PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billiary Sclerosis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon Vera will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Sclerosis
vs
Vera

187 cm
25
216 lbs
2 - 26 - 0

191 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billiary Sclerosis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Vera!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sclerosis is fending him off so far but Vera persists. Nope, Sclerosis circles away and we're back to standing.
Sclerosis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vera is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sclerosis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sclerosis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sclerosis can pounce on him.
Vera looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Billiary Sclerosis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Vera.
Sclerosis throws a right hand that Vera ducks under and follows up with a left that Vera also avoids with ease.
Sclerosis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Billiary Sclerosis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sclerosis lands a right hook to the body.
Sclerosis thumps Vera with a low kick.
Vera shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sclerosis pinned against the cage. Sclerosis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera blocks a head kick by Sclerosis.
Sclerosis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vera backs up against the cage.
Billiary Sclerosis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vera looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sclerosis is fending him off so far but Vera persists. Nope, Sclerosis circles away and we're back to standing.
Vera looks gassed!
Sclerosis connects with a solid leg kick.
Vera fails with the takedown.
Sclerosis scores with a spinning back kick!
Sclerosis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vera backs up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sclerosis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vera takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sclerosis scoring well with a low kick there.
Sclerosis thuds his shin into the meat of Vera's side.
Sclerosis lands with a slapping head kick.
Sclerosis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sclerosis connects with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sclerosis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sclerosis lands a leg kick that knocks Vera off balance momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sclerosis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vera has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sclerosis.
Sclerosis lands a leg kick that knocks Vera off balance momentarily.
Sclerosis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vera at a distance.
Sclerosis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vera on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sclerosis. Sclerosis obviously looking to wear him down.
Sclerosis throws a sloppy head kick and Vera moves out of range easily.
Sclerosis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sclerosis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vera.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Sclerosis as Vera shoots in.
Horrible takedown by Vera or perhaps it was just good defense by Sclerosis which made him look bad.
Sclerosis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sclerosis throws a right hand that Vera ducks under and follows up with a left that Vera also avoids with ease.
Vera misses with a takedown attempt - Sclerosis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vera blocks a head kick by Sclerosis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billiary Sclerosis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billiary Sclerosis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sclerosis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sclerosis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Vera takes a step back to recover.
Vera blocks the body kick.
Sclerosis throws out a powerful jab.
Sclerosis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sclerosis scores with a head kick.
Sclerosis throws a head kick that half lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vera.
Vera checks a leg kick nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vera with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sclerosis counters with a leg kick.
Vera fails with a takedown attempt.
Billiary Sclerosis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Vera.
Sclerosis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sclerosis throws a right and a left that Vera avoids nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sclerosis.
Sclerosis thumps Vera with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera fails to land the takedown.
Sclerosis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sclerosis throws a sloppy head kick and Vera moves out of range easily.
Horrible takedown by Vera or perhaps it was just good defense by Sclerosis which made him look bad.
Sclerosis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vera tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sclerosis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vera somewhat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sclerosis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vera is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sclerosis is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Vera.
Vera throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sclerosis's waist but Sclerosis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vera off to one side.
Sclerosis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sclerosis scores with a hook to the body. Vera takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vera takes one to the chin there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sclerosis. That's going to slow Vera down.
Vera avoids the head kick by Sclerosis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sclerosis as he jumps to the side.
Vera blocks the body kick.
Sclerosis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vera takes a kick to the side of the head.
Vera shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sclerosis misses with a body kick.
Sclerosis scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billiary Sclerosis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Billiary Sclerosis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sclerosis thumps Vera with a low kick.
Sclerosis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sclerosis. That's going to slow Vera down.
Vera shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sclerosis as he avoids it easily.
Vera blocks a head kick by Sclerosis.
Sclerosis thuds his shin into the meat of Vera's side.
Sclerosis scores with a push kick.
Sclerosis throws a combination. Vera tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sclerosis works over Vera's head and body with a nice combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sclerosis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera fails to land the takedown.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Vera might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sclerosis has got the better of the exchanges.
Vera shoots for a takedown but Sclerosis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Billiary Sclerosis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Vera.
Vera looks for a takedown but Sclerosis sprawls well.
Sclerosis feints and then cracks Vera's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vera down.
Vera shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sclerosis defends it nicely.
Sclerosis scores with a spinning back kick!
Billiary Sclerosis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sclerosis. That's going to slow Vera down.
Billiary Sclerosis is winning the standup battle so far.
Sclerosis throws a nice looking combination but Vera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vera is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sclerosis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sclerosis tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sclerosis.
Sclerosis is looking to score with low kicks.
Sclerosis connects with a high kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sclerosis cracks the inside of Vera's front leg.
Sclerosis throws a combination. Vera tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sclerosis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vera has his takedown stuffed
and Sclerosis counters with an outside leg kick.

Vera closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sclerosis to the mat! Sclerosis manages to get full guard.
Sclerosis is trying to keep Vera in close.
Vera trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sclerosis manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vera is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Vera working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sclerosis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sclerosis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Sclerosis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billiary Sclerosis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sclerosis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billiary Sclerosis!