PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fellipe Briz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian YellOw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Briz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Go night night. Fellipe Briz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brian YellOw's chin.

Briz
vs
YellOw

180 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
184 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fellipe Briz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian YellOw!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
YellOw moves into range and connects with a jab.
Briz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Briz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Briz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but YellOw moves away.
YellOw avoids the head kick by Briz.
Briz with a hook.
Briz misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Briz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
YellOw misses with a body shot.
Briz tries to clinch but YellOw is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Briz blocks a head kick by YellOw.

YellOw shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Briz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Briz tries to strike from the bottom.
Briz trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
YellOw's corner is telling him to maintain position.
YellOw wants to control from the top but Briz keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briz looking to hit a scissor sweep but YellOw is one step ahead there.
YellOw stays in close to Briz's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
YellOw wants to pass the guard but Briz is keeping the position.
YellOw controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
YellOw looking to sit in guard and control but Briz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

YellOw escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Briz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Briz advances to half guard.
YellOw is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
YellOw is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Briz lands strikes from half guard.

Briz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but YellOw sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
YellOw gets back to full guard.
Briz advances to half guard.
YellOw misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Briz seems to be working for a kimura but YellOw defends the submission attempt.
Briz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Briz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Briz wants to work for an arm triangle but YellOw is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Briz throwing shots but YellOw is blocking nicely.
YellOw tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
YellOw tries to roll over but Briz keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Fellipe Briz will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Briz misses with a wild combination.
Briz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Briz misses with a body shot
and YellOw counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by YellOw misses
and Briz counters with a nice low kick that buckles YellOw's knee momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from YellOw, right into the meat.
YellOw will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
YellOw misses with a two punch combination.
YellOw thuds a left hand into Briz's body.
Briz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and YellOw counters with a nice uppercut.
Fellipe Briz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

YellOw scores a takedown into full mount!
YellOw looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briz working to try and regain half guard.
Briz is working hard here to advance position.
YellOw controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briz is working to get back to half guard.
YellOw can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Briz is looking to escape.
YellOw scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
YellOw looking to control and managing it successfully.
Briz can't escape the position.
Briz is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
YellOw blocks Briz's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
YellOw controlling from mount.
Briz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian YellOw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Briz misses with a combination

and YellOw counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Briz gets full guard.
Briz keeping moving, preventing YellOw from controlling successfully.
YellOw looking to sit in guard and control but Briz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Briz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Briz trying to control but YellOw is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Briz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Briz throwing strikes from guard but YellOw blocks nicely.
Briz wants to control from the top but YellOw keeps moving.
YellOw not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
YellOw throws a body punch but Briz moves out of range.
Briz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Briz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and YellOw counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

YellOw gets a takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Briz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with YellOw in particular looking to stall.
Briz wants to control but YellOw passes into side.

YellOw is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Briz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briz manages to work his way to half guard, despite YellOw's best efforts.
YellOw wants to control but Briz is keeping him busy.
Still in half guard, YellOw seems content to control.

YellOw is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Briz is just riding it out for now. YellOw eventually gives up the hold.
YellOw controlling the pace.

That's four 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.
Briz is pressing down on YellOw's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Briz keeping moving, preventing YellOw from controlling successfully.
YellOw is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
YellOw preventing the sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian YellOw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well YellOw has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian YellOw!