PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Harwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandao kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Era - The Mass. Harwood has chosen Like A Boss as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Brandao
vs
Harwood

180 cm
22
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

176 cm
20
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Brandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyler Harwood!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao works Harwood's body with a nice hook.
Brandao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harwood shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brandao as he avoids it easily.
Harwood dives in and grabs Brandao's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brandao pushes down on Harwood's head and hops out.
Brandao lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Brandao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harwood doesn't seem phased though.
Brandao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harwood is defended easily by Brandao.
Bruno Brandao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Harwood.
Harwood slips a jab and a cross from Brandao.
Brandao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brandao throws a nice looking combination but Harwood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harwood has a takedown stuffed.
Brandao lands a nice shot to the body.
Harwood looks gassed!
Horrible takedown by Harwood or perhaps it was just good defense by Brandao which made him look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brandao lands with a shot to the body.
Harwood moves forwards but Brandao connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Harwood throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brandao's waist but Brandao gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harwood off to one side.
Harwood takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A left and a right from Brandao both land. Nice combination.
Brandao throws a right hand that Harwood ducks under and follows up with a left that Harwood also avoids with ease.
Harwood changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brandao tries to avoid it but Harwood manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brandao to the ground. Brandao escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brandao lands the left hand.
Brandao slaps away a takedown attempt from Harwood, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bruno Brandao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot lands for Brandao.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brandao digs a good hook to Harwood's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao lands a with a good body shot.
Harwood takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harwood takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Brandao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brandao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brandao lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Brandao displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Brandao lands a with a good body shot.
Brandao connects with a body shot.
Brandao throws a right hand that Harwood ducks under and follows up with a left that Harwood also avoids with ease.
Brandao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Donk. Brandao catches Harwood right on the button with a cross.
Harwood avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harwood shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brandao as he avoids it easily.
A combination from Brandao does no damage.
Brandao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harwood fails with a takedown attempt.
Harwood slips a jab and a cross from Brandao.

Harwood shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Harwood is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harwood is working for a kimura but Brandao is defending it quite comfortably.

Brandao pushes Harwood off and gets back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Harwood shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Brandao napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Brandao is not content to let Harwood control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Brandao dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Harwood dives in and grabs Brandao's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brandao pushes down on Harwood's head and hops out.
Brandao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harwood.
Brandao is looking to wear down Harwood with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Brandao misses with the combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harwood.
Bruno Brandao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Harwood.
Harwood tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brandao swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandao throws a nice looking combination but Harwood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice uppercut there from Brandao.
Brandao scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Harwood avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Brandao.
Harwood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Brandao misses.
Harwood shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brandao defends it nicely.
Horrible takedown by Harwood or perhaps it was just good defense by Brandao which made him look bad.
Harwood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brandao avoids it really well and circles away.
Harwood with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brandao to score with a decent uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brandao lands a slapping body shot.
Harwood tries for a takedown but Brandao sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brandao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harwood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harwood takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bruno Brandao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brandao slaps away a takedown attempt from Harwood, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brandao cracks Harwood with a good jab.
Horrible takedown by Harwood or perhaps it was just good defense by Brandao which made him look bad.
Brandao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harwood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harwood on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harwood looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brandao looks to land a combination but Harwood avoids it well.
Harwood looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brandao is fending him off so far but Harwood persists. Nope, Brandao circles away and we're back to standing.
Brandao moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Brandao misses with a few strikes there.
Harwood changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brandao tries to avoid it but Harwood manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brandao to the ground. Brandao escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Harwood shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brandao as he jumps to the side.
A right-left combo lands from Brandao.
Brandao slaps away a takedown attempt from Harwood, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brandao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harwood has time to react.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Harwood doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brandao displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harwood.
Harwood throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brandao's waist but Brandao gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harwood off to one side.
Brandao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harwood looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Harwood drives through with a takedown into guard.
Harwood stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brandao swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Harwood drops back looking for a leg! Brandao is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brandao manages to kick Harwood off! Harwood jumps back into Brandao's guard.
Harwood trying to control but Brandao is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Brandao dominated that second round.
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 ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harwood moves away.
Harwood shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brandao sprawls well. Brandao wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harwood gets slowly back to his feet.
Harwood fails with a takedown attempt.
Brandao throws a right and a left that Harwood avoids nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harwood.
Bruno Brandao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Harwood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harwood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brandao avoids it really well and circles away.
Harwood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harwood looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brandao is fending him off so far but Harwood persists. Nope, Brandao circles away and we're back to standing.
Brandao displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Brandao ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brandao cracks Harwood with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brandao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harwood at a distance.
Brandao lands a jab to the head.
Brandao looks to land a combination but Harwood avoids it well.
Brandao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harwood shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brandao but Brandao pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brandao swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harwood.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harwood shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brandao but Brandao pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brandao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brandao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brandao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harwood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brandao.
Harwood fails to land the takedown.
Harwood looks for a takedown but Brandao sprawls well.
Harwood closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brandao circles away.
Brandao's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Brandao duly obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harwood shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brandao sprawls well. Brandao wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harwood gets slowly back to his feet.
Brandao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brandao swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Harwood is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Brandao's half guard.

Harwood seems to be looking for submissions.

Harwood is working for a kimura but Brandao is defending it quite comfortably.
Tyler Harwood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harwood is keen to just control but Brandao is a slippery customer.
Bruno Brandao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Harwood is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Brandao is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tyler Harwood!