PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Brandao
vs
Chavez

170 cm
29
170 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

179 cm
46
155 lbs
39 - 20 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Brandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Hemmingworth and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao has a takedown stuffed.
Brandao misses the shot to the body.
Chavez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chavez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brandao feinted with a counter takedown.
Good exchange - Chavez coming out on top.
Chavez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brandao's calf.
Brandao 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.
Chavez leaves Brandao with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chavez throws a head kick but Brandao moves out of range.
Chavez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brandao shoots in for a takedown but Chavez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Brandao. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Chavez darts in and clinches Brandao up against the cage.
Brandao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brandao is trying to maintain a safe position but Chavez gets an underhook and turns Brandao into the cage.
Brandao trying to control the position but instead, Chavez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brandao into the cage.
Chavez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chavez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brandao throws a looping overhand right but Chavez ducks down to avoid it.
Chavez raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Brandao fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brandao on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brandao shoots in but Chavez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Chavez. That snapped Brandao's head back.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brandao is defended easily by Chavez.

Brandao gets a double leg takedown into Chavez's guard.
Brandao stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chavez swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao prevents Chavez from getting back to his feet.
Brandao postures up in Chavez's guard and throws a big left but Chavez blocks it.
Chavez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Brandao throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chavez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brandao throwing strikes but missing.
Chavez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Brandao lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brandao 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.
Brandao throwing strikes from guard but Chavez blocks nicely.
Brandao throwing strikes from guard but Chavez blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chavez is looking to stand up but Brandao isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chavez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Chavez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brandao.
Brandao doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chavez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brandao.
Chavez tries to clinch but Brandao moves out of range.
Chavez wants to slow Brandao down by chopping away at his legs.
Chavez misses with a kick to the body.
Brandao misses with a takedown attempt - Chavez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chavez throws a front kick aimed at Brandao's knee but Brandao avoids it well.
Chavez stuffs the takedown attempt from Brandao. Brandao gets slowly back to his feet.
Miguel Chavez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brandao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chavez.
Brandao dives in for a single leg takedown but Chavez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nice sprawl there from Chavez as Brandao shoots in.
Brandao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chavez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chavez doesn't manage to clinch there - Brandao circles away.
Chavez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brandao has a takedown stuffed.
Chavez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Miguel Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brandao fails to land the takedown.
A head kick from Chavez lands but Brandao takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Chavez dominated that round.
That's time! Brandao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Chavez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chavez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Chavez gets a clinch.
Brandao has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chavez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brandao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chavez lands with a right to the head.
Chavez lands with a right to the head.
Chavez lands with a light punch inside.
Chavez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chavez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Brandao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chavez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brandao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brandao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chavez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brandao is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chavez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brandao's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chavez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brandao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brandao's efforts to push away.
Chavez lands a knee to the head.
Brandao tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chavez smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Brandao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chavez cracks the inside of Brandao's front leg.
Chavez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brandao's head.
Brandao shoots in looking for a takedown. Chavez tries to sprawl out of it but Brandao keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chavez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chavez is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Chavez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brandao.
Brandao avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chavez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brandao.
Brandao shoots in but no luck this time.
Brandao fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chavez avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez throws a nice head kick!
Chavez misses with a body kick.
Chavez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandao fails with the takedown.

Brandao shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chavez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brandao accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chavez wants to stand but Brandao is controlling the position.
Chavez is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Brandao looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Brandao postures up in Chavez's guard and throws a big left but Chavez blocks it.
Brandao scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chavez wants to get back to his feet but Brandao is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brandao trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chavez has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Brandao is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Brandao tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chavez misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chavez.
Brandao blocking some punches.
Chavez lands with a short shot to the head.
Chavez trying to land knees to the body.

Brandao has clasped his hands together around Chavez's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chavez tries to escape but Brandao is in control.
Brandao looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chavez is avoiding damage well.
Chavez dodges the ground and pound from Brandao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Chavez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Good leg kick by Chavez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diego Brandao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chavez scores with a jab.
Brandao avoids the head kick by Chavez.
Miguel Chavez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chavez connects with a leg kick. Brandao looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chavez lands a head kick!
Brandao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brandao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chavez.
Brandao blocks a head kick by Chavez.
Brandao half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Brandao shoots in for a double leg but Chavez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Brandao gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandao stops Chavez from getting back to his feet.
Brandao takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chavez tries to kick Brandao off but Brandao keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brandao seems to be looking for submissions.
Chavez is looking to escape.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Brandao is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Chavez is just riding it out for now. Brandao eventually gives up the hold.
Chavez pushes Brandao off looking to stand but Brandao dives back in and keeps control.
Chavez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brandao.
Brandao is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brandao throwing shots but Chavez is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Brandao looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Chavez tries to kick Brandao off but Brandao keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Chavez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chavez tries to kick Brandao off but Brandao keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Brandao scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Brandao is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Chavez defends it well.
Brandao is trying to control. Chavez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Diego Brandao overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brandao stops Chavez from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brandao shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chavez as he jumps to the side.
Chavez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chavez throws a nice inside leg kick.

Chavez moves into range and clinches up with Brandao.
Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chavez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chavez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chavez misses with a knee to the head.
Chavez is trying to maintain a safe position but Brandao gets an underhook and turns Chavez into the cage.
Chavez leaning against his opponent.
Chavez trying to land knees to the body.
Brandao managing to block the knees to the body from Chavez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chavez lands a knee to the head.
Chavez tries to land knees in the clinch but Brandao avoids the damage to the body.
Chavez tries to stall but Brandao uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chavez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chavez tries a knee to the head but Brandao blocks it.
Chavez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miguel Chavez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Brandao has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Chavez regains guard immediately.
Brandao chips away with some ground and pound.
Chavez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Diego Brandao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Chavez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chavez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Chavez!
Miguel Chavez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.