PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Phuky Oto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Oto
vs
Braga

186 cm
21
161 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

168 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phuky Oto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Braga!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braga tries to clinch up.
Braga dodges the punch combination from Oto.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oto.
Oto throws a head kick that misses.
Oto misses with a few strikes there.
Braga connects with an inside leg kick.
Oto tries a head kick but it misses.
Oto thows a body shot but no joy.
Oto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Braga can pounce on him.
Oto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good leg kick by Braga there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oto is breathing heavily.
Oto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Braga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Braga throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Oto does no damage.
Oto has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Braga.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braga throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Oto's head.
Braga scores with a kick to the body.
Braga feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Oto's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Oto steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Braga. That one must have hurt.
Oto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Braga can pounce on him.
Braga connects with an inside leg kick.
Oto throws a front kick aimed at Braga's knee but Braga avoids it well.
Oto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Braga moves into the clinch successfully.
Braga scores with a knee to the head.
Braga connects with a knee to the head.
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!
Braga lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oto has had enough of the clinch but Braga keeps him there for the moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Oto as Braga tries to tie him up.
Braga lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Braga stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Braga manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga scores with a kick to the body.
Braga lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Braga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Braga thumps Oto with a low kick.
Braga moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Braga tries to clinch but Oto moves out of range.

Braga clinches with his opponent.
Braga connects with a knee to the head.
Oto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Braga is pushing Oto up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Braga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Braga turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Braga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Braga instigates a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Braga - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Braga obliges.
Braga looking to throw knees to the head but Oto is blocking nicely.
Braga lands a knee to the head.
Braga with a knee to the head.
Braga lands a knee to the head.
Braga connects with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Braga takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Oto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Braga looking to throw knees to the head but Oto is blocking nicely.
Braga lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Oto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Oto misses with a punch to the body.
Braga lands a nice knee to the body.
Oto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braga misses with a knee strike.

Braga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Braga.
Oto takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oto misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Braga.
Braga throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Oto.
Braga looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Braga throws a head kick that half lands.
Braga throws a sloppy head kick and Oto moves out of range easily.
Oto blocks a head kick by Braga.
Oto works over Braga's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Braga.
Oto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Braga pushes Oto away with a front kick.
Sloppy strikes from Oto. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Braga dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Braga tries a head kick but it misses.
Austin Braga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Braga dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Oto. That did some damage!
Oto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oto throws a sloppy head kick and Braga moves out of range easily.
Braga connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Braga throws a head kick that Oto semi-blocks.
Braga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters circling a little - Braga finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Oto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Braga looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Braga throws a head kick that misses.
Braga lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Braga throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Oto's head.
Braga misses with a head kick.
Braga scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Braga connects with a leg kick. Oto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Braga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Braga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Braga looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Braga.
Braga throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Oto's head.
Oto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Braga.
Braga cracks the inside of Oto's front leg.
Oto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Oto takes a kick to the side of the head.
Braga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Braga scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Austin Braga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Braga connects with a leg kick. Oto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Braga is looking to slow Oto down with leg kicks.
Oto tries to bum rush Braga with a series of wild strikes but Braga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga connects with a leg kick. Oto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Braga misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Braga gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Oto to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Braga is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Oto sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Braga's guard.
Braga blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oto.
Oto trying to control the action but Braga is working from the bottom.
Braga wants to get back to his feet.
Oto throwing shots but Braga is blocking nicely.
Braga is trying to stand up here but Oto is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oto lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Oto decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Oto shoots in for a takedown but Braga shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Oto tries to keep at a distance but Braga has taken the fight into the clinch.
Braga lands a good knee to the midsection. Oto won't want to take too many of those.
Braga lands a knee to the head.
Braga is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Braga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Braga lands a head kick. Oto smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Braga lands with a kick to the temple. Oto shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Oto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Braga, right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Braga.
Oto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Braga. Braga obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Braga, right into the meat.
Braga lands a leg kick that knocks Oto off balance momentarily.
Oto blocks a head kick by Braga.
Oto shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Braga eats them both and turns towards Oto to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Braga lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Braga gets a clinch.

Braga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Braga lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Oto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Braga misses with a leg kick
and Oto counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Braga fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Braga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Oto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Braga.
A head kick misses from Oto.
Braga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Braga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good leg kick by Braga there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Braga tries to clinch there but Oto circles away.
Braga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Braga lands a front kick.
Oto lands a two punch combo.
Oto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oto will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

Braga closes the distance and clinches.
Braga lands a knee to the head.
Braga stalling in the clinch but Oto improves position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Braga obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Braga with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Braga lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Braga with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Braga stalling.
Oto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Braga using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Braga is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oto is keeping busy.
Oto wants to get back to striking at distance but Braga won't allow it.
Oto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Braga connects with a nasty looking knee right to Oto's face.
Braga keeps control of Oto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Braga lands a knee to the head.
Oto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Braga tries a knee to the head but Oto blocks it.

Oto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Austin Braga is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga connects with a solid leg kick.
Braga is looking to clinch but Oto is avoiding it.
Oto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Braga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick by Oto misses
and Braga counters with a nice body kick.
A solid body kick from Braga.
Braga throws a sloppy head kick and Oto moves out of range easily.
Braga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Braga throws a sloppy head kick and Oto moves out of range easily.
Phuky Oto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Braga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Braga pinned against the cage. Braga gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Braga is looking to slow Oto down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Braga.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga pushes Oto away with a front kick.
Braga throws a quick inside leg kick.
Braga throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Braga, right into the meat.
Braga connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good leg kick by Braga there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oto closes the distance but Braga moves to the side
and Braga counters with a body kick.
Oto takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Braga buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oto throws a series of punches but Braga avoids them all with ease.
A solid leg kick lands there for Braga.
A thudding body kick lands there by Braga!
Nice body kick from Braga.
Braga feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Oto's calf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braga lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good leg kick by Braga there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick from Braga.
Oto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braga pushes Oto away with a front kick.
Braga throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Oto misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Braga.
A nice inside leg kick there by Braga. That's going to slow Oto down.
Braga throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Braga throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oto swinging wildly here.
Oto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Phuky Oto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Braga lands with a slapping head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Austin Braga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Braga winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Austin Braga!