PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manny Viera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viera kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Eminem - Till i Collapse. Chris Bryant will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Viera
vs
Bryant

178 cm
22
180 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

190 cm
23
195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Viera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Bryant!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viera throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bryant holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bryant using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bryant tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bryant trying to land knees to the body.
Bryant pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bryant misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Viera.
Bryant scores with a knee to the head.

Viera turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Viera manages to end up in side control.
Viera wants to stand but Bryant is controlling his arm.
Viera wants to stand but Bryant has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Bryant wants to stand and escape but Viera is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Manny Viera wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bryant is looking to clinch but Viera is avoiding it.
Viera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bryant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Viera paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bryant wants to clinch.
Viera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bryant counters with a nice body kick.
Manny Viera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Viera is breathing heavily.
Bryant tries to clinch
and Viera counters with a nice uppercut.

Bryant lands a big head kick that sends Viera tumbling to the mat! Bryant takes a step backwards and waves Viera back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Manny Viera has been cut.
Bryant tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Viera counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bryant's guard now.
Viera stops Bryant from standing up.

Bryant uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Bryant counters with a head kick that drops Viera to the mat! Viera scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Viera is rocked!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bryant - that will leave a mark!
Oh Viera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bryant wants to clinch up but Viera keeps it at a distance.
Viera seems to have got his legs back now.
Chris Bryant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bryant wants to clinch.
Bryant tries to clinch but Viera is having none of it.
Bryant is looking to clinch but Viera is avoiding it.
Bryant tries to clinch but Viera moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant tries to clinch there but Viera circles away.
Viera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bryant counters with a head kick.
Viera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bryant counters with an inside leg kick.
Bryant goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bryant tries to clinch but Viera is having none of it.
Bryant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bryant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bryant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Viera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Bryant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Viera's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Viera throws a shot from downtown. Bryant moves away and avoids it.
Viera tries to bum rush Bryant with a series of wild strikes but Bryant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Viera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Viera throws a lazy right hand but Bryant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Viera fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bryant lands with a slapping head kick.
Bryant is looking to clinch but Viera is avoiding it.
Good leg kick by Bryant there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bryant lands a big head kick that sends Viera to the canvas! Bryant follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Bryant!