PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michel Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allen Brian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Michel Gray has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Gray
vs
Brian

162 cm
23
279 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

203 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Michel Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Allen Brian!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brian takes a swing at Gray's ribcage but misses.
Gray moves out of range of the body kick.
Brian swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Gray counters with a crisp one two that drops Brian! Gray thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Brian to his feet! Brian is in big trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brian slaps away a takedown attempt from Gray, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gray shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brian but Brian pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brian shoots for a takedown but Gray saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brian is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gray sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gray goes for a double leg but Brian avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Brian continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michel Gray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gray is working for takedown but Brian is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gray prevents a takedown attempt there.

Brian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brian moves away.
Gray is looking to clinch but Brian is avoiding it.
Gray tries to clinch up.
Brian looks to land a body kick but Gray moved away.
Gray moves in looking to clinch but Brian pushes him off.
Brian misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brian closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gray circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gray.
Gray swats away the attempt to clinch by Brian.
Brian fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gray goes for a double leg but Brian avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Brian continues to drive forward.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brian tries to land knees in the clinch but Gray avoids the damage to the body.

Brian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gray tries for a takedown but Brian circles away easily
and Brian counters with a left and a right that stings Gray.

Brian fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gray to the ground. Brian is now in Gray's guard.
Brian looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brian postures up.
Brian postures up in Gray's guard and throws a big left but Gray blocks it.
Brian is stalling in the full guard.
Gray is trying to control the position but Brian postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brian trying to move into half guard but instead Gray has managed to sweep!
Gray won't allow Brian to sweep him here.
Brian throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Brian wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Brian is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gray is looking to control Brian's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gray avoid being mounted?
Gray is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brian is looking for a kimura but Gray is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brian to get the leverage.
Brian keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Brian passes the guard and advances to mount!
Brian raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gray is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brian putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Michel Gray will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gray lands a two punch combo.
Brian throws a head kick that misses.
Gray shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brian sprawls well. Brian wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gray gets slowly back to his feet.
Brian misses with a takedown attempt - Gray sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gray misses with a takedown attempt

and Brian holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gray prevents a body shot from Brian.
Brian stalling the fight.

Brian works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Brian is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brian is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Brian prevents Gray from getting back to his feet.
Gray looking to control.

Allen Brian has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Brian tries to clinch but Gray moves out of range.
Gray tries to close the distance and clinch but Brian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gray fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brian avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michel Gray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gray shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brian but Brian pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gray gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Brian stopping the sweep attempt from Gray.
Brian stays in close to Gray's body and controls the position.
Brian makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brian wants to get up but he can't break Gray's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Brian looking to pass the guard.
Brian content to stall in guard here.
Brian wants to stand but Gray is controlling his posture from full guard.
Brian pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gray is keeping the position for now.
Gray might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brian's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Brian trying to control but Gray is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Allen Brian was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Brian closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gray to the mat! Gray manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brian is breathing heavily.
Brian tries to free his leg and advance position but Gray is retaining full guard.
Gray keeping moving, preventing Brian from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Brian decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Allen Brian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Gray fails with the takedown.
Gray tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gray changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brian tries to avoid it but Gray manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brian to the ground. Brian escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gray throws a series of punches but Brian avoids them all with ease.
Gray misses with a double jab

and Brian counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brian.
Brian pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gray is keeping the position for now.
Brian trying to control the position from guard on top but Gray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Brian drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Brian jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray keeping moving, preventing Brian from controlling successfully.
Gray is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gray keeping full guard, as Brian tries to pass.
Brian controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gray is looking to stand back up but Brian counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Gray.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brian is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Gray manages to get to full guard.
Gray wants to get back to his feet but Brian is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brian scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gray keeping moving, preventing Brian from controlling successfully.
Brian stays in close to Gray's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Allen Brian.
Brian circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brian walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gray checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Michel Gray is winning the standup battle so far.
Brian tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gray swivels and escapes.
Brian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brian tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gray swivels and escapes.
Gray tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Brian defends well and Gray ends up having to push Brian into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michel Gray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brian tries to pull guard but Gray forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gray is looking to take this one to the mat.
Brian tries to pull guard but Gray won't allow it.
Brian prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gray tries to break free but Brian pushes him back against the cage.
Gray gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brian.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gray is looking to break free of the clinch but Brian has double underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Allen Brian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brian 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Allen Brian!
Allen Brian decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.