PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luka Jelavic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rubicon Brandy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jelavic's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, VocaPeople - Acapella Group. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Jelavic
vs
Brandy

169 cm
22
155 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

174 cm
29
152 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luka Jelavic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rubicon Brandy!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jelavic tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brandy blocks the body kick.
Brandy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jelavic manages to avoid it.
Brandy throws a head kick but Jelavic moves out of range.
Jelavic lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brandy takes a step back to recover.
A leg kick checked by Brandy.
Jelavic misses with a left hand

and Brandy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jelavic is controlling Brandy's posture.
Brandy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jelavic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brandy on the ground.

Jelavic is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brandy defends well.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Jelavic looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Brandy passes into side control.
Brandy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jelavic controls the position for a moment.
Brandy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jelavic tries to buck Brandy off but Brandy is having none of it.
Jelavic is working hard here to advance position.
Brandy tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jelavic's legs.
Jelavic can't do much from the bottom here.

Brandy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jelavic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jelavic is trying to control Brandy's posture but Brandy avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandy trying to control the action but Jelavic is working from the bottom.
Jelavic can't do much from the bottom here.

Brandy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jelavic is trying to improve his position.

Brandy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jelavic has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jelavic manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandy works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jelavic trying to control the position from guard on top but Brandy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jelavic showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jelavic wants to control from the top but Brandy keeps moving.

Brandy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Brandy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jelavic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Brandy is looking for a triangle but Jelavic pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brandy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jelavic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brandy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jelavic looking to pass the guard.

Brandy looking for a guillotine here but Jelavic defends easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jelavic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jelavic misses with a leg kick

so Brandy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Brandy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brandy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jelavic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jelavic pulls Brandy in close to prevent any damage.
Brandy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Brandy looking to pass the guard.
Jelavic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brandy.
Brandy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jelavic is trying to control Brandy's posture but Brandy avoids it.
Jelavic trying his best to control but Brandy has mounted him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poor strikes thrown by Brandy there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jelavic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brandy landing strikes from the mount.
Jelavic tries to hold on but Brandy postures up.
Brandy raining down shots from the mount!
Brandy tries to control but Jelavic wriggling away.
Jelavic reaches up and holds on to Brandy to control the position.
Jelavic working to try and regain half guard.
Jelavic wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Well, with Brandy on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Jelavic is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Jelavic prevents Brandy from getting a body triangle.
You can see the frustration on Jelavic's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brandy not allowing Jelavic to control his hands.
Brandy lands strikes to the head.
Jelavic turns into Brandy and is now in his guard.
Jelavic showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Brandy is looking for a triangle but Jelavic pushes his legs off easily.
Brandy working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jelavic sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jelavic stopping the sweep attempt from Brandy.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Luka Jelavic wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jab by Jelavic.
A jab from Brandy misses.
Jelavic tries to close the distance and clinch but Brandy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Luka Jelavic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brandy lands a high kick!
Jelavic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jelavic misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jelavic throws a low kick, looking for Brandy's leg but Brandy calmly moves out of range.
Jelavic cracks the inside of Brandy's front leg.
Jelavic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jelavic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brandy.
Jelavic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice body kick there by Jelavic.
Jelavic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brandy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jelavic counters with a low kick, right behind Brandy 's knee.
Jelavic cracks Brandy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jelavic lands a jab to Brandy's midsection.
Jelavic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luka Jelavic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brandy swings for the body but Jelavic moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rubicon Brandy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Jelavic lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jelavic throws a head kick that misses.

Brandy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jelavic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jelavic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brandy.
Jelavic trying to control here.
Jelavic is refusing to be controlled, as Brandy sits in half guard.
Jelavic is controlling Brandy's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Jelavic is trying to maintain the position but Brandy is very close to passing his half guard.

Brandy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandy moves nicely into side control.
Jelavic struggling a bit here.
Brandy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jelavic keeps working.
Jelavic prevents Brandy from moving into mount.
Brandy misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jelavic sneaks back into half guard.
Still in half guard, Brandy seems content to control.
Brandy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jelavic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jelavic tries to get to full guard but Brandy has control of the leg.
Rubicon Brandy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jelavic keeps working.
Jelavic is looking for a sweep. Brandy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jelavic controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Brandy is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jelavic!
Jelavic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jelavic is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jelavic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Luka Jelavic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brandy controlling from mount.
Brandy tries to control but Jelavic wriggling away.
Brandy lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jelavic hang on?
Brandy wants to control the pace but Jelavic is squirming around nicely.
BOOM! Brandy connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jelavic tries to hold on but Brandy postures up.
Brandy looking to finish with strikes here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandy wants to control the pace but Jelavic is squirming around nicely.
Jelavic tries to control the position but Brandy now has his back.
Jelavic is keeping busy.
Brandy trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Jelavic doesn't escape.
Brandy tries to get the hooks in deep but Jelavic pushed the leg off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brandy has good solid back control here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jelavic trying to control but not successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rubicon Brandy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brandy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30

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