PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Rogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Bravo
vs
Rogan

170 cm
19
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
24
150 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Rogan!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogan misses with a body shot.
Rogan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bravo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bravo stuffs the takedown.

Rogan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bravo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Rogan drops back looking for a leg! Bravo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bravo manages to kick Rogan off! Rogan jumps back into Bravo's guard.
Rogan prevents Bravo from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogan wants to control from the top but Bravo keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bravo kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Rogan throws a big right hand that misses.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bravo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rogan looking for a takedown.
Rogan has Bravo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bravo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chris Bravo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Rogan.
Bravo lands a nice knee to the body.
Rogan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bravo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bravo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bravo is pressed up against the cage. Rogan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bravo down to the mat. Bravo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rogan looks gassed!
Rogan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bravo looks to clinch

and Rogan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rogan.
Bravo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bravo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rogan's defenses.
Bravo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rogan is working for takedown but Bravo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bravo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bravo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rogan's face.
Rogan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bravo smiles and moves away.
Bravo doesn't manage to clinch there - Rogan circles away.
Rogan clinches but Bravo breaks the clinch

and Bravo moves into the clinch.
Rogan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bravo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bravo lands an elbow just above Rogan 's eye.
Bravo crunches a lovely knee into Rogan's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bravo.
Bravo landing knees to the head.
Bravo lands an elbow inside that Rogan shrugs off.
Bravo connects with a knee to the head.
Bravo with a knee to the head.
Bravo throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bravo smiles and moves away.
Rogan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rogan throws a sloppy head kick and Bravo moves out of range easily.

Bravo has closed the distance and engaged Rogan in a clinch.
Bravo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rogan's face.
Bravo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bravo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rogan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bravo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bravo pushes off an throws an elbow but Rogan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Rogan gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Rogan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bravo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bravo tries to get out of the position.
Bravo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bravo is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogan postures up and lands a big shot to Bravo's brow.
Bravo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rogan on the ground.
Rogan trying to control the position from guard on top but Bravo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rogan passes Bravo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rogan is looking to advance position but Bravo won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rogan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rogan wants to clinch but Bravo slips to the side

and Bravo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rogan blocks the elbow strike.
Bravo prevents the takedown attempt.
Bravo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rogan fails to pull guard.
Rogan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bravo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Chris Bravo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Rogan.
Bravo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rogan blocks an elbow strike.
Rogan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bravo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bravo keeps control of Rogan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rogan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bravo lands a good knee to the midsection. Rogan won't want to take too many of those.
Bravo misses with a knee strike.
Rogan takes an elbow to the temple.
Bravo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bravo lands an elbow inside that Rogan shrugs off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bravo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bravo lands an elbow inside that Rogan shrugs off.
Rogan takes an elbow to the temple.
Bravo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rogan goes for a takedown attempt but Bravo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bravo.
Bravo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rogan throws a right and a left that Bravo avoids nicely.

Bravo clinches.
Bravo lands an elbow just above Rogan 's eye.
Rogan takes an elbow to the temple.
Rogan goes for a takedown attempt but Bravo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Bravo forces Rogan back against the cage and clinches.
Bravo lands an elbow inside.
Bravo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rogan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rogan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bravo misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo lands an elbow just above Rogan 's eye.
Rogan looking for a takedown.
Bravo lands a nice elbow.
Bravo working Rogan over with knees to the body.
Bravo lands an elbow that stopped Rogan in his tracks for a moment.
Bravo lands a knee to the body.
Rogan looking for a takedown.
Rogan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bravo lands an elbow inside.
Rogan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rogan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bravo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rogan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bravo smiles and moves away.
Bravo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rogan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Bravo moves into the clinch.
Rogan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bravo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bravo lands an elbow inside.
Bravo lands an elbow inside that Rogan shrugs off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rogan is trying to drag Bravo to the mat but Bravo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bravo lands an elbow inside.
Bravo lands a knee to the head.
Bravo lands an elbow just above Rogan 's eye.
Rogan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bravo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bravo stuffs the takedown attempt from Rogan. Rogan gets slowly back to his feet.
Bravo is looking to clinch but Rogan is avoiding it.
Bravo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rogan misses with a head kick.
Bravo fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rogan closes the distance but Bravo moves to the side

and Bravo counters by moving into the clinch.
Rogan looking for a takedown.
Bravo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bravo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Bravo.
Rogan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Bravo.
Bravo lands an elbow inside.
Bravo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chris Bravo has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Rogan lands a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rogan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rogan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rogan postures up.
Rogan passes Bravo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bravo is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Bravo 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!

Rogan tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Bravo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bravo lands a good knee to the midsection. Rogan won't want to take too many of those.
Bravo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rogan wants a takedown.
Bravo lands an elbow inside that Rogan shrugs off.
Bravo lands a knee to the head.
Bravo lands a good knee to the midsection. Rogan won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Bravo.
Rogan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bravo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bravo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rogan wants a takedown.
Chris Bravo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Rogan.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bravo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rogan's brow.
Rogan wants a takedown but no success here.
A knee to the head by Bravo.
Rogan tries for a takedown but Bravo manages to get underhooks.
Bravo lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bravo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rogan's face.
Bravo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bravo misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rogan.
Bravo misses with a knee strike.
Rogan tries to break free but Bravo pushes him back against the cage.
Rogan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bravo smiles and moves away.
Bravo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rogan looks to clinch

and Bravo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bravo.
Bravo lands a nice elbow.
A knee to the head by Bravo.
Rogan avoids a wild elbow strike from Bravo.
Rogan avoiding damage.
Bravo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bravo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Bravo.
Bravo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bravo throws an elbow but it misses.

Rogan manages to break the clinch.
Rogan misses with a jab to the body

and Bravo moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bravo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bravo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bravo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rogan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bravo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rogan avoids it.
Rogan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bravo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bravo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rogan is looking to control Bravo's arms but Bravo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rogan has his back to the cage.
Bravo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bravo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bravo misses with an elbow over the top.
Bravo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bravo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rogan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bravo misses with an elbow over the top.
Rogan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bravo scores a nice knee to the body.
Bravo pushes off an throws an elbow but Rogan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bravo with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Rogan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rogan shoots in and drives through. Bravo sprawls well.
Chris Bravo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo tries to clinch there but Rogan circles away.
Rogan tries to clinch but Bravo moves away

and Bravo counters by moving into the clinch.
Rogan has Bravo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bravo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bravo lands an elbow just above Rogan 's eye.
Rogan takes an elbow to the temple.
Bravo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bravo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bravo scores with a knee to the head.
Bravo trying to land knees to the body.
Rogan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bravo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rogan.
Rogan wants a takedown.
A knee to the head by Bravo.
Bravo tries to land knees in the clinch but Rogan avoids the damage to the body.

Rogan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rogan shoots in for a takedown but Bravo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rogan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bravo sprawls well. Bravo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rogan gets slowly back to his feet.
Joe Rogan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rogan swats away the attempt to clinch by Bravo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bravo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rogan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bravo tries to land a knee to the head but Rogan blocks with his arms.
Rogan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bravo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rogan wants a takedown but no success here.
Bravo lands an elbow that stopped Rogan in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Bravo.
Rogan tries for a takedown but Bravo manages to get underhooks.
Bravo scores with a knee to the head.
Rogan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bravo fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Bravo instigates a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Bravo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bravo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Bravo!