PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Infamous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Bracha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eli Bracha has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Infamous
vs
Bracha

190 cm
27
184 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

180 cm
25
181 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Valhalla Q160 Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Infamous!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eli Bracha!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Infamous with that takedown attempt.

Infamous drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bracha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bracha wants to sweep but no luck.
Bracha has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Infamous postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Infamous throws an elbow that misses. Bracha uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Infamous's guard. Nice move by Bracha!
Infamous wants to sweep but no luck.
Bracha looking to sit in guard and control but Infamous gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Infamous trying to control but Bracha is working from the bottom.
Bracha tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bracha wants to stand but Infamous is controlling the position.
Infamous advances to half guard.
Bracha is doing well to control the position and prevent Infamous from advancing to side control.
Infamous is trying to control. Bracha wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bracha wants to improve his position but Infamous is controlling well.
Infamous is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Infamous controlling the action here.
Bracha wants to get back to full guard.
Infamous landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bracha moves into full guard.
Bracha working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Infamous.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Infamous landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bracha looking to control.
Infamous working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Infamous prevents Bracha from getting back to his feet.
Bracha trying to keep a closed guard but Infamous is proving a slippery customer.
Infamous throwing strikes but missing.
Bracha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bracha has momentary wrist control but Infamous slips an elbow through the middle.
Infamous with a nice head shot there.
Bracha looking to hit a scissor sweep but Infamous is one step ahead there.
Infamous is working Bracha over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Infamous has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Infamous trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Infamous stands up over Bracha, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bracha has control of Infamous's left arm, preventing Infamous from doing any damage.
Infamous trying to control but Bracha is working from the bottom.
Bracha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Infamous wants to control from the top but Bracha keeps moving.
Bracha is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bracha wants to get back to his feet but Infamous is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bracha connects with the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Bracha lands.

It looks like Jack Infamous has been cut.
Bracha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot by Infamous.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bracha throws a right hand that Infamous ducks under and follows up with a left that Infamous also avoids with ease.
Bracha lands with a thumping leg kick.

Infamous scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bracha wants to get back to full guard.
Bracha keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bracha desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Infamous sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Infamous lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Infamous throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Infamous dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Infamous's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Infamous fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bracha manages to avoid it.
Infamous fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Infamous darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bracha is looking to improve his position.
Infamous working the head and body with strikes.
Bracha trying to control but Infamous postures up.
Infamous throwing shots but Bracha is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Infamous lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Infamous lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bracha manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bracha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bracha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Infamous throws a big elbow that misses.
Bracha controlling Infamous's posture.
Bracha is trying to keep Infamous in close.

Eli Bracha has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bracha is looking to clinch.
Infamous throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bracha ducks under a wild hook from Infamous.
Bracha misses with an attempted mid kick.
Infamous misses with a leg kick
and Bracha counters with a leg kick.
Infamous throws an overhand right that lands on Bracha's shoulder, as Bracha tries to avoid the shot.
Bracha throws a right and a left that Infamous avoids nicely.
Eli Bracha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bracha throws a front kick aimed at Infamous's knee but Infamous avoids it well.
Infamous shoots in looking for a takedown. Bracha tries to sprawl out of it but Infamous keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bracha manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bracha throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Infamous shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bracha is trying to defend but Infamous finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bracha is doing well to control the position and prevent Infamous from advancing to side control.
Bracha wants to improve his position but Infamous is controlling well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bracha is not content to let Infamous control the position.
Infamous missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Infamous is thwarting Bracha's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Infamous not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bracha regains full guard. Nicely done.
Infamous trying to control the position from guard on top but Bracha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Infamous working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Infamous postures up and lands a big shot to Bracha's brow.
Infamous postures up in Bracha's guard and throws a big left but Bracha blocks it.
Bracha looking to control.
Bracha keeping moving, preventing Infamous from controlling successfully.
Infamous postures up.
Infamous postures up in Bracha's guard and throws a big left but Bracha blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Eli Bracha has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Infamous displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bracha throws out the jab.
Bracha dips to his left and cracks Infamous with an uppercut!
Infamous closes the distance and clinches up with Bracha, looking for a takedown. Infamous pushes Bracha against the cage but Bracha circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Infamous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bracha stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bracha wants it to stay on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Infamous misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Infamous shoots for a takedown but Bracha saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Infamous shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Infamous wants to control but Bracha is keeping him busy.
Infamous looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bracha with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bracha tries to get to full guard but Infamous has control of the leg.
Infamous is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Infamous dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Infamous's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bracha cracks a nice hook into Infamous's ribs.
Bracha misses with an attempted mid kick.
No luck for Infamous with that takedown attempt.
Infamous throws out a leg kick but Bracha moves out of range and Infamous only half commits.
Bracha throws a head kick but Infamous moves out of range.
Bracha throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bracha pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A big left from Bracha misses.
A jab from Bracha does it's job there.
Infamous throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Infamous fails with a takedown attempt.
Bracha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Infamous looking to score a takedown here. Bracha is defending well but Infamous drives through and ends up in Bracha's guard.
Infamous connects with a couple of short punches.
Bracha looking to hit a scissor sweep but Infamous is one step ahead there.
Bracha working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Infamous.
Bracha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Infamous stopping the sweep attempt from Bracha.
Bracha working a defensive guard but Infamous manages to pass into side control anyway.
Infamous wants to control for a moment but Bracha uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Infamous throwing shots but Bracha is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bracha tries to roll over but Infamous keeps him under control.
Infamous lands with a punch from half guard.
Bracha tries to get to full guard but Infamous has control of the leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bracha trying to control from the bottom.
Bracha wants to improve his position but Infamous is controlling well.
Infamous thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bracha's head.
Bracha has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Infamous is working away from the top position though.
Infamous throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Infamous wants to take a breather but Bracha is having none of it.
Jack Infamous overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Infamous thows a huge punch but Bracha dodges it nicely.
Infamous seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bracha does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Infamous pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bracha misses with a wild body shot.
Bracha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bracha cracks the inside of Infamous's front leg.
Infamous shoots in for a takedown but Bracha shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Infamous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bracha lands a nice hook to Infamous's body. Infamous takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Infamous shoots in but no luck this time.
Bracha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bracha is looking to clinch but Infamous is avoiding it.
Horrible takedown by Infamous or perhaps it was just good defense by Bracha which made him look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Infamous takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Infamous walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bracha.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from Bracha.

Infamous is rocked!
Infamous is holding his hands too far apart here. Bracha throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Infamous is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eli Bracha!
Eli Bracha is the new welterweight champion!
A less than humble Eli Bracha misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.