PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Brutus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Statham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brutus comes into the arena with ladies and gentleman blaring out of the sound system. Brock Brutus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brutus
vs
Statham

190 cm
20
265 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
258 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Pro-Valiance Nutrition
Pro-Valiance Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brock Brutus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Statham !
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brutus scores with a decent looking hook.

Brutus shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Statham napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Brutus advances to full mount.
Brutus trying to control but Statham is having none of it.
Brutus scoring with strikes but Statham is staying in there.
Statham is desperately trying to improve his position but Brutus has a good base and remains in mount.
Brutus has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Statham 's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Statham can't escape the position.
Statham is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brutus looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Brutus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Statham is looking to escape.
Brutus lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brutus trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brutus controlling the position easily from mount.
Statham is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brutus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Statham is looking to escape.
Brutus dominating with strikes here.
Brutus avoids the attempt from Statham to control.
Brutus breaks from Statham 's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Brutus looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Brutus lands a big elbow.
Brutus is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Brutus looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Brutus is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brutus controlling from mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Statham takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Statham 's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Brutus unloading with bombs!
Brutus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Statham is looking to escape.
Brutus cracks Statham with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Statham tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Statham is squirming around, avoiding Brutus's attempts to control the action.
Statham keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Statham takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Statham tries to hold on but Brutus pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brutus pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Brutus 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.
Brutus raining down shots from the mount!
Statham wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Brutus dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Brutus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Brutus.
A right-left combo lands from Brutus.

Brutus has closed the distance and engaged Statham in a clinch.
Brutus is trying to break the clinch but Statham has him pressed against the ropes.

Brutus has clasped his hands together around Statham 's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Statham is looking to regain half guard here but Brutus keeps moving and retains side control.
Brutus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Statham keeps working.
Brutus is really struggling to control Statham but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Statham takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Brock Brutus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Statham tries to improve position but can't.
Statham really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brutus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Brutus darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Statham tries to roll over but Brutus keeps him under control.
Brutus tries to pass the half guard into mount. Statham knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Statham is looking for a sweep. Brutus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Statham trying to control here.
Brutus tries to pass the half guard into mount. Statham knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brutus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Statham is trying to escape back to his feet but Brutus uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Brutus has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Statham !

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Statham is in all sorts of trouble here.
BOOM! Brutus connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Statham is trying to escape the mount.
Brutus working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Brutus takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Statham tries to hold on but Brutus pushes him away.
Brutus putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Brutus lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Statham tries to buck Brutus off but he can't manage it.
Statham gets back to half guard.
Statham is trying to maintain the position but Brutus is very close to passing his half guard.
Brutus wants to control but Statham is keeping him busy.
Statham wants to get back to his feet.
Brutus lands with a punch from half guard.
Statham is trying to stand up here but Brutus is controlling him well.
Brutus is keen to just control but Statham is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Brutus dominated that second round.
That's time! Brutus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Statham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Statham wants to clinch

and Brutus counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Statham trying to hold on to Brutus's head to control him but Brutus postures up.
Brutus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Brutus takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Brutus stops Statham from getting back to his feet.
Brutus passes the guard and advances to mount!
Brutus lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brutus content just to control the position here.
Brutus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Statham hang on?
Brutus with shots to the head and body - Statham looks very uncomfortable down there.
Brutus looking to control but Statham is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Statham gets back to half guard.
Statham is not content to let Brutus control the position.
Statham wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brutus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Statham defending well though.
Statham wants to get back to his feet.
Brutus looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Statham is looking to escape.
Brutus moves into full mount! Statham won't be happy about that!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Statham is squirming around, avoiding Brutus's attempts to control the action.
Brutus landing punches.
Brutus fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Brutus punishing his opponent with strikes.
Brutus controlling the position easily from mount.
Brutus punching from mount but Statham doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Brutus sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Statham regains half guard.
Brutus thows a huge punch but Statham dodges it nicely.
Statham is looking to escape.
Brutus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Statham can do to turn this around?
Statham has hold of Brutus's hands but Brutus slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jason Statham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Statham is not content to let Brutus control the position.
Brutus landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Brutus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brutus 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26

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