PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raz Zar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and steve brewer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Zar
vs
brewer

190 cm
23
210 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

190 cm
24
260 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Heavy Weight Nutrition (*Recovery 152 $50!)

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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raz Zar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, steve brewer!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
brewer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Zar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around brewer's waist but brewer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zar off to one side.
brewer throws a sloppy head kick and Zar moves out of range easily.
brewer wants to land a leg kick but Zar is out of range.
brewer is looking to score with low kicks.
brewer lands with a nice body punch.
Zar takes a jab right on the kisser.
brewer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zar fails in his attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zar.
Zar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has brewer pinned against the cage. brewer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raz Zar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
brewer misses with a two punch combination.
brewer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
brewer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
brewer throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.

brewer gets the takedown into side control.
Zar is trying to improve his position.
Zar is breathing heavily.

brewer decides to take the fight back to the feet.
brewer throws a one two combo.
brewer throws a series of strikes that have Zar backpedaling.
Zar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and brewer counters with a stiff right hand.
brewer fails to land the takedown.
brewer misses with a jab, cross combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zar.
brewer looks to land a body kick but Zar moved away.
steve brewer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zar closes the distance and clinches up with brewer, looking for a takedown. Zar pushes brewer against the cage but brewer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
brewer scores with a three punch combo!
brewer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Zar avoids a punch combination nicely.
brewer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
brewer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zar fails with the takedown
and brewer counters with a three punch combo that has Zar backing up. Zar nods at brewer to acknowledge the strikes.

brewer drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
brewer working away.
Zar is letting brewer control him for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

brewer decides to stand back up. brewer steps back and let's Zar get back to his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from brewer.
brewer throws a right and a left that Zar avoids nicely.
brewer lands a jab-cross combination.
brewer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Zar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from brewer.
Zar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
brewer is working the combinations to good effect here.
brewer throws the kick towards the body but Zar avoids it.
A punch combination from brewer misses.
Zar checks a low kick from brewer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
brewer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Zar tries to clinch but brewer moves away
and brewer counters with a straight right hand.
Zar wants to clinch

and brewer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Zar's guard.
Zar keeping full guard, as brewer tries to pass.
Zar is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
brewer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Zar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. brewer is aware though and is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
brewer is stalling in the full guard.
brewer trying to control but Zar is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

steve brewer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Zar with a poor takedown
letting brewer counter with a right hand.
brewer misses with a series of wild punches.
brewer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Zar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
brewer misses with a two punch combination.
A nice combination there by brewer.
brewer throws a series of punches but Zar moves out of range.
Zar shoots in but brewer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from brewer.
brewer throws a right and a left that Zar avoids nicely.
brewer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
brewer fails with the takedown.
brewer misses with a two punch combination.
brewer misses with a series of wild punches.
brewer misses with a jab, cross combination.
brewer throws a right and a left that both miss.

Zar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. brewer did well to prevent Zar getting side control.
Zar wants to control but brewer is keeping him busy.

Zar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
brewer is not content to let Zar control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
brewer throws a combination. Zar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Zar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A punch combination from brewer misses.
Zar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raz Zar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good standup being displayed there by brewer as he connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Zar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
brewer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Zar shoots in but no luck this time.
brewer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
brewer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zar tries to clinch up.
Zar dodges the punch combination from brewer.
brewer is looking to chop away at Zar's legs.
Zar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and brewer counters with a straight right hand.
Zar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

steve brewer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

brewer misses with a double jab.
brewer leaves Zar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from brewer.
brewer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Raz Zar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
brewer keeps the fight on the outside.
Zar shoots in and drives through. brewer sprawls well.
brewer looks to land a combination but Zar avoids it well.
Zar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zar blocks a low kick nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zar checks a leg kick.
Zar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
brewer throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around brewer's waist but brewer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zar off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raz Zar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
brewer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A left and a right from brewer both land. Nice combination.
brewer throws a series of punches but Zar avoids them all with ease.
brewer misses with a jab, cross combination.
brewer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Zar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A punch combination from brewer misses.
Zar shoots in for a takedown but brewer shows good takedown defense.
brewer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zar backs up against the cage.
Zar tries for a takedown but brewer circles away easily
and brewer counters with a series of strikes. Zar will be more careful next time no doubt.
brewer stuffs the takedown attempt from Zar. Zar gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
brewer throws a leg kick but Zar checks it.
brewer throws a shot to the body.
Zar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zar misses with a wild combination.
brewer throws a leg kick but Zar sees it coming and moves out of range.
brewer misses with a body kick.
brewer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zar.
brewer cracks Zar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zar shoots and misses
and brewer counters with a three punch combo that has Zar backing up. Zar nods at brewer to acknowledge the strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from brewer is defended easily by Zar.
brewer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zar misses with a takedown

and brewer counters with a single leg into guard. Zar didn't expect that.
Zar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
steve brewer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in brewer's guard.
Zar is looking to stand up but brewer won't let him.
brewer keeping moving, preventing Zar from controlling successfully.
Zar would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
brewer wants to stand but Zar is controlling the position.

Zar stands and steps away. brewer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
brewer throws a series of punches but Zar moves out of range.
brewer throws a combination that misses

and Zar counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
brewer wants to control but Zar postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
steve brewer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well brewer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... steve brewer!