PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Britt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Fratz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Britt
vs
Fratz

175 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eric Britt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Fratz!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Britt is looking to clinch but Fratz is avoiding it.

Britt rushes Fratz and presses him up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Britt.
Britt misses with a body punch.
Britt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Britt tries a body shot but Fratz blocks it.
Britt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fratz has had enough of the clinch but Britt keeps him there for the moment.
Britt can't find room to land a body shot as Fratz controls the action.
Britt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Britt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fratz looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Britt misses with a body punch.
Fratz taking a breather.
Britt misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Britt.
A right hand to the body from Britt.
Britt digs a right hand into Fratz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fratz's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Britt.
Britt lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Britt.
Britt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fratz or not.
A right hand to the body from Britt.
Britt pushes Fratz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Britt lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Britt.
Britt presses Fratz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Britt is working Fratz over against the cage.
Britt is leaning against Fratz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fratz prevents a body shot from Britt.
Britt misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Britt.
Britt is working Fratz over against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Britt pushes Fratz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Britt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fratz or not.
Britt digs a right hand into Fratz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fratz's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Britt - that landed with a thud.
Fratz prevents a body shot from Britt.
Britt cracks Fratz with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Britt.
Britt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fratz wants to break free but Britt has control.
Britt tries to work over Fratz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Britt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Britt works on Fratz's body with a couple of short punches.
Fratz tries a body shot but Britt blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Britt.
Britt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Britt lands a body shot.
Britt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fratz trying to control the position but instead, Britt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fratz into the cage.
Britt keeps control of Fratz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Britt lands a nice shot to the body.
Britt misses with a body punch.
Britt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fratz's elbow.
Good body shot from Britt.
Britt misses with a body punch.
Britt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fratz prevents a body shot from Britt.
Britt lands a body punch in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Britt is leaning against Fratz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Britt tries to throw a body punch but Fratz avoids it by throwing Britt back against the cage.
Britt misses with a punch to the body.
Britt misses with a body punch.
Fratz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fratz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Britt.
Fratz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Britt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Britt cracks Fratz with a nice body shot.
Britt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fratz.
Britt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fratz is leaning against Britt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Britt is working Fratz over against the cage.
Fratz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Britt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Britt keeps control of Fratz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Britt lands a body shot.
Britt tries to work over Fratz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Britt prevents Fratz from breaking the clinch.
Britt pushes Fratz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Britt works on Fratz's body with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britt lands a nice shot to the body.
Fratz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Britt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fratz's elbow.
Britt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A looping hook to the body misses from Britt. Fratz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fratz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fratz.
Fratz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fratz swats away the attempt to clinch by Britt.
Fratz is looking to clinch.

Britt closes the distance and clinches.
Britt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Britt is working Fratz over against the cage.
Fratz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Britt misses with a punch to the body.
Britt is working Fratz over against the cage.
Britt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fratz wants to get back to striking at distance but Britt won't allow it.
Britt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fratz wants to stall.
Britt is working Fratz over against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nice body punch from Britt - that landed with a thud.
Fratz wants to break free but Britt has control.
Fratz prevents a body shot from Britt.
Fratz wants to break the clinch but can't.

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

Britt darts in and clinches Fratz up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Britt.
Fratz blocks a body shot from Britt.
Britt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fratz wants to break free but Britt has control.
Fratz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Britt can't find room to land a body shot as Fratz controls the action.
Britt misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Britt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Britt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fratz's elbow.
Fratz tries to circle away but Britt has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Britt misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Britt. Fratz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fratz tries to bum rush Britt with a series of wild strikes but Britt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fratz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fratz counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Britt dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fratz doesn't manage to clinch there - Britt circles away.
Britt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fratz doesn't manage to clinch there - Britt circles away.
Fratz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Britt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fratz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Britt wants to clinch but Fratz slips to the side

and Fratz counters by clinching up.
Fratz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Britt lands a nice shot to the body.
Britt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fratz can do to turn this around?
Britt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fratz.
Britt has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Britt lands a body punch.
Britt misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Britt.
Britt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fratz blocks a body shot from Britt.
A short body shot lands from Britt as the two fighters clinch.
Britt cracks Fratz with a nice body shot.
Fratz looking to slow down the pace here.
Eric Britt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Britt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Britt.
Britt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Britt as the two fighters clinch.
Britt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Britt tries a body shot but Fratz blocks it.
A hook to the body from Britt.
A right handed body shot lands from Britt.
Fratz wants to get back to striking at distance but Britt won't allow it.
Britt struggles to land a body shot inside as Fratz controls his hands.
Fratz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Britt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fratz or not.
A hook to the body from Britt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Britt.
Britt misses with a punch to the body.
Britt is working Fratz over against the cage.
Britt tries to work over Fratz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Fratz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fratz tries to clinch there but Britt circles away.
Fratz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fratz counters with a left and a right that stings Britt.
Fratz swats away the attempt to clinch by Britt.
Eric Britt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fratz tries to clinch up

and Britt moves into the clinch.
Britt pushes Fratz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Britt.
Good body shot from Britt.
Fratz struggles to land a body shot inside as Britt controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Britt.
Britt lands a nice shot to the body.
Britt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fratz.
Fratz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Britt keeps control of Fratz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Britt is working Fratz over against the cage.
Britt works on Fratz's body with a couple of short punches.
Fratz is trying to break free.
Britt misses with a punch to the body.
Fratz stalling in the clinch but Britt improves position.
Britt misses with a punch to the body.
Britt lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Britt as the two fighters clinch.
Britt prevents Fratz from breaking the clinch.
Fratz prevents a body shot from Britt.
Fratz looking to slow down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britt digs a right hand underneath Fratz's ribcage. Fratz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fratz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Britt struggles to land a body shot inside as Fratz controls his hands.
Fratz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Britt lands a body shot.
Britt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Britt can't find room to land a body shot as Fratz controls the action.
Fratz looking to stall.
Fratz tries to break the clinch but Britt is controlling the position.
Britt has Fratz pressed against the cage, preventing Fratz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Britt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Britt lands a shot to the body.
Fratz prevents a body shot from Britt.
Fratz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fratz blocks a body shot from Britt.
Still in the clinch, Fratz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Britt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Britt tries to work over Fratz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Britt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fratz misses with a body punch.
Fratz has had enough of the clinch but Britt keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Britt.
Britt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fratz blocks a body shot from Britt.

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.
Britt digs a right hand underneath Fratz's ribcage. Fratz let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Fratz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Britt moves into the clinch.
Britt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fratz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Britt lands a shot to the body.
Britt tries to throw a body punch but Fratz avoids it by throwing Britt back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Britt blocks an uppercut.
Britt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Britt is leaning against Fratz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fratz prevents a body shot from Britt.
Britt struggles to land a body shot inside as Fratz controls his hands.
Britt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Britt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Britt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Britt. Fratz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fratz tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Britt counters by clinching up.
Fratz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Fratz fails to land.
Fratz trying to stall but Britt improves his position.
A left hand lands to the body for Britt.
Britt misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Britt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fratz lands with a hook. Britt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fratz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Britt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Britt wants to clinch
and Fratz counters with a three punch combo that has Britt backing up. Britt nods at Fratz to acknowledge the strikes.

Britt clinches up against the cage.
Britt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Britt.
Britt has Fratz pressed against the cage, preventing Fratz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right handed body shot lands from Britt.
Britt lands a shot to the body.
Britt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fratz.
Britt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Britt lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Britt - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Britt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Britt.
Britt lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Britt works on Fratz's body with a couple of short punches.
Britt lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Britt as the two fighters clinch.
Britt pushes Fratz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Britt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Britt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fratz's elbow.
Britt can't find room to land a body shot as Fratz controls the action.
Fratz blocks a body shot from Britt.
Fratz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fratz misses with the head strike.
A looping hook to the body misses from Britt. Fratz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Britt tries to clinch up
and Fratz counters with a one-two to the body.
Britt tries to clinch but Fratz moves away

and Fratz counters by clinching up.
Fratz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Britt. Fratz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Britt wants to clinch but Fratz slips to the side
and Fratz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Britt tries to clinch but Fratz is having none of it.
Britt clinches but Fratz breaks the clinch
and Fratz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Britt closes the distance but Fratz moves to the side

and Fratz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Britt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fratz.
A hook to the body from Britt.
Fratz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A right hand to the body from Britt.
Britt misses with a punch to the body.
Britt struggles to land a body shot inside as Fratz controls his hands.
Britt is working Fratz over against the cage.
Britt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fratz can't break the clinch.
Britt misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Britt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Britt misses with a punch to the body.
Britt struggles to land a body shot inside as Fratz controls his hands.
Britt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Britt.
Fratz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Britt tries to work over Fratz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Britt. Fratz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fratz wants to land a leg kick but Britt is out of range.
Eric Britt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Britt clinches up against the cage.
Britt scores with a hook to the body.
Fratz is looking to control Britt's arms but Britt gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fratz has his back to the cage.
Fratz misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Britt as the two fighters clinch.
Britt presses Fratz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Britt can't find room to land a body shot as Fratz controls the action.
Fratz tries to circle away but Britt has him pinned against the cage.
Britt can't find room to land a body shot as Fratz controls the action.
Fratz prevents a body shot from Britt.
Britt tries a body shot but Fratz blocks it.
Britt prevents Fratz from breaking the clinch.
Britt can't find room to land a body shot as Fratz controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Britt as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Britt.
Fratz tries to stall but Britt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Britt tries a body shot but Fratz blocks it.
Britt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fratz.
Britt struggles to land a body shot inside as Fratz controls his hands.
Britt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fratz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fratz prevents a body shot from Britt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Britt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fratz tries to break the clinch but Britt is controlling the position.
Britt can't find room to land a body shot as Fratz controls the action.
Britt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fratz looking to slow down the pace here.
Britt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fratz can't break the clinch.
Britt tries to work over Fratz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Britt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fratz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fratz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Britt's elbow.
Britt digs a right hand underneath Fratz's ribcage. Fratz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Britt tries to work over Fratz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fratz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Britt has Fratz pressed against the cage, preventing Fratz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right handed body shot lands from Britt.
Britt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fratz is looking to control Britt's arms but Britt gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fratz has his back to the cage.
Britt prevents Fratz from breaking the clinch.
Britt works on Fratz's body with a couple of short punches.
Fratz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fratz trying to stall but Britt improves his position.
John Fratz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eric Britt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fratz seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Britt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Britt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Britt, 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Britt!