PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chance Boudreaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Brega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Boudreaux might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Forsake Not The Dream. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Boudreaux
vs
Brega

184 cm
25
190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
198 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chance Boudreaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Brega!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boudreaux throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brega just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brega looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brega fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boudreaux slaps away a takedown attempt from Brega, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Boudreaux scoring well with a low kick there.

Brega moves into the clinch.
Brega is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Boudreaux is trying to break the clinch but Brega is controlling him.
Boudreaux tries to break the clinch but Brega is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudreaux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boudreaux pushes Brega back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boudreaux tries to circle away but Brega has him pinned against the cage.
Boudreaux throws a punch but it's blocked by Brega.
Boudreaux wants to break free but Brega has control.
Boudreaux tries to break the clinch but Brega is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boudreaux.
Boudreaux wants to get back to striking at distance but Brega won't allow it.
Boudreaux trying to control the position but instead, Brega has worked for underhooks and has pushed Boudreaux into the cage.
Boudreaux wants to get back to striking at distance but Brega won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Boudreaux's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boudreaux is looking to break free of the clinch but Brega has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux working hard to break the clinch.
Boudreaux is trying to force a seperation but Brega has the dominant position.
Boudreaux is trying to break the clinch but Brega is controlling him.
Boudreaux is trying to force a seperation but Brega has the dominant position.
Boudreaux prevents the takedown attempt.
Brega blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boudreaux wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brega has him pressed against the cage.
Brega drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chance Boudreaux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Brega.
Boudreaux swings wildly with an uppercut but Brega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boudreaux wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brega has him pressed against the cage.
Boudreaux misses with the head strike.
Boudreaux throws a punch but it's blocked by Brega.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux tries to throw a body punch but Brega avoids it by throwing Boudreaux back against the cage.
Brega keeps control of Boudreaux as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brega pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Boudreaux struggles to land a body shot inside as Brega controls his hands.
Brega is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Boudreaux gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A frustrated look appears on Boudreaux's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boudreaux blocks an elbow strike.
Brega wants a takedown but no success here.
Brega tries to score a body lock takedown but Boudreaux shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Boudreaux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brega is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Boudreaux has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brega blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boudreaux is looking to break free of the clinch but Brega has double underhooks.

Brega turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Brega manages to end up in side control.
Brega is putting a hurting on Boudreaux here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An elbow from Brega crashes against the mat.
Boudreaux knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brega on the ground.
Brega misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Brega working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Brega wants to control but Boudreaux is keeping him busy.
Brega has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brega moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Let's hope that Brega has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Antonio Brega 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.

Brega throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boudreaux's waist but Boudreaux gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brega off to one side.
Nice sprawl there from Boudreaux as Brega shoots in.
Boudreaux throws a hook to the side of Brega's head but Brega sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brega shoots in looking for a takedown. Boudreaux tries to sprawl out of it but Brega keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boudreaux manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chance Boudreaux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Brega.
Brega tries to clinch up but Boudreaux circles away and keeps his distance.
Boudreaux connects with a solid leg kick.
Boudreaux throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudreaux lands with a right hand.
Boudreaux circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brega walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boudreaux. That's going to slow Brega down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brega crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Boudreaux - the referee stops the clock and Brega gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Boudreaux. Brega manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Boudreaux - that will leave a mark!
Brega is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boudreaux uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brega has time to react.
Boudreaux fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chance Boudreaux is winning the standup battle so far.
Boudreaux scores with a one two! Brega had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Good exchange - Boudreaux coming out on top.

Brega is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brega avoids the head kick by Boudreaux.
Brega is still on wobbly legs! Can Boudreaux finish him?
Boudreaux displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brega.
Brega seems to have recovered his senses.
Boudreaux throws a right hand that Brega ducks under and follows up with a left that Brega also avoids with ease.
Boudreaux stalks Brega and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Brega's face. Brega staggers backwards, shaken.

Brega takes the fight into the clinch.
Brega creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boudreaux softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brega prevents Boudreaux from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brega is working for takedown but Boudreaux is calmly controlling the position for now.
Boudreaux is trying to break the clinch but Brega has him pressed against the cage.
Brega keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boudreaux's efforts to push away.
Brega has Boudreaux pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Boudreaux manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Boudreaux controlling the action here for a moment.
Boudreaux misses with a punch on the inside.
Boudreaux swings wildly with an uppercut but Brega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boudreaux prevents the takedown attempt.
Boudreaux is trying to push Brega away but Brega has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Boudreaux is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brega is trying to trip Boudreaux. He has hold of a leg but Boudreaux is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Brega persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Brega wants to control from the top but Boudreaux keeps moving.
Brega looking to pass the guard.
Boudreaux is pulling down on Brega's head. It's preventing any offense from Brega, at least for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brega slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chance Boudreaux dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Boudreaux will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chance Boudreaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boudreaux just misses with a punch to the body.
Boudreaux misses with a head kick.
Boudreaux keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boudreaux.
Boudreaux tries to land a front kick but Brega steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brega throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boudreaux sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boudreaux misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Boudreaux.

Brega clinches.
Boudreaux has had enough of the clinch but Brega keeps him there for the moment.
Boudreaux tries to break the clinch but Brega is controlling the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brega.

It looks like Chance Boudreaux has been cut.
Boudreaux prevents a takedown attempt there.
Boudreaux wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boudreaux wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Brega turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Brega manages to end up in side control.
Boudreaux is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Brega asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boudreaux tries to bench press Brega off him but Brega keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brega tries to move to mount but Boudreaux blocks the move with his legs.
Brega throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Brega advances to mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brega with the ground and pound from mount.
Brega controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Brega is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Boudreaux has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Boudreaux!
Boudreaux wanted to stand there but Brega had control of the position.

Brega pushes Boudreaux off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux connects with a right hand. Brega shakes it off.
Boudreaux looks to land a right hand but Brega moved out of range.
Boudreaux moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brega throws a body punch but Boudreaux moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brega shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boudreaux as he jumps to the side.
A jab from Boudreaux misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Antonio Brega.
I think Brega 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Antonio Brega!