PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Brasileiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denilson Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denilson Braga has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Brasileiro
vs
Braga

183 cm
26
167 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

189 cm
25
165 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Brasileiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Denilson Braga!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braga goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Brasileiro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Braga lands a high kick!
Jose Brasileiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Brasileiro or perhaps it was just good defense by Braga which made him look bad.

Brasileiro shoots in and gets a takedown into Braga's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Brasileiro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Braga is keeping the position for now.

Brasileiro drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Brasileiro jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Brasileiro drops back looking for a leg! Braga is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Braga manages to kick Brasileiro off! Brasileiro jumps back into Braga's guard.

Brasileiro drops back looking for a leg! Braga is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Braga manages to kick Brasileiro off! Brasileiro jumps back into Braga's guard.
Braga keeping full guard, as Brasileiro tries to pass.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Brasileiro thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Brasileiro drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Brasileiro jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brasileiro 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.

Brasileiro drops back looking for a leg! Braga is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Braga manages to kick Brasileiro off! Brasileiro jumps back into Braga's guard.

Brasileiro avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Braga is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Braga keeping full guard, as Brasileiro tries to pass.

Brasileiro drops back looking for a leg! Braga is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Braga manages to kick Brasileiro off! Brasileiro jumps back into Braga's guard.

Brasileiro 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brasileiro 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.
Brasileiro slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Braga is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Braga is pushing Brasileiro's head away, looking to escape. Brasileiro manages to hold on to the position though.

Brasileiro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Brasileiro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Braga has escaped the position, nice work there.

Brasileiro tries for a kimura but Braga is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Brasileiro tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brasileiro has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brasileiro has hold of Braga's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Braga seems comfortable defending it but Brasileiro has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Braga is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Braga is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Brasileiro couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jose Brasileiro!