PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Demarques BraklyJones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitaly Norad (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?

BraklyJones
vs
Norad

169 cm
23
160 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

172 cm
18
164 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Demarques BraklyJones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitaly Norad!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norad misses with a series of wild punches.
Norad swinging wilding here.
Norad misses with a wild combination.
BraklyJones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Norad has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Norad there as he acknowledges the shot.
Norad wants to clinch up but BraklyJones keeps it at a distance.
Norad doesn't manage to clinch there - BraklyJones circles away.
Norad fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BraklyJones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Norad tries to clinch up but BraklyJones circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick from BraklyJones lands but Norad takes it in his stride.
Norad falls off balance throwing a combination

and BraklyJones counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Norad's guard now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BraklyJones wants to pass the guard but Norad is keeping the position.
BraklyJones is looking to work some ground and pound but Norad has wrist control.
BraklyJones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Norad works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
BraklyJones passes easily into side control. Nice work.

BraklyJones tries for a kimura but Norad is defending well.
BraklyJones 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.
BraklyJones throws a strike aimed at the side of Norad's head but Norad avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

BraklyJones working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

BraklyJones tries for a kimura but Norad is defending well.
Norad wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

BraklyJones swings around for an armbar but Norad sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into BraklyJones's guard.
BraklyJones is breathing heavily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Norad with a nice head shot there.

BraklyJones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Norad defends well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Norad scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Norad distracts BraklyJones with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Norad is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Norad working some strikes from top position.
Norad distracts BraklyJones with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Norad pushes down on BraklyJones's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BraklyJones throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Norad lands a nice short elbow.
Norad drops an elbow to the side of BraklyJones's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norad lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Norad working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norad lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Norad.
BraklyJones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Norad scores with a couple of nice shots.
Norad wants to pass to mount but BraklyJones is defending the position.

BraklyJones looking for submissions off his back.
Nice strikes from Norad there.
Norad is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Norad takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norad is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Norad is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Norad connects with a nice short shot to BraklyJones's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitaly Norad dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Norad falls off balance throwing a combination
and BraklyJones counters with a two punch combo.
Norad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but BraklyJones moves away.
BraklyJones slips a jab and a cross from Norad.
Norad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Norad closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Horrible takedown by BraklyJones or perhaps it was just good defense by Norad which made him look bad.
Norad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but BraklyJones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norad throws a right and a left that BraklyJones avoids nicely.
Norad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by BraklyJones.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Norad tries to clinch but BraklyJones moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norad swinging wilding here.
Norad misses with a two punch combination.
Norad wants to clinch.
BraklyJones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Norad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but BraklyJones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norad wants to clinch.
BraklyJones misses with a series of wild punches.
Demarques BraklyJones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
BraklyJones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Norad lands a jab-cross combination.

Norad moves into the clinch.

Norad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norad misses with a combination
and BraklyJones counters with a left and a right that stings Norad.
Norad tries to clinch but BraklyJones moves out of range.
Norad lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
BraklyJones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Norad moves in looking to clinch but BraklyJones pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BraklyJones dodges the punch combination from Norad.
Vitaly Norad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
BraklyJones misses with a head kick.

Norad rushes BraklyJones and presses him up against the cage.
BraklyJones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
BraklyJones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Norad smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demarques BraklyJones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norad throws a left and a right that both miss

and BraklyJones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by BraklyJones.

BraklyJones drops back, looking for a kneebar! Norad looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Norad looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Norad!
Norad working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Norad cracks BraklyJones with a big right hand but BraklyJones just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norad is putting a hurting on BraklyJones here, landing some big shots from side control.
BraklyJones is looking for a sweep.
BraklyJones can't do much from the bottom here.
Norad lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear BraklyJones down.
Norad working the ground and pound from side control.
Norad cracks BraklyJones with a big elbow.
Norad landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norad scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at BraklyJones to see if he's OK.
Norad is chipping away with strikes.
BraklyJones wants to control but Norad postures up.
BraklyJones taking a bit of punishment here - Norad scoring with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BraklyJones takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Check out the look on Norad's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
BraklyJones is trying to improve his position.
BraklyJones is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Norad's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitaly Norad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Norad tries to clinch up.
Norad swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and BraklyJones counters with a shoot takedown. Norad fights it but they end up in guard.
BraklyJones wants to control from the top but Norad keeps moving.
BraklyJones pushes down on Norad's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Vitaly Norad has got the better of the ground game so far.
BraklyJones seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Norad is looking to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Norad manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Norad wants to clinch.

Norad instigates a clinch.
Norad keeps control of BraklyJones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Norad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
BraklyJones looks to land a combination but Norad avoids it well.
Norad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from BraklyJones.
BraklyJones throws out a loose jab but Norad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
BraklyJones throws a head kick but Norad moves out of range.
Norad moves in looking to clinch but BraklyJones pushes him off.
Norad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Norad misses with a double jab

and BraklyJones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by BraklyJones.

Norad uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Norad tries to clinch there but BraklyJones circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norad avoids the head kick by BraklyJones.
A combination from Norad does no damage.
BraklyJones throws a push kick but Norad slaps the foot to one side.
Norad throws a left and a right that both miss

and BraklyJones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
BraklyJones wants to free his trapped foot but Norad is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Norad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with BraklyJones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

BraklyJones looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
BraklyJones is stalling here. Norad is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! BraklyJones seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Norad has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on BraklyJones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
BraklyJones takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Norad working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Demarques BraklyJones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norad scores with punches from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Demarques BraklyJones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Norad has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitaly Norad!