PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Handsome B Wonderful (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benedito Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

B Wonderful
vs
Braga

178 cm
21
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
24
185 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Handsome B Wonderful!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benedito Braga!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braga cracks Wonderful with a right hand to the side of the head.
Braga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Braga moves out of range of the strikes.
Wonderful on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Braga throws a front kick that sends Wonderful stumbling back into the cage.
Some wild striking there from Braga.
Braga throws a one two combo.
Wonderful misses with an uppercut. Braga saw that one coming.
Wonderful shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Braga but Braga pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wonderful swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Braga throws a series of punches but Wonderful avoids them all with ease.
Braga moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Wonderful drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wonderful with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wonderful wants to control from the top but Braga keeps moving.
Braga tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonderful has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Braga keeping moving, preventing Wonderful from controlling successfully.
Wonderful is looking to work some ground and pound but Braga has wrist control.

Wonderful drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Braga dives on top into guard.
Braga is fighting to break Wonderful's control of his arms but Wonderful is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Braga with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wonderful keeping full guard, as Braga tries to pass.
Braga trying to control the position from guard on top but Wonderful is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wonderful seems keen to control Braga's posture.
Braga pushing down on Wonderful's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wonderful is not content to let Braga control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wonderful trying to control but Braga postures up.

Braga is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonderful is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Braga's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Braga's back!
Wonderful is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Braga up.
What can Braga do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Wonderful lands punches and elbows.
Braga rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are battling for position here. Braga manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Braga has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wonderful can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wonderful throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonderful cracks Braga with a solid left hand.
Braga looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wonderful is one step ahead there.
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 trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Braga is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Braga is thwarting Wonderful's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wonderful is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Braga's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Braga's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Braga manages to reverse the position and now he's in Wonderful's guard. Nice work there by Braga.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wonderful pulls Braga in close to his closed guard and prevents Braga from doing any damage or advancing position.
Braga lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Benedito Braga will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Braga throws a one two combo.
Wonderful looks to land a left hand but Braga moved out of range nicely.
Braga throws a sloppy head kick and Wonderful moves out of range easily.

Wonderful throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Braga tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wonderful is in Braga's guard.
Braga looking for a sweep. Not yet Braga, not yet.
Wonderful postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Braga tries to strike from the bottom.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Benedito Braga!
Benedito Braga took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, FinnFighter Nutrition (Only 160Q supps!) for their support in the buildup to the fight.