PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Braga
vs
Chambers

187 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fabio Braga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ryan Chambers!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braga doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Chambers closes the distance and pushes Braga back into the cage.
Chambers is trying to push Braga away but Braga has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Braga goes for a takedown attempt but Chambers pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chambers throws a body punch but Braga moves out of range.
Chambers throws a nice looking combination but Braga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Braga misses with the combination.
Braga misses with a lunging right hand

and Chambers holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Chambers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chambers tries to clinch but Braga moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Chambers.
Chambers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers tries to clinch but Braga is having none of it.
Braga cracks Chambers with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Braga misses with an uppercut. Chambers saw that one coming.
Chambers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Braga misses the target.
Chambers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chambers shoots in for a double leg but Braga sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chambers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chambers shoots for a double leg takedown but Braga sprawls well. He's pushed Chambers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Chambers or perhaps it was just good defense by Braga, which made it look bad.
Fabio Braga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Chambers.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga throws a hook to the side of Chambers's head but Chambers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick by Chambers misses
and Braga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Braga misses with a hook. Chambers ducked under it nicely.
Chambers tries to clinch there but Braga circles away.
Chambers looks winded!
Chambers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Braga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chambers closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chambers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers shoots for a takedown but Braga saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ryan Chambers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Braga throws the left hand but Chambers avoids the punch easily.
Chambers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chambers tries a head kick but it misses.
Braga lands the left hand.
Braga cracks Chambers with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chambers blocks a jab.
A big left from Braga misses.
Braga misses with a straight right.
Chambers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Braga.
Braga throws a right and a left that Chambers avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chambers slips a jab from Braga.
Braga throws out a powerful jab.
Braga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chambers was well out of range. Poor timing from Braga.
Braga misses with a hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chambers.
Braga throws an overhand right that lands on Chambers's shoulder, as Chambers tries to avoid the shot.
Braga is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braga keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Braga throws a body punch but Chambers moves out of range.
Chambers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabio Braga dominated that 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.

Chambers staying out of range there.
Chambers is looking to land body kicks.
Chambers tries for a takedown but Braga sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chambers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Good standup being displayed there by Braga as he connects with a hook.
Chambers darts in looking for a takedown but Braga gets double underhooks and turns Chambers into the cage.
Fabio Braga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Chambers.
Chambers tries to circle away but Braga has him pinned against the cage.
Braga tries to pull guard but Chambers won't allow it.
Chambers is breathing heavily.
Chambers wants to break free but Braga has control.

Braga drags the fight down to the ground.
Braga not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers trying to stand up but can't free himself from Braga's guard.
Braga is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

We're going to have a standup here because Fabio Braga wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Chambers blocks a jab.
Braga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga throws a body shot but no joy.
Chambers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Braga.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chambers.
Braga uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ryan Chambers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Braga throws an overhand right that lands on Chambers's shoulder, as Chambers tries to avoid the shot.
Braga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chambers.
Chambers is trying desperately to land a takedown but Braga is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Chambers.
Chambers darts in looking for a takedown but Braga gets double underhooks and turns Chambers into the cage.

Braga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Braga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Braga does it's job there.
Braga lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chambers at a distance.
Braga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Braga misses.
Some wild striking there from Chambers.
Braga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Braga throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chambers on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chambers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Braga throws out the jab.
Braga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Braga is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chambers's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Braga connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chambers scrambles back to his feet.
Chambers slips a straight right by Braga.
Braga catches Chambers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Chambers.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Braga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chambers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Braga.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabio Braga dominated that second round.
That's time! Braga's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Chambers slips a straight right by Braga.
Braga connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Braga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chambers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braga was well out of range. Poor timing from Chambers.
Chambers throws a wild body kick that Braga sees coming a mile off.
No luck for Chambers with that takedown attempt.
Chambers scores with a sloppy right hand. Braga should have avoided that one.
Chambers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chambers is looking to land body kicks.
Braga checks a low kick from Chambers.
Braga cracks Chambers with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Braga coming out on top.
Chambers takes a jab right on the kisser.

Chambers is rocked!
Chambers slips under a jab from Braga.
Some bone on bone action there as Braga checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chambers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Braga is out of range.
Chambers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Braga.
Chambers moves away from the strike by Braga.
Braga misses with a body shot.
Braga fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Braga throws a looping overhand right but Chambers ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chambers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Chambers.
A telegraphed right hand from Braga misses the target.
Chambers tries to clinch up
and Braga counters with a nice uppercut.
Fabio Braga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chambers wants to clinch up but Braga keeps it at a distance.
Chambers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braga manages to avoid it.
Braga lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Braga misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga connects with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Braga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Braga throws a series of punches but Chambers avoids them all with ease.
Chambers throws a lazy right hand but Braga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chambers moves away from the strike by Braga.
Braga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chambers manages to avoid it.
Braga throws a shot from downtown. Chambers moves away and avoids it.
Braga connects with a body shot that sends Chambers's belly button to the back.
Chambers ducks under a wild hook from Braga.
Chambers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chambers was well out of range. Poor timing from Braga.
Braga misses with a looping left.
Left hook, right uppercut from Braga.
Chambers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Braga pinned against the cage. Braga gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chambers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice defenses there by Chambers.
Chambers doesn't manage to clinch there - Braga circles away.
Ryan Chambers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Braga scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fabio Braga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Braga, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabio Braga!
Fabio Braga decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.