PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tim Brando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kumi Ku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Brando has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brando
vs
Ku

184 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Brando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kumi Ku!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ku closes the distance and pushes Brando back into the cage.
Brando keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ku's efforts to push away.
Ku tries to break the clinch but Brando is controlling the position.

Brando breaks from the clinch.

Brando pushes Ku up against the cage in a clinch.

Brando escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brando looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Brando gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ku keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brando's efforts to push away.
Ku is looking to control Brando's arms but Brando gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ku has his back to the cage.

Brando escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ku tries to close the distance and clinch but Brando swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brando misses with the combination.
Brando tries to close the distance and clinch but Ku swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Brando. Those never looked like landing.
Ku will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brando throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ku misses with the combination.

Ku shoots in and gets a takedown into Brando's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ku not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Brando wants to get back to his feet but Ku is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ku controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Kumi Ku hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Brando keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brando pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brando throws a right hand that Ku ducks under and follows up with a left that Ku also avoids with ease.

Ku shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ku showed some decent athleticism there.
Brando is breathing heavily.
Brando is looking to escape.
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!
Ku not doing much here.
Ku sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brando defending well though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ku thows a huge punch but Brando dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ku content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kumi Ku was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Brando tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ku paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Ku pushes Brando up against the cage in a clinch.
Brando is looking to break free of the clinch but Ku has double underhooks.
Ku drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brando gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ku tries for a takedown but Brando manages to get underhooks.
Tim Brando has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kumi Ku.
Brando wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ku trying to stall but Brando improves his position.

Brando manages to break the clinch.

Ku shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ku stops Brando from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ku is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ku stops Brando from standing up.

Ku gets to his feet - Brando follows without any prompting.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brando keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ku tries to close the distance and clinch but Brando swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ku fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brando, pushing him back against the cage.
Ku working hard to break the clinch.
Ku looking for a takedown.
Ku looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kumi Ku dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Brando tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ku paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Ku tries to keep at a distance but Brando has taken the fight into the clinch.

Brando pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brando moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Brando really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brando leaves Ku with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Brando closes the distance and clinches.
Ku's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Brando's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ku tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brando manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brando tries to clinch up but Ku circles away and keeps his distance.
Brando misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brando scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ku doesn't seem bothered though.

Brando pushes Ku up against the cage in a clinch.

Brando breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Ku takes the fight into the clinch.
Ku tries to pull guard but Brando won't allow it.

Brando pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tim Brando is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brando cracks Ku with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ku misses with a hook
and Brando counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brando misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ku misses with a kick to the body.

Ku clinches up with Brando and pushes him back against the cage.

Brando breaks from the clinch.
Brando throws a hook to the side of Ku's head but Ku sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brando keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tim Brando has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kumi Ku.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brando throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brando misses with a series of wild punches.
Tim Brando is winning the standup battle so far.
Ku throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brando tries to clinch up.
Ku throws a hook but Brando avoids it easily.

Brando has closed the distance and engaged Ku in a clinch.
Brando gets underhooks to prevent Ku's takedown attempt.

Brando manages to break the clinch.
Brando throws a head kick that misses.
Ku has a takedown stuffed.
Brando misses with an uppercut.
Ku shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brando as he avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brando tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ku swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Brando has managed to clinch.
Ku taking a breather.

Brando's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brando tries to clinch but Ku moves out of range.
Ku doesn't manage to clinch there - Brando circles away.

Ku has managed to clinch.
Ku tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brando smiles and moves away.
Ku throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brando sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Ku scores with a takedown into Brando's guard.
Ku controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ku wants to pass the guard but Brando is keeping the position.
Brando keeping moving, preventing Ku from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ku engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Kumi Ku hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Brando misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Brando dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Brando misses with a double jab.

Ku clinches up with Brando and pushes him back against the cage.

Brando breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brando darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ku swats away the attempt to clinch by Brando.
Brando tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brando throws a nice looking combination but Ku bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brando connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ku momentarily.

Ku drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brando keeping moving, preventing Ku from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ku is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Kumi Ku hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Brando throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Ku clinches with his opponent.
Brando has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ku is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Brando breaks the clinch.
Ku tries to clinch up.
Brando is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ku circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ku slips a jab and a cross from Brando.
Brando moves in looking to clinch but Ku pushes him off.
Brando is looking to clinch but Ku is avoiding it.

Ku shoots in and bounces Brando off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Brando on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brando tries to get out of the position.
Ku trying to control but Brando is working from the bottom.
Ku looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brando knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ku on the ground.
Ku won't allow Brando to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ku is standing up over Brando. Brando looks to escape but Ku dives into side control.
Ku sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Brando is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ku controlling the position from side mount.

Ku stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Ku has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ku drags the fight down to the ground.
Ku pulls Brando in close to prevent any damage.
Ku tries to strike from the bottom.

Brando is posturing up here but Ku has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Brando tries to roll out but it's too tight and Brando has to tap! Slick submission there by Ku!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kumi Ku!