PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fray Bentos (ranked 5935 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Braga (ranked 6220 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.

Bentos
vs
Braga

194 cm
18
288 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Fray Bentos!
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, Antonio Braga!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braga closes the distance and clinches up with Bentos, looking for a takedown. Braga pushes Bentos against the cage but Bentos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bentos appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bentos could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Braga jabs Bentos right on the nose. Bentos blinks but takes it well.
Braga dives in for a single leg takedown but Bentos sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bentos thumps Braga with a low kick.
Braga shoots in but Bentos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bentos quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Fray Bentos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Braga.
Braga tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bentos swivels and escapes.
Bentos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bentos thuds a left hand into Braga's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bentos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bentos throws a hook to the side of Braga's head but Braga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Braga tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bentos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Braga somewhat.
Bentos tried to counter with a leg kick but Braga avoided it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bentos counters with a solid body kick.
Braga connects with a nice looking jab.
Braga shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bentos pinned against the cage. Bentos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bentos explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Braga looks winded!
Braga with a poor takedown
and Bentos counters with a body kick that stops Braga in his tracks momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Braga takes one on the button.

It looks like Antonio Braga has been cut.
Bentos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Braga. That did some damage!
A head kick by Braga misses
and Bentos counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bentos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bentos misses with an uppercut.
Both fighters circling a little - Bentos finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bentos digs a good body shot into Braga's ribs.
Bentos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bentos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bentos throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bentos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bentos throws out the jab.
Bentos scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice jab there from Bentos.
That kick from Bentos tenderised Braga's leg. Braga is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bentos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Antonio Braga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bentos misses with a wild body shot.
Braga has a takedown stuffed.
Bentos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braga manages to avoid it.
Bentos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Braga moves out of range of the strikes.
Bentos moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBraga.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braga wants to clinch.
Bentos stuffs the takedown attempt from Braga. Braga gets slowly back to his feet.
Bentos connects with an inside leg kick.
Braga throws a leg kick
and Bentos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bentos connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braga tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bentos defends well and Braga ends up having to push Bentos into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Braga has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bentos.
Braga wants to clinch but Bentos slips to the side
and Bentos counters with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fray Bentos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Braga's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Braga tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Braga's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bentos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Braga scrambles back to his feet.
Bentos cracks the inside of Braga's front leg.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bentos.
Braga fails with the takedown
and Bentos counters with a thumping low kick.
Bentos swings for the body but Braga moves out of range.
Braga is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Braga tries to clinch
and Bentos counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braga shoots for a double leg takedown but Bentos sprawls well. He's pushed Braga's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That kick from Bentos tenderised Braga's leg. Braga is trying to keep his angry face on.
Braga is breathing heavily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bentos - that will leave a mark!
Bentos sizes up Braga with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bentos thuds his shin into the meat of Braga's side.
Braga slips a jab from Bentos.
Bentos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fray Bentos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bentos lands a leg kick that knocks Braga off balance momentarily.
Bentos jabs Braga right on the nose. Braga blinks but takes it well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bentos.
Bentos lunges at Braga with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Braga's hand.
Fray Bentos is winning the standup battle so far.
Bentos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Braga has a takedown stuffed.
Fray Bentos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Braga.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bentos.
Nice body kick from Bentos.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bentos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bentos thuds his shin into the meat of Braga's side.
Bentos connects with a leg kick. Braga looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Braga slips a jab from Bentos.
Bentos tries to land a front kick but Braga steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Braga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bentos.
Braga unleashes a big counter combination but Bentos bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Braga's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Braga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bentos jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bentos throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bentos scores with a leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Braga might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bentos has got the better of the exchanges.
Bentos scoring well with a low kick there.
Bentos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Braga's sensitive parts.
Bentos looks to land a left hand but Braga moved out of range nicely.
Braga staying out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bentos.
Braga shoots in but no luck this time.
Bentos throws a leg kick which misses Braga's front leg but catches the back leg as Braga tries to avoid it.
Bentos punishes Braga's body with a nice straight punch.
Bentos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bentos throws a hook to the side of Braga's head but Braga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bentos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Braga. That did some damage!
Bentos scores with a leg kick.
Bentos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Bentos.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bentos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Braga moves away.
Braga on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bentos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Braga on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bentos. Bentos obviously looking to wear him down.
Bentos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Braga on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fray Bentos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Braga's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Braga throws a sloppy head kick
and Bentos counters with a good, hard body kick but Braga shrugs it off.
Bentos lands with an uppercut that bounces Braga off the cage and back into range.
Braga is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bentos is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Braga.
Bentos lands a nice shot to the body.
Bentos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Braga. That did some damage!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bentos.
Bentos lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters circling a little - Bentos finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bentos lands a leg kick that knocks Braga off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bentos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Braga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bentos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Braga has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bentos finds it's way round the side to connect with Braga's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bentos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bentos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good standup being displayed there by Bentos as he connects with a hook.
Bentos lands a right hook to the body.
Bentos misses with a body shot.
Bentos takes a swing at Braga's ribcage but misses.
Braga has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bentos.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Braga.
Braga avoids the body shot from Bentos.
Braga throws a counter combo.
You can see that Braga has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bentos.
Bentos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Braga's calf.
A jab from Bentos misses.
Bentos is looking to slow Braga down with leg kicks.
Antonio Braga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Braga tries to close the distance and clinch but Bentos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Braga slips a straight right by Bentos.
Bentos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Braga lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bentos misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bentos.
Bentos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bentos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braga manages to avoid it.
Bentos works Braga's body with a nice hook.
Bentos misses with an uppercut. Braga saw that one coming.
Braga fails to land the takedown.
Fray Bentos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Braga ducks under a wild hook from Bentos.
Bentos throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Braga slips under a jab.
A solid body kick from Bentos.
Braga on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bentos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bentos looks to score with a jab to the body but Braga is just out of range.
Braga tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bentos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Braga fails with the takedown.
Bentos is looking to counter with a body kick.
Fray Bentos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Braga.
Bentos scores with a leg kick.
Bentos misses with a kick to the body.
Braga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bentos.
Braga tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bentos defends well and Braga ends up having to push Bentos into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It appears Bentos was looking to counter with a kick there.
Antonio Braga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bentos throws a looping overhand right but Braga ducks down to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fray Bentos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bentos 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:25
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fray Bentos!