PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michal Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Bryant
vs
White

193 cm
18
177 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michal Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matthew White!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
White tries to clinch up.
White is looking to clinch but Bryant is avoiding it.

White gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bryant avoids it.
White is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bryant has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by White after a bit of a struggle.
Bryant tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. White just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Bryant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bryant changes levels and goes for a takedown here. White fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Bryant rushes White and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
White digs a right hand underneath Bryant's ribcage. Bryant let out a lung full of air as it connected.
White can't get the takedown.
White has Bryant pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bryant manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bryant really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant goes for a takedown attempt but White pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
White looks to land a combination. Bryant sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Michal Bryant has been cut.
White fails with the takedown.
Bryant stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bryant wants it to stay on the feet.
White looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bryant is fending him off so far but White persists. Nope, Bryant circles away and we're back to standing.
White tries to clinch but Bryant moves out of range.
White is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
White shoots in looking for a takedown but Bryant manages to keep the fight standing, pushing White's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bryant fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Bryant circles away.
White shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Bryant counters with a shoot takedown. White fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bryant is looking to work some ground and pound but White has wrist control.
White working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bryant.
Bryant is looking to work some ground and pound but White has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
White looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bryant puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bryant seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but White does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bryant thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed White's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

White looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bryant missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bryant lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bryant missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bryant seems to be working for a kimura but White defends the submission attempt.
Bryant not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bryant wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
Bryant is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bryant thows a huge punch but White dodges it nicely.

Bryant is looking for a kimura but White is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bryant to get the leverage.
White is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Michal Bryant will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michal Bryant's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

White tries to clinch but Bryant is having none of it.
Matthew White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
White paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Bryant looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for White!
Bryant tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bryant in side control, throwing shots but White defends.
White is looking to regain half guard here but Bryant keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
White is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White wants to control but Bryant is keeping busy and won't allow it.
White is trying to stand up here but Bryant is controlling him well.
White is trying to control but Bryant manages to pass to mount!
Bryant controlling from the full mount.
Bryant connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
White in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bryant lands a heavy elbow.
White tries to hold on but Bryant pushes him away.
Michal Bryant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
White is squirming around, avoiding Bryant's attempts to control the action.
White's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
White regains half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bryant.
Bryant lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bryant wants to stand up but White has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant working White over with strikes.
Bryant tries to stand and escape but White is controlling the position.

Bryant is trying to work for a kimura but White is defending well.
Bryant landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
White is trying to maintain the position but Bryant is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bryant is looking for a kimura here.

Bryant is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
White wants to improve his position but Bryant is controlling well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bryant decides to return to a standing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michal Bryant dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michal Bryant's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bryant shoots in for a takedown but White shows good takedown defense.
Bryant leaves White with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
White tries to clinch up.
Bryant takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bryant is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.

White moves into the clinch.

White jumps guard and drags Bryant to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

White throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bryant tries to stand but White is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant is looking to work some ground and pound but White has wrist control.
Bryant wants to get up but he can't break White's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
White pulls Bryant in to control the position.
Bryant is looking to stand up but White won't let him.
White is trying to keep Bryant in close.

White is looking for a triangle here but Bryant uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
White takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is not content to let Bryant control the position.
Bryant misses with the ground and pound.
Bryant throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bryant is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bryant controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is looking for a sweep.
White can't do much from the bottom here.

Bryant working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bryant throws a strike aimed at the side of White's head but White avoids it well.
Bryant postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
White is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear White down.
Bryant takes a little break here. White wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Bryant wants to stand but White is controlling his arm.
White wants to control but Bryant postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bryant tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bryant misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michal Bryant showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bryant, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michal Bryant!