PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sab Bopp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yve Braud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bopp comes to the cage accompanied by The Chase Is Better Than The Catch. The crowd seem to be enjoying Braud's choice of entrance music: "Here Comes the Hammer" by M.C. Hammer. Yve Braud is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bopp
vs
Braud

195 cm
19
255 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sab Bopp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yve Braud!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Braud drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bopp throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Braud pushes down on Bopp's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bopp is trying to get back to full guard.
Bopp is working hard here to advance position.
Bopp misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Braud passes to full mount!

Braud is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bopp has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Bopp flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Braud postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bopp looks a forlorn figure.
Braud landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bopp wants to hold on but Braud pushes him away.
Bopp flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Bopp regains half guard.
Braud thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bopp's head.
Bopp controlling the position well.
Bopp wants to control but Braud is keeping busy.
Braud wants to take a breather but Bopp is having none of it.
Bopp moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Braud has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Braud advances to half guard.
Braud is looking to advance position but Bopp won't allow it.
Bopp tries to roll over but Braud keeps him under control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bopp gets full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braud slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Braud looks gassed!
Bopp throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Bopp is trying to improve his position.
Bopp is working to avoid the ground and pound but Braud connects with a decent elbow.
Bopp is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bopp takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bopp is not content to let Braud control the position.
Bopp throws up a few punches.
Braud controlling the position from side mount.
Bopp is looking for a sweep.
Braud wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bopp keeps working.
Bopp regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braud looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Braud looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bopp wants to get back to full guard.
Braud scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Bopp is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Braud pulls his head out easily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Bopp scores a takedown into full mount!
Braud is working to get back to half guard.
Braud in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bopp postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Braud looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braud is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bopp looking to control but Braud is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bopp connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Braud is rocked!
Bopp scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Braud is still in real trouble! Can Bopp finish him?
Bopp trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Braud seems to have recovered his senses.
Bopp looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Braud sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Braud tries to get to full guard but Bopp has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sab Bopp dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bopp thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bopp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sab Bopp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bopp throws a jab but it's blocked by Braud.

Braud shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Braud was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bopp tries to reverse the position but Braud maintains control.
Braud breaks from Bopp's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Braud tries to control but Bopp wriggling away.
Bopp tries to reverse the position but Braud maintains control.
Braud scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bopp?
Braud postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bopp looks a forlorn figure.
Braud looking to finish Bopp with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bopp!
Braud is breathing heavily.
Braud landing punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bopp keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bopp swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Bopp slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bopp is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bopp is trying to stand up here but Braud is controlling him well.
Braud moves nicely into side control.
Braud advances nicely into full mount.
Bopp bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Bopp is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Braud thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braud is trying to keep Bopp in close.
Bopp landing with the ground and pound.
Bopp landing some decent shots from guard.
Braud preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bopp stopping the sweep attempt from Braud.
Sab Bopp overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bopp stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Braud swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braud manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bopp is looking to improve his position but Braud isn't that keen on the idea.
Braud unloading with bombs!
Braud wants to control the pace but Bopp is squirming around nicely.
Braud working Bopp over with strikes here.
Braud putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Bopp is rocked!
Bopp sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Oh Bopp is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bopp works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bopp manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Braud manages to get himself to full guard.
Bopp seems to have got his legs back now.
Bopp is looking to stand up but Braud won't let him.
Braud working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bopp.
Braud looking for a sweep. Not yet Braud, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braud can't keep his opponent in guard - Bopp advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bopp scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Braud makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Braud.
Braud keeping full guard, as Bopp tries to pass.
Bopp slips nicely into half guard.
Bopp trying to mount his opponent but Braud defends it.
Braud flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bopp uses his free foot to push down on Braud's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Braud.
Bopp has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Braud's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Braud flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Bopp scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bopp with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Yve Braud will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Bopp lands a slapping body shot.

Braud rushes Bopp and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bopp throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brauds head.
Braud tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bopp just stands there and leans against the cage.
Braud tries for a takedown but Bopp manages to get underhooks.
Braud fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sab Bopp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yve Braud.
Braud is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Bopp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bopp tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Braud counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bopp wants a takedown.
Bopp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Braud's elbow.
Bopp prevents the takedown attempt.
Bopp misses with a punch on the inside.
Bopp wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Braud has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Braud drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bopp gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bopp stops a takedown attempt from Braud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bopp scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bopp wants a takedown.
Braud misses with the head strike.
Bopp is trying to break free.
Bopp lands a shoulder strike.
Braud drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bopp gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Bopp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Braud moves into the clinch.

Braud has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bopp clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Braud connects with a big shot to the side of Bopp's head.

Braud is persistently looking for the submission but Bopp is defending it well.
Braud doesn't have the hooks in and Bopp manages to turn into his guard.
Braud bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bopp's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braud wants to control from the top but Bopp keeps moving.
Bopp looking to control.
Braud is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Braud makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Braud working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Braud slips nicely into half guard.
Braud scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Braud working over Bopp with some ground and pound. Bopp looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bopp is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Braud scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bopp is trying to maintain the position but Braud is very close to passing his half guard.
Bopp is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Braud throws a strike but Bopp avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bopp is looking for a triangle but Braud pushes his legs off easily.
Bopp looking to hit a scissor sweep but Braud is one step ahead there.
Braud wants to control from the top but Bopp keeps moving.
Bopp tries to land a sweep but no joy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Bopp tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Braud counters with a takedown into side control.
Bopp is looking to regain half guard here but Braud keeps moving and retains side control.

Braud tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Braud is trying to move to mount but Bopp reverses beautifully and ends up in Braud's guard.
Bopp won't allow Braud to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braud bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bopp's guard.
Braud trying to control but Bopp is working from the bottom.
Braud lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Braud stopping the sweep attempt from Bopp.
Braud postures up and lands a big shot to Bopp's brow.
Braud pushing down on Bopp's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Braud lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Braud trying to pass the guard but Bopp defending well.
Bopp wants to improve his position but Braud is controlling well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bopp tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Bopp is looking to control Braud's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bopp avoid being mounted?

And that's the end of the fight!
Yve Braud comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Braud has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yve Braud!