PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jayson Frank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CM Brizz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Frank
vs
Brizz

198 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jayson Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, CM Brizz!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brizz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
CM Brizz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frank tries to clinch up but Brizz circles away and keeps his distance.
Frank moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Frank moves into the clinch.
Brizz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brizz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Frank is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brizz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Frank pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jayson Frank has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CM Brizz.
Brizz can't break the clinch.
Frank wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brizz has him pressed against the cage.
Brizz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Frank avoiding damage.
Frank with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Frank displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brizz up against the cage.
Brizz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brizz jumps guard but Frank turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Frank tries a knee to the head but Brizz blocks it.
Frank is trying to force a seperation but Brizz has the dominant position.

Frank breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brizz fails with a takedown attempt.
Brizz looks winded!
Frank tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brizz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brizz lands with a nice combination. Frank backs away looking to recover.
Frank tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Frank closes the distance and clinches.
Frank is trying to break the clinch but Brizz is controlling him.
Brizz tries to score a body lock takedown but Frank shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Frank lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brizz is trying to pull guard but Frank turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Frank manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Brizz with that takedown attempt.
Frank tries to clinch up but Brizz circles away and keeps his distance.

Frank closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frank slips a nice elbow through Brizz's hands, connecting with Brizz's forehead.
Frank wants to get back to his feet.
Frank looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brizz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Frank lands a nice short elbow.
Frank lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Frank stands up from half guard.

Frank shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Frank showed some decent athleticism there.
Brizz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Frank not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brizz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Frank.

Frank seems to be working for a kimura but Brizz defends the submission attempt.
Brizz is trying to maintain the position but Frank is very close to passing his half guard.
Frank 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Brizz.
Frank takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Frank escapes and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frank doesn't manage to clinch there - Brizz circles away.
Frank shoots for a double leg takedown but Brizz sprawls well. He's pushed Frank's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A cross from Frank lands.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Frank leaves Brizz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brizz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jayson Frank dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Frank wants to clinch.
Frank really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Frank tries to close the distance and clinch but Brizz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brizz fails with a takedown attempt.
Brizz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Frank defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brizz defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brizz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brizz is breathing heavily.

Frank closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Frank breaks the clinch.
Brizz stuffs the takedown.
Brizz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Frank sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jayson Frank has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CM Brizz.
Brizz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Frank tries to avoid it but Brizz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Frank to the ground. Frank escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Frank closes the distance and pushes Brizz back into the cage.
Brizz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Frank's efforts to push away.

Frank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brizz avoids a punch combination nicely.

Frank scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Frank landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Frank slips a nice elbow through Brizz's hands, connecting with Brizz's forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Frank lands a nice short elbow.
Frank not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brizz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Frank scores with a couple of nice shots.
Frank working Brizz over with strikes.

Frank decides to return to a standing position.
Frank misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brizz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brizz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Frank connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brizz scrambles back to his feet.

Brizz tries to keep at a distance but Frank has taken the fight into the clinch.
Frank tries to stall but Brizz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Frank breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Brizz.
Frank shoots in for a takedown but Brizz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Brizz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Frank's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Frank wants to break the clinch but can't.
Frank misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Frank pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Frank. No joy for Brizz on that attempt.
A punch combination from Frank misses.
Brizz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Frank pinned against the cage. Frank gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Frank pushes Brizz up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frank tries to land a knee to the head but Brizz blocks with his arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Frank as Brizz tries to tie him up.
Frank tries to break the clinch but Brizz is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jayson Frank dominated that second round.
That's time! Frank's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Brizz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brizz.
Frank misses with the head strike.
Frank taking a breather.
Brizz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Frank gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Frank wants to get back to striking at distance but Brizz won't allow it.

Brizz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brizz misses the shot to the body.
Brizz tries a head kick but it misses.
Frank throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brizz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Frank closes the distance and pushes Brizz back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brizz can't break the clinch.
Frank manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Frank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frank misses with a takedown attempt - Brizz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Frank throws a body kick that misses.
Frank shoots for a takedown but Brizz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Brizz clinches.
Brizz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Frank's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank prevents the takedown attempt.
Frank keeps control of Brizz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brizz keeps control of Frank as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Frank displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brizz up against the cage.
Frank wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Frank misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brizz.
Brizz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jayson Frank has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CM Brizz.
Frank lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brizz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Frank trying to control the position but instead, Brizz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Frank into the cage.
Frank throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brizz blocks it with crossed arms.
Frank throws a knee to the head but misses.
Frank looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Frank is trying to break the clinch but Brizz has him pressed against the cage.
Frank misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jayson Frank has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Brizz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jayson Frank is winning the standup battle so far.
Brizz doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Frank decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brizz's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Frank wanted to stand there but Brizz had control of the position.
Frank makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Frank decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Brizz, up you get!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frank tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jayson Frank is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frank tries to clinch but Brizz is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Brizz has Frank up against the cage in a clinch.
Brizz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Frank just stands there and leans against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jayson Frank showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Frank 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jayson Frank!