PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luca Brasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uisce uisce beag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). uisce beag is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Watermark by Enya. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Brasi
vs
uisce beag

188 cm
22
275 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

189 cm
27
284 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

5th Round Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luca Brasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Uisce uisce beag!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by uisce beag.
Brasi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as uisce beag sprawls well. uisce beag wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brasi gets slowly back to his feet.
Brasi fails with the takedown.

uisce beag gets caught flat footed, as Brasi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
uisce beag lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Brasi!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
uisce beag controlling the pace for now.
uisce beag thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
uisce beag looking to ground and pound but Brasi is blocking nicely.
uisce beag has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
uisce beag can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brasi is looking to escape.
Brasi is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The referee warns Brasi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
uisce beag thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
uisce beag throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
uisce beag wants to control the pace but Brasi is squirming around nicely.
Brasi is bucking up trying to escape but uisce beag cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
uisce beag sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
uisce beag tries to control but Brasi wriggling away.
uisce beag throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

uisce beag looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Brasi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for uisce beag on the ground.

uisce beag working for a submission but Brasi is keeping him at bay.
Brasi trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
uisce beag throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
uisce beag throwing strikes here but Brasi is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

uisce beag is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Brasi is surviving well by controlling uisce beag's body position as best he can.
Brasi holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as uisce beag tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
uisce beag throwing strikes here but Brasi is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
uisce beag throwing strikes here but Brasi is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brasi trying desperately to get to his feet.
uisce beag looking to ground and pound but Brasi is blocking nicely.
Brasi is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
uisce beag lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Brasi hang on?
uisce beag tries to control but Brasi wriggling away.
Brasi is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
uisce beag throws some wild stikes that Brasi manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uisce uisce beag dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Brasi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
uisce beag sizes up Brasi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
uisce beag ducks under a wild hook from Brasi.
No joy there for uisce beag, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
uisce beag looks to land a left hand but Brasi moved out of range nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - uisce beag finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for uisce beag.

uisce beag drops Brasi with a beautiful combination! Brasi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - uisce beag is looking for the KO!

Brasi is rocked!
Look low, kick high! uisce beag uses the oldest trick in the book to send Brasi tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! uisce beag is absolutely delighted - when Brasi wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Uisce uisce beag!
Uisce uisce beag took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.