PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roland Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nickolas Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nickolas Bryant has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Grant
vs
Bryant

183 cm
23
197 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

170 cm
24
193 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Fightworld Formula

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 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Roland Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nickolas Bryant!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant misses with a body kick.
Grant moves in looking to clinch but Bryant pushes him off.
Grant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bryant.
Bryant takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A left lands for Grant.
Bryant swings for the body but Grant moves out of range.
Grant lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grant throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bryant with a jab.
Grant throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bryant.
Bryant scores with a jab. Grant acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bryant takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

It looks like Nickolas Bryant has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bryant shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grant sprawls well. Grant wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bryant gets slowly back to his feet.
Bryant moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bryant misses with an uppercut
enabling Grant to counter with a crisp jab.
Bryant keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bryant throws a leg kick
and Bryant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grant thuds his right hand into Bryant's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant connects with a looping right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Grant. No joy for Bryant on that attempt.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses
and Grant counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Roland Grant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grant misses with a right hand

and Bryant counters with a shoot takedown. Grant fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grant bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bryant's guard.
Grant trying to control the position from guard on top but Bryant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grant pushes down on Bryant's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Grant is taking a breather. Bryant says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grant wants to work for an arm triangle but Bryant is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bryant is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grant perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Grant trying to control the action but Bryant is working from the bottom.

Grant is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Bryant still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Bryant has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Bryant wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grant keeps working.

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.
Bryant working the ground and pound but Grant is defending the strikes.
Bryant throws an elbow but Grant slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bryant scoring with punches and elbows.
Bryant landing strikes.

Bryant goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Grant has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bryant but great work by Grant.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grant moves into full mount!
Bryant tries to hold on but Grant pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roland Grant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nickolas 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.

Grant misses with a hook
and Bryant counters with a nice body shot.
Grant takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Grant throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bryant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grant is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bryant.
Bryant attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bryant moves forwards but Grant connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Grant takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grant misses with a straight left.
Bryant throws a right hand that misses
and Grant counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grant is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant swings widly with a right hand
enabling Bryant to counter with a crisp jab.
Grant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bryant moves away.
Grant on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bryant swings widly with a right hand
and Bryant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bryant shoots in but no luck this time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bryant. Grant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bryant has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grant finds it's way round the side to connect with Bryant's head.
Grant connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Grant lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant swings widly with a right hand
and Grant counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bryant misses with a left hand
letting Grant counter with a right hand.
Grant misses with a hook
and Bryant counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grant tests Bryant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grant misses with a body shot.
Bryant misses with a jab to the body
and Grant counters with a series of strikes. Bryant will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant misses with a leg kick
letting Grant counter with a right hand.
Grant fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bryant misses with a shot to the body
and Grant counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bryant's knee momentarily.
Roland Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bryant throws a lazy head kick
and Grant counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Bryant misses
and Grant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bryant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grant.
Roland Grant is winning the standup battle so far.
Grant fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bryant checks it well.
Grant lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bryant on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bryant throws a leg kick
and Grant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Bryant misses
and Grant counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Grant misses.
A nice combination there by Grant.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant punishes Bryant's body with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grant lands a right hook to the body.
Bryant is breathing heavily.
Grant misses with a body shot
and Bryant counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Roland Grant will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nickolas Bryant's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Grant lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bryant at a distance.
Bryant uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grant.
Bryant just misses with a punch to the body.
Grant misses with a low kick.
Nice shot by Bryant.
Bryant looks to score with a jab to the body but Grant is just out of range.
Grant misses with a body shot.

Bryant feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bryant trying to control but Grant is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant throws a strike but Grant rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Grant trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.
Grant looking to sit in guard and control but Bryant gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bryant postures up in Grant's guard and throws a big left but Grant blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bryant content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bryant trying to control the position from guard on top but Grant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bryant working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bryant looking to sit in guard and control but Grant gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bryant wants to sweep here but Grant controlling him for the moment.
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.
Grant trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Grant is stalling in the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Roland Grant wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Grant connects with the punch.
Grant takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grant throws a leg kick but Bryant moved away.
Bryant throws an off balance right hand
and Grant counters with an inside leg kick.
Grant moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nickolas Bryant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Grant has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Roland Grant!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Roland Grant!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight as a draw!

Roland Grant wins by majority decision!