PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Delone Braune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaime Sonny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delone Braune has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Braune
vs
Sonny

187 cm
25
196 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

170 cm
21
185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Likes musicals

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Delone Braune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jaime Sonny!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braune fails to land with a series of punches.
Braune misses with a leg kick

and Sonny counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sonny.
Braune will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Braune keeping moving, preventing Sonny from controlling successfully.
Sonny prevents Braune from getting back to his feet.
Braune keeping moving, preventing Sonny from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jaime Sonny.
Braune stuffs the takedown.
Braune scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonny doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Braune counters with a nice kick to the body.
Braune misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Braune does no damage.
Braune throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Delone Braune seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Braune misses with a double jab.
Braune will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Braune jabs Sonny right on the nose. Sonny blinks but takes it well.
Nice takedown defense from Braune. No joy for Sonny on that attempt.
Delone Braune has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaime Sonny.
Sonny tries to clinch but Braune is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes from Braune. Those never looked like landing.
Sonny avoids the head kick by Braune.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sonny is defended easily by Braune.
Braune throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sonny tries for a takedown but Braune sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Braune misses with the combination.
Braune throws a lazy head kick

and Sonny counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Braune is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Braune keeping moving, preventing Sonny from controlling successfully.
Sonny stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Braune swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sonny wants to control from the top but Braune keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jaime Sonny was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Sonny drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sonny tries to free his leg and advance position but Braune is retaining full guard.
Braune keeping moving, preventing Sonny from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Braune wants to stand and escape but Sonny is having none of it.
Sonny trying to control but Braune is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jaime Sonny.
Braune fails to land with a series of punches.
Braune throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Braune lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Braune.
Braune keeps the fight on the outside.
Braune tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sonny dodges the punch combination from Braune.
Braune moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Braune is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sonny.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Sonny darts in and clinches Braune up against the cage.
Braune working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jaime Sonny will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sonny avoids the head kick by Braune.
Braune misses with a double jab.
Braune swats away the attempt to clinch by Sonny.
Braune throws a head kick that misses

and Sonny counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Braune's guard now.
Sonny trying to control but Braune is working from the bottom.
Sonny missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Jaime Sonny has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Braune. No joy for Sonny on that attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braune paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sonny misses with a takedown attempt - Braune sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Braune throws the kick towards the body but Sonny avoids it.
Delone Braune is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sonny drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sonny tries to clinch there but Braune circles away.
Sonny blocks a head kick by Braune.
Braune throws a wild body kick that Sonny sees coming a mile off.
Braune is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sonny.
Delone Braune has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaime Sonny.
A head kick misses from Braune.
An inside leg kick lands from Braune.
Braune works over Sonny's head and body with a nice combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sonny throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braune throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sonny.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braune lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Delone Braune is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sonny tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Braune defends well and Sonny ends up having to push Braune into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sonny keeps control of Braune as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sonny tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Braune smiles and moves away.
Braune throws a head kick that misses.
Sonny dives in and grabs Braune's left leg, looking for a takedown. Braune pushes down on Sonny's head and hops out.
Braune throws a combination that misses

and Sonny decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Braune's guard.
Sonny trying to control but Braune is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sonny might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Braune haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jaime Sonny hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Braune misses with a head kick.
Braune throws a lazy head kick

and Sonny counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sonny has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Braune is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Braune's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Sonny manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braune is looking to stand up but Sonny won't let him.
Sonny controls Braune momentarily but Braune frees himself.

Sonny looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sonny throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Braune stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braune rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sonny moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sonny shoots for a double leg takedown but Braune sprawls well. He's pushed Sonny's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Braune stalks Sonny and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sonny's face. Sonny staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sonny looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Braune misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jaime Sonny will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sonny darts in looking for a takedown but Braune gets double underhooks and turns Sonny into the cage.
Braune tries to break free but Sonny pushes him back against the cage.
Braune tries to circle away but Sonny has him pinned against the cage.

Sonny ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sonny no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Braune is looking to stand up but Sonny won't let him.
We've been hearing that Braune has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

Sonny looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Braune stays in close to Sonny's body and controls the position.
Braune trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sonny's guard.
Braune has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Braune decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Braune throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sonny misses with a few strikes there.
Sonny shoots and misses
and Braune counters with a stiff right hand.
Braune will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Braune throws a combination that misses

and Sonny counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sonny fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Delone Braune has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaime Sonny.

Sonny decides to pull guard.
Braune wants to stand but Sonny has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonny trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Braune wanted to stand there but Sonny had control of the position.
Sonny trying to control the position.

Sonny is looking for a triangle but Braune pushes his legs off easily.
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!
Braune tries to stand but Sonny is controlling from the bottom.
Sonny trying to strike off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sonny is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Braune wants to get up but he can't break Sonny's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Braune knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sonny on the ground.
Sonny trying to strike off his back.
Sonny is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Sonny looking for a guillotine here but Braune defends easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonny not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Delone Braune has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braune content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Sonny is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Braune is aware though and is defending well.
Braune wanted to stand there but Sonny had control of the position.
Sonny trying to strike off his back.

Sonny has his foot on Braune's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Braune works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sonny working a defensive guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaime Sonny comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sonny winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaime Sonny!