PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fat Pat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lou Bricant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Pat
vs
Bricant

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

225 cm
23
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Fat Pat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lou Bricant!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bricant tries to clinch up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bricant.
Pat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pat stuffs the takedown attempt from Bricant. Bricant gets slowly back to his feet.
Pat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bricant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bricant tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pat swivels and escapes.
Fat Pat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lou Bricant.
Pat throws a combination that misses
and Bricant counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bricant has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
Some wild striking there from Pat.
Pat misses with a two punch combination.
Pat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pat stuffs the takedown attempt from Bricant. Bricant gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bricant scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pat is breathing heavily.
Pat swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Bricant moves into the clinch.
Bricant drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pat gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bricant looking for a takedown.
Pat gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bricant.
Bricant keeps control of Pat as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bricant's elbow.
Pat takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pat wants a takedown but no success here.
Bricant holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pat gets underhooks to prevent Bricant's takedown attempt.
Pat prevents a takedown attempt there.

Bricant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pat misses with a double jab
and Bricant counters with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bricant fails with a takedown attempt.
Bricant pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pat back to the cage. Bricant follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice sprawl there from Pat as Bricant shoots in.
Bricant slips a jab and a cross from Pat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bricant shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bricant doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pat counters with a two punch combo.
Bricant has his takedown stuffed
and Pat counters with a left and a right that stings Bricant.
Bricant dodges the punch combination from Pat.
Bricant is looking to clinch.
Bricant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bricant lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bricant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bricant fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bricant fails with an attempt to clinch.

Bricant closes the distance and pushes Pat back into the cage.
Bricant wants a takedown but no success here.
Pat has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pat is trying to break the clinch but Bricant has him pressed against the cage.

Bricant manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pat trying to control but Bricant is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bricant wants to stand and escape but Pat is having none of it.
Bricant tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lou Bricant dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bricant circles away quickly and effectively.
Pat throws a right and a left that both miss.

Bricant closes the distance and clinches.

Bricant jumps guard and drags Pat to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pat knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bricant on the ground.
Bricant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pat is one step ahead there.
Bricant bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pat's guard.
Bricant controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Bricant 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Bricant stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bricant tries to close the distance and clinch but Pat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pat throws a right hand that Bricant ducks under and follows up with a left that Bricant also avoids with ease.
Pat falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bricant counters with a nice body kick.
Bricant listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bricant throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Fat Pat has been cut.
Bricant looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bricant throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Pat. Those never looked like landing.
Bricant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bricant will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pat throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bricant counters with a head kick. That will keep Pat thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Pat tries to keep at a distance but Bricant has taken the fight into the clinch.

Bricant jumps into guard, dragging Pat to the mat.
Bricant is trying to control the position but Pat postures up.
Bricant keeping moving, preventing Pat from controlling successfully.
Pat lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bricant is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bricant works his way into side control.
Bricant gets to mount! Pat was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Bricant controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bricant has control of Pat's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pat regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bricant throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Pat because Bricant loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lou Bricant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fat Pat's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Horrible takedown by Bricant or perhaps it was just good defense by Pat which made him look bad.
Pat falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bricant counters with a nice body kick.
Bricant wants to clinch but Pat slips to the side
and Pat counters with a one-two to the body.

Bricant pushes Pat up against the cage in a clinch.
Bricant has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pat is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Bricant pulls guard successfully.
Bricant bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pat's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bricant wants to control from the top but Pat keeps moving.
Bricant is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Lou Bricant was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Pat swats away the attempt to clinch by Bricant.
Bricant shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pat sprawls well. Pat wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bricant gets slowly back to his feet.
Fat Pat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lou Bricant.
Pat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lou Bricant seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Bricant pushes Pat up against the cage in a clinch.
Pat prevents the takedown attempt.

Bricant ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bricant no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bricant looking for a guillotine here but Pat defends easily.

Bricant is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pat defends well.
Bricant tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Pat got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bricant has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pat has managed to get both his arms back between Bricant's legs - danger averted.
Pat throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pat prevents Bricant from getting back to his feet.
Pat has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pat scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pat tries to free his leg and advance position but Bricant is retaining full guard.
Bricant controls Pat momentarily but Pat frees himself.
Bricant has a closed guard, preventing Pat from standing up.
Fat Pat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bricant tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bricant controls Pat momentarily but Pat frees himself.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pat wants to control from the top but Bricant keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lou Bricant has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Pat. Those never looked like landing.
Bricant fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bricant throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pat.
Pat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bricant.
Fat Pat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bricant throws a looping overhand right but Pat ducks down to avoid it.
Pat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fat Pat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bricant shoots in but Pat avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bricant tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pat sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bricant somewhat.
Lou Bricant is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bricant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lou Bricant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bricant 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lou Bricant!