PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Panthro Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man comes to the cage accompanied by Killing In The Name . We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Man
vs
Bravo

188 cm
21
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Panthro Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bravo.

Man looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bravo!
Man is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Man is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bravo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bravo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bravo advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bravo stops Man from getting back to his feet.
Bravo trying to control from half guard but Man is working away.
Man pushes Bravo off looking to stand but Bravo dives back in and keeps control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man won't allow Bravo to pass to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bravo is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Man reverses the position - he's now on top in Bravo's guard.

Bravo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Man gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bravo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Man wants to control from the top but Bravo keeps moving.
Man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bravo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bravo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Man has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Man pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bravo is keeping the position for now.
Man working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Man thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bravo keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.

Bravo has his foot on Man's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Man works his way back into a safe position though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bravo keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Man is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bravo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Man is looking to work some ground and pound but Bravo has wrist control.

Bravo working for a triangle but Man defends it easily.
Man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bravo swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bravo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Bravo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Man gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Bravo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Bravo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Man postures up and lands a big shot to Bravo's brow.
Man lands a couple of digs.
Bravo keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bravo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bravo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Man can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bravo looks gassed!

Man is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Bravo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Man defends well.
Man controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Bravo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Man gets a takedown into half guard.
Johnny Bravo has got the better of the ground game so far.

Bravo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bravo punching from the bottom.
Bravo is trying to get back to full guard.
Man seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bravo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bravo gets back to full guard.
Man wants to control from the top but Bravo keeps moving.

Bravo looking for a guillotine here but Man defends easily.

Man is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Man is pushing down on Bravo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bravo is fighting to maintain full guard but Man has managed to sneak the leg through.

Bravo actively working from the bottom here.
Bravo is looking to improve his position.
Bravo is staying active underneath Man, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bravo is trying to control but can't.
Man frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man looking to finish Bravo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bravo!

Man working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bravo is trying desperately to improve position.
Man lands a heavy elbow.
Man tries to control but Bravo wriggling away.
Bravo holds on to Man around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Bravo is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man landing shots from mount.
Man trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Man looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bravo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Man tries to control but Bravo wriggling away.
Bravo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Man looking to control but Bravo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bravo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man trying to keep a closed guard but Bravo is proving a slippery customer.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bravo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Man looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bravo trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
Bravo pushes down on Man's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bravo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Panthro Man will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Man scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Man is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bravo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Man is looking to take a break and control but Bravo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Man prevents Bravo from escaping the position.
Bravo tries to bench press Man off him but Man keeps the position.
Bravo isn't going anywhere.
Bravo gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Man lands a nice short elbow.
Bravo tries to get to full guard but Man has control of the leg.
Bravo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bravo is trying to stand up here but Man is controlling him well.
Man blocks the strikes from Bravo.
Man takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Man looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Man is trying to control the action in half guard but Bravo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Man wants to work for an arm triangle but Bravo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bravo trying to control but Man postures up.
Man trying to mount his opponent but Bravo defends it.

Bravo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Man pulls his head out easily.

Man is looking for a kimura but Bravo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Man to get the leverage.
Man thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bravo's head.

Bravo actively working from the bottom here.
Bravo wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Man throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Man decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Bravo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Man gets the takedown into side control.

Man is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bravo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bravo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bravo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Bravo is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Man has his hands clasped together but Bravo extends an breaks Man's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Bravo.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johnny Bravo!