PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calamity Destrucion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddy Brandon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calamity Destrucion has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Destrucion
vs
Brandon

185 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Calamity Destrucion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buddy Brandon!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Destrucion paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Destrucion misses with an uppercut
and Brandon counters with a solid body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Brandon. No joy for Destrucion on that attempt.
Brandon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Destrucion.

Destrucion scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Brandon gets full guard.

Brandon is looking for a triangle but Destrucion pushes his legs off easily.
Destrucion wants to pass the guard but Brandon is keeping the position.
Destrucion passes Brandon's left leg - he's now in half guard.
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!
Destrucion has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Brandon is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Destrucion landing punches.
Brandon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Destrucion lands a couple of good shots and Brandon has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

Destrucion working for the choke.
Brandon looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Brandon covers up after that shot from Destrucion.
Destrucion lands with a hammerfist to the side of Brandon's head.
Destrucion is riding his opponent, not letting Brandon buck him off.

Brandon showing good submission defense here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Destrucion controlling the positon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Destrucion connects with a big shot to the side of Brandon's head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Destrucion's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Destrucion is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Destrucion gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Destrucion gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Destrucion apologises and we restart here on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destrucion keeps the fight on the outside.

Destrucion drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brandon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Destrucion trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Destrucion is breathing heavily.

Brandon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Destrucion defends well.
Destrucion is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Destrucion sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Destrucion wants to pass the guard but Brandon is keeping the position.
Destrucion lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Destrucion pushing down on Brandon's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Destrucion controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calamity Destrucion dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Brandon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Destrucion at a distance.

Destrucion gets the takedown into side control.
Brandon struggling a bit here.
Destrucion working the ground and pound.
Destrucion tries to advance to mount but Brandon denies him.
Destrucion creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Brandon is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Destrucion is controlling him well.
Brandon is letting Destrucion control him for a moment.
Destrucion wants to control but Brandon is keeping him busy.
Destrucion lands a few punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon is trying to control Destrucion's posture but Destrucion avoids it.
Brandon is breathing heavily.

Destrucion is trying to get an arm triangle but Brandon is defending well.
Brandon gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Destrucion content just to control the position here.
Brandon is squirming around, avoiding Destrucion's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandon wants to control but Destrucion is having none of it.
Destrucion trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Destrucion postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Brandon looks a forlorn figure.
Destrucion controlling the pace for now.
Destrucion tries to control but Brandon wriggling away.
Calamity Destrucion overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destrucion lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Brandon hang on?
Brandon is looking to get to half guard.
Destrucion takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Destrucion lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Destrucion cracks Brandon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Destrucion working Brandon over with strikes here.
Destrucion lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Brandon hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Destrucion controlling from mount.
Destrucion connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
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!
Destrucion content just to control the position here.
Brandon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Destrucion content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calamity Destrucion dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Destrucion scores with a takedown into Brandon's guard.
Destrucion is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Destrucion passes Brandon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Brandon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Destrucion pulls his head out easily.
Brandon won't allow Destrucion to pass to mount.
Destrucion looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brandon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Brandon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Destrucion trying to mount his opponent but Brandon defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Destrucion is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Destrucion working over Brandon with some ground and pound. Brandon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Destrucion missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Destrucion is looking to take a break and control but Brandon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Destrucion is working for a kimura but Brandon is defending it quite comfortably.
Brandon gets full guard.
Destrucion passes Brandon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Destrucion tries to pass to full mount but Brandon defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destrucion slows the pace down in half guard.
Destrucion throws a strike but Brandon avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Destrucion tries to free his leg and advance position but Brandon is retaining full guard.
Destrucion trying to control the position from guard on top but Brandon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Destrucion showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Destrucion avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon wants to get back to his feet but Destrucion is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Destrucion controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Calamity Destrucion.

Brandon gets caught flat footed, as Destrucion shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Destrucion is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Destrucion working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Destrucion advances position into side control!
Brandon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brandon stops Destrucion from passing to mount.
Buddy Brandon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Destrucion connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Brandon some visible discomfort.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Destrucion advances nicely into full mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Destrucion controlling the pace for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Calamity Destrucion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Destrucion, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calamity Destrucion!