PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Pelzerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Pelzerson
vs
Bryant

187 cm
21
275 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

192 cm
20
215 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Pelzerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Micheal Bryant!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelzerson misses with a body kick.
Drew Pelzerson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bryant shoots in looking for a takedown. Pelzerson tries to sprawl out of it but Bryant keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pelzerson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pelzerson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bryant. That did some damage!
Pelzerson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crunch! Pelzerson slams his shin into Bryant's torso.
Bryant looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pelzerson throws a sloppy head kick and Bryant moves out of range easily.
Pelzerson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bryant's calf.
Pelzerson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Micheal Bryant has been cut.
Pelzerson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pelzerson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Pelzerson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pelzerson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bryant's head.
Pelzerson drops an elbow to the side of Bryant's head.
Pelzerson trying to control the pace.
Bryant taking some punishment here, with Pelzerson in his half guard.
Pelzerson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pelzerson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bryant keeps working.
Pelzerson thows a huge punch but Bryant dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant is trying to get back to full guard.
Pelzerson lands with a punch from half guard.
Pelzerson working over Bryant with some ground and pound. Bryant looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pelzerson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bryant wants to get back to full guard.
Pelzerson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pelzerson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bryant is looking to control Pelzerson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bryant avoid being mounted?
Pelzerson lands strikes from half guard.
Bryant trying to hold on to Pelzerson's head to control him but Pelzerson postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant is trying to get back to full guard.
Pelzerson lands with a punch from half guard.
Pelzerson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bryant with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pelzerson controlling the action here.
Pelzerson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pelzerson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pelzerson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bryant is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pelzerson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pelzerson trying to control from half guard but Bryant is working away.
Bryant gets back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelzerson wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving.
Pelzerson is looking to work some ground and pound but Bryant has wrist control.
Pelzerson chips away with some ground and pound.
Pelzerson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pelzerson cracks Bryant with a solid left hand.
Bryant tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pelzerson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pelzerson postures up and lands a big shot to Bryant's brow.
Pelzerson wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving.
Bryant has momentary wrist control but Pelzerson slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pelzerson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pelzerson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bryant utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelzerson won't allow Bryant to sweep him here.
Pelzerson with a flurry of punches that miss.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bryant can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bryant is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pelzerson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bryant keeping moving, preventing Pelzerson from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bryant displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pelzerson.
Pelzerson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pelzerson misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Pelzerson misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pelzerson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bryant with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pelzerson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pelzerson scores with a leg kick.

Pelzerson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bryant manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bryant can't keep his opponent in guard - Pelzerson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drew Pelzerson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Micheal Bryant's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pelzerson lands a high kick!
Pelzerson throws a head kick but Bryant moves out of range.

Pelzerson scores a takedown into full mount!
Pelzerson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bryant tries to lock up and control but Pelzerson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bryant taking shots to the head.
Pelzerson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bryant looks a forlorn figure.
Pelzerson cracks Bryant with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bryant tries to reverse the position but Pelzerson maintains control.
Bryant takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bryant taking shots to the head.
Pelzerson trying to control but Bryant is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pelzerson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bryant in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bryant sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bryant on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pelzerson controlling the pace.
Ground and pound from Pelzerson.
Pelzerson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bryant has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pelzerson is working away from the top position though.
Bryant gets full guard.
Bryant keeping moving, preventing Pelzerson from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelzerson is looking to work some ground and pound but Bryant has wrist control.
Bryant is trying to control the position but Pelzerson postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bryant wants to sweep but no luck.
Pelzerson won't allow Bryant to get back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pelzerson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bryant.
Bryant blocks a head kick by Pelzerson.
Pelzerson scores with a head kick.
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!
Pelzerson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pelzerson thumps Bryant with a low kick.
Bryant has a takedown stuffed.

Pelzerson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bryant to the mat! Bryant manages to get full guard.
Bryant is pulling down on Pelzerson's head to control his posture.
Pelzerson with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelzerson preventing the sweep.
Bryant is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pelzerson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pelzerson lands a couple of elbows.
Bryant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pelzerson is one step ahead there.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pelzerson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That has opened up Micheal Bryant's cut even more.
Drew Pelzerson is winning the standup battle so far.
Pelzerson throws a nice outside leg kick.

Bryant gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pelzerson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bryant wants to stand and escape but Pelzerson is having none of it.
Pelzerson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bryant can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant keeping moving, preventing Pelzerson from controlling successfully.
Drew Pelzerson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bryant pulls Pelzerson in close to prevent any damage.
Pelzerson wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving.
Bryant trying to control the position.
Pelzerson trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.
Pelzerson won't allow Bryant to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pelzerson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pelzerson 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.
Bryant shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pelzerson counters with a nice body kick.

Pelzerson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pelzerson showed some decent athleticism there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drew Pelzerson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Micheal Bryant's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bryant takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bryant takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Pelzerson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bryant tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pelzerson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pelzerson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Pelzerson is putting a hurting on Bryant here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bryant is trying to get back to half guard.
Pelzerson working the head and body with strikes.
Pelzerson working the ground and pound.
Pelzerson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bryant keeps working.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bryant is trying to buck Pelzerson off.
Pelzerson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelzerson lands some shots froms side control.
Bryant is trying to control Pelzerson's posture but Pelzerson avoids it.
Bryant on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Pelzerson working away.
Pelzerson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bryant keeps working.
Bryant tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pelzerson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pelzerson scoring with punches from side control.
Check out the look on Pelzerson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bryant manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pelzerson's best efforts.
Pelzerson controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant taking some punishment here, with Pelzerson in his half guard.
Bryant is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pelzerson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bryant wants to improve his position but Pelzerson is controlling well.
Pelzerson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pelzerson prevents Bryant from improving his position.
Pelzerson working the head and body with strikes.
Pelzerson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pelzerson working over Bryant with some ground and pound. Bryant looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bryant is trying to maintain the position but Pelzerson is very close to passing his half guard.
Pelzerson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelzerson is thwarting Bryant's attempts to control the position.
Pelzerson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pelzerson not doing much here.
Bryant keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pelzerson is keen to just control but Bryant is a slippery customer.
Bryant wants to control but Pelzerson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nice strikes from Pelzerson there.
Nice strikes from Pelzerson there.
Bryant trying to control but Pelzerson postures up.
Pelzerson controlling the action here.
Bryant is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant trying to hold on to Pelzerson's head to control him but Pelzerson postures up.
Pelzerson drops an elbow to the side of Bryant's head.
Drew Pelzerson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pelzerson moves into full mount! Bryant won't be happy about that!
Bryant is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pelzerson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pelzerson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bryant squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Micheal Bryant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pelzerson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bryant is looking to escape.
Pelzerson blocks Bryant's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Drew Pelzerson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pelzerson 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:24
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drew Pelzerson!