PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dalton Pressnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Brave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pressnell
vs
Brave

180 cm
22
149 lbs
0 - 23 - 0

179 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 23 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dalton Pressnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Brave!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pressnell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pressnell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brave pinned against the cage. Brave gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pressnell shoots in for a takedown but Brave shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dalton Pressnell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brave tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Pressnell closes the distance and pushes Brave back into the cage.
Brave is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pressnell is defending well for now.
Brave misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pressnell.
Brave trying to land knees to the body.

Pressnell manages to break the clinch.
Pressnell swats away the attempt to clinch by Brave.
Brave tries to clinch up but Pressnell circles away and keeps his distance.
Brave tries to clinch but Pressnell moves out of range.
Brave tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pressnell swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Brave darts in and clinches Pressnell up against the cage.
Pressnell misses with a knee strike.
Pressnell is looking to break free of the clinch but Brave has double underhooks.
Pressnell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pressnell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brave missing with knees to the body.
Pressnell connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Marcus Brave has been cut.
Pressnell avoiding damage as Brave throws knees to the body.
Pressnell throws an elbow but it misses.
Pressnell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brave blocks it with crossed arms.
Pressnell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pressnell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pressnell looking to throw knees to the head but Brave is blocking nicely.
Brave putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pressnell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brave tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pressnell avoids it.
Brave missing with knees to the body.
Brave missing with knees to the body.
Pressnell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Pressnell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pressnell closes the distance and clinches up with Brave, looking for a takedown. Pressnell pushes Brave against the cage but Brave circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pressnell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brave avoids it really well and circles away.
Pressnell is breathing heavily.

Brave darts in and clinches Pressnell up against the cage.
Pressnell jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brave walks away with a smile on his face. Pressnell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brave tries to clinch up.

Brave gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pressnell to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pressnell would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Brave uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Brave is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brave wants to clinch.
Brave tries to clinch there but Pressnell circles away.
Pressnell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Brave clinches.
Pressnell misses with some punches.
Pressnell misses with a knee to the head.
Pressnell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pressnell misses with a knee strike.
Pressnell lands a right hand.
Pressnell tries for a takedown but Brave manages to get underhooks.
Brave tries to land knees in the clinch but Pressnell avoids the damage to the body.
Pressnell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brave blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pressnell is trying to push Brave away but Brave has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pressnell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brave blocks it with crossed arms.
Brave avoids the elbow strike from Pressnell, against the cage.
Pressnell wants a takedown but no success here.
Brave trying to land knees to the body.
Brave trying to land knees to the body.
Brave is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pressnell is defending well for now.
Pressnell misses with a punch on the inside.
Pressnell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brave misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pressnell.
Pressnell wants to break free but Brave has control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pressnell has a couple of punches blocked by Brave.
Pressnell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pressnell wants to take the fight to the mat but Brave manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dalton Pressnell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcus Brave's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Brave tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pressnell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brave tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pressnell shoots for a takedown but Brave saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pressnell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pressnell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brave fails in his attempt to clinch.

Pressnell rushes Brave and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pressnell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brave pulls his leg out and moves away.

Brave has closed the distance and engaged Pressnell in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pressnell fails to land.
Pressnell avoiding damage as Brave throws knees to the body.
Brave is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pressnell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pressnell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brave blocks it with crossed arms.
Pressnell avoiding damage as Brave throws knees to the body.
Pressnell is trying to drag Brave to the mat but Brave just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dalton Pressnell. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pressnell jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brave walks away with a smile on his face. Pressnell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Marcus Brave is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brave tries to clinch there but Pressnell circles away.
Brave fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pressnell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck for Pressnell with that takedown attempt.
Brave is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pressnell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brave tries to clinch up but Pressnell circles away and keeps his distance.
Brave stuffs the takedown attempt from Pressnell. Pressnell gets slowly back to his feet.
Brave tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pressnell misses with a takedown attempt - Brave sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brave tries to clinch there but Pressnell circles away.
Pressnell swats away the attempt to clinch by Brave.
Brave wants to clinch up but Pressnell keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brave tries to clinch up.

Brave clinches up against the cage.
Brave putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pressnell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pressnell lands an elbow inside.
Pressnell looking to throw knees to the head but Brave is blocking nicely.
Pressnell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brave landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brave misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pressnell.
Pressnell swings wildly with an uppercut but Brave uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pressnell is trying to break free.
Pressnell tries to break the clinch but Brave is controlling the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pressnell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brave has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pressnell throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pressnell throws an elbow but misses.
Pressnell managing to block the knees to the body from Brave.
Brave prevents Pressnell from breaking the clinch.
Brave blocking some punches.
Pressnell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pressnell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pressnell misses with a punch on the inside.
Pressnell misses with a knee strike.
Pressnell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brave pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Brave trying to land knees to the body.
Pressnell is looking for a takedown.
Dalton Pressnell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pressnell avoiding damage as Brave throws knees to the body.
Brave missing with knees to the body.
Pressnell throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pressnell tries to land a knee to the head but Brave blocks with his arms.
Pressnell managing to block the knees to the body from Brave.
Brave is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pressnell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pressnell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pressnell managing to block the knees to the body from Brave.
Pressnell avoiding damage as Brave throws knees to the body.
Pressnell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brave blocks it with crossed arms.
Pressnell avoiding damage as Brave throws knees to the body.
Brave putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pressnell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pressnell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brave misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pressnell.
Pressnell avoiding damage as Brave throws knees to the body.
Pressnell wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Brave showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcus Brave's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Brave is looking to clinch.

Brave clinches with his opponent.
Pressnell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brave tries to land knees in the clinch but Pressnell avoids the damage to the body.
Pressnell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pressnell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pressnell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brave obliges.
Brave blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pressnell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brave has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pressnell managing to block the knees to the body from Brave.
Pressnell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brave has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brave.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brave tries to land knees in the clinch but Pressnell avoids the damage to the body.
Brave tries to land knees in the clinch but Pressnell avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brave.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pressnell managing to block the knees to the body from Brave.
Pressnell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brave is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pressnell is defending well for now.
Brave trying to land knees to the body.
Pressnell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brave's face.
Pressnell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pressnell managing to block the knees to the body from Brave.
Pressnell misses with an elbow over the top.
Pressnell is trying to pull guard but Brave turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Brave misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pressnell.
Pressnell managing to block the knees to the body from Brave.
Pressnell jumps guard but Brave turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Brave misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pressnell.
Pressnell working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pressnell managing to block the knees to the body from Brave.
Brave misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pressnell.
Pressnell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pressnell tries to land a knee to the head but Brave blocks with his arms.
Pressnell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pressnell managing to block the knees to the body from Brave.
Brave tries to land knees in the clinch but Pressnell avoids the damage to the body.
Pressnell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pressnell is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dalton Pressnell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brave avoids a wild elbow strike from Pressnell.
Pressnell jumps guard but Brave turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pressnell wants to break the clinch but can't.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pressnell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pressnell managing to block the knees to the body from Brave.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brave trying to land knees to the body.
Pressnell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pressnell avoiding damage as Brave throws knees to the body.
Pressnell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brave misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pressnell.
Pressnell is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brave to keep the fight standing.
Brave putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pressnell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pressnell managing to block the knees to the body from Brave.
Pressnell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brave is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pressnell is defending well for now.
Pressnell jumps guard but Brave turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Brave tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pressnell avoids it.
Brave lands a nice knee to the body.
Brave is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pressnell is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Brave.
Pressnell is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pressnell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pressnell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brave missing with knees to the body.
Brave trying to land knees to the body.
Brave gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pressnell.
Pressnell avoiding damage as Brave throws knees to the body.
Brave lands a good knee to the midsection. Pressnell won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pressnell tries to pull guard but Brave won't allow it.
Pressnell jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brave walks away with a smile on his face. Pressnell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Brave moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brave.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Brave comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brave has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Brave!
Marcus Brave took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Hilo for their support in the buildup to the fight.