PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Naive (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johannes Brahms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Naive
vs
Brahms

152 cm
25
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

169 cm
16
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Floyd Naive!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johannes Brahms!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Brahms.
Naive throws a right hand that misses

and Brahms counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brahms thows a huge punch but Naive dodges it nicely.
Naive keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Brahms thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Naive's head.
Brahms missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brahms throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brahms throwing shots but Naive is blocking nicely.
Naive is in trouble now - Brahms has advanced to mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Brahms cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brahms throwing strikes here but Naive is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Brahms in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Brahms has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Naive is bucking up trying to escape but Brahms cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Brahms throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Brahms thowing shots but they're missing.
Naive might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Naive is bucking up trying to escape but Brahms cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Naive manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Naive avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brahms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brahms tries to pass to full mount but Naive defends it.
Naive avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brahms.
Brahms throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brahms is thwarting Naive's attempts to control the position.
Brahms sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Naive defending well though.
Brahms throwing shots but Naive is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brahms seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Brahms thows a huge punch but Naive dodges it nicely.
Naive on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Naive tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brahms wants to pass to mount but Naive is defending the position.
Naive keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Naive is breathing heavily.
Brahms throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Naive blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brahms.
Brahms missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Naive avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brahms.
Brahms lands strikes from half guard.
Naive is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brahms scores with a couple of nice shots.
Naive knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brahms on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brahms passes to full mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brahms lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Brahms scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Naive?
Brahms looking to ground and pound but Naive is blocking nicely.
Brahms throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Brahms scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Naive?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brahms in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Brahms breaks from Naive's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Brahms throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Naive because Brahms loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johannes Brahms 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.

Brahms lands a jab.
Brahms uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Naive.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brahms, right into the meat.
Brahms takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brahms has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice cross by Naive.
Naive throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Floyd Naive seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Naive thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brahms follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Brahms takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brahms is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brahms slips under a jab from Naive.
Naive swings for the body but Brahms moves out of range.
Brahms fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brahms misses the shot to the body.
Naive throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brahms dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Naive. That did some damage!
Naive jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Naive misses with a shot to the body
and Brahms counters with a nice leg kick.
Floyd Naive is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Naive misses.
Naive throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brahms lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Floyd Naive is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Naive misses with an uppercut
and Brahms counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brahms throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brahms buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brahms slips under a jab.
Brahms lands a front kick.
Naive misses with an uppercut. Brahms saw that one coming.
Naive is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brahms slips under a jab from Naive.
Naive swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Naive is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Naive uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brahms.
A swing and a miss from Brahms.
Brahms lands with a slapping head kick.
Brahms scoring well with a low kick there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brahms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naive takes a swing at Brahms's ribcage but misses.
Brahms gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brahms swings for the body but Naive moves out of range.
Brahms misses with a body shot.
Naive throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brahms counters with a nice low kick that buckles Naive's knee momentarily.
Brahms has a takedown stuffed.
Naive looks to land a right hand but Brahms moved out of range.
Naive swinging wildly here.
Brahms with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Naive to score with a decent uppercut.
Naive missing with a left hand there. Brahms was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brahms cracks the inside of Naive's front leg.
Brahms lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brahms fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Naive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naive throws a hook but Brahms blocks it.
Brahms shoots in for a takedown but Naive shows good takedown defense.
Naive looks to throw the jab but Brahms is out of range.
Naive avoids the body shot from Brahms.
Naive moves out of range of the strikes.
Naive throws out a powerful jab.
Brahms throws a head kick that half lands.
Brahms ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Brahms misses its intended target.
A quick step to the side and Naive tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donk. Brahms catches Naive right on the button with a cross.
Naive lands with a nice body punch.
Naive misses with a lunging right hand
and Brahms counters with a slapping leg kick.
Naive looks to land a left hand but Brahms moved out of range nicely.
Brahms tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Naive swivels and escapes.
Floyd Naive has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johannes Brahms.
Nice body kick from Brahms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brahms shoots and misses
letting Naive counter with a right hand.
Naive misses with a looping left.
Brahms drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Naive defends it well.
Naive connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Naive is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brahms.
Naive misses with a hook
and Brahms counters with a leg kick.
Naive throws out a loose jab but Brahms uses good head movement to avoid it.
Naive throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brahms pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Naive takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brahms scores with a kick to the midsection.
Naive moves away from the strike by Brahms.
An attempted straight right counter from Naive misses the target.
Brahms misses with a hook. Naive ducked under it nicely.
Naive misses with a looping left.
Naive throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brahms finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Naive throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Brahms tries to counter it with a takedown but Naive pushes his down on his head and steps out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Johannes Brahms will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Naive misses with a hook. Brahms ducked under it nicely.
Naive misses with a left hand
and Brahms counters with a straight right hand.
Brahms lands with a thumping leg kick.
Naive misses with a combination
and Brahms makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Naive really felt that one!
Naive bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brahms's head backwards.
Brahms throws a nice inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Naive. Brahms does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brahms looks to throw the jab but Naive is out of range.
Naive throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Brahms there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brahms looks to land a combination but Naive avoids it well.
Naive throws a sloppy body shot
and Brahms counters with a good low kick that Naive was not able to check.
The fighters circling - Brahms throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brahms fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Naive has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Naive swings widly with a right hand
and Brahms counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naive looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brahms bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Naive's head.
Naive looks to score with a jab to the body but Brahms is just out of range.
Brahms only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A jab from Naive misses.

Brahms looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Naive!
Naive takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Naive takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Brahms lands a nice forearm strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brahms working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Brahms landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naive avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Brahms.
Brahms postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Brahms cracks Naive with a big elbow.
Naive avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Brahms.
Naive dodges the ground and pound from Brahms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naive avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Brahms.
Brahms throws a strike aimed at the side of Naive's head but Naive avoids it well.
Naive takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Naive managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Brahms.
Floyd Naive has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johannes Brahms is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brahms is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Naive's shoulder. That is not cool.
Brahms throws an elbow but Naive slips to the side and avoids it well.
Brahms in side control, throwing shots but Naive defends.
Brahms trying to control the position but Naive is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Brahms are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Brahms lands a nice forearm strike.
Brahms misses with the ground and pound.
Brahms wants to lay and pray for a moment but Naive keeps working.
Brahms in side control, throwing shots but Naive defends.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brahms postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Brahms wants to lay and pray for a moment but Naive keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johannes Brahms comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brahms has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johannes Brahms!
During a confident post fight interview, Johannes Brahms thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.