cracks the inside of Brandao's front leg.
Desbatailles keeps the fight on the outside.
Desbatailles tries a head kick but it misses.
Desbatailles throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brandao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Desbatailles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Desbatailles lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brandao's sensitive parts.
Desbatailles throws a leg kick but Brandao sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brandao looks to land a left hand but Desbatailles moved out of range nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Desbatailles .
Desbatailles misses with a body kick.
Brandao needs to keep his hands up - Desbatailles had a free shot at his head there.
Brandao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brandao scores with a punch to the head.
Brandao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Desbatailles . Desbatailles obviously looking to wear him down.
Desbatailles scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Desbatailles feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brandao's calf.
Brandao's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Desbatailles connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brandao scrambles back to his feet.
Brandao throws a body punch but Desbatailles moves out of range.
Desbatailles is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Brandao avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Desbatailles thuds his shin into the meat of Brandao's side.
Desbatailles moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That kick from Desbatailles tenderised Brandao's leg. Brandao is trying to keep his angry face on.
Desbatailles takes one to the chin there.
Desbatailles moves out of range of the strikes.
Brandao gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Desbatailles counters with a big head kick but Brandao shrugs it off.
A big left from Brandao misses.
Desbatailles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Desbatailles throws a head kick that misses.
Desbatailles scores with a kick to the midsection.
Desbatailles throws a series of punches but Brandao avoids them all with ease.
Desbatailles slips a jab and a cross from Brandao.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Desbatailles lands but Brandao takes it in his stride.
Desbatailles fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brandao.
Desbatailles is looking to chop away at Brandao's legs.
Desbatailles throws a sloppy head kick and Brandao moves out of range easily.
A shot to the body from Brandao misses
and Desbatailles counters with a slapping leg kick.
Brandao moves away from the strike by Desbatailles .
Desbatailles thumps Brandao with a low kick.
Desbatailles slips a jab from Brandao.
Desbatailles misses with a kick to the body.
Brandao stuffs the takedown attempt from Desbatailles . Desbatailles gets slowly back to his feet.
Desbatailles throws a head kick but Brandao moves out of range.
Brandao throws a jab but it's blocked by Desbatailles .
Desbatailles jabs at Brandao's body.
Brandao checks a leg kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desbatailles lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brandao moves out of range as Desbatailles throws a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandao avoids the body shot from Desbatailles .
Desbatailles moves out of range as Brandao strikes.
Desbatailles throws a head kick but Brandao moves out of range.
Desbatailles lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Desbatailles throws a body kick that misses.
Desbatailles checks the leg kick.
Brandao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brandao throws a jab when Desbatailles was well out of range.
Desbatailles lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Brandao is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brandao takes a swing at Desbatailles 's ribcage but misses.
Desbatailles moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Brandao moves into range and clinches up with Desbatailles .
Brandao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Desbatailles avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Desbatailles dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Desbatailles ducks under a wild hook from Brandao.
Desbatailles scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Desbatailles has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Brandao blocks a head kick by Desbatailles .
Desbatailles scores with a head kick. Brandao tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Desbatailles moves out of range of the body kick from Brandao.
Brandao throws a hook to the side of Desbatailles 's head but Desbatailles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brandao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John Desbatailles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brandao avoids the head kick by Desbatailles .
Brandao checks the leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brandao crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Desbatailles - the referee stops the clock and Brandao gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Desbatailles . Brandao manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Desbatailles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brandao misses with a looping left.
Brandao dips to his left and cracks Desbatailles with an uppercut!
Brandao throws a sloppy head kick and Desbatailles moves out of range easily.
Desbatailles cracks the inside of Brandao's front leg.
Brandao just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desbatailles scores with a head kick. Brandao tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Brandao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Desbatailles .
Desbatailles swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brandao.
Desbatailles connects with a body shot that sends Brandao's belly button to the back.
Desbatailles avoids a kick to the body.
Desbatailles lands a head kick. Brandao smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Brandao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brandao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice straight punches there by Brandao. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brandao.
Brandao looks to land a right hand but Desbatailles moved out of range.
Desbatailles throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brandao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Desbatailles moves away.
Brandao checks the leg kick nicely there.
Desbatailles dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brandao. That did some damage!
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!
Desbatailles shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brandao will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desbatailles throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brandao lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Brandao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Desbatailles .
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Desbatailles throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Desbatailles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Desbatailles looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Desbatailles loads up on a big right hand but Brandao slips the punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Desbatailles .
Nice jab there from Desbatailles .
Desbatailles fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brandao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Desbatailles throws a front kick that sends Brandao stumbling back into the cage.
Desbatailles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brandao.
Desbatailles scores with a spinning back kick!
Desbatailles moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Desbatailles feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brandao's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desbatailles is looking to land body kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Brandao blocks the leg kick.
Desbatailles smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Desbatailles throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Desbatailles . That's going to slow Brandao down.
Desbatailles connects with an inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Desbatailles .
A lazy left from Desbatailles finds it's target.
Brandao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Desbatailles .
Brandao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Desbatailles .
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Desbatailles .
An inside leg kick lands from Desbatailles .
Desbatailles scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Desbatailles throws a sloppy head kick and Brandao moves out of range easily.
Desbatailles lands a high kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Desbatailles throws the kick towards the body but Brandao avoids it.
Desbatailles throws a nice head kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Brandao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Desbatailles .
Desbatailles throws the left hand but Brandao avoids the punch easily.
Brandao avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brandao swings for the body but Desbatailles moves out of range.
Desbatailles fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brandao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brandao throws a lazy uppercut
and Desbatailles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brandao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Desbatailles . Desbatailles obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Desbatailles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Brandao.
Desbatailles connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brandao. Brandao circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brandao checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Desbatailles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A thudding body kick lands there by Desbatailles !
Brandao checks the leg kick.
Brandao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Desbatailles .
A nice inside leg kick there by Desbatailles . That's going to slow Brandao down.
Desbatailles ducks under a wild hook from Brandao.
Brandao misses with a hook. Desbatailles ducked under it nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Desbatailles .
Brandao throws a hook to the side of Desbatailles 's head but Desbatailles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brandao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Desbatailles . Desbatailles obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Desbatailles .
Desbatailles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brandao.
Brandao walks into a stiff left hand from Desbatailles .
Brandao takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Desbatailles .
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Desbatailles .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desbatailles throws a quick inside leg kick.
Desbatailles throws out a leg kick but Brandao moves out of range and Desbatailles only half commits.
Desbatailles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brandao.
Brandao punishes Desbatailles 's body with a nice straight punch.
Desbatailles moves out of range as Brandao throws a body kick.
Desbatailles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A shot to the liver by Desbatailles . Beautiful body shot.
Desbatailles lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brandao misses with a body punch
and Desbatailles counters with a head kick. That will keep Brandao thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Brandao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Desbatailles doesn't seem bothered though.
Brandao sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Brandao takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Desbatailles .
Brandao is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Desbatailles 's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Desbatailles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Desbatailles looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Desbatailles with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Desbatailles .
Desbatailles connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brandao. Brandao circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brandao takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Brandao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Desbatailles lands with an uppercut that bounces Brandao off the cage and back into range.
Desbatailles misses with a body shot.
Brandao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That kick from Desbatailles tenderised Brandao's leg. Brandao is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Desbatailles - that will leave a mark!
Desbatailles feints and then cracks Brandao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brandao down.
Brandao takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Desbatailles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Desbatailles throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brandao attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brandao throws a wild body kick that Desbatailles sees coming a mile off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Desbatailles .
Desbatailles staying out of range there.
Desbatailles fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brandao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Desbatailles checks a low kick from Brandao.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Desbatailles - that will leave a mark!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Desbatailles .
Desbatailles lands a front kick.
Brandao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Desbatailles can pounce on him.
Desbatailles thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brandao if he has to take too many more of those.
Desbatailles plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Desbatailles , right into the meat.
Desbatailles turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao walks into a jab.
Desbatailles fakes the leg kick and cracks Brandao in the body.
Brandao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Desbatailles counters with a nice body kick.
A solid body kick from Desbatailles .
Desbatailles scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Desbatailles .
Brandao tries to clinch up but Desbatailles circles away and keeps his distance.
Desbatailles connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Desbatailles .
A decent looking body kick lands there for Desbatailles .
Desbatailles lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Desbatailles throws a quick inside leg kick.
Desbatailles throws a head kick that misses.
Desbatailles lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Desbatailles really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Desbatailles lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Brandao moves into the clinch successfully.
Desbatailles misses with a knee strike.
Desbatailles is looking to break free of the clinch but Brandao has double underhooks.
Brandao lands a nice knee to the body.
Desbatailles tries to break free but Brandao pushes him back against the cage.

Desbatailles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Desbatailles .
Brandao moves out of range as Desbatailles throws a body kick.
Brandao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Desbatailles defending well as Brandao loads up on a big left hand.
Brandao throws a low kick but Desbatailles avoids it.
Desbatailles lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brandao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desbatailles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brandao.
Desbatailles thumps Brandao with a low kick.
Brandao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Desbatailles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Desbatailles misses with a kick to the body.
Brandao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Desbatailles was well out of range. Poor timing from Brandao.
Brandao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brandao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Desbatailles lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Brandao misses the shot to the body.
Desbatailles scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brandao doesn't seem bothered though.
Brandao takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Desbatailles fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brandao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick misses from Desbatailles .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Desbatailles .
Good leg kick by Desbatailles there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Desbatailles throws a head kick that half lands.
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!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Desbatailles .
Desbatailles looks to land a combination but Brandao avoids it well.
Brandao throws a leg kick that is checked
and Desbatailles counters with a nice leg kick.
Brandao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Desbatailles .
Brandao looks to land a left hand but Desbatailles moved out of range nicely.
Desbatailles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Desbatailles walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brandao checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Desbatailles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brandao misses with a hook
and Desbatailles counters with a nice kick to the body.
A jab from Brandao misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desbatailles tries to land a leg kick but Brandao saw it coming and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Brandao.
Brandao takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Brandao checks a leg kick.
Desbatailles on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brandao tries to clinch there but Desbatailles circles away.
Brandao misses with an uppercut.
Desbatailles swats away the attempt to clinch by Brandao.
Brandao throws an off balance right hand
and Desbatailles counters with a good, hard body kick but Brandao shrugs it off.
Brandao tries to work over Desbatailles 's front leg with a kick but Desbatailles checks it.
Desbatailles throws a head kick that Brandao semi-blocks.
Desbatailles scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brandao just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desbatailles lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Desbatailles throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Brandao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brandao there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Desbatailles . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Desbatailles .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brandao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Desbatailles .
Desbatailles moves out of range as Brandao strikes.
Desbatailles lands with an overhand left.
Desbatailles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A low kick from Brandao is predictable there
and Desbatailles counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Desbatailles scores with a head kick. Brandao tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Brandao takes a kick to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Desbatailles throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Brandao's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Brandao duly obliges.
Desbatailles throws a low kick but Brandao avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Desbatailles dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Brandao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Desbatailles lands with an overhand left.
Desbatailles lands a leg kick that knocks Brandao off balance momentarily.
Brandao misses with a straight left.
Desbatailles avoids the body shot from Brandao.
Brandao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Desbatailles . That's going to slow Brandao down.
Brandao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Desbatailles lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brandao takes a step back to recover.
Desbatailles lets loose with a powerful body kick. Brandao will feel that in the morning.
Brandao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Desbatailles .
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Desbatailles throws a nice head kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Desbatailles .
Desbatailles lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desbatailles slips a straight right by Brandao.
Brandao moves out of range of the body kick from Desbatailles .
Brandao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Desbatailles stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Desbatailles is looking to chop away at Brandao's legs.
Brandao throws a jab but it's blocked by Desbatailles .
Brandao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brandao looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brandao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brandao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Desbatailles manages to avoid it.
Brandao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Desbatailles .
Desbatailles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Desbatailles misses with a wild body shot.
Brandao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Desbatailles .
A telegraphed right hand from Brandao misses the target.
Brandao swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Desbatailles .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao misses with a body kick.
Desbatailles feints and then cracks Brandao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brandao down.
Desbatailles 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.
Good shot there by Desbatailles .
A shot to the liver by Desbatailles . Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Desbatailles lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Desbatailles goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Brandao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Desbatailles manages to avoid it.
Desbatailles turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brandao avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Desbatailles moves out of range of the body kick.
Desbatailles throws a leg kick but Brandao sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brandao darts in trying to clinch
and Desbatailles counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Desbatailles .
Desbatailles throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice body kick from Desbatailles .
No joy there for Brandao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brandao scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brandao scores with a jab. Desbatailles acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brandao takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Brandao keeps the fight on the outside.
Desbatailles pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Desbatailles needs to keep his hands up - Brandao had a free shot at his head there.
Desbatailles scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Desbatailles thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brandao if he has to take too many more of those.
John Desbatailles is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brandao closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Desbatailles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brandao backwards.
Desbatailles utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Desbatailles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brandao avoids it.
Desbatailles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Desbatailles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Desbatailles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brandao is looking to control Desbatailles 's arms but Desbatailles gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brandao has his back to the cage.
Brandao avoiding damage as Desbatailles throws knees to the body.
Desbatailles working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Desbatailles tries a knee to the head but Brandao blocks it.
Desbatailles is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Desbatailles tries to land knees in the clinch but Brandao avoids the damage to the body.
Jose Brandao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brandao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Desbatailles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Desbatailles 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 45:50
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Desbatailles !
John Desbatailles is the new middleweight champion!
A relieved looking John Desbatailles thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.