PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Put Lorlek (ranked 3385 p4p, 374 weight class) and Tomi Bryan (ranked 4513 p4p, 462 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Lorlek
vs
Bryan

187 cm
25
195 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

170 cm
25
192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Put Lorlek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tomi Bryan!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Lorlek. No joy for Bryan on that attempt.
Lorlek throws out a powerful jab.
Nice jab there from Lorlek.
Bryan misses the body punch
letting Lorlek counter with a right hand.
Bryan tries for a takedown but Lorlek sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lorlek definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bryan misses the shot to the body.
Lorlek connects with a right hand. Bryan shakes it off.
Bryan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bryan throws a sloppy body shot
and Lorlek counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bryan thinking.
Lorlek lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lorlek connects with the punch.

It looks like Tomi Bryan has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bryan throws a hook but Lorlek avoids it easily.
Lorlek lands a body shot.
Bryan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lorlek digs a good hook to Bryan's body.
Bryan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bryan slips under a jab.
Bryan drops his hands momentarily and Lorlek takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lorlek digs a good hook to Bryan's body.
Bryan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Lorlek counter with a right hand.
Bryan swings for the body but Lorlek moves out of range.
Lorlek is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lorlek darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bryan walks into a straight right hand from Lorlek.
Lorlek is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lorlek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Decent striking displayed by Lorlek there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryan swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Lorlek counter with a right hand.
Lorlek uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bryan has time to react.
Lorlek lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorlek lands a really nice looking cross but Bryan seems unphased.

Bryan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lorlek is trying to defend but Bryan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bryan trying to control the pace.
Bryan throwing shots but Lorlek is blocking nicely.
Bryan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lorlek is looking to control Bryan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lorlek avoid being mounted?
Bryan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bryan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bryan slips a nice elbow through Lorlek's hands, connecting with Lorlek's forehead.
Bryan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lorlek avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bryan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan drops an elbow to the side of Lorlek's head.
Bryan drops an elbow to the side of Lorlek's head.
Lorlek taking some punishment here, with Bryan in his half guard.
Bryan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bryan in particular looking to stall.
Lorlek is looking for a sweep. Bryan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lorlek on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lorlek tries to get out of the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bryan in particular looking to stall.
Let's hope that Bryan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Put Lorlek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tomi Bryan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lorlek scores with a shot to the body.
Bryan misses with a jab to the body
letting Lorlek counter with a right hand.
Bryan moves out of range as Lorlek strikes.
A jab from Lorlek misses.
Bryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lorlek moves away.
Bryan ducks right into an uppercut from Lorlek.

Bryan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lorlek is trying to control but can't.
Bryan lands with a punch from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan working the head and body with strikes.
Bryan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bryan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bryan slips a nice elbow through Lorlek's hands, connecting with Lorlek's forehead.
Bryan controlling the action here.
Bryan working the head and body with strikes.
Lorlek knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bryan on the ground.
Lorlek taking some punishment here, with Bryan in his half guard.
Bryan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lorlek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bryan can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorlek moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bryan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tomi Bryan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bryan lands a couple of elbows.
Bryan is looking to work some ground and pound but Lorlek has wrist control.
Bryan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bryan connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan lands a couple of digs.
Lorlek has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bryan has passed into side control.
Bryan working the body and head with strikes.
Lorlek tries to bench press Bryan off him but Bryan keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lorlek is letting Bryan control him for a moment.
Bryan working the ground and pound from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan cracks Lorlek with a big elbow.
Bryan scores with a couple of short elbows.

Lorlek is rocked!
Bryan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bryan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lorlek to see if he's OK.
Oh Lorlek is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bryan works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bryan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lorlek some visible discomfort.
Bryan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bryan lands a strong strike to the head of Lorlek. That's dazed him! Bryan looking to finish here. Lorlek is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Bryan lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomi Bryan!
After the fight, Tomi Bryan was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Put Lorlek spoke after the fight, saying 'You are just lucky today!'.