PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Brannigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luck Chidell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Brannigan
vs
Chidell

170 cm
20
205 lbs
9 - 1 - 1

188 cm
22
210 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Brannigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luck Chidell!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chidell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brannigan blocks a head kick by Chidell.
Luck Chidell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brannigan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brannigan.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chidell takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Luck Chidell has been cut.
Brannigan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chidell is defending well for now.
Brannigan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chidell lands an elbow inside.
Brannigan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chidell tries to land a knee to the head but Brannigan blocks with his arms.
Brannigan lands an elbow that stopped Chidell in his tracks for a moment.
Chidell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brannigan's defenses.
Brannigan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Brannigan tries to land knees in the clinch but Chidell avoids the damage to the body.
Brannigan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brannigan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brannigan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Brannigan blocks an elbow strike.
Chidell takes an elbow to the forehead.

That has opened up Luck Chidell's cut even more.
Chidell misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chidell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brannigan's face.

It looks like Alex Brannigan has been cut.
Chidell tries a knee to the head but Brannigan blocks it.
Chidell blocks an elbow strike from Brannigan.
Chidell takes an elbow to the temple.
Brannigan has Chidell pressed against the cage.
Chidell trying to land knees to the body.
Chidell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brannigan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chidell tries to land a knee to the head but Brannigan blocks with his arms.
Chidell misses with an elbow over the top.
Chidell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brannigan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brannigan throws an elbow but it misses.
Brannigan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chidell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brannigan's brow.
Brannigan lands an elbow that stopped Chidell in his tracks for a moment.

The cut above Luck Chidell's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Brannigan scores a nice knee to the body.
Chidell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brannigan blocks an elbow strike.
Brannigan misses with an elbow over the top.
Chidell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brannigan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brannigan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chidell landing knees to the head.
Chidell lands a damaging elbow.
Brannigan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brannigan misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chidell looking to throw knees to the head but Brannigan is blocking nicely.
Chidell throws an elbow but it misses.
Chidell lands an elbow just above Brannigan 's eye.
Chidell pushes off an throws an elbow but Brannigan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chidell scores with a knee to the head.
Chidell avoids a wild elbow strike from Brannigan.
Chidell tries to land a knee to the head but Brannigan blocks with his arms.
Chidell looking to throw knees to the head but Brannigan is blocking nicely.
Brannigan throws an elbow that misses.
Brannigan managing to block the knees to the body from Chidell.
Brannigan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brannigan.
Brannigan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chidell tries to land a knee to the head but Brannigan blocks with his arms.
Chidell avoids the elbow strike from Brannigan, against the cage.
Brannigan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brannigan is trying to stall.
Chidell avoids a wild elbow strike from Brannigan.
Brannigan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brannigan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chidell takes an elbow to the forehead.

Luck Chidell's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Luck Chidell's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alex Brannigan!