PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Rodinerio Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Faustos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bravo comes to the ring accompanied by Damian Marley - Confrontation. Diego Faustos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rodinerio Bravo
vs
Faustos

189 cm
32
221 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

188 cm
29
211 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

5th Round Clothing
Just Fight

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Rodinerio Bravo !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Faustos!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faustos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bravo avoids the body shot from Faustos.
Bravo thows a leg kick but Faustos checks it
and Faustos counters with a solid body kick.
Bravo moves away from the strike by Faustos.
Bravo fails with the takedown.

Bravo closes the distance and clinches.

Bravo wants the takedown. Faustos is fighting it off but Bravo persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Faustos's guard against the ropes.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Faustos wants to stand but Bravo is controlling the position.
Bravo wants to pass the guard but Faustos is keeping the position.
Faustos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bravo tries to free his leg and advance position but Faustos is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faustos wants to stand but Bravo is controlling the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Faustos uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Bravo shoots in for a takedown but Faustos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Faustos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Faustos enables Bravo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Faustos manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Faustos is looking to stand up but Bravo isn't so interested in that idea.
Bravo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Faustos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bravo trying to control but Faustos is working from the bottom.
Faustos is looking to stand up but Bravo isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo wants to control from the top but Faustos keeps moving.
Bravo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Faustos's guard.
Faustos is trying to stand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bravo seems to be working for a kimura but Faustos defends the submission attempt.
Faustos is trying to stand up here but Bravo is controlling him well.

Bravo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Faustos defends it well.
Bravo tries to pass to full mount but Faustos defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo moves nicely into side control.
Faustos is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Bravo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Bravo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bravo is looking to take a break and control but Faustos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bravo has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bravo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bravo wants to take his opponent's back but Faustos doesn't allow it.
Faustos tries to buck Bravo off but he can't manage it.
Faustos is squirming around, avoiding Bravo 's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faustos wants to try and get back to his feet.
Bravo moves to the back.
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!
Faustos controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Faustos misses with a lunging right hand

and Bravo moves into the clinch.
Faustos is looking to break free of the clinch but Bravo has double underhooks.
Bravo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bravo 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bravo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Faustos is defending well.
Faustos can't break the clinch.
Faustos is looking to break free of the clinch but Bravo has double underhooks.

Bravo ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bravo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Faustos has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bravo is proving hard to escape from.

Bravo is looking for a triangle but Faustos pushes his legs off easily.
Faustos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Faustos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faustos is looking to stand up but Bravo won't let him.
Faustos is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Bravo working for a triangle but Faustos defends it easily.
Faustos wants to stand but Bravo is controlling his posture from full guard.

Bravo is working an open guard so Faustos takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Joey Rodinerio Bravo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bravo tries to clinch up but Faustos circles away and keeps his distance.
Bravo tries for a takedown but Faustos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Rodinerio Bravo . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bravo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Bravo feints and as Faustos raises his hands in defense, Bravo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Bravo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Faustos dives on top into guard.
Joey Rodinerio Bravo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faustos tries to stand but Bravo is controlling from the bottom.
Bravo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Faustos is one step ahead there.
Bravo is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faustos would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Faustos being controlled here momentarily.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bravo fails with a takedown attempt.
Faustos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo shoots and misses
and Faustos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bravo thinking.
Faustos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bravo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Faustos as he avoids it easily.
Faustos lands a nice shot to the body.
Bravo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Faustos is fending him off so far but Bravo persists. Nope, Faustos circles away and we're back to standing.
Bravo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Faustos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diego Faustos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bravo slips a jab from Faustos.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big right from Faustos misses.

Bravo moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Joey Rodinerio Bravo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Faustos misses with a head kick.
Faustos throws a body kick that misses.
Bravo shoots and misses
and Faustos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Bravo instigates a clinch.
Faustos stops a takedown attempt from Bravo .

Faustos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bravo shoots for a double leg takedown but Faustos sprawls well. He's pushed Bravo 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Rodinerio Bravo . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Faustos throws a big shot that misses.
Bravo shoots for a double leg takedown but Faustos sprawls well. He's pushed Bravo 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Faustos just misses with a punch to the body.
Faustos looks to land a left hand but Bravo moved out of range nicely.
Faustos thows a body shot but no joy.
Faustos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo has a takedown stuffed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Faustos. Bravo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bravo defending well as Faustos loads up on a big left hand.
Bravo misses with a takedown
and Faustos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bravo defending well as Faustos loads up on a big left hand.
Bravo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Faustos throws the kick towards the body but Bravo avoids it.
Bravo shoots in for a takedown but Faustos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bravo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Diego Faustos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo throws a looping overhand right but Faustos ducks down to avoid it.
Faustos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Faustos swings for the body but Bravo moves out of range.

Bravo pushes Faustos up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bravo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Faustos pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Diego Faustos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bravo is trying to pull guard but Faustos turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.

Faustos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faustos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bravo .
Faustos tries to move into range but Bravo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Bravo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Faustos wants to get back to his feet but Bravo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bravo tries to free his leg and advance position but Faustos is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Faustos's guard.
Bravo prevents Faustos from standing back up.

Bravo wants to work for an arm triangle but Faustos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Bravo is working for a submission of some sort.

Faustos makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Faustos swats away the attempt to clinch by Bravo .
Bravo shoots in looking for a takedown but Faustos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bravo 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bravo looking to score a takedown here. Faustos is defending well but Bravo drives through and ends up in Faustos's guard.
Bravo prevents Faustos from getting back to his feet.
Bravo tries to free his leg and advance position but Faustos is retaining full guard.
Bravo trying to control the position from guard on top but Faustos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Faustos working for a triangle but Bravo defends it easily.
Bravo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Faustos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Joey Rodinerio Bravo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faustos throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Diego Faustos.
I think Bravo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Oh dear, what a disastrous situation! The belt remains unclaimed and both fighters go home unhappy!