PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blade Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cadu Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Cadu Brandao was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Brown
vs
Brandao

190 cm
22
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
200 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Blade Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cadu Brandao!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brandao.
Brown throws out a powerful jab.

It looks like Cadu Brandao has been cut.
Brandao fails to land with a series of punches.
Brandao keeps the fight on the outside.

Brown gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brandao taking a breather.
Brown effectively controlling the action here.
Brandao tries to score a body lock takedown but Brown shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brandao goes for a takedown attempt but Brown pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Blade Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cadu Brandao.

Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Brandao jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brown walks away with a smile on his face. Brandao gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brown swings for the body but Brandao moves out of range.
Blade Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brandao keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Brandao pushes him off.
Brown wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brown sprawls well. Brown wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brandao gets slowly back to his feet.

Brandao feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Brandao decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Brandao misses with a hook to the body
and Brown counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brandao shoots in but no luck this time.
Brandao looks gassed!
Brandao throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Brown throws a series of strikes that have Brandao backpedaling.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brandao.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brandao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown darts in trying to clinch

and Brandao counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is keeping an eye on Brown - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Brandao has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brown avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The referee calls for Brown to work.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Brown for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Blade Brown.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brandao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brown has Brandao pushed against the cage.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brandao's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown pressing his opponent against the cage.
Brandao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brandao tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brown smiles and moves away.
Brown cracks Brandao with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Brandao moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brown.
Brown gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brandao.
Brown effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Blade Brown.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brown connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brandao tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brandao shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brown defends it nicely.
Brandao moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blade Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cadu Brandao's cut.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brown!
Brown throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Brown.
Cadu Brandao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown lands a body shot.
Brown tries to clinch but Brandao moves away

and Brandao counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brandao.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brandao won't allow Brown to get back to his feet.
Brandao trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brandao controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown trying to keep a closed guard but Brandao is proving a slippery customer.

We're going to have a standup here because Blade Brown wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Brandao throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Brandao dives in and grabs Brown's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes down on Brandao's head and hops out.
Brown falls off balance throwing a combination

so Brandao counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Brown is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brandao is controlling him.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brandao stops Brown from standing up.
Brandao pushes down on Brown's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brandao wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Brandao is pressing down on Brown's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brown is holding on for now.
Brandao throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brown is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Brandao jumps into side control!
Brandao working away.
Brown dodges the ground and pound from Brandao.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Brown's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brown is looking for a sweep.

Brandao stands up.
Brandao tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brown swivels and escapes.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Brandao throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brown's waist but Brown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brandao off to one side.
Blade Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cadu Brandao.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Brandao sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brown throws a hook but Brandao avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brandao clinches up with Brown and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brandao.
Brown gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brandao.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brown - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Brandao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brown is trying to stall.
Brandao tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brown smiles and moves away.
Brandao closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brandao was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
A punch combination from Brandao misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cadu Brandao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cadu Brandao's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Brandao on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brandao connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brown's hands.
Brown throws a left and a right that both miss

and Brandao counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Brandao not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brandao has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Brandao is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Brandao prevents Brown from standing back up.
Brandao is trying to control the action in half guard but Brown is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brown blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brandao.
Brandao tries to pass to full mount but Brown defends it.
Brown keeping control of the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Brown is refusing to be controlled, as Brandao sits in half guard.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Cadu Brandao hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Brandao thows a leg kick but Brown checks it

and Brown moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brandao jumps guard but Brown stands there with Brandao around his waist. Brandao gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brown manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Brandao fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brown effectively controlling the action here.
Brandao wants to stall.

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.
Brown is trying to maintain a safe position but Brandao gets an underhook and turns Brown into the cage.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Brandao drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brown gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Blade Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cadu Brandao.
Brandao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Brandao is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brown pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Brown lands a right hand.
Brown leaning his opponent against the cage.
Brown trying to stall but Brandao improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Blade Brown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brandao.
Brown tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Brandao counters with a single leg into guard. Brown didn't expect that.
Cadu Brandao has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao prevents Brown from getting back to his feet.
Brandao's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown pulls Brandao in close to prevent any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brown stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brown wants it to stay on the feet.

Brandao moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brown is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Brandao is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brown pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Brown lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brandao is trying to drag Brown to the mat but Brown just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brown slowing the pace effectively.
Brandao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brandao tries for a takedown. No joy.
Brown leaning his opponent against the cage.
Brown seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Blade Brown.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Brandao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cadu Brandao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brandao has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cadu Brandao!