PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaius Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryant comes into the arena with Smell like teen spirits blaring out of the sound system. Andre Bryant is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Bryant
vs
Caesar

180 cm
25
173 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

190 cm
20
183 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andre Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gaius Caesar!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caesar moves in looking to clinch but Bryant pushes him off.
No luck for Bryant with that takedown attempt.
Bryant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bryant shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Caesar pinned against the cage. Caesar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bryant looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Caesar is fending him off so far but Bryant persists. Nope, Caesar circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Bryant. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bryant gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bryant trying to keep a closed guard but Caesar is proving a slippery customer.

Bryant throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Caesar decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bryant has his takedown stuffed

and Caesar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Caesar.
Caesar prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar lands with a light punch inside.

Caesar manages to break the clinch.

Caesar closes the distance and clinches.
Caesar pushes Bryant back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bryant is breathing heavily.
Bryant wants a takedown.
Caesar lands a shot to the body.
Caesar scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Caesar.
Caesar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Caesar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Caesar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bryant.
Caesar presses Bryant against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caesar lands a shot to the body.
Caesar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bryant.
Caesar lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Caesar.

Caesar breaks the clinch.

Caesar moves into the clinch successfully.

Caesar lands a takedown into guard.
Caesar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bryant working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Caesar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Caesar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Caesar pushing down on Bryant's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Caesar gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Caesar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Caesar moves into the clinch.
Caesar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Caesar - that landed with a thud.
Caesar leaning his opponent against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Caesar.
Nice body punch from Caesar - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar lands with a left to the head.
Caesar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bryant or not.
Caesar gets through Bryant's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Caesar works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Bryant is working an open guard so Caesar takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Caesar clinches with his opponent.

Caesar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caesar fails with an attempt to clinch.

Caesar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bryant avoiding damage as Caesar throws knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Caesar.
Nice body punch from Caesar.
Caesar lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Caesar - that landed with a thud.

Caesar has Bryant pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Caesar pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bryant tumbling to the mat - Caesar dives into Bryant's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bryant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Caesar is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caesar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Caesar decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Caesar rushes Bryant and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Caesar breaks from the clinch.
Caesar fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaius Caesar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Caesar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gaius Caesar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bryant looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Caesar is fending him off so far but Bryant persists. Nope, Caesar circles away and we're back to standing.
Caesar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Caesar tries to clinch but Bryant moves out of range.
Caesar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bryant paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck for Bryant with that takedown attempt.
Bryant fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Bryant. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Caesar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Caesar presses Bryant against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bryant tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Caesar just stands there and leans against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Caesar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Caesar.
Bryant changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Caesar fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Caesar rushes Bryant and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Caesar.

Caesar has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bryant clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Caesar is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

Caesar working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Caesar slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Caesar's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caesar trying to control.
Bryant is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Caesar.

Despite being in the dominant position, Gaius Caesar just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Bryant scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bryant thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Caesar makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Caesar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant throws a big right hand that misses.
Caesar is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Bryant drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Caesar manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bryant has Caesar in his guard.

Caesar decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Caesar clinches.
Bryant has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Caesar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Caesar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Caesar.
Bryant managing to block the knees to the body from Caesar.
A short uppercut from Caesar.
A short body shot lands from Caesar as the two fighters clinch.
Gaius Caesar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Caesar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Caesar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bryant.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Caesar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bryant.
A short uppercut from Caesar.
A right hand to the body from Caesar.
Caesar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bryant backwards.
Bryant takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Caesar.
Caesar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Caesar manages to break the clinch.

Caesar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bryant to the mat! Bryant manages to get full guard.
Caesar is stalling in the full guard.
Caesar works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaius Caesar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Caesar moves into the clinch.
Caesar gets underhooks to prevent Bryant's takedown attempt.
Caesar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bryant or not.
Caesar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Caesar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Caesar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Caesar just leaning against Bryant, taking a breather.

Caesar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Caesar has closed the distance and engaged Bryant in a clinch.
Caesar digs a right hand into Bryant's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bryant's gas tank.
Caesar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bryant.
Caesar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Caesar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good body shot from Caesar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Caesar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Caesar has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bryant is trying to keep an underhook but Caesar manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bryant looking for submissions off his back.

Bryant is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Caesar pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar wants to pass to mount but Bryant is defending the position.

Bryant looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Bryant looking for submissions off his back.
Caesar tries to stand and escape but Bryant is controlling the position.
Bryant wants to get back to full guard.

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.
Caesar wants to stand up but Bryant has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Caesar shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bryant is trying to defend but Caesar finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
It looks like Caesar is going to stand back up.
Bryant slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Caesar decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Caesar doesn't manage to clinch there - Bryant circles away.
Caesar tries to clinch but Bryant moves out of range.
Caesar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Andre Bryant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Bryant. No joy for Caesar on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar misses with a takedown attempt - Bryant sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bryant shoots in but Caesar avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Caesar 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.
Caesar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bryant swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Bryant is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Bryant has an active guard here but Caesar has managed to pass into half guard.
Caesar is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caesar blocks the strikes from Bryant.
Bryant is trying to control but can't.

Caesar stands up and beckons Bryant to join him on the feet.
Caesar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Andre Bryant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caesar is looking to clinch.

Caesar clinches with his opponent.
Gaius Caesar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caesar.
Bryant trying to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gaius Caesar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Caesar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaius Caesar!