PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colby Bryant (ranked 3364 p4p, 403 weight class) and Ben Tambling (ranked 5238 p4p, 503 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Bryant
vs
Tambling

194 cm
25
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

195 cm
28
207 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Threads of HARDCORE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colby Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Tambling!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Bryant takes the fight into the clinch.
Tambling wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bryant keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tambling's efforts to push away.
Tambling has had enough of the clinch but Bryant keeps him there for the moment.
Tambling tries to break the clinch but Bryant is controlling the position.
Come on Bryant - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bryant makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bryant dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Bryant.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Bryant.
Bryant slowing the pace effectively.
Our sources have told us that Bryant has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Bryant lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tambling backwards.
Bryant lands a damaging elbow.
Tambling's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Tambling is rocked!
Bryant works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tambling is still on wobbly legs! Can Bryant finish him?
Tambling looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bryant has a couple of punches blocked by Tambling.
Bryant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tambling blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bryant.
Bryant working aggressively here.
Bryant pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Tambling! Bryant unloads with more strikes and Tambling sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colby Bryant!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Colby Bryant waved his t-shirt featuring Threads of HARDCORE's logo in front of the cameras.