PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Bravado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Hertz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bravado comes to the cage accompanied by Pray. Eddie Bravado could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Richard Hertz's chin.

Bravado
vs
Hertz

174 cm
19
164 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

183 cm
23
155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eddie Bravado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richard Hertz!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravado swinging wilding here.
Bravado lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hertz circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Hertz misses.
Hertz looks to score with a jab to the body but Bravado is just out of range.
Bravado throws a series of punches but Hertz avoids them all with ease.
Bravado fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hertz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bravado as he jumps to the side.
Hertz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Bravado.
Bravado misses with a head kick.

Bravado scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravado sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hertz defending well though.

Bravado is looking for a kimura but Hertz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bravado to get the leverage.
Hertz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bravado.

Hertz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hertz is looking to improve his position.
Bravado not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hertz is looking to control Bravado's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hertz avoid being mounted?
Bravado has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bravado is looking to stall here but Hertz recovers full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hertz fails with the takedown
and Bravado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bravado connects with a body shot.
Hertz shoots and misses
and Bravado makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Eddie Bravado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Hertz.
Hertz looks gassed!
Good leg kick by Bravado there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bravado throws a series of punches but Hertz moves out of range.
Bravado misses with a wild combination.

Bravado lands a big head kick that sends Hertz tumbling to the mat! Bravado takes a step backwards and waves Hertz back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Hertz is rocked!

It looks like Richard Hertz has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravado just misses with a punch to the body.
Hertz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hertz avoids the body shot from Bravado.
Eddie Bravado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bravado throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bravado tries to bum rush Hertz with a series of wild strikes but Hertz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bravado will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bravado scores with a hook to the body. Hertz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Bravado shoots in and bounces Hertz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bravado not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hertz looking for a sweep. Not yet Hertz, not yet.
Bravado trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bravado is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hertz controls Bravado momentarily but Bravado frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Bravado dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Hertz's cut.
That's time! Bravado's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hertz has his takedown stuffed
and Bravado counters with a stiff right hand.
Bravado throws a series of punches but Hertz moves out of range.
Bravado fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hertz.
Hertz shoots and misses
and Bravado counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bravado throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hertz is still on wobbly legs! Can Bravado finish him?
Bravado lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Hertz can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Bravado and Hertz drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Bravado.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Bravado!