PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Brutus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franjy Izgrate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Izgrate is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sail. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Brutus
vs
Izgrate

180 cm
24
205 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

190 cm
27
216 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buster Brutus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franjy Izgrate!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brutus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brutus digs a good hook to Izgrate's body.
Izgrate lands a jab-cross combination.
Izgrate slips a jab from Brutus.
Izgrate looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Izgrate shoots for a double leg takedown but Brutus sprawls well. He's pushed Izgrate's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Izgrate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brutus.
Izgrate throws a series of punches but Brutus avoids them all with ease.
Brutus misses with a few strikes there.
Izgrate throws a sloppy head kick and Brutus moves out of range easily.
Brutus lands a nice looking body shot.
Izgrate bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brutus's head backwards.
Brutus avoids the head kick by Izgrate.
Izgrate tries for a takedown but Brutus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Izgrate throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brutus punishes Izgrate's body with a nice straight punch.
Izgrate looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Izgrate displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brutus throws out the jab.
Franjy Izgrate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brutus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Izgrate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brutus misses with a double jab.
Brutus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brutus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Izgrate looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Izgrate takes one on the chin but seems OK.

It looks like Franjy Izgrate has been cut.
Brutus cracks a nice hook into Izgrate's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brutus just misses with a punch to the body.
Brutus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Izgrate counters with a shoot takedown. Brutus fights it but they end up in guard.
Brutus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Brutus pushes Izgrate off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izgrate throws a right hand that Brutus ducks under and follows up with a left that Brutus also avoids with ease.
Izgrate fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brutus avoids it really well and circles away.
Buster Brutus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franjy Izgrate.
Brutus moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Izgrate fails with the takedown.
Brutus misses with a combination

and Izgrate counters with a takedown into side control.
Izgrate tries to move into full mount but can't pass Brutus's legs.

Brutus bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Brutus.
Brutus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, jab by Izgrate - just one landing.

Izgrate decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Izgrate wants to control but Brutus is keeping him busy.
Brutus pushes Izgrate off looking to stand but Izgrate dives back in and keeps control.
Brutus wants to stand back up but Izgrate manages to pass into side control.

Izgrate tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Izgrate working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brutus is trying to buck Izgrate off.
Izgrate trying to control the position but Brutus is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brutus is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Izgrate is controlling him well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brutus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Izgrate counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buster Brutus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Franjy Izgrate's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Brutus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brutus slaps away a takedown attempt from Izgrate, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Izgrate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brutus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brutus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brutus looks to land a left hand but Izgrate moved out of range nicely.

Izgrate gets a takedown into half guard.
Izgrate is pressing down on Brutus's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brutus is holding on for now.
Brutus wants to get back to his feet.
Izgrate content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brutus is trying to stand.
Izgrate tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brutus knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Izgrate throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brutus is looking to escape.
Brutus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brutus tries to get out of the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Donk. Izgrate catches Brutus right on the button with a cross.
Izgrate shoots in for a takedown but Brutus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Buster Brutus is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Izgrate.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brutus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Izgrate counters with an outside leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Izgrate scores with a four punch combination!
Brutus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brutus tries to bum rush Izgrate with a series of wild strikes but Izgrate uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brutus is looking to wear down Izgrate with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Good work by Brutus as he checks the leg kick.
Buster Brutus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Izgrate lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brutus circles away quickly and effectively.
Izgrate misses with a double jab.
Izgrate shoots for a takedown but Brutus saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Buster Brutus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franjy Izgrate.
Brutus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Izgrate moves away.
Izgrate lands a high kick!
Brutus blocks a head kick by Izgrate.
Izgrate bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brutus stalks Izgrate and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Izgrate's face. Izgrate staggers backwards, shaken.
Izgrate lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brutus takes a step back to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brutus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Izgrate counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick from Izgrate lands but Brutus takes it in his stride.
Izgrate jabs at Brutus's body.
Izgrate tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Izgrate shoots in for a double leg but Brutus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Izgrate moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Brutus misses with a body punch
and Izgrate makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Izgrate shoots for a double leg takedown but Brutus sprawls well. He's pushed Izgrate's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Izgrate closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Brutus tries to escape but Izgrate is in control.
Izgrate is looking to take a break and control but Brutus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brutus is pushing Izgrate's head away, looking to escape. Izgrate manages to hold on to the position though.
You can see the frustration on Brutus's face as Izgrate controls the position.
Brutus is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Izgrate asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Izgrate working the head with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brutus is looking to get back to his feet here but Izgrate is keeping cool and he's managed to take Brutus's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franjy Izgrate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Franjy Izgrate's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Brutus throws a right hand that Izgrate ducks under and follows up with a left that Izgrate also avoids with ease.
Izgrate fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice shot by Izgrate.
Izgrate throws a series of punches but Brutus avoids them all with ease.
Izgrate misses with a few strikes there.
Izgrate looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Izgrate throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Izgrate moves out of range as Brutus strikes.
Brutus lands with a nice body punch.
A combination from Brutus does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brutus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Izgrate looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brutus cracks Izgrate with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brutus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brutus throws an overhand right that lands on Izgrate's shoulder, as Izgrate tries to avoid the shot.
Brutus throws a nice looking combination but Izgrate bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brutus lands a nice looking body shot.
Buster Brutus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brutus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Izgrate.
A shot to de liver by Brutus. Beautiful body shot.
Brutus looks to land a combination. Izgrate sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Izgrate drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brutus lands a jab-cross combination.
Brutus scores with a one two! Izgrate had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brutus stuffs the takedown.
Buster Brutus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franjy Izgrate.
No joy there for Brutus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brutus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Izgrate feints and then cracks Brutus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brutus down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izgrate showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brutus.
Brutus takes a kick to the side of the head.
Brutus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Izgrate lands a head kick!
Brutus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Izgrate showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brutus.
Izgrate has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Izgrate shoots in and drives through. Brutus sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Izgrate.
Brutus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Brutus. No joy for Izgrate on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izgrate 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.
Brutus with a nice cross.
Brutus misses with a shot to the body
and Izgrate counters with a low kick, right behind Brutus 's knee.
Brutus avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Brutus misses.
Izgrate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Izgrate closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brutus circles away.
Good exchange - Brutus coming out on top.
Brutus throws a combination that misses

and Izgrate counters with a takedown into side control.
Brutus is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Izgrate has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Brutus avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Izgrate.
Brutus is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izgrate trying to control the position but Brutus is working away.
An elbow from Izgrate crashes against the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Izgrate misses with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buster Brutus clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Franjy Izgrate's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Izgrate showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brutus.
Brutus throws a hook to the side of Izgrate's head but Izgrate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Izgrate tries to bum rush Brutus with a series of wild strikes but Brutus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brutus scores with a hook to the body. Izgrate takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brutus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brutus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Izgrate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Izgrate is defended easily by Brutus.
Brutus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Izgrate.
Brutus misses with a straight left.
Brutus lands a jab to the head.
Brutus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Brutus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brutus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brutus misses with the combination.
Izgrate walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brutus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Izgrate lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brutus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Izgrate.
Nice sprawl there from Brutus as Izgrate shoots in.
Brutus jabs at Izgrate's body.
Izgrate throws a series of punches but Brutus avoids them all with ease.
Izgrate shoots in looking for a takedown. Brutus tries to sprawl out of it but Izgrate keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brutus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Buster Brutus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franjy Izgrate.
Brutus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brutus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Izgrate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brutus!

Izgrate scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Izgrate seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brutus does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brutus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Izgrate.
Brutus is refusing to be controlled, as Izgrate sits in half guard.

Brutus has one foot on Izgrate's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Brutus looks to land a combination but Izgrate avoids it well.
Izgrate throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izgrate fails to land the takedown.
Brutus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brutus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Izgrate counters with an outside leg kick.
Izgrate fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Brutus.
Izgrate walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brutus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Izgrate throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brutus's head.
Izgrate shoots in looking for a takedown. Brutus tries to sprawl out of it but Izgrate keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brutus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brutus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Franjy Izgrate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A combination from Izgrate does no damage.

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.
Brutus throws a right and a left that Izgrate avoids nicely.
Brutus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brutus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Izgrate has a takedown stuffed.
Brutus misses with a combination

and Izgrate counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Izgrate throwing strikes from guard but Brutus blocks nicely.
Izgrate trying to control but Brutus is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brutus wants to stand and escape but Izgrate is having none of it.
Buster Brutus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buster Brutus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brutus has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 39:37
Judge George Francis scores the fight 39:37
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 39:37

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buster Brutus!