PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benedito Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Shinigami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinigami has chosen Drivin South as his entrance music. Hiro Shinigami has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Braga
vs
Shinigami

185 cm
20
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

166 cm
27
173 lbs
6 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

PR1ME
KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benedito Braga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hiro Shinigami!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braga tries to clinch up but Shinigami circles away and keeps his distance.
Shinigami scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Braga fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Braga avoids the body shot from Shinigami.
Braga throws out a leg kick but Shinigami moves out of range and Braga only half commits.
The fight stays on the outside here - Braga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Braga misses with a kick to the body
and Shinigami counters with a straight right hand.
Braga tries a head kick but it misses.
Shinigami jabs at Braga's body.

Shinigami clinches.
Braga trying to land knees to the body.
Braga tries to land knees in the clinch but Shinigami avoids the damage to the body.
Braga looking to throw knees to the head but Shinigami is blocking nicely.
Shinigami managing to block the knees to the body from Braga.
Shinigami pushes Braga back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Shinigami escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Braga gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Shinigami counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga throws a head kick but Shinigami moves out of range.
Shinigami misses with a body kick.

Shinigami has Braga up against the cage in a clinch.
Shinigami with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Braga can't get the takedown.
Shinigami avoiding damage as Braga throws knees to the body.
Braga misses with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Braga.
Braga is breathing heavily.
Shinigami avoiding damage as Braga throws knees to the body.
Shinigami managing to block the knees to the body from Braga.
Shinigami with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Benedito Braga has been cut.
Braga tries to land knees in the clinch but Shinigami avoids the damage to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Shinigami.
Shinigami tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Braga avoids it.
Braga trying to land knees to the body.
Shinigami lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shinigami lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shinigami softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Shinigami pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shinigami closes the distance and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Shinigami as the two fighters clinch.
Braga tries to land a knee to the head but Shinigami blocks with his arms.
Shinigami scores with a shot to the side of Braga's head.
Shinigami avoiding damage as Braga throws knees to the body.

Shinigami escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Braga takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shinigami fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A punch lands to the side of Braga 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Shinigami tenderised Braga's leg. Braga is trying to keep his angry face on.

Shinigami moves into the clinch.

Shinigami escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Shinigami has taken the fight to the clinch.
Braga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shinigami lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Braga looking to throw knees to the head but Shinigami is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga missing with knees to the body.
Shinigami lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Braga or not.
A nice left hand lands by Shinigami.

Braga is rocked!
Braga with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oh Braga is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shinigami.

Shinigami breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shinigami moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shinigami lands a leg kick that knocks Braga off balance momentarily.
Braga seems to have got his legs back now.
Shinigami swings for the body but Braga moves out of range.
Shinigami throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shinigami drops Braga with a huge uppercut! Braga drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Shinigami is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiro Shinigami!