PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brock Landers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Sears (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Sears will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Landers
vs
Sears

170 cm
18
158 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

168 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock Landers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Sears!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sears shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Landers manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Landers wants to sweep here but Sears controlling him for the moment.
Sears wants to control from the top but Landers keeps moving.
Sears tries to free his leg and advance position but Landers is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Harry Sears was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sears throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Landers's waist but Landers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sears off to one side.
Landers misses with a head kick.
Landers misses with a body shot.

Sears tries to sprawl but Landers drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sears trying to control but Landers postures up.
Sears is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Landers's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Landers's back!
Landers prevents Sears from getting a body triangle.

Sears is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Landers defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landers is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Sears.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Landers really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Sears's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.

Sears is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Landers is defending well though. Sears let's go of the attempt for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sears wants to control but Landers manages to buck him off and is now in Sears's guard! Nice work there by Landers!
Landers is working Sears over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Landers distracts Sears with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Landers showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sears keeping moving, preventing Landers from controlling successfully.
Landers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sears is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landers trying to control but Sears is working from the bottom.
Landers looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sears not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Landers misses with a body shot.
Landers misses the shot to the body.
Landers swings for the body but Sears moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sears shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Landers as he jumps to the side.

Landers looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Landers is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Harry Sears will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Landers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Landers landing with the ground and pound.
Landers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sears swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sears pulls Landers in close to prevent any damage.
Landers not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Sears pushes Landers off and scrambles back to his feet.
Harry Sears is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Landers closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sears's guard.
Landers working some strikes from top position.
Sears manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Landers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sears on the ground.
Sears can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Landers is looking to escape.
Landers on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Landers tries to get out of the position.
Landers squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sears trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Landers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sears looking to control but Landers is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sears thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landers tries to reverse the position but Sears maintains control.
Landers taking shots to the head.
Sears trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Landers is looking to get to half guard.
Sears throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sears goes for an armbar but Landers turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Landers.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Landers not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sears looking to control.
Landers scoring with some ground and pound.
Landers has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sears has momentary wrist control but Landers slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Landers is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Landers postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Landers dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Sears is looking to clinch.
Sears ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Landers moves away.

Landers is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sears's half guard.
Sears wants to get back to his feet.
Sears wants to control but Landers is keeping busy.
Landers looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Landers is keen to just control but Sears is a slippery customer.
Landers is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Sears is trying to stand up here but Landers is controlling him well.
Landers trying to mount his opponent but Sears defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sears misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Landers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Landers leaves Sears with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sears takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Sears gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Landers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sears swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Landers throwing strikes but missing.
Sears keeping moving, preventing Landers from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landers content to stall in guard here.
Landers keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sears's head.
Landers scoring with punches to the head and body.
Landers wants to pass the guard but Sears is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Landers connects with a couple of short punches.
Landers is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Landers is working Sears over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sears is looking to stand up but Landers isn't so interested in that idea.
Sears has momentary wrist control but Landers slips an elbow through the middle.
Landers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sears is keeping the position for now.
Landers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sears has momentary wrist control but Landers slips an elbow through the middle.
Landers preventing the sweep.
Landers is stalling in the full guard.
Landers sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sears's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landers is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sears trying to control from the bottom.
Landers is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Landers controlling the action here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Landers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Landers has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Landers!