PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeo Pardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Bryan
vs
Pardy

185 cm
18
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

188 cm
20
179 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Bryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeo Pardy!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Pardy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bryan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bryan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bryan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pardy.
Pardy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bryan circles away.
Bryan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Bryan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Pardy as Bryan shoots in.
Bryan misses with a straight right.

Bryan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bryan is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Bryan in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bryan throws an elbow but Pardy slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pardy is not content to let Bryan control the position.
Bryan advances nicely into full mount.
Pardy manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pardy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Pardy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bryan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bryan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Pardy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bryan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pardy swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Pardy has his foot on Bryan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bryan works his way back into a safe position though.
Bryan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pardy's guard.
Pardy wants to improve his position but Bryan is controlling well.

Bryan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bryan moves into full mount! Pardy won't be happy about that!
Pardy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pardy looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pardy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bryan breaks from Pardy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bryan controlling from the full mount.
Pardy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pardy wants to control but Bryan is having none of it.
Bryan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bryan moves to take his opponent's back.
I would not like to be Pardy right now.
Pardy is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pardy is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Pardy manages to reverse the position and now he's in Bryan's guard. Nice work there by Pardy.
Bryan looking for a sweep. Not yet Bryan, not yet.

Bryan is looking for a triangle but Pardy pushes his legs off easily.

Bryan is looking for a triangle but Pardy pushes his legs off easily.
Pardy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pardy preventing the sweep.
Pardy trying to control but Bryan is working from the bottom.

Pardy drops back looking for a leg! Bryan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bryan manages to kick Pardy off! Pardy jumps back into Bryan's guard.
Pardy wants to pass the guard but Bryan is keeping the position.

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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pardy stuffs the takedown attempt from Bryan. Bryan gets slowly back to his feet.
Bryan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pardy as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kobe Bryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left and a right from Pardy both land. Nice combination.
Pardy fails with a takedown attempt.
Pardy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Bryan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pardy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bryan is looking to take a break and control but Pardy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bryan tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bryan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pardy down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kobe Bryan dominated that round.
That's time! Bryan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pardy with a poor takedown
and Bryan counters with a stiff right hand.
Kobe Bryan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bryan has a takedown stuffed.
Pardy swinging wilding here.
Pardy throws a combination that misses

and Bryan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pardy's guard now.

Pardy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bryan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pardy's head.
Pardy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bryan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bryan is stalling in the full guard.

Pardy had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bryan is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Pardy Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bryan's back instead.
Pardy is trying to stick to Bryan's back but Bryan is turning into Pardy. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Pardy's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bryan.
Bryan postures up.
Pardy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bryan is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pardy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Bryan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pardy!
Pardy wants to control but Bryan is having none of it.
Pardy tries to reverse the position but Bryan maintains control.
Bryan controlling the pace for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bryan with shots to the head and body - Pardy looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bryan prevents Pardy from getting the reversal.
Kobe Bryan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pardy slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bryan trying to pass the guard but Pardy defending well.
Bryan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pardy tries to reverse the position but Bryan maintains control.
Bryan controlling the position easily from mount.
Bryan with good strikes from the mount here!
Pardy bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Pardy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bryan is keeping the position for now.
Bryan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bryan trying to control the position here.
Bryan wants to sweep here but Pardy controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bryan is looking for a triangle but Pardy pushes his legs off easily.

Pardy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Bryan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bryan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bryan trying to control but Pardy is having none of it.
Bryan controlling from mount.
Pardy is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan controlling the position easily from mount.
Pardy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bryan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pardy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bryan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kobe Bryan dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Pardy throws a one two combo.
Pardy misses with the combination.
Pardy takes a jab right on the kisser.

Bryan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Pardy!
Pardy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bryan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pardy tries to hold on but Bryan pushes him away.
Pardy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bryan working Pardy over with strikes here.
Bryan controlling the position easily from mount.
A nice elbow there by Bryan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pardy taking shots to the head.
Pardy can't escape the position.
Bryan controlling the position easily from mount.
Pardy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bryan with the ground and pound from mount.
Pardy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bryan trying to control but Pardy is having none of it.
Pardy is working to get back to half guard.

That's two 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.
Pardy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bryan controlling the position easily from mount.
Pardy can't escape the position.
Bryan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pardy can't escape the position.
Pardy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Bryan working for a submission but Pardy is keeping him at bay.
Pardy tries to reverse the position but Bryan maintains control.
Bryan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pardy is looking to escape.
Bryan working Pardy over with strikes here.
Pardy wants to hold on but Bryan pushes him away.
Bryan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pardy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bryan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pardy is trying desperately to improve position.

Bryan jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Pardy manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Pardy keeping his opponent close.
Pardy wants to control but Bryan postures up.
Pardy is looking for a sweep.
Pardy wants to control but Bryan postures up.
Jeo Pardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pardy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pardy is refusing to be controlled, as Bryan sits in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kobe Bryan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bryan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kobe Bryan!