PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Brandt (ranked 2239 p4p, 2950 weight class) and Carlos Blanka (ranked 305 p4p, 394 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?

Brandt
vs
Blanka

180 cm
26
205
3 - 2 - 0

188 cm
26
200
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Viktor Brandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carlos Blanka!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanka misses with a wild combination.
Nice takedown defense from Blanka. No joy for Brandt on that attempt.
Blanka now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Brandt misses with a takedown attempt
and Blanka counters with a nice uppercut.
Blanka moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Blanka connects with the punch.
Blanka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blanka keeps the fight on the outside.
Brandt has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island Training Centre in the buildup to the fight.
Blanka leaves Brandt with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viktor Brandt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blanka jabs Brandt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blanka scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brandt shoots for a takedown but Blanka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brandt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brandt takes one on the button.
Blanka's coach down at Prosper Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Blanka's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Some wild striking there from Blanka.
Blanka lands a slapping body shot.
Blanka thuds a left hand into Brandt's body.
Brandt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blanka lands a slapping body shot.
Blanka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brandt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brandt is defended easily by Blanka.
Brandt is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanka lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blanka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brandt on the side of the head.

It looks like Viktor Brandt has been cut.
Blanka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brandt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blanka defends it nicely.
Brandt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Blanka is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brandt rather than just go for the knockout.
Decent striking displayed by Blanka there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab from Blanka.
Blanka scores with a jab to the head.
Blanka has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Blanka scores with a three punch combo!
Blanka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good standup being displayed there by Blanka as he connects with a hook.
Blanka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brandt doesn't seem bothered though.
Blanka lands with a shot to the body.
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!
Brandt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blanka throws out a counter right but Brandt avoids it with no problem.
Blanka throws a body shot but no joy.
Blanka is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brandt had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Brandt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brandt takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanka misses with a body shot.
Brandt half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Blanka lands with a nice body punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brandt.
Brandt throws a sloppy body shot
and Blanka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blanka scores with a sloppy right hand. Brandt should have avoided that one.
Blanka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blanka lands a jab-cross combination.
Blanka closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brandt goes for a double leg but Blanka avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Blanka continues to drive forward.
Blanka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Blanka.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Brandt. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blanka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brandt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Blanka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Brandt's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice body punch from Blanka.
Brandt fails with the takedown
and Blanka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blanka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brandt at a distance.
Brandt tries to clinch but Blanka moves out of range.
Viktor Brandt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blanka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brandt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blanka slips a jab and a cross from Brandt.
Brandt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blanka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blanka throws a nice looking combination but Brandt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blanka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blanka throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blanka lands a nice hook to Brandt's body. Brandt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carlos Blanka seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Blanka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blanka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brandt shoots in looking for a takedown but Blanka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brandt's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viktor Brandt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brandt tries for a takedown but Blanka circles away easily
and Blanka counters with a nice uppercut.
Blanka cracks a nice hook into Brandt's ribs.
Blanka punishes Brandt's body with a nice straight punch.
Blanka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brandt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blanka lands with a straight right. Brandt didn't see that one coming.
Blanka digs a good body shot into Brandt's ribs.
Blanka jabs Brandt right on the nose. Brandt blinks but takes it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Blanka.
Blanka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blanka lands with a nice body punch.
Blanka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blanka lands a nice looking body shot.
Brandt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Blanka cracks a nice hook into Brandt's ribs.
Blanka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blanka jabs Brandt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blanka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blanka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanka lands a jab to Brandt's midsection.
Nice shot lands for Blanka.
Blanka stuns Brandt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blanka digs a good hook to Brandt's body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brandt.
Blanka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blanka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brandt gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Blanka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blanka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanka takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brandt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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!
Blanka lands a slapping body shot.
Brandt could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Blanka cracks Brandt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brandt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blanka lands with a right hand.
Blanka lands a nice hook to Brandt's body. Brandt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blanka shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Brandt eats them both and turns towards Blanka to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Blanka throws a right and a left that Brandt avoids nicely.
Brandt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blanka moves away.
Blanka moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blanka misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Blanka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Viktor Brandt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Blanka throws a shot to the body.
Brandt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blanka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Blanka.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Brandt might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A jab lands there for Blanka.
Brandt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Blanka works Brandt's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Blanka finds it's way through Brandt's defenses.
Brandt takes one on the button.

Brandt looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Blanka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brandt passes Blanka's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brandt lands a nice short elbow.
Brandt perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blanka is trying to escape back to his feet but Brandt uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Blanka taking a bit of punishment here - Brandt scoring with strikes.
Blanka is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Brandt has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Brandt trying to control the position but Blanka is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brandt content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Brandt is putting a hurting on Blanka here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanka tries to buck Brandt off but Brandt is having none of it.

Brandt is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Blanka is trying to escape and Brandt transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Blanka is forced to tap! Nice work there by Brandt! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Viktor Brandt!