PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elvin Bryant (ranked 9341 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tinman Roberts (ranked 5550 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bryant
vs
Roberts

170 cm
18
278 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

192 cm
25
235 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Elvin Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tinman Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Roberts scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Elvin Bryant has been cut.
Roberts fails with the takedown.
Tinman Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roberts misses with a double jab.

Bryant moves into range and clinches up with Roberts.

Roberts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bryant is looking to clinch.

Roberts closes the distance and clinches.
Bryant tries to break free but Roberts pushes him back against the cage.

Roberts gets control of Bryant's arms and successfully pulls guard. Roberts will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bryant might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Roberts trying to control the position here.
Bryant in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts managing to control the position.
Roberts wants to sweep but no luck.
Roberts has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bryant wanted to stand there but Roberts had control of the position.

Roberts is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Bryant presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Roberts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant avoids the head kick by Roberts.
Bryant tries to counter by clinching up but Roberts breaks away and moves out of range.
Bryant really is a fat lump.
Roberts misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Roberts slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Roberts closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bryant circles away.
Elvin Bryant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tinman Roberts.

Roberts takes the fight into the clinch.
Bryant has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Roberts manages to break the clinch.

Roberts closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bryant tries to break free but Roberts pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Bryant's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bryant wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Roberts has him pressed against the cage.

Roberts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bryant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bryant tries to clinch up but Roberts circles away and keeps his distance.
Bryant avoids a kick to the body.

Roberts moves into the clinch.
Bryant tries to circle away but Roberts has him pinned against the cage.

Roberts jumps guard.

Roberts uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Roberts tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bryant defends well and Roberts ends up having to push Bryant into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bryant counters with a head kick.

Roberts drives through and clinches with Bryant against the cage.
Roberts is trying to pull guard but Bryant turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Bryant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roberts fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roberts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bryant is looking to clinch.
Bryant stuffs the takedown attempt from Roberts. Roberts gets slowly back to his feet.
Bryant seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Roberts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Roberts looks winded!
Roberts shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bryant but Bryant pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tinman Roberts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elvin Bryant's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Roberts.

Roberts clinches.
Bryant wants to break free but Roberts has control.
Roberts has Bryant pressed against the cage, preventing Bryant from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Bryant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roberts has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Roberts has closed the distance and engaged Bryant in a clinch.

Roberts wants the takedown. Bryant is fighting it off but Roberts persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bryant's guard against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bryant swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bryant has a closed guard, preventing Roberts from standing up.
Roberts is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bryant keeping moving, preventing Roberts from controlling successfully.
Roberts working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bryant's head.
Roberts engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Roberts shoots in looking for a takedown but Bryant manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Roberts's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bryant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roberts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Roberts. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Roberts swats away the attempt to clinch by Bryant.
Roberts is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Roberts closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bryant quickly recovers to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bryant trying to control from the bottom.
Roberts is looking to take a break and control but Bryant is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bryant is trying to maintain the position but Roberts is very close to passing his half guard.
Roberts content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bryant keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Roberts seems to be looking for submissions.

Roberts is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Roberts trying to control the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bryant has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Roberts is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tinman Roberts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Elvin Bryant's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Roberts throws a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circle, before Roberts throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Bryant's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Roberts lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Tinman Roberts!