PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrique Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Braga could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Henrique Yamamoto's chin.

Braga
vs
Yamamoto

193 cm
24
290 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

195 cm
21
346 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Braga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Henrique Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Braga.
Braga looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Braga keeps the fight on the outside.
Yamamoto misses with a series of wild punches.
Yamamoto misses with a two punch combination.

Yamamoto scores a takedown into full mount!
Braga avoids a strike by Yamamoto and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Yamamoto's guard! Fantastic escape!
Braga prevents Yamamoto from getting back to his feet.
Braga wants to pass the guard but Yamamoto is keeping the position.
Braga working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga trying to control but Yamamoto is working from the bottom.
Yamamoto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Braga's guard.
Yamamoto throws and elbow that misses. Braga uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yamamoto's guard. Nice move by Braga!
Braga stops Yamamoto from standing up.
Yamamoto wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Braga manages to pass to side control.
Yamamoto tries to roll over but Braga keeps him under control.

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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yamamoto manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yamamoto is looking to stand up but Braga isn't so interested in that idea.
Braga working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yamamoto is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Braga dives into side control.
Braga controlling from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yamamoto tries to bench press Braga off him but Braga keeps the position.
Yamamoto throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Braga controlling from side mount.
Yamamoto is pushing Braga's head away, looking to escape. Braga manages to hold on to the position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamamoto throws a few strikes from the bottom but Braga takes advantage and mounts!
Yamamoto is trying desperately to improve position.
Yamamoto is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Braga blocks Yamamoto's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Braga blocks Yamamoto's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Yamamoto is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Braga tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Henrique Yamamoto will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Yamamoto drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yamamoto trying to control the position but Braga is working away.
Braga is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Yamamoto's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Braga trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yamamoto trying to advance position but Braga counters by regaining guard.
Braga utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Braga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Braga working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yamamoto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yamamoto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Braga is trying to keep Yamamoto in close.
Yamamoto wants to control from the top but Braga keeps moving.
Yamamoto must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

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.

Yamamoto stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Braga throws up his legs and catches Yamamoto in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Yamamoto tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Braga! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Carlos Braga!