PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wong Mongtong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Brandao
vs
Mongtong

180 cm
34
166 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

172 cm
40
150 lbs
39 - 21 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Spartan Nutrition

Versus

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Brandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Wong Mongtong!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mongtong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brandao checks it well.
Brandao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brandao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brandao throws a nice head kick!
Brandao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brandao throws a head kick but Mongtong moves out of range.
Mongtong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brandao throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mongtong.
Mongtong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brandao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mongtong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brandao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brandao connects with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mongtong, right into the meat.

Brandao gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mongtong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mongtong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brandao avoiding damage as Mongtong throws knees to the body.

Brandao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mongtong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mongtong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brandao throws a head kick but Mongtong moves out of range.
Brandao tries to clinch but Mongtong moves out of range.
Mongtong avoids the head kick by Brandao.
Brandao blocks a low kick nicely.
Mongtong misses with a hook.
Brandao is looking to counter with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Brandao.
Brandao definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brandao throws a head kick that Mongtong semi-blocks.
No joy there for Brandao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brandao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mongtong manages to avoid it.
Brandao misses the shot to the body.
Brandao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mongtong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Diego Brandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mongtong slips a straight right by Brandao.
Mongtong will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brandao thows a body kick. Mongtong tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Brandao - that will leave a mark!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mongtong throws a head kick but Brandao moves out of range.
Mongtong blocks a head kick by Brandao.
Brandao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brandao is looking to slow Mongtong down with leg kicks.
Brandao looks to throw the jab but Mongtong is out of range.

Brandao clinches up with Mongtong and pushes him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brandao takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brandao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brandao tries to break free but Mongtong pushes him back against the cage.
Brandao prevents a body shot from Mongtong.
Brandao avoids the elbow strike from Mongtong, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Mongtong.
Brandao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brandao can't find room to land a body shot as Mongtong controls the action.
Mongtong blocks a body shot from Brandao.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mongtong throws an elbow that misses.
Brandao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mongtongs head.
Brandao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mongtong lands an elbow inside.
Mongtong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brandao avoids it.

Brandao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brandao tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Mongtong counter with a right hand.
Brandao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mongtong looks to land a body kick but Brandao moved away.
Mongtong moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Brandao.
Brandao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mongtong flicks out a counter leg kick but Brandao steps away.
Brandao wants to slow Mongtong down by chopping away at his legs.
Mongtong misses with a low kick as Brandao jumps back.
Mongtong with a jab.
Brandao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four 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!
A head kick misses from Brandao.
Mongtong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brandao tries to clinch but Mongtong is having none of it.
Mongtong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brandao.
Brandao tries to clinch but Mongtong moves out of range.
Mongtong cracks Brandao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brandao throws a head kick but Mongtong moves out of range.
Mongtong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mongtong avoids the body shot from Brandao.
Mongtong misses with a leg kick.
Brandao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mongtong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mongtong avoids a kick to the body.
Mongtong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mongtong keeps the fight on the outside.
Brandao takes one to the chin there.
Mongtong lands a high kick!
Mongtong cracks Brandao with a good jab.
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 Diego Brandao will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mongtong takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mongtong misses with a kick to the body.
Diego Brandao is winning the standup battle so far.
Brandao avoids a kick to the body.
Brandao is looking to wear down Mongtong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Brandao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brandao looks to land a body kick but Mongtong moved away.
Brandao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mongtong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mongtong thuds his shin into the meat of Brandao's side.
Mongtong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mongtong tries to bum rush Brandao with a series of wild strikes but Brandao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brandao connects with a nice looking jab.
Brandao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mongtong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brandao connects with an inside leg kick.
Brandao throws a push kick but Mongtong slaps the foot to one side.
Brandao misses with a body shot.
Mongtong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brandao connects with an inside leg kick.
Mongtong tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mongtong pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Brandao blocks the low kick.
Mongtong misses with a low kick.
Mongtong thows a leg kick but Brandao checks it
and Brandao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mongtong goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mongtong throws a front kick that sends Brandao stumbling back into the cage.
Mongtong has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Mongtong is looking to chop away at Brandao's legs.
Mongtong misses with a leg kick.
Mongtong moves out of range of the leg kick from Brandao.
Brandao tries to clinch up.
Brandao scores with a jab.
Brandao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mongtong throws a push kick but Brandao slaps the foot to one side.
Mongtong avoids the body shot from Brandao.

Brandao closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brandao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brandao holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mongtong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brandao's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Brandao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mongtong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brandao throws a body kick that misses.
Brandao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mongtong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brandao gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Mongtong to counter with a crisp jab.
Mongtong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brandao connects with a solid leg kick.
Brandao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mongtong tries a quick counter leg kick but Brandao is wise to it.

Brandao moves into the clinch.
Brandao is trying to force a seperation but Mongtong has the dominant position.
Brandao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mongtong tries to land knees in the clinch but Brandao avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao avoiding damage as Mongtong throws knees to the body.

Brandao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brandao misses with a head kick.
Brandao backing away here, and Mongtong unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Brandao connects with a leg kick. Mongtong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mongtong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mongtong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mongtong misses with a leg kick.
Mongtong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mongtong throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mongtong thows a leg kick but Brandao checks it
and Brandao counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mongtong's knee momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brandao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big left from Mongtong misses.
Mongtong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brandao throws a head kick that misses.
Mongtong throws the left hand but Brandao avoids the punch easily.
Brandao tries to clinch up.
And Mongtong responds with a good body kick, but Brandao manages to step out the way in time.
Mongtong throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brandao doesn't manage to clinch there - Mongtong circles away.
Brandao lands a nice hook to Mongtong's body. Mongtong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mongtong with a jab.
Brandao moves in looking to clinch but Mongtong pushes him off.
Brandao takes a swing at Mongtong's ribcage but misses.
Brandao tries to clinch but Mongtong is having none of it.
Brandao throws a solid leg kick but Mongtong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brandao.
Mongtong looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Brandao throws a leg kick but Mongtong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brandao checks a low kick from Mongtong.
Mongtong tries a low kick but Brandao avoids it.
Brandao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brandao just misses with a punch to the body.
Mongtong misses with a body kick.
Brandao fails in his attempt to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mongtong.
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 Diego Brandao will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A jab from Mongtong does it's job there.
Mongtong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brandao counters with a big head kick but Mongtong shrugs it off.
Brandao is looking to score with low kicks.
A clash of legs there as Brandao blocks the low kick.
Mongtong blocks a head kick by Brandao.
Mongtong walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Good leg kick by Mongtong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brandao throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mongtong counters with a slapping leg kick.
Brandao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brandao throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mongtong avoids the head kick by Brandao.
Decent striking displayed by Brandao there.

Brandao clinches.
Mongtong is working Brandao over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandao managing to block the knees to the body from Mongtong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mongtong tries to land a knee to the head but Brandao blocks with his arms.
Mongtong keeps control of Brandao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mongtong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brandao avoids it.
Mongtong throws an elbow that misses.
Mongtong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brandao gets through Mongtong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brandao is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brandao avoids the elbow strike from Mongtong, against the cage.
Brandao tries to throw a body punch but Mongtong avoids it by throwing Brandao back against the cage.
Brandao tries to stall but Mongtong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mongtong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brandao's brow.
Brandao is trying to break the clinch but Mongtong has him pressed against the cage.

Brandao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brandao fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brandao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Brandao blocks a leg kick.
Mongtong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wong Mongtong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mongtong counters with a thumping low kick.
Mongtong cracks Brandao with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brandao lands a nice hook to Mongtong's body. Mongtong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mongtong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brandao cracks the inside of Mongtong's front leg.
Mongtong tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mongtong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice combination there by Brandao.
Brandao throws a leg kick but Mongtong moved away.
A clash of legs there as Mongtong blocks the low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brandao.
Nice body kick from Brandao.
Mongtong throws a lazy right hand but Brandao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brandao feints a jab promting Mongtong to slip. Brandao then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mongtong slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mongtong throws a solid leg kick but Brandao takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mongtong.
Brandao looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Brandao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mongtong moves away.
Brandao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mongtong unleashes a big counter combination but Brandao bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Brandao scores with a leg kick.
Brandao lands with a kick to the temple. Mongtong shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Brandao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mongtong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brandao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mongtong looks to land a right hand but Brandao moved out of range.
Brandao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mongtong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mongtong misses with a kick to the body.
Mongtong throws a front kick aimed at Brandao's knee but Brandao avoids it well.
Mongtong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mongtong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brandao.
Brandao fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brandao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diego Brandao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mongtong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brandao.
Brandao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mongtong raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mongtong tries a low kick but Brandao avoids it.
A head kick misses from Brandao.
Mongtong thinks about the counter body kick.
Brandao cracks Mongtong with an open hand slap.
Brandao blocks a head kick by Mongtong.
A jab lands there for Brandao.
Mongtong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brandao lands a body shot.
Brandao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brandao is looking to clinch but Mongtong is avoiding it.
A low kick from Mongtong misses
enabling Brandao to counter with a crisp jab.
Mongtong looks to throw the jab but Brandao is out of range.
Brandao misses with a low kick.
Mongtong only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Brandao moves out of range of the body kick.
Brandao checks a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Brandao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brandao has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Brandao!
Diego Brandao took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Spartan Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.