PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Psycho Shaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryce Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryce Tanner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Shaman
vs
Tanner

200 cm
25
275 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

194 cm
24
260 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Broken Halo Pride 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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Psycho Shaman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bryce Tanner!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaman throws a sloppy head kick and Tanner moves out of range easily.
Shaman tries to close the distance and clinch but Tanner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Tanner scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tanner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tanner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tanner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shaman's head.
Shaman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tanner on the ground.
Shaman trying to hold on to Tanner's head to control him but Tanner postures up.
Shaman holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Tanner working Shaman over with strikes.
Tanner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shaman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaman is trying to control but can't.
Tanner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tanner with the ground and pound but Shaman uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Shaman wants to control but Tanner passes easily into half guard.
Shaman has hold of Tanner's hands but Tanner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shaman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tanner.
Tanner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shaman defending well though.
Tanner frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Shaman manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tanner lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Tanner.
Tanner is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tanner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shaman regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Tanner.
Tanner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tanner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tanner throws and elbow that misses. Shaman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tanner's guard. Nice move by Shaman!
Tanner seems keen to control Shaman's posture.
Shaman tries to free his leg and advance position but Tanner is retaining full guard.

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.
Shaman wants to control from the top but Tanner keeps moving.
Tanner pulls Shaman in close to his closed guard and prevents Shaman from doing any damage or advancing position.
Shaman trying to control but Tanner is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryce Tanner dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Tanner throws a big shot that misses.
Psycho Shaman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shaman throws a head kick that misses.
Tanner throws a head kick that misses.
Shaman takes a jab right on the kisser.

It looks like Psycho Shaman has been cut.
Tanner lunges at Shaman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shaman's hand.
Shaman throws a solid leg kick but Tanner takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shaman.
A shot to the liver by Tanner. Beautiful body shot.
Tanner slips a straight right by Shaman.
Shaman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tanner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tanner connects with a jab.
Tanner throws a series of punches but Shaman moves out of range.

Tanner decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Shaman is staying active underneath Tanner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Shaman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
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!
Tanner throwing shots but Shaman is blocking nicely.
Tanner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tanner.
Tanner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shaman defending well though.
Shaman wants to control but Tanner passes into side.
Tanner working the ground and pound.
Tanner scores with punches from side control.
Tanner tries to score with some ground and pound. Shaman controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Tanner working the strikes but Shaman uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Shaman is trying to maintain the position but Tanner is very close to passing his half guard.
Bryce Tanner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tanner not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner working over Shaman with some ground and pound. Shaman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tanner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tanner 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.
Tanner sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Shaman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tanner.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tanner lands a nice short elbow.
Tanner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tanner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shaman defending well though.
Shaman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shaman defending well though.
Tanner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shaman keeps working.
Shaman is trying to control but can't.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tanner in particular looking to stall.
Tanner throwing shots but Shaman is blocking nicely.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Shaman delivers a nice body kick.
Tanner is breathing heavily.
Shaman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tanner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shaman throws a leg kick which misses Tanner's front leg but catches the back leg as Tanner tries to avoid it.
Shaman misses with a series of wild punches.
Tanner throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaman tries to land a front kick but Tanner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tanner blocks the body kick.
Tanner lunges at Shaman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shaman's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shaman tries a head kick but it misses.
Shaman on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Shaman clinches up against the cage.
Shaman throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shaman throws an elbow but misses.
Shaman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tanner blocks it with crossed arms.
Tanner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Tanner.
Shaman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tanner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tanner is working Shaman over against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tanner's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tanner lands with a light punch inside.
Tanner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Tanner.
Tanner lands a hook that snaps the head of Shaman backwards.

Tanner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryce Tanner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Psycho Shaman's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Tanner lands with a straight right. Shaman didn't see that one coming.
Tanner shoots in but Shaman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shaman throws a body punch but Tanner moves out of range.
Tanner cracks the inside of Shaman's front leg.
Psycho Shaman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shaman throws the left hand but Tanner avoids the punch easily.
Tanner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tanner throws a nice looking combination but Shaman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shaman.

Tanner moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Shaman goes down! Can Tanner finish him!?

Shaman is rocked!

Psycho Shaman's cut is getting worse.
Tanner postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Shaman covers up, he's hurt! Tanner keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Tanner and the ref steps in to end the fight! Tanner can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryce Tanner!