PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osvaldo Gomez (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?

Brandao
vs
Gomez

176 cm
41
168 lbs
30 - 25 - 0

169 cm
27
163 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter

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 30 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Brandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Osvaldo Gomez!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao misses with a hook
and Gomez counters with a nice body kick.
Gomez misses with a right hand
and Brandao counters with a left and a right that stings Gomez.
Brandao throws a head kick that misses.
Brandao has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Iron Palace in the buildup to the fight.
Gomez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brandao.
Gomez throws a sloppy head kick and Brandao moves out of range easily.
A big left from Brandao misses.
Gomez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Brandao will feel that in the morning.
A left and a right from Brandao both land. Nice combination.
Gomez tests Brandao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomez takes a swing at Brandao's ribcage but misses.
Gomez throws a hook to the side of Brandao's head but Brandao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gomez takes a swing at Brandao's ribcage but misses.
Gomez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brandao throws out the jab.
Brandao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brandao fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gomez avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brandao has managed to clinch.
Gomez is trying to stall.
Brandao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gomez missing with knees to the body.
Brandao working aggressively here.
Brandao lands a nice knee to the body.
Brandao managing to block the knees to the body from Gomez.
Brandao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brandao keeps control of Gomez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Brandao on the inside.
Gomez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brandao avoids it.
Gomez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gomez wants to stall.
Gomez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brandao is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gomez is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao has a couple of punches blocked by Gomez.
Brandao avoiding damage as Gomez throws knees to the body.
Gomez tries to land knees in the clinch but Brandao avoids the damage to the body.
Gomez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brandao is defending well for now.
Brandao managing to block the knees to the body from Gomez.
Gomez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brandao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gomez.
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!
Gomez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brandao.
Gomez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gomez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brandao has Gomez pushed against the cage.
Brandao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brandao stalls.
Brandao swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brandao avoiding damage as Gomez throws knees to the body.
Gomez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brandao is keeping busy.
Gomez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brandao is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez missing with knees to the body.
Brandao misses with a body punch.
Gomez tries to land knees in the clinch but Brandao avoids the damage to the body.
Gomez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brandao.
Gomez landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Gomez.
Brandao avoiding damage as Gomez throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomez.
Gomez working Brandao over with knees to the body.
Brandao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Gomez manages to break the clinch.
Gomez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gomez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brandao gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gomez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gomez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brandao misses with a hook.
Brandao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brandao tries to clinch up but Gomez circles away and keeps his distance.
Brandao scores with a leg kick.
Brandao misses with a wild combination.
Gomez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gomez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gomez throws a body punch but Brandao moves out of range.
Brandao checks a leg kick nicely.
Brandao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A bone on bone clash there as Brandao blocks the leg kick.
Brandao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brandao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jose Brandao will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

An inside leg kick lands from Gomez.
Gomez misses with a low kick as Brandao jumps back.
Brandao moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gomez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gomez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brandao's head.
Gomez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brandao.
Jose Brandao is winning the standup battle so far.
Brandao lands an overhand right.
Jose Brandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez takes one on the button.
Brandao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gomez misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brandao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Gomez counters by moving into the clinch.
Brandao avoiding damage as Gomez throws knees to the body.
Brandao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brandao landing knees to the body.
Gomez is breathing heavily.
Brandao lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brandao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gomez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brandao.
Gomez lands a good knee to the midsection. Brandao won't want to take too many of those.
Gomez trying to land knees to the body.
Jose Brandao has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gomez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brandao working aggressively here.
Gomez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brandao is defending well for now.
Gomez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brandao avoids it.
Gomez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Brandao.
Brandao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brandao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brandao gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gomez working Brandao over with knees to the body.
Brandao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brandao avoiding damage as Gomez throws knees to the body.
Gomez taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao has a couple of punches blocked by Gomez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandao throws a punch but it's blocked by Gomez.
Gomez tries to stall but Brandao uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brandao lands with a right to the head.
Brandao lands a good knee to the midsection. Gomez won't want to take too many of those.
Brandao has a couple of punches blocked by Gomez.
Gomez tries a knee to the head but Brandao blocks it.
Brandao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Gomez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gomez is pushing Brandao up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brandao misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brandao as Gomez tries to tie him up.
Gomez effectively controlling the action here.
Brandao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brandao managing to block the knees to the body from Gomez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez avoiding damage as Brandao throws knees to the body.
Brandao lands with a left to the head.
Gomez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gomez blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Brandao.
Gomez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gomez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brandao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gomez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brandao avoids it.
Brandao managing to block the knees to the body from Gomez.
Brandao has a couple of punches blocked by Gomez.
Brandao misses with some punches.
Gomez trying to land knees to the body.
Gomez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gomez managing to block the knees to the body from Brandao.
Gomez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brandao leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gomez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brandao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez dodges an elbow strike from Brandao.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomez.
Gomez managing to block the knees to the body from Brandao.
Brandao misses with a punch on the inside.
Gomez tries to stall but Brandao uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brandao tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gomez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gomez scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomez misses with a knee to the head.
Gomez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brandao avoids it.
Brandao avoiding damage as Gomez throws knees to the body.
Gomez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brandao avoids it.
Gomez tries to land knees in the clinch but Brandao avoids the damage to the body.
Brandao swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brandao scores with a shoulder strike.

Gomez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body punch from Brandao.
Brandao misses with a combination
and Gomez counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jose Brandao will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Brandao throws a lazy right hand but Gomez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brandao swinging wildly here.
Brandao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gomez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gomez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brandao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brandao misses with a hook
and Gomez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gomez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brandao checks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Brandao misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandao looks to land a combination but Gomez avoids it well.
Brandao takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gomez misses with a wild body shot.
Gomez lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao misses with a wild body shot.
Gomez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brandao is out of range and Gomez settles back down.
A nice combination there by Brandao.
Brandao misses with a head kick.
Gomez just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brandao checks it well.
Osvaldo Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brandao. Gomez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomez avoids the head kick by Brandao.
Gomez is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Brandao slips a straight right by Gomez.
Gomez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brandao rather than just go for the knockout.
Gomez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gomez tries to clinch up.
Brandao throws a head kick that misses

and Gomez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brandao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brandao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brandao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brandao throws a head punch that misses.
Gomez trying to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gomez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gomez tries to land knees in the clinch but Brandao avoids the damage to the body.
Brandao looking to stall.
Gomez trying to land knees to the body.
Brandao tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jose Brandao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brandao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gomez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brandao avoids it.
Gomez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gomez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brandao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brandao.
Brandao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gomez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez managing to block the knees to the body from Brandao.
Brandao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brandao lands a nice knee to the body.
Brandao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brandao lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brandao.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brandao obliges.
Brandao is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gomez is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brandao.
Gomez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brandao.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gomez obliges.
Gomez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Brandao.
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!
Brandao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gomez trying to land knees to the body.
Brandao lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gomez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brandao tries to land a knee to the head but Gomez blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez looking to throw knees to the head but Brandao is blocking nicely.
Brandao wants to stall.
Brandao managing to block the knees to the body from Gomez.
Gomez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brandao up against the cage.
Brandao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Gomez trying to land knees to the body.
Gomez trying to stall but Brandao improves his position.
Gomez tries to stall but Brandao uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brandao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gomez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gomez trying to control the position but instead, Brandao has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gomez into the cage.
Brandao managing to block the knees to the body from Gomez.
Osvaldo Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomez tries to land a knee to the head but Brandao blocks with his arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Brandao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brandao has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Brandao!
A less than humble Jose Brandao misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.