PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Micheal Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Dourado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bryant
vs
Dourado

192 cm
21
215 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

188 cm
20
205 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Micheal Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Dourado!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bryant closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dourado did well to prevent Bryant getting side control.
Bryant working the head and body with strikes.
Bryant landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bryant knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dourado on the ground.
Dourado wants to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Bryant there.
Bryant not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bryant 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dourado actively working from the bottom here.
Bryant looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dourado with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dourado is trying to stand up here but Bryant is controlling him well.
Dourado wants to improve his position but Bryant is controlling well.
Bryant winds up and cracks Dourado with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bryant moves into full mount! Dourado won't be happy about that!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bryant breaks from Dourado's wrist control and lands an elbow.

It looks like Marcelo Dourado has been cut.
Dourado is looking to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Bryant.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dourado is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bryant lands a big shot there that rocks Dourado but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bryant working Dourado over with strikes here.
Bryant pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dourado is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dourado in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bryant breaks from Dourado's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice elbow there by Bryant.

Dourado is rocked!
Dourado looks gassed!
Bryant lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Dourado! Bryant sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Dourado and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Micheal Bryant!