PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Lester
vs
Brandao

180 cm
24
165 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

181 cm
22
159 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moe Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Brandao!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lester connects with a leg kick. Brandao looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brandao avoids the body shot from Lester.
Brandao takes one to the chin there.
Brandao slips a straight right by Lester.
Brandao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lester circles away quickly and effectively.
Lester lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brandao's sensitive parts.
Lester tests Brandao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brandao loads up on a big right hand but Lester slips the punch.
We've been informed that Brandao has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A solid body kick from Lester.
Lester feints and then cracks Brandao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brandao down.
Brandao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brandao digs a good body shot into Lester's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brandao connects with a single shot there.
Brandao on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lester chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brandao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lester.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lester lands with a good body shot.
Brandao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lester.
Brandao misses with a hook.
Lester with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brandao walks into a jab.
Brandao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lester slips a straight right by Brandao.
Lester checks a low kick from Brandao.
Lester lands with a straight right. Brandao didn't see that one coming.
Brandao misses with a hook.
Lester is looking to counter punch.
Lester jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lester.
Lester throws a leg kick which misses Brandao's front leg but catches the back leg as Brandao tries to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lester.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester loads up on a big right hand but Brandao slips the punch.
Brandao misses with a jab to the body
and Lester counters with a thumping low kick.
Lester finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lester moves out of range as Brandao strikes.
Brandao misses with a straight left.
Lester cracks a nice hook into Brandao's ribs.
Lester moves out of range of the leg kick from Brandao.
Brandao looks to score with a jab to the body but Lester is just out of range.
Brandao moves forwards but Lester connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice cross by Lester.
Lester digs a good hook to Brandao's body.
Lester is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brandao.
Brandao misses with a body shot
and Lester counters with a body kick.
Lester takes a swing at Brandao's ribcage but misses.
Lester misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brandao.
Lester checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brandao throws a series of punches but Lester moves out of range.
Brandao throws a big shot that misses.
Lester clobbers Brandao with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lester is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Brandao swings for the body but Lester moves out of range.
Lester is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Brandao misses with a double jab.
And Lester counters with a quick kick to the body but Brandao blocks it.
Lester looks to score with a jab to the body but Brandao is just out of range.
Brandao takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brandao misses with a body shot.
Lester tried to counter with a leg kick but Brandao avoided it.
Lester dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brandao. That did some damage!
Lester wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lester walks into a jab.
Lester will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A little jabbing left from Brandao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao blocks a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandao walks into a straight right hand from Lester.
Lester throws a hook but Brandao avoids it easily.
Brandao ducks under a wild hook from Lester.
Lester keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brandao.
Brandao throws a body punch but Lester moves out of range.
Lester is looking to land body kicks.
Brandao looks to land a combination. Lester sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brandao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lester connects with a leg kick. Brandao looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brandao takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brandao slips a straight right by Lester.
Lester throws a lazy right hand but Brandao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lester throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brandao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brandao misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moe Lester dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lester connects with a right hand. Brandao shakes it off.
Brandao throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Lester on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lester throws an off balance right hand
and Brandao counters with a right hand to the body.
Lester bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brandao is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lester.
Brandao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brandao throws the left hand but Lester avoids the punch easily.
Brandao takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brandao misses with a straight left.
Lester throwing a counter right hand but Brandao manages to avoid it.
Lester is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brandao can do to turn this around?
Lester throws out a loose jab but Brandao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brandao misses with a low kick as Lester jumps back.
Lester lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandao on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brandao on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lester throws out a loose jab but Brandao uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao misses with a wild body shot.
Lester misses with a straight left.
Lester misses with an uppercut
and Brandao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brandao takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brandao throws a jab when Lester was well out of range.
Lester lands a body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Brandao might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lester has got the better of the exchanges.
Brandao throws a shot from downtown. Lester moves away and avoids it.
Lester wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A cross from Lester lands.
Lester lands a nice hook to Brandao's body. Brandao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brandao is breathing heavily.
Brandao throws a hook but Lester blocks it.
Lester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brandao was well out of range. Poor timing from Lester.
A slow jab from Lester misses its intended target.
Lester fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandao scores with a hook.
Lester misses with an uppercut. Brandao saw that one coming.
Lester cracks the inside of Brandao's front leg.
Lester showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brandao.
Lester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brandao throws out the jab.
Brandao looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

It looks like Diego Brandao has been cut.
Brandao on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brandao slips a straight right by Lester.
Lester looks to land a right hand but Brandao moved out of range.
Lester slips under a jab.
Lester swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brandao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lester lands with an uppercut that bounces Brandao off the cage and back into range.
Brandao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lester moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lester lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lester throws a jab but it's blocked by Brandao.
A jab from Lester misses.
Brandao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brandao throws a lazy uppercut
and Lester counters with a stiff right hand.
Moe Lester is winning the standup battle so far.
Lester scores with a jab to the body.
Brandao doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lester lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lester slips a straight right by Brandao.
Brandao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Brandao misses the target.
Lester scores with a decent looking hook.

Brandao is rocked!
BOOM! Lester lands a beautiful left hook that drops Brandao. Brandao tries to recover but Lester is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Brandao lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moe Lester!