PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Green Pea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Bryce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryce is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by In a Heartbeat. Seth Bryce has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pea
vs
Bryce

150 cm
24
130 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

173 cm
20
149 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc
Urban Vandal fight gear

SCP Fight Gear
Knuckle Up Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Green Pea!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Seth Bryce!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pea fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pea tries to bum rush Bryce with a series of wild strikes but Bryce uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pea staying out of range there.
Bryce checks a low kick from Pea.
Pea shoots in for a takedown but Bryce shows good takedown defense.
Pea takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bryce pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Pea closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bryce to the mat! Bryce manages to get full guard.
Pea trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bryce wants to sweep but no luck.
Pea working some strikes from top position.
Bryce keeping full guard, as Pea tries to pass.
Bryce wants to stand up but Pea is controlling him.
Pea pushes down on Bryce's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pea throwing shots but Bryce is blocking nicely.
Bryce is looking to control Pea's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bryce avoid being mounted?

Pea is working for a kimura but Bryce is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryce avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pea.
Bryce has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pea is working away from the top position though.
Bryce is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Pea is staying active.
Bryce moves into full guard.

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

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pea connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bryce moves out of range of the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Bryce blocks the leg kick.
Pea is looking to land body kicks.

Pea decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pea not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bryce is controlling Pea's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Pea trying to mount his opponent but Bryce defends it.
Bryce blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pea.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pea lands strikes from half guard.

Pea is working for a submission of some sort.
Pea working Bryce over with strikes.
Pea trying to mount his opponent but Bryce defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryce wants to get back to his feet.

Pea is looking for a kimura but Bryce is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pea to get the leverage.
Bryce is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bryce is trying to control but can't.

Pea seems to be working for a kimura but Bryce defends the submission attempt.
Pea is breathing heavily.
Pea wants to free his trapped foot but Bryce is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Pea is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pea attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pea lands a nice looking body kick.
Pea tries to clinch up but Bryce circles away and keeps his distance.
Pea bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pea tries to close the distance and clinch but Bryce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Green Pea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pea feints and then cracks Bryce's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bryce down.
Pea looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A left lands for Bryce.

Pea fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bryce sprawls well initially but Pea persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pea trying to pass the guard but Bryce defending well.

Bryce manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Pea looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bryce blocks a low kick nicely.
Pea tries to clinch but Bryce is having none of it.
Pea checks the leg kick.
Pea misses with a leg kick
and Bryce counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Pea closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Green Pea dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bryce throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bryce takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pea scores with a punch to the head.
Pea fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pea.
Bryce defending well as Pea loads up on a big left hand.
Bryce keeps the fight on the outside.
Pea keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bryce.
Bryce lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Pea drives through and clinches with Bryce against the cage.
Pea landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pea crunches a lovely knee into Bryce's ribcage.
Pea prevents Bryce from breaking the clinch.
Pea throws a punch but it's blocked by Bryce.
Bryce managing to block the knees to the body from Pea.
Pea lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pea digs a right hand into Bryce's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bryce's gas tank.
Bryce lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Pea drags the fight down to the ground.
Pea throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pea throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Bryce stands up from Pea's guard - Bryce perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bryce misses with a few strikes there.
Bryce staying out of range there.
Pea tries for a takedown but Bryce sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bryce tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pea is able to avoid easily.
Pea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pea tries to clinch but Bryce moves out of range.
Pea shoots in for a takedown but Bryce shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Green Pea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bryce tests Pea's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pea tries to land a body kick
and Bryce counters with a big head kick but Pea shrugs it off.
Bryce cracks Pea with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bryce getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fighters circling - Bryce throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pea tries a head kick but it misses.
Bryce pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pea shoots in and drives through. Bryce sprawls well.
No joy there for Bryce, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pea pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pea wants to clinch
and Bryce counters with a straight right hand.
Pea finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bryce will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pea tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bryce throws a jab but it's blocked by Pea.
Pea looks for the body kick but Bryce saw that one coming.
Pea shoots in but Bryce avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pea throws a chopping leg kick but Bryce manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pea looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bryce is fending him off so far but Pea persists. Nope, Bryce circles away and we're back to standing.
Pea takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bryce comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pea on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bryce lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryce lands with a nice body punch.
Bryce stuns Pea with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pea walks into a left hand.
Pea moves out of range of the leg kick from Bryce.
Pea goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Seth Bryce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pea fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bryce scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bryce lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pea's sensitive parts.
Bryce throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pea's head.
Bryce looks to land a combination but Pea avoids it well.
Bryce closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pea fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bryce lands a nice shot that snaps Pea's head back.
Pea attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bryce lands an overhand right.
Bryce is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bryce uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pea.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bryce.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pea throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bryce counters with a head kick. That will keep Pea thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Pea rushes Bryce and presses him up against the cage.
Bryce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pea tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bryce is working Pea over against the cage.
Pea tries to land a knee to the head but Bryce blocks with his arms.
Pea tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bryce lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pea blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pea with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bryce misses with an elbow strike.
Pea misses with a knee to the head.
Bryce throws a punch but it's blocked by Pea.
A short right from Bryce.
Bryce stops a takedown attempt from Pea.
Bryce using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pea tries to land knees in the clinch but Bryce avoids the damage to the body.
Bryce lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bryce missing with knees to the body.
Pea takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pea tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seth Bryce 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!

Bryce throws a head kick but Pea moves out of range.
Bryce lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pea fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bryce is out of range.
Pea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pea tries to land a body kick
and Bryce counters with a big head kick but Pea shrugs it off.
Bryce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pea was well out of range. Poor timing from Bryce.
Bryce fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Pea darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pea scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pea throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bryce is trying to stand.

Pea is working for a kimura but Bryce is defending it quite comfortably.
Pea missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryce is controlling Pea's trapped leg to prevent Pea from advancing to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pea uses his free foot to push down on Bryce's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bryce.
Pea with shots to the head and body - Bryce looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bryce is in a horrible position here. Pea smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pea pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bryce is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Pea is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bryce can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Pea prevents Bryce from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pea scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bryce taking shots to the head.
Bryce is working to get back to half guard.
Pea lands a big elbow.

Pea working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Bryce taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Pea.
Pea fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pea throwing strikes here but Bryce is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Pea looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pea connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pea is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Bryce has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Bryce!
Bryce wants to pass the guard but Pea is keeping the position.
Bryce trying to control but Pea is working from the bottom.
Pea might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Pea working for a triangle but Bryce defends it easily.
Pea bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bryce's guard.
Pea postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bryce working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryce wants to sweep here but Pea controlling him for the moment.
Pea stands up over Bryce, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pea working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bryce's head.

Pea drops back looking for a leg! Bryce is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bryce manages to kick Pea off! Pea jumps back into Bryce's guard.
Pea being controlled here momentarily.
Bryce looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pea stops Bryce from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Green Pea clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bryce gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pea trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pea is working hard here to advance position.
Pea with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pea throwing strikes but missing.
Pea with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pea loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Green Pea overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bryce bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pea's guard.
Pea looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pea throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Bryce is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Pea throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bryce showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pea wants to sweep here but Bryce controlling him for the moment.

Pea is looking for a triangle but Bryce pushes his legs off easily.

Bryce gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pea throws the kick towards the body but Bryce avoids it.
Pea is looking to clinch but Bryce is avoiding it.
Bryce chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bryce fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pea.
Pea lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Seth Bryce seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pea drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bryce misses with a head kick.
Bryce connects with the punch.
Pea throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bryce moves out of range as Pea strikes.
Pea fails with a takedown attempt.
Bryce throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bryce throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pea lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Pea drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pea throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bryce is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pea postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bryce utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pea stands up over Bryce, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pea preventing the sweep.
Bryce wants to stand up but Pea is controlling him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bryce on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pea. Pea obviously looking to wear him down.
Pea misses with a kick to the body.
Pea throws a wild body kick that Bryce sees coming a mile off.
Pea throws a leg kick
and Bryce counters with a straight right hand.
Pea misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pea slips under a jab.

Pea shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bryce tries to get to full guard but Pea has control of the leg.
Pea not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bryce has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pea is working away from the top position though.
Pea is nestled in close to Bryce, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bryce is trying to get back to full guard.

Pea is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ground and pound from Pea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Green Pea had his way with Seth Bryce in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bryce bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pea's head.
Pea misses with a takedown
and Bryce makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bryce moves out of range of the strikes.
Bryce throws a sloppy head kick and Pea moves out of range easily.

Pea shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Pea is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bryce has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Pea misses with some ground and pound and Bryce recovers position to half guard.
Pea not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Bryce has one foot on Pea's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Bryce plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pea turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pea throws and low kick but Bryce moves out of range easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Pea throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pea slips a straight right by Bryce.
Bryce misses the jab.
Pea swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pea throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pea has a takedown stuffed.
Bryce moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pea misses with a double jab.
Pea tries for a takedown but Bryce sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Green Pea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pea fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bryce lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bryce throws a series of punches but Pea moves out of range.
Pea tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Pea.
Bryce lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pea missing with a left hand there. Bryce was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bryce pushes Pea away with a front kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryce throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pea stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pea keeps Bryce at a distance using the push kick.
Pea is looking to chop away at Bryce's legs.
Bryce dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pea. That did some damage!

Pea has closed the distance and engaged Bryce in a clinch.
Pea misses with a knee strike.
Bryce unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pea lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bryce swings wildly with an uppercut but Pea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pea using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bryce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bryce lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pea or not.
Pea landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Bryce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pea fails with the takedown.
A low kick from Pea misses
and Bryce counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bryce jabs Pea right on the nose. Pea blinks but takes it well.
Bryce scores with a jab.
Bryce throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pea looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pea throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bryce's waist but Bryce gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pea off to one side.
Bryce throws a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryce steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pea.
Pea tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bryce paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bryce checks a low kick from Pea.
Pea closes the distance and clinches up with Bryce, looking for a takedown. Pea pushes Bryce against the cage but Bryce circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pea misses with a body kick.
A jab from Bryce finds it's way through Pea's defenses.
Pea shoots for a double leg takedown but Bryce sprawls well. He's pushed Pea's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bryce goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pea takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pea shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bryce pinned against the cage. Bryce gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bryce with a jab.
A head kick misses from Pea.
Bryce swats away the attempt to clinch by Pea.
Bryce throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pea on the side of the head.

Pea darts in and clinches Bryce up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pea goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bryce lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pea backwards.
Pea lands a nice elbow.
Bryce blocks an elbow strike from Pea.
Pea tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pea throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bryce blocks it with crossed arms.
Seth Bryce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bryce lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bryce lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pea backwards.
Bryce lands a left hand.
Bryce lands a left hand.
Pea misses with a knee to the head.
Bryce with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Bryce breaks the clinch.
Bryce scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bryce just misses with a punch to the body.

Bryce gets caught flat footed, as Pea shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Bryce has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pea can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bryce wants to stand and escape but Pea is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seth Bryce comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pea has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 48:47
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 48:47
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Green Pea!
Green Pea retains his bantamweight title!