PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joachim Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence Aranda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Braga
vs
Aranda

203 cm
22
284 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joachim Braga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lawrence Aranda!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aranda shoots in but Braga avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Aranda with a poor takedown
and Braga counters with a leg kick.
Braga lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aranda looks winded!
A good leg kick by Braga.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braga throws a leg kick which misses Aranda's front leg but catches the back leg as Aranda tries to avoid it.
Aranda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Braga.
Braga throws a leg kick which misses Aranda's front leg but catches the back leg as Aranda tries to avoid it.
Braga cracks the inside of Aranda's front leg.
A good leg kick by Braga.
Lawrence Aranda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Braga feints and then cracks Aranda's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aranda down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aranda fails with the takedown
and Braga counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aranda's knee momentarily.
Joachim Braga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lawrence Aranda.
Good leg kick by Braga there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braga throws a quick inside leg kick.
Braga throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Braga throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Aranda is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joachim Braga!