PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Myles Brady (ranked 1931 p4p, 207 weight class) and Gross Erock (ranked 7076 p4p, 456 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brady might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Aaron Lewis - Country Boy. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Brady
vs
Erock

168 cm
20
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

169 cm
22
159 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Prefers standup

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Myles Brady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gross Erock!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brady throws a combination that misses

and Erock counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Brady keeping moving, preventing Erock from controlling successfully.

Erock drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Brady dives on top into guard.

Brady wants to get up but he can't break Erock's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Erock is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brady stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Erock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erock is pulling down on Brady's head to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady wants to pass the guard but Erock is keeping the position.

Erock escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brady gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brady looking to pass the guard.
Brady stopping the sweep attempt from Erock.
Erock working a defensive guard here.
Erock pulls Brady in to control the position.
Erock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brady seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Brady tries to free his leg and advance position but Erock is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Erock trying to control the position here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brady thows a left - swing and a miss!
Erock throws a big counter head kick but Brady avoids it with no problem.
Brady seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Brady throws a jab but it's blocked by Erock.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Erock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brady.
Erock takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brady lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady lands a body shot.
Erock moves away from the strike by Brady.
Erock shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brady as he avoids it easily.
Brady misses with a looping right.
Erock throws a fast counter high kick but Brady manages to duck under it in time.
Erock shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brady as he jumps to the side.
Erock fails with a takedown attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Brady misses its target.
Myles Brady has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gross Erock.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erock moves out of range as Brady strikes.
Erock feints a counter leg kick.
Brady throws out a loose jab but Erock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Erock misses with a takedown attempt - Brady sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brady throws a right hand that Erock ducks under and follows up with a left that Erock also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Myles Brady dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Brady throws a left and a right that both miss
and Erock finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Brady on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Brady looks to land a left hand but Erock moved out of range nicely.
Erock throws a big counter head kick but Brady avoids it with no problem.
Brady throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Erock throws a fast counter high kick but Brady manages to duck under it in time.
Brady loads up on a big right hand but Erock slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brady works the jab nicely.
Erock ducks under a wild hook from Brady.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Erock closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Brady quickly recovers to half guard.
Erock wants to control but Brady is keeping him busy.
Brady is looking to escape.
Erock wants to pass to mount but Brady is defending the position.
Erock controlling the pace.
Erock stops Brady from getting back to his feet.
Erock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Erock stalling away here and it's allowed Brady to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Erock with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brady is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Brady can't keep his opponent in guard - Erock advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Erock has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
You get the feeling that Brady really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Erock sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Erock scoring with strikes but Brady is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erock misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Erock has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Erock trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Erock throwing strikes but Brady bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Erock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Erock is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Erock trying to keep a closed guard but Brady is proving a slippery customer.
Erock has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Erock is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brady scoring with some ground and pound.
Brady controlling from the top position.
Erock looking to control.
Erock tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brady slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Erock controlling Brady's posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Erock is looking to sweep but instead, Brady has passed into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gross Erock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Brady. Those never looked like landing.
Erock throws a big counter head kick but Brady avoids it with no problem.
Brady is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Brady is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Erock.
Erock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Brady wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brady throws out a loose jab but Erock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Erock throws a big counter head kick but Brady avoids it with no problem.
Brady is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Erock.
Erock thinks about the counter body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brady scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brady throws a series of punches but Erock avoids them all with ease.
Myles Brady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady misses with a left hand
and Erock counters with a body kick that stops Brady in his tracks momentarily.
Brady misses with a looping left.

Erock looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Erock is trying to control the action in half guard but Brady is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Erock is pressing down on Brady's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brady is holding on for now.
Erock prevents Brady from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erock is just content to waste time from the top position. Brady takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Erock stops Brady from standing up.
Brady on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brady tries to get out of the position.
Brady keeping moving, preventing Erock from controlling successfully.
Erock postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brady preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Erock postures up in Brady's guard and throws a big left but Brady blocks it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brady fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Brady, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Erock is trying to counter with his kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Erock dives in for a single leg takedown but Brady sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Brady throws an off balance right hand
and Erock counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Brady throws a right hand that misses
and Erock counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Erock takes one to the chin there.
Brady throws an overhand right that lands on Erock's shoulder, as Erock tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Erock - that will leave a mark!
Erock slips a jab from Brady.
Erock throws a fast counter high kick but Brady manages to duck under it in time.
Brady misses with a hook
and Erock counters with a head kick.
Erock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brady throws a hook but Erock avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brady misses with a hook
and Erock counters with a head kick that wobbles Brady - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Erock sends him down. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gross Erock!
An out of breath Gross Erock thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.