PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Margera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandao comes to the cage accompanied by Mama Said Knock You Out! - LL COOL J. Margera has chosen Clutch - The Regulator as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Brandao
vs
Margera

180 cm
35
166 lbs
17 - 13 - 0

180 cm
38
160 lbs
35 - 24 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition
Urban Fighter

King of Fists

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Brandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 24 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bam Margera!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jab from Brandao.
Brandao throws the kick towards the body but Margera avoids it.

Brandao clinches with his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brandao.

Brandao manages to break the clinch.
Margera misses with a body shot.
Brandao misses with a head kick.
Margera's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brandao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Margera scrambles back to his feet.
Margera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Margera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brandao takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Margera stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brandao.
Brandao throws a push kick but Margera slaps the foot to one side.
Margera lands a jab to Brandao's midsection.
A shot to the liver by Brandao. Beautiful body shot.
Brandao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Margera.
Brandao connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao misses with a body shot
and Margera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Margera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brandao.
Margera misses with a body kick.
Diego Brandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Brandao moves into the clinch.
Margera is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Margera.
Brandao blocks an uppercut.
Brandao lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brandao lands a nice shot to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Brandao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Brandao pushes Margera up against the cage in a clinch.
Margera pushes Brandao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Margera.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Margera throws an elbow that misses.
Margera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Margera throws an elbow that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Margera keeps control of Brandao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Margera is trying to maintain a safe position but Brandao gets an underhook and turns Margera into the cage.
Brandao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Margera's elbow.
Brandao gets through Margera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Margera is trying to stall.

Brandao breaks the clinch.
Brandao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Margera throws a head kick but Brandao moves out of range.
Brandao tries to clinch up but Margera circles away and keeps his distance.
Brandao tries to clinch but Margera moves out of range.
Margera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brandao looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brandao uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good leg kick by Brandao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brandao scores with a push kick.
Margera throws a looping overhand right but Brandao ducks down to avoid it.
Brandao throws a head kick that misses
and Margera counters with a nice uppercut.
Margera throws a lazy right hand but Brandao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brandao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brandao throws a big counter combination but Margera scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Margera swings for the body but Brandao moves out of range.
Brandao throws out a leg kick but Margera moves out of range and Brandao only half commits.
Brandao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Margera now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Brandao throws a lazy right hand but Margera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Brandao gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Margera tries a body shot but Brandao blocks it.

Brandao breaks the clinch.
Brandao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Margera.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandao tries to clinch but Margera is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Margera's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brandao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Margera scrambles back to his feet.
Margera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Margera has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brandao.
Margera misses with a head kick.
Margera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Margera stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brandao.
Brandao throws a wild body kick that Margera sees coming a mile off.
Margera stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brandao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Margera.
It looked like Brandao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brandao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Margera lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brandao's sensitive parts.
Brandao misses with a head kick.
Margera clobbers Brandao with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brandao just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Brandao dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Margera crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brandao - the referee stops the clock and Margera gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brandao. Margera manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Margera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Margera throws a front kick aimed at Brandao's knee but Brandao avoids it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Margera.

Brandao rushes Margera and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Margera has Brandao pressed against the cage, preventing Brandao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Margera lands a hook to the side of the head.
Margera blocks an uppercut.
Margera connects with a knee to the head.
Brandao is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Margera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Margera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brandao.
Brandao cracks the inside of Margera's front leg.
Brandao connects with a right hand. Margera shakes it off.
Brandao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brandao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao throws an overhand right that lands on Margera's shoulder, as Margera tries to avoid the shot.
Brandao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Margera replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Brandao blocks it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Margera.
Margera avoids the body shot from Brandao.
Brandao moves out of range of the strikes.
Brandao connects with a body shot.
Brandao takes a swing at Margera's ribcage but misses.
Margera appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Margera loads up on a big right hand but Brandao slips the punch.
Margera looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brandao walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big right from Margera misses.
Margera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Brandao clinches with his opponent.

Brandao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Margera's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Margera is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from Brandao.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Margera is predictable there
and Brandao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice body punch from Brandao.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Margera moves out of range as Brandao throws a body kick.
Margera was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Brandao shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Margera takes a swing at Brandao's ribcage but misses.
Brandao tried to counter with a leg kick but Margera avoided it.
Margera misses with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Margera blocks the leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Margera misses.
Margera on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brandao. Brandao obviously looking to wear him down.
Brandao has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Brandao connects with an inside leg kick.
Margera pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Margera keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brandao digs a good body shot into Margera's ribs.
Margera scores with a jab. Brandao acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Margera tries to clinch up.
Brandao just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brandao can pounce on him.
Brandao scores with a nice right hand.
Margera loads up on a big right hand but Brandao slips the punch.
Brandao tries to clinch up but Margera circles away and keeps his distance.
Margera looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brandao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Brandao throws a low kick but Margera avoids it.
A good leg kick by Brandao.

Brandao clinches with his opponent.
Diego Brandao has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brandao tries to throw a body punch but Margera avoids it by throwing Brandao back against the cage.

Margera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Brandao has closed the distance and engaged Margera in a clinch.

Brandao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Margera misses.
Brandao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Margera.
A head kick misses from Brandao.
Margera lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandao plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Brandao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Margera can do to turn this around?
Brandao throws a body kick that misses.
Margera blocks a head kick by Brandao.
Margera looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brandao swings away with a body shot that misses
and Margera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brandao thows a body kick. Margera tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Margera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brandao jabs at Margera's body.
Margera swats away the attempt to clinch by Brandao.
Brandao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Margera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Margera throws a big shot that misses.
A quick step to the side and Brandao tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Margera throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brandao on the side of the head.

Margera tries to keep at a distance but Brandao has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brandao wants to break free but Margera has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Brandao dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Margera misses with a looping left.
Margera takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A head kick misses from Brandao.
Margera tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brandao fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brandao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brandao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Brandao darts in and clinches Margera up against the cage.
Margera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brandao backwards.
Margera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brandao backwards.
Brandao tries to throw a body punch but Margera avoids it by throwing Brandao back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Margera fails to land.
Brandao keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Margera's efforts to push away.

Brandao breaks the clinch.
Margera lands with a thumping leg kick.
Margera gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brandao.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera misses the shot to the body.
Margera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brandao throws a counter high kick but Margera was just alert enough to avoid it.
Brandao ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brandao checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brandao connects with a solid leg kick.
Brandao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brandao lands with a slapping head kick.
Brandao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Margera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Margera misses.
Brandao slips under a jab.
Brandao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Margera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Margera misses with a wild body shot.
Brandao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Margera.
Bam Margera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margera lands an overhand right.
Brandao connects with the punch.
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!
Margera tried to score with a low kick but Brandao checks it.

Margera tries to keep at a distance but Brandao has taken the fight into the clinch.

Margera breaks from the clinch.
Margera throws a lazy right hand but Brandao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brandao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brandao throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Margera on the side of the head.
Brandao fails with an attempt to clinch.
Margera slips a jab and a cross from Brandao.
Brandao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brandao throws a lazy uppercut
and Margera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brandao looks to land a left hand but Margera moved out of range nicely.
Brandao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Brandao.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brandao. That's going to slow Margera down.
Brandao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Margera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brandao chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Brandao darts in and clinches Margera up against the cage.
Brandao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Margera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Margera is looking to control Brandao's arms but Brandao gets an underhook and turns him. Now Margera has his back to the cage.
Margera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Margera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brandao blocks it with crossed arms.

Brandao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Brandao.
Margera throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brandao counters with a slapping leg kick.
Diego Brandao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandao's corner calls for a 1-2. Brandao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brandao tries to clinch there but Margera circles away.
Margera looks to land a right hand but Brandao moved out of range.
Margera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Margera walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brandao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brandao blocks a jab.
Brandao swings for the body but Margera moves out of range.
Brandao throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Brandao lands a head kick. Margera smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Brandao throws a leg kick which misses Margera's front leg but catches the back leg as Margera tries to avoid it.
Margera misses with a head kick.
Brandao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Margera keeps the fight on the outside.

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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Brandao!
Diego Brandao opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.