PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Speedy Atkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atkins's entrance music is big in japan. A fine choice. Speedy Atkins has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Atkins
vs
Brandao

167 cm
25
150 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

170 cm
23
153 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Speedy Atkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Brandao!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Brandao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Atkins closes the distance and clinches.
Brandao stalling against the cage.

Brandao manages to break the clinch.
Atkins tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brandao counters with a three punch combo that has Atkins backing up. Atkins nods at Brandao to acknowledge the strikes.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brandao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Atkins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brandao counters with a nice uppercut.
Brandao keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circling - Brandao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Brandao misses.
Atkins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brandao misses with a leg kick.
Speedy Atkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atkins tries to clinch up but Brandao circles away and keeps his distance.
Atkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brandao was well out of range. Poor timing from Atkins.
Atkins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brandao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Atkins 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.
Atkins moves to clinch but Brandao breaks away
and Atkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao throws a right and a left that Atkins avoids nicely.
Atkins tries to clinch but Brandao is having none of it.
Atkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Atkins wants to clinch.
Atkins tries to clinch but Brandao moves away
and Brandao counters with a nice body kick.
Atkins moves in looking to clinch but Brandao pushes him off.
Brandao circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brandao counters with a good low kick that Atkins was not able to check.
Atkins darts in trying to clinch
and Brandao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Atkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brandao throws a series of punches but Atkins moves out of range.
Atkins 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.
Brandao looks to land a left hand but Atkins moved out of range nicely.
Atkins is looking to clinch but Brandao is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins is looking to clinch.
Brandao looks to land a right hand but Atkins moved out of range.
Brandao misses with a wild body shot.
Atkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brandao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Atkins has closed the distance and engaged Brandao in a clinch.
Brandao is trying to break the clinch but Atkins is controlling him.
Atkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brandao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Atkins lands a right hand.
Brandao swings wildly with an uppercut but Atkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Atkins.
Atkins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Atkins missing with knees to the body.
Atkins working aggressively here.
Atkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Atkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brandao misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brandao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Atkins is looking to clinch but Brandao is avoiding it.
Atkins is looking to clinch.
Atkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Atkins getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Atkins ducks under a wild hook from Brandao.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Brandao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Atkins tries to clinch there but Brandao circles away.
Atkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Atkins tries to clinch up.
Brandao circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brandao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Atkins darts in trying to clinch
and Brandao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Atkins moves to clinch but Brandao breaks away
and Brandao counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atkins tries to clinch there but Brandao circles away.
Atkins closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brandao counters with a stiff right hand.
Atkins tries to clinch but Brandao moves away
enabling Brandao to counter with a crisp jab.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brandao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Atkins tries to clinch up.
Atkins ducks right into an uppercut from Brandao.
Atkins ducks under a wild hook from Brandao.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atkins is looking to clinch.
A cross from Brandao lands.
Atkins 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.
Atkins pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Brandao back to the cage. Atkins follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Atkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brandao throws a jab but it's blocked by Atkins.
Brandao throws a body punch but Atkins moves out of range.
Brandao misses with a hook.
Atkins tries to clinch but Brandao is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Speedy Atkins 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.

Atkins tries to clinch but Brandao moves out of range.
Speedy Atkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Brandao with a jab.
Speedy Atkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brandao.
Brandao misses with a kick to the body.
Brandao sizes up Atkins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Atkins tries to clinch but Brandao is having none of it.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brandao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Atkins throws a series of punches but Brandao moves out of range.
Brandao keeps the fight on the outside.
Atkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Brandao circles away.
A slow jab from Brandao misses its intended target.
Atkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brandao.
Atkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Atkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Atkins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brandao counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins tries to clinch
and Brandao counters with a series of strikes. Atkins will be more careful next time no doubt.
Speedy Atkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Atkins wants to clinch up but Brandao keeps it at a distance.
Atkins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Atkins throws a nice looking combination but Brandao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brandao lands an overhand right.
Atkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Atkins tries to clinch there but Brandao circles away.
Atkins wants to clinch.
Atkins 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.
Brandao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Atkins wants to clinch.
Brandao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Atkins tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brandao counters with a straight right hand.
Brandao connects with a good right hand that stumbles Atkins. Atkins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Atkins 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.
Atkins is looking to clinch but Brandao is avoiding it.
A head kick by Atkins misses
and Brandao counters with a one-two to the body.
Atkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brandao.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brandao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atkins 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.
Atkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Atkins is looking to clinch.

Atkins rushes Brandao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brandao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brandao lands an uppercut.
Brandao prevents a body shot from Atkins.
Atkins misses with some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brandao - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Atkins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Atkins is trying to stall.
Brandao tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Atkins just stands there and leans against the cage.

Brandao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brandao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Atkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Atkins darts in trying to clinch

and Brandao counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Atkins is staying active underneath Brandao, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Atkins trying to control from the bottom.

Atkins looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brandao is trying to control. Atkins wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Atkins looking for submissions off his back.

Brandao is working for a kimura but Atkins is defending it quite comfortably.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandao is thwarting Atkins's attempts to control the position.
Atkins is not content to let Brandao control the position.

Atkins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Atkins actively working from the bottom here.
Atkins is not content to let Brandao control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Diego Brandao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Atkins closes the distance and pushes Brandao back into the cage.
Atkins is trying to maintain a safe position but Brandao gets an underhook and turns Atkins into the cage.
Atkins tries to work over Brandao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Atkins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Atkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brandao.
Brandao blocks a body shot from Atkins.
Stalling in the clinch from Brandao.
Brandao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Atkins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brandao or not.
Atkins lands a nice uppercut.
Atkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Atkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Atkins scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Atkins.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hook to the body lands for Atkins.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brandao takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brandao tries to break free but Atkins pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins tries a body shot but Brandao blocks it.
Atkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brandao backwards.
Brandao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Atkins has him pressed against the cage.
Brandao wants to stall.
Atkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brandao looking to stall.
Brandao blocks a body shot from Atkins.
Atkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Atkins.
Atkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Atkins misses with a body punch.
Brandao lands a body punch in the clinch.
Atkins misses with some punches.
Brandao prevents a body shot from Atkins.
A head punch on the inside from Brandao fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Atkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Atkins tries to throw a body punch but Brandao avoids it by throwing Atkins back against the cage.
Atkins lands a good knee to the midsection. Brandao won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atkins misses with a knee strike.
Brandao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brandao taking a breather.
Come on Brandao - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brandao.
A short right from Atkins.
Atkins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brandao is keeping busy.
Brandao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brandao prevents a body shot from Atkins.
Atkins working aggressively here.
Atkins lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins controlling the action here for a moment.
Brandao misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Atkins.
Brandao is trying to force a seperation but Atkins has the dominant position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brandao.
Brandao is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Atkins is keeping busy.
Atkins pushes Brandao back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Atkins throws a head punch that misses.
Brandao tries to circle away but Atkins has him pinned against the cage.
Atkins is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brandao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Atkins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Atkins.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atkins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Brandao is rocked!
Atkins is leaning against Brandao and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brandao is still on wobbly legs! Can Atkins finish him?
Atkins lands a nice uppercut.
Atkins lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Brandao to his knees! Atkins keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Speedy Atkins!
Speedy Atkins bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.