PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Hutton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Li
vs
Hutton

196 cm
23
283 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

205 cm
22
270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Hutton!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hutton throws a sloppy head kick and Li moves out of range easily.
Hutton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Li avoids the head kick by Hutton.
Hutton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brian Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hutton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Li shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hutton is trying to defend but Li finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Li not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Li missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Li not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Li drops an elbow to the side of Hutton's head.
Li thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hutton's head.
Li uses his free foot to push down on Hutton's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hutton.
Li throwing strikes here but Hutton is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Li.
Hutton can't escape the position.
Li lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hutton hang on?
Li with good strikes from the mount here!
Li pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li with good strikes from the mount here!
Li working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hutton's face.
Li in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Li putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Li is landing with some decent strikes but Hutton is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Li 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.
Hutton looks gassed!
Hutton taking shots to the head.
Li looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hutton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Li. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Li working Hutton over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Li.
Li dominating with strikes here.
Li breaks from Hutton's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Li dominating with strikes here.
Li breaks from Hutton's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Li.
Li scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by Li.
Li in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Li in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Li lands a nice shot to the head.
Li with good strikes from the mount here!
Li scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hutton?
Li with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li lands a nice shot to the head.
Li lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hutton is in a horrible position here. Li smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Li lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hutton tries to hold on but Li postures up.
Hutton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Li putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Li dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Li drives through with a takedown into guard.
Li in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Li chips away with some ground and pound.
Li lands a couple of digs.
Li thows a big elbow that misses.
Li missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Li missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Li throwing strikes from guard but Hutton blocks nicely.
Hutton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Li scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brian Li overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li trying to control the position from guard on top but Hutton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hutton trying to control the position.
Li working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Li works over Hutton with some ground and pound from guard.
Hutton wants to sweep but no luck.
Li controls from within his opponent's guard.
Li missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li distracts Hutton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Li pushing down on Hutton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Li is looking to advance position but Hutton won't allow it.
Li trying to control from half guard but Hutton is working away.
Hutton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Li.
Li missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutton manages to get to full guard.
Li wants to control from the top but Hutton keeps moving.
Hutton is trying to keep Li in close.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hutton tries a head kick but it misses.
Hutton throws a head kick that misses.
Hutton throws a head kick that misses.

Li scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hutton trying to remain calm as Li controls from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li lands a few punches from side control.
Li is putting a hurting on Hutton here, landing some big shots from side control.
Li scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hutton to see if he's OK.
Li scoring with punches and elbows.
Li lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hutton down.
Li is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hutton can do to turn this around?
Li lands an elbow.
Hutton defending against the ground and pound.
Li creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hutton sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hutton parries the strikes from Li easily there. Li is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hutton to escape.
Li misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Li dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Li blocks a head kick by Hutton.
Hutton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Li shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hutton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Li.
Li works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Li passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hutton is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hutton is in a horrible position here. Li smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Li misses with a head shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Li landing shots from mount.
Li with a couple of short strikes.
Li misses with a head shot.
Li looking to finish with strikes here!
Li is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hutton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Li looking to finish Hutton with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hutton!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutton takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Li throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Li thowing shots but they're missing.
Li misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hutton is wriggling around trying to escape.
Li scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hutton?
Li connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Li with shots to the head and body - Hutton looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutton taking shots to the head.
Li breaks from Hutton's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hutton is looking to improve his position but Li isn't that keen on the idea.
Li scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Harry Hutton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Li fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Li looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Li lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hutton hang on?
A nice elbow there by Li.
Li looking to finish Hutton with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hutton!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li unloading with bombs!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li landing strikes, looking to finish!
Li pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Li in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hutton is trying to stand.
Li breaks from Hutton's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hutton can't escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hutton squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Brian Li is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Li looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Li showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Li 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:25

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