PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zacharius Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and steve brewer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Pendragon
vs
brewer

195 cm
27
253 lbs
3 - 17 - 1

190 cm
26
268 lbs
5 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zacharius Pendragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, steve brewer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
brewer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and brewer wants it to stay on the feet.
Pendragon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but brewer avoids it really well and circles away.

Pendragon moves into the clinch successfully.

brewer jumps guard and drags Pendragon to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pendragon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pendragon looking to sit in guard and control but brewer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pendragon throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
brewer wants to control from the top but Pendragon keeps moving.
Pendragon keeping full guard, as brewer tries to pass.
brewer preventing the sweep.
brewer stays in close to Pendragon's body and controls the position.
Pendragon trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pendragon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as brewer sprawls well. brewer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pendragon gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zacharius Pendragon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
brewer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon shoots for a double leg takedown but brewer sprawls well. He's pushed Pendragon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

brewer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pendragon's guard.

Pendragon working for a triangle but brewer defends it easily.
Pendragon is breathing heavily.
brewer tries to stand but Pendragon is controlling from the bottom.
brewer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pendragon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pendragon tries to get out of the position.
Pendragon trying to keep a closed guard but brewer is proving a slippery customer.
brewer tries to stand but Pendragon is controlling from the bottom.
Pendragon controls brewer momentarily but brewer frees himself.
Pendragon will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
brewer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pendragon 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.
brewer wants to stand but Pendragon is controlling his posture from full guard.
Pendragon wants to stand but brewer is controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pendragon is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pendragon doesn't succeed with the takedown
and brewer counters with a one-two to the body.

brewer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. brewer showed some decent athleticism there.
Pendragon looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
brewer wants to pass the guard but Pendragon is defending well.
Pendragon is looking to control brewer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pendragon avoid being mounted?
Pendragon throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Pendragon kicks brewer off and gets back to his feet.
Pendragon doesn't succeed with the takedown

and brewer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pendragon's guard.
brewer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
brewer scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pendragon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pendragon thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Pendragon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pendragon striking off his back but it's not causing brewer any problems.
brewer preventing the sweep.
Pendragon throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Pendragon has a closed guard, preventing brewer from standing up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
brewer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pendragon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

steve brewer 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.

Pendragon tries for a takedown but brewer circles away easily

and brewer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pendragon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
brewer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pendragon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pendragon misses with a takedown attempt

and brewer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pendragon's guard.
brewer wants to stand but Pendragon has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Pendragon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
brewer trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pendragon's guard.
Pendragon is controlling brewer's posture.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
brewer trying to control the position from guard on top but Pendragon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pendragon tries to strike from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
brewer stopping the sweep attempt from Pendragon.
Pendragon is adopting a defensive guard.

Pendragon manages to escape and get back to his feet.
brewer wants to clinch but Pendragon slips to the side

and Pendragon counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pendragon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pendragon throws a strike but brewer avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Pendragon won't allow brewer to get back to his feet.
Pendragon lands a couple of digs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pendragon is working brewer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pendragon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pendragon throwing strikes but missing.
Pendragon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as brewer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
brewer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pendragon is one step ahead there.
Pendragon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pendragon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pendragon pushes down on brewer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pendragon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Pendragon there.
Pendragon throwing shots but brewer is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
brewer is trying to stand up here but Pendragon is controlling him well.
Pendragon is stalling here. brewer is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Pendragon seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and brewer has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pendragon is trying to control brewer's posture but brewer avoids it.
Pendragon manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pendragon manages to get to full guard.
Pendragon trying to keep a closed guard but brewer is proving a slippery customer.
Pendragon punching from the bottom - just letting brewer know he's still in a fight.
brewer is looking to stand up but Pendragon won't let him.
Pendragon thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Pendragon scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Pendragon trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zacharius Pendragon dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

brewer wants to clinch but Pendragon slips to the side

and Pendragon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

brewer scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Pendragon with a lazy takedown attempt

and brewer counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pendragon's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
brewer trying to control but Pendragon is working from the bottom.
brewer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Pendragon pushes brewer off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Pendragon tries for a takedown but brewer circles away easily

and brewer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pendragon blocks the elbow strike.

brewer is fighting off a takedown attempt but Pendragon is just too persistent for him and manages to trip brewer to the mat. brewer regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Pendragon throws and elbow that misses. brewer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pendragon's guard. Nice move by brewer!
brewer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pendragon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pendragon working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because brewer has passed into half guard!
Pendragon wants to sweep but brewer has passed to side control!
Pendragon throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Who's going to make the next move?
Pendragon is looking to get back to his feet here but brewer is keeping cool and he's managed to take Pendragon's back.
brewer is trying to stick to Pendragon's back but Pendragon is turning into brewer. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in brewer's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Pendragon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
brewer keeping moving, preventing Pendragon from controlling successfully.
Pendragon throws a strike but brewer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pendragon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pendragon keeping moving, preventing brewer from controlling successfully.
Pendragon striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Pendragon scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon is trying to control the position but brewer postures up.
brewer stopping the sweep attempt from Pendragon.
brewer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pendragon controls brewer momentarily but brewer frees himself.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pendragon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and brewer counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zacharius Pendragon. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Pendragon has hold of one of brewer's legs. brewer is fighting the takedown attempt but Pendragon gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Pendragon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pendragon throws and elbow that misses. brewer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pendragon's guard. Nice move by brewer!
Pendragon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in brewer's guard.
Pendragon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pendragon is looking to work some ground and pound but brewer has wrist control.
Pendragon throws and elbow that misses. brewer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pendragon's guard. Nice move by brewer!
Pendragon trying to control the position.
brewer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

brewer gets to his feet. Pendragon looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
brewer tries to clinch

and Pendragon moves into the clinch.
Pendragon unloads a knee to the mid-section. brewer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
brewer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pendragon.
Pendragon tries for a takedown but brewer manages to get underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zacharius Pendragon.
I think Pendragon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zacharius Pendragon!