PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Langley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Brava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Langley's entrance music is Get Ready for the Next Battle. A fine choice. Damien Brava will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Langley
vs
Brava

177 cm
19
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

188 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Langley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Damien Brava!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brava ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Langley moves away.
Langley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brava.
Brava just misses with a punch to the body.
Langley tries to clinch there but Brava circles away.
Langley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Langley tries to clinch but Brava is having none of it.
Brava throws a leg kick but Langley sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brava swats away the attempt to clinch by Langley.
Brava shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Langley pinned against the cage. Langley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Langley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brava paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langley wants to clinch up but Brava keeps it at a distance.
Brava avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brava will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brava avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brava is looking to score with low kicks.
Brava tries a low kick but Langley avoids it.
Jake Langley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Langley wants to clinch up but Brava keeps it at a distance.

Brava has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brava dodges an elbow strike from Langley.
Brava leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Langley throws an elbow but it misses.
Brava tries to pull guard but Langley holds him up against the cage and eventually Brava drops back down to his feet.
Brava avoids the elbow strike from Langley, against the cage.
Brava stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Damien Brava.
Brava shoots in and drives through. Langley sprawls well.
Jake Langley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Brava.
Brava attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brava misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Langley.
Langley tries to clinch up

and Brava moves into the clinch.
Brava is trying to maintain a safe position but Langley gets an underhook and turns Brava into the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brava.
Langley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brava controlling the action here for a moment.
Langley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brava fails to pull guard.
Langley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A bit of stalling here from Brava.
Brava dodges an elbow strike from Langley.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Langley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brava's brow.
Langley is pressed up against the cage. Brava has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Langley down to the mat. Langley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Langley moves in looking to clinch but Brava pushes him off.
Langley could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Langley lands with a nice combination. Brava backs away looking to recover.
Langley stuffs the takedown.

Brava forces Langley back against the cage and clinches.
Brava just leaning against Langley, taking a breather.
Brava looking to stall.
Langley avoiding damage as Brava throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Langley.
Brava is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Brava continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Damien Brava.
Brava throws a body punch but Langley moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brava tries to clinch up.
Brava avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Langley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brava paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brava tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Langley counters with a left and a right that stings Brava.

Brava rushes Langley and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Langley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brava avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Brava dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Brava misses with a body punch

and Langley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Brava misses with a hook to the ribs.
Langley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brava.
Langley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brava blocks an elbow strike from Langley.
Brava has Langley pushed against the cage.
Brava tries to score a body lock takedown but Langley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brava taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Damien Brava.
Langley cracks Brava with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Langley wants to clinch but Brava slips to the side

and Brava holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Brava.
Brava goes for a takedown in the clinch but Langley prevents it.
Brava missing with knees to the body.
Langley has had enough of the clinch but Brava keeps him there for the moment.
Langley tries a body shot but Brava blocks it.
Brava tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Langley just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jake Langley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Brava.
Langley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brava is keeping busy.

Langley manages to break the clinch.
Langley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Langley tries to keep at a distance but Brava has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brava will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Langley up against the cage.
Langley wants to break free but Brava has control.
Brava holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Langley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Brava.
Langley is pressed up against the cage. Brava has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Langley down to the mat. Langley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brava throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Langley throws a right and a left that Brava avoids nicely.
Damien Brava seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Langley darts in trying to clinch

and Brava counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brava.
Brava tries to work over Langley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Langley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brava misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brava's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brava blocks an elbow strike from Langley.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Langley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Brava manages to pull guard.
Brava pulls Langley in close to prevent any damage.
Langley preventing the sweep.
Brava trying to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brava looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Langley puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brava can do anything to dispel that myth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brava trying to hold on to Langley's head to control him but Langley postures up.
Langley wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brava keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brava's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Brava showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Brava is looking to clinch.
Brava shoots in for a takedown but Langley shows good takedown defense.
Langley wants to clinch

and Brava holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brava holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Brava blocks an elbow strike.
Brava dodges an elbow strike from Langley.
Brava avoiding damage as Langley throws knees to the body.
Brava changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Langley fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Langley tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Brava counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Langley throws an elbow but misses.
Brava has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Langley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jake Langley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Brava.
Brava wants a takedown.
Langley throws an elbow that misses.
Brava takes an elbow to the forehead.

Brava manages to pull guard.
Brava seems keen to control Langley's posture.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langley might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Langley won't allow Brava to sweep him here.
Brava has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jake Langley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Brava wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brava pulls Langley in close to prevent any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Brava comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brava winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Brava!