PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien McFly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vera
vs
McFly

188 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien McFly!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vera has his takedown stuffed
and McFly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by McFly. That's going to slow Vera down.

Vera shoots in and gets a takedown into McFly's guard.
McFly looking for a sweep. Not yet McFly, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vera throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vera trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vera working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McFly's head.
Vera pushing down on McFly's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
McFly is trying to get back to full guard.
McFly has hold of Vera's hands but Vera slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
McFly is trying to control but can't.
McFly is trying to stand.
Vera missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vera throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vera has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vera takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McFly avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vera.
McFly is looking for a sweep. Vera is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vera thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McFly's head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McFly defending well though.
Vera drops an elbow to the side of McFly's head.
Vera sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McFly defending well though.
McFly is trying is best to control the position here.
Ground and pound from Vera.
Vera thows a huge punch but McFly dodges it nicely.
Vera stops McFly from getting back to his feet.
Vera missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McFly tries to roll over but Vera keeps him under control.
Vera thows a huge punch but McFly dodges it nicely.
McFly tries to kick Vera off but Vera keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
McFly is looking for a sweep. Vera is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vera throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McFly keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vera throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McFly avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vera.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vera missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vera not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vera not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McFly trying to hold on to Vera's head to control him but Vera postures up.
Vera working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Vera is breathing heavily.
Vera throwing shots but McFly is blocking nicely.
McFly is looking for a sweep. Vera is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

McFly pushes Vera off and gets back to his feet.
Vera misses with a takedown
and McFly counters with an outside leg kick.
McFly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vera shoots in looking for a takedown. McFly tries to sprawl out of it but Vera keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McFly manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Vera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vera dives in and grabs McFly's left leg, looking for a takedown. McFly pushes down on Vera's head and hops out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFly throws a head kick that half lands.
McFly is looking to slow Vera down with leg kicks.
McFly thumps Vera with a low kick.
McFly scores with a leg kick.
McFly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McFly throws a head kick that half lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for McFly.
Vera has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McFly.
McFly cracks the inside of Vera's front leg.
McFly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McFly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vera's calf.
Damien McFly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McFly connects with a high kick.
Vera takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That kick from McFly tenderised Vera's leg. Vera is trying to keep his angry face on.
McFly goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from McFly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from McFly tenderised Vera's leg. Vera is trying to keep his angry face on.
McFly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McFly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vera.
McFly throws a head kick that Vera semi-blocks.
McFly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McFly thumps Vera with a low kick.
McFly lands a head kick!
McFly throws a quick inside leg kick.
McFly throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
An inside leg kick lands from McFly.
Vera takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McFly connects with a leg kick. Vera looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from McFly tenderised Vera's leg. Vera is trying to keep his angry face on.

McFly lands a big head kick that sends Vera tumbling to the mat! McFly takes a step backwards and waves Vera back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Vera is rocked!

It looks like Brandon Vera has been cut.
McFly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vera's calf.
Oh Vera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vera misses with a takedown
and McFly counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien McFly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Vera's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Vera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McFly can pounce on him.
Vera seems to have got his legs back now.
Vera tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McFly swivels and escapes.
Vera fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McFly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vera fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Vera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vera 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.
McFly feints and then cracks Vera's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vera down.
McFly goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
McFly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Damien McFly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick lands from McFly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by McFly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice inside leg kick there by McFly. That's going to slow Vera down.
Vera 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McFly feints and then cracks Vera's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vera down.
Vera takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McFly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from McFly.
Brandon Vera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good leg kick by McFly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice sprawl there from McFly as Vera shoots in.
McFly throws a head kick that Vera semi-blocks.
McFly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vera is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McFly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vera's sensitive parts.

McFly lands a big head kick that sends Vera tumbling to the mat! McFly takes a step backwards and waves Vera back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by McFly.
McFly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vera's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by McFly.
Vera stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McFly.
Brandon Vera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McFly connects with a leg kick. Vera looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McFly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vera's calf.
Vera has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McFly.
That kick from McFly tenderised Vera's leg. Vera is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vera has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McFly.
Good leg kick by McFly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for McFly.
McFly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McFly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by McFly.
McFly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McFly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by McFly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McFly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vera.
McFly scoring well with a low kick there.
Vera takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McFly lands with a kick to the temple. Vera shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
McFly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McFly lands with a thumping leg kick.
McFly scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice inside leg kick there by McFly. That's going to slow Vera down.
Vera stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McFly.
McFly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McFly throws a leg kick which misses Vera's front leg but catches the back leg as Vera tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFly lands a brutal head kick. Vera looks out on his feet and McFly throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Damien McFly!