PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shane Brian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Foot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane Brian has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Brian
vs
Foot

180 cm
24
160 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

169 cm
20
160 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Brian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Foot!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brian pivots, looking for a leg kick but Foot is out of range and Brian settles back down.
A head kick misses from Foot.
Foot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Foot does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Foot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Foot scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Shane Brian has been cut.
A right-left combo lands from Foot.

Brian has managed to clinch.
Foot takes an elbow to the temple.
Foot can't break the clinch.
Brian lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Foot manages to break the clinch.
Brian throws a leg kick which misses Foot's front leg but catches the back leg as Foot tries to avoid it.
Brian moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brian will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Foot lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Brian backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foot throws a hook to the side of Brian's head but Brian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brian shoots in for a double leg but Foot sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Foot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Foot tries to bum rush Brian with a series of wild strikes but Brian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foot throws a nice outside leg kick.
Foot throws a head kick that misses.
Foot throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brian.
Foot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Foot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brian wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Foot.
Foot throws a nice looking combination but Brian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Foot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brian moves in looking to clinch but Foot pushes him off.
Foot throws a head kick that misses.
Brian shoots for a takedown but Foot saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Foot scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Foot moves out of range as Brian strikes.
Brian wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brian dodges the punch combination from Foot.
Brian avoids a punch combination nicely.
Foot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Foot throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brian's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Foot throws a leg kick that is checked

and Brian counters by clinching up.
Brian throws an elbow that misses.
Brian throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Brian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Foot throws a combination that misses
and Brian counters with a nice body kick.
Brian fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Foot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Brian.
Brian is breathing heavily.
Brian looks to land a body kick but Foot moved away.
Brian throws a head kick that misses
and Foot counters with a good low kick that Brian was not able to check.
George Foot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Foot tries a head kick but it misses.
Brian tries to clinch but Foot moves out of range.
A head kick by Foot misses
and Brian counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Foot throws a sloppy head kick and Brian moves out of range easily.
Brian throws a sloppy body shot
and Foot counters with a one-two to the body.
Some wild striking there from Foot.
Brian tries to clinch up.
Foot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Foot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brian lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A jab lands there for Foot.
A cross from Foot lands.
Foot misses with a combination
and Brian counters with a head kick.
Brian tries to clinch up.
Brian blocks a head kick by Foot.
Foot feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brian's calf.
Foot swings for the body but Brian moves out of range.
Brian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Foot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brian throws a head kick that misses.
Foot throws a head kick that misses.
Foot swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brian counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Foot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Brian's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Good work by Brian as he checks the leg kick.

Foot tries to keep at a distance but Brian has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brian gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Foot breaks the clinch.
Foot throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brian counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Foot thinking.
Brian throws a head kick that misses.
Brian lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brian.
Brian tries to clinch up but Foot circles away and keeps his distance.
Brian will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brian throws a head kick but Foot moves out of range.
Brian is looking to clinch but Foot is avoiding it.

Brian moves into range and clinches up with Foot.

Foot manages to break the clinch.
Brian is looking to wear down Foot with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Foot goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Foot throws a sloppy head kick and Brian moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Foot moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foot moves out of range of the body kick.
Foot throws a nice looking combination but Brian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shane Brian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brian throws a body kick that misses.
Foot scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Foot throws a combination that misses
and Brian counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Brian tries to clinch there but Foot circles away.
Brian throws a right hand that Foot ducks under and follows up with a left that Foot also avoids with ease.
Brian swinging wilding here.
Brian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good leg kick by Foot there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Foot lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Foot cracks Brian with a right hand to the side of the head.
Foot throws a head kick that misses
and Brian counters with a one-two to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Foot in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foot throws a leg kick which misses Brian's front leg but catches the back leg as Brian tries to avoid it.
Foot is looking to score with low kicks.
Foot misses with a series of wild punches.
Foot takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Foot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
George Foot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Foot throws a head kick that misses.
Foot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brian throws a nice head kick!
Foot lands a nice shot that snaps Brian's head back.
Brian moves out of range of the strikes.
Foot throws a head kick but Brian moves out of range.
Foot will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Foot has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Foot misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foot scoring well with a low kick there.
George Foot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brian falls off balance throwing a combination
and Foot counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Foot throws a lazy head kick
and Brian counters with a two punch combo.
Foot scores with a three punch combo!
Foot scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Shane Brian's cut is getting worse.
Foot throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brian.
Foot misses with a few strikes there.
Foot closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Foot lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Brian backs up against the cage.
Brian misses with a head kick.
Brian moves forwards but Foot connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Foot is working the combinations to good effect here.
Brian takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brian circles away quickly and effectively.
Foot lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Foot misses with a two punch combination.
Foot just misses with a punch to the body.
Foot misses with the combination.
Brian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Foot misses with a series of wild punches.
Foot lands with a nice combination. Brian backs away looking to recover.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brian looks to clinch
and Foot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Foot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shane Brian's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Foot scores with a three punch combo!
Brian looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brian moves in looking to clinch but Foot pushes him off.
Foot throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Brian misses.
Brian cracks Foot with a good jab.
A clash of legs there as Brian blocks the low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Foot.
Foot throws a series of punches but Brian moves out of range.
Brian is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A combination from Foot does no damage.
Foot throws a head kick that misses
and Brian counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brian.
Brian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brian closes this distance looking for a takedown but Foot circles away.
Foot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brian throws a body punch but Foot moves out of range.
Brian pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brian checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Foot with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brian wants to clinch.
Brian misses with an uppercut.
Brian tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Foot counters with a stiff right hand.
Foot tries a head kick but it misses.
Foot fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brian.
Foot thows a leg kick but Brian checks it
and Brian counters with a one-two to the body.
George Foot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Foot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice jab there from Foot.
Brian takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brian fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brian tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Foot counters with a low kick, right behind Brian 's knee.
Foot tries a head kick but it misses.
Foot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A left and a right from Foot both land. Nice combination.
Foot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Foot avoids the head kick by Brian.
Brian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Foot swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brian gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Foot lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Foot avoids the elbow strike from Brian, against the cage.
Brian wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brian tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Foot just stands there and leans against the cage.
Foot tries to land a knee to the head but Brian blocks with his arms.
Brian taking a breather.
Foot with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brian takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brian is pressed up against the cage. Foot has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brian down to the mat. Brian avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Foot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brian closes the distance looking to clinch
and Foot counters with a right hand to the body.
Brian avoids the head kick by Foot.
Foot circles away from the clinch attempt
and Foot counters with a slapping leg kick.

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.
Brian avoids a punch combination nicely.
Foot throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brian counters with a nice body kick.
Brian chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Foot can pounce on him.
Brian tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Foot counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from Brian.
Foot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Foot throws a right hand that Brian ducks under and follows up with a left that Brian also avoids with ease.
Foot misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Foot.
Shane Brian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Foot throws a head kick that misses.
Foot throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Foot throws a nice looking combination but Brian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Foot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Foot winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Foot!