PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taco Bueno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandao comes to the cage accompanied by Work Hard, Play Hard. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Brandao
vs
Bueno

176 cm
24
184 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

182 cm
25
200 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Brandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taco Bueno!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bueno takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bueno lands a really nice looking cross but Brandao seems unphased.
Bueno tries to clinch up.
Bueno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bueno scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A swing and a miss from Bueno.
Bueno tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brandao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bueno misses with a body shot.
Brandao misses with a leg kick.
Bueno misses the shot to the body.

Bueno moves into range and clinches up with Brandao.
Brandao scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bueno stalling.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brandao as Bueno tries to tie him up.
Bueno misses with the head strike.
Brandao working hard to break the clinch.
Bueno looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bueno throws a punch but it's blocked by Brandao.
Brandao blocking some punches.
Brandao lands a nice uppercut.
Bueno has Brandao pushed against the cage.
Bueno can't find room to land a body shot as Brandao controls the action.
Bueno misses with the head strike.
Bueno is struggling to control the position.
Brandao lands a hook that snaps the head of Bueno backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brandao.
Brandao has had enough of the clinch but Bueno keeps him there for the moment.
Brandao lands with a left to the head.
Bueno is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brandao to keep the fight standing.
Brandao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brandao looking to throw knees to the head but Bueno is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueno tries a body shot but Brandao blocks it.
Bueno is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brandao to keep the fight standing.
Brandao lands a nice uppercut.
Bueno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Bueno has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Brandao uses from the top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Brandao advances to half guard.
Still in half guard, Brandao seems content to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bueno is refusing to be controlled, as Brandao sits in half guard.
Brandao is thwarting Bueno's attempts to control the position.

Brandao moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Bueno.
Bueno tries to buck Brandao off but Brandao is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueno is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Brandao off and has taken his back!
Bueno tries to keep control of the position but Brandao is staying busy.
Brandao has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Bueno.
Bueno throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Bueno missing with strikes.
Bueno has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bueno throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Bueno misses with punches from the back.
Brandao covering up well under a series of strikes from Bueno.
Bueno throwing sloppy strikes.
Bueno is not going to allow Brandao to sit and survive in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bueno has the hooks in. Brandao is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bueno lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Brandao.
Bueno is landing with strikes. Brandao can't take much more of this.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bueno has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Brandao has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Bueno connects with a big shot to the side of Brandao's head.
Brandao trying to control the hands but Bueno breaks the grip.
Bueno lands shots from the back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brandao tries to break free.
Bueno lands with a hammerfist to the side of Brandao's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taco Bueno dominated that round.
That's time! Brandao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bueno takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bueno thuds a left hand into Brandao's body.
Brandao throws a sloppy head kick and Bueno moves out of range easily.

Bueno has closed the distance and engaged Brandao in a clinch.
Bueno is trying to pull guard but Brandao has him pressed against the cage.
Bueno misses with a punch to the body.

Bueno pulls guard successfully.
Bueno trying to keep a closed guard but Brandao is proving a slippery customer.
Bueno is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Bueno escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brandao gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bueno looking to control.

Brandao got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bueno has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brandao has managed to get both his arms back between Bueno's legs - danger averted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao trying to control the position from guard on top but Bueno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bueno has Brandao pulled in close to control his posture.
Bueno trying to control the position.
Bueno keeping moving, preventing Brandao from controlling successfully.

Brandao avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bueno is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bueno looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Bueno working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brandao doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brandao manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brandao trying to control the position from guard on top but Bueno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brandao works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Bueno looking for submissions off his back.
Brandao is looking to take a break and control but Bueno is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueno is trying to control but can't.
Bueno might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Brandao haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Brandao slows the pace down in half guard.
Bueno wants to get back to full guard.
Bueno slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bueno is looking to sinch up a triangle. Brandao throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Bueno's body to avoid the submission. Bueno has instead reached around Brandao's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Bueno arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Taco Bueno!
Taco Bueno took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, The Stash House Nutrition *Q159* for $50 for their support in the buildup to the fight.