PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Brill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Grayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brill kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Do you really want to hurt me. Grayson has chosen To the Batmobile as his entrance music. Dick Grayson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Brill
vs
Grayson

178 cm
23
145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

169 cm
21
145 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gerald Brill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Grayson!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brill forces Grayson back against the cage and clinches.
Grayson prevents Brill from breaking the clinch.
Brill trying to control the position but instead, Grayson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brill into the cage.

Brill breaks from the clinch.
Brill throws a sloppy head kick and Grayson moves out of range easily.
Grayson blocks a head kick by Brill.
Nice sprawl there from Brill as Grayson shoots in.
Brill moves in looking to clinch but Grayson pushes him off.
Brill throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Grayson's head.
Brill misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brill moves in looking to clinch but Grayson pushes him off.
Grayson misses with a few strikes there.
Grayson throws a jab when Brill was well out of range.
Grayson blocks a head kick by Brill.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brill swinging wildly here.
Grayson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brill circles away.
A good leg kick by Brill.
A head kick by Grayson misses
and Brill counters with a nice kick to the body.
Brill misses with a two punch combination.
Brill delivers a nice body kick.
Brill throws a front kick that sends Grayson stumbling back into the cage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brill, right into the meat.
Grayson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brill as he jumps to the side.
Gerald Brill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Grayson.
Brill lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brill just misses with a punch to the body.
Brill connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brill connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grayson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brill sprawls well. Brill wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Grayson gets slowly back to his feet.
Brill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brill slaps away a takedown attempt from Grayson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Grayson looks gassed!
Grayson blocks a head kick by Brill.
Brill lands a high kick!
Brill moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Grayson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brill can pounce on him.
Grayson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Brill gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson avoiding damage as Brill throws knees to the body.

Brill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grayson keeps the fight on the outside.
Brill lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grayson's sensitive parts.
Brill throws a head kick that half lands.
Grayson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brill.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brill.
Horrible takedown by Grayson or perhaps it was just good defense by Brill which made him look bad.
Brill scores with a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brill.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brill.
Gerald Brill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brill moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Grayson with that takedown attempt.
Brill tries to clinch but Grayson is having none of it.
Brill throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Grayson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brill.
Grayson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Grayson blocks the body kick.
Brill throws a head kick that misses
and Grayson counters with a nice body shot.
Grayson fails with a takedown attempt.
Brill scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brill feints and then cracks Grayson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grayson down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerald Brill dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Grayson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Brill wants to get back to his feet but Grayson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Grayson looking to pass the guard.
Grayson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grayson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Brill is proving hard to escape from.
Grayson wants to control from the top but Brill keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grayson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Brill looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Brill looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Brill!
Brill knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grayson on the ground.
Grayson is breathing heavily.
Grayson wants to control but Brill postures up.
Grayson is looking to reverse the position.

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.
Grayson gets back to half guard.
Brill seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Grayson actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson is looking for a sweep. Brill is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Grayson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brill is working away from the top position though.
Grayson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Brill kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Grayson keeping hold of Brill's head, controlling as best he can.
Grayson is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Grayson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Grayson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brill throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grayson misses with a low kick.
Grayson misses with the body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Grayson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brill.
Brill throws a lazy head kick
and Grayson counters with a low kick, right behind Brill 's knee.
A combination from Brill does no damage.
Gerald Brill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grayson shoots in for a takedown but Brill shows good takedown defense.
Grayson tries to clinch up.

Brill gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brill is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grayson is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brill working hard to break the clinch.
Brill tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grayson avoids it.

Grayson pulls guard successfully.
Grayson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grayson controls Brill momentarily but Brill frees himself.

Brill avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Grayson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Grayson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grayson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Brill puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Brill tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Grayson.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brill is squirming around, avoiding Grayson's attempts to control the action.
Brill is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brill takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Grayson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brill is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brill is trying to escape the mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Grayson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Grayson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Grayson!