PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erick Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Good has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bryan
vs
Good

184 cm
24
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

187 cm
23
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Erick Bryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Good!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryan misses with a shot to the body
and Good counters with a one-two to the body.
Good with a nice cross.
Good tries to clinch up

and Bryan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bryan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Good escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bryan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bryan connects with a couple of short punches.
Good wants to stand and escape but Bryan is having none of it.
Bryan pushing down on Good's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bryan sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bryan is looking for a kimura but Good is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bryan to get the leverage.
Good trying to hold on to Bryan's head to control him but Bryan postures up.
Bryan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bryan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

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.
Good is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bryan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bryan's back!
Good controlling the position well here. Bryan rolled but Good kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Bryan trying to control the position but Good manages to sink in the hooks.
Bryan biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape.
Good biding his time, looking for the opening.
Bryan covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan staying busy and making it hard for Good to control.
Good really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bryan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
I would not like to be Bryan right now.
Good scores with punches to the body.
Good is trying to stick to Bryan's back but Bryan is turning into Good. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Good's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bryan.
Good trying to keep a closed guard but Bryan is proving a slippery customer.

Bryan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Good manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bryan has Good in his guard.
Good wants to pass the guard but Bryan is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Good's guard.

Bryan stands and steps away. Good gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bryan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bryan takes one on the button.
Good will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Good looks gassed!
Bryan misses with the combination.
Bryan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bryan checks a leg kick.
Bryan tries to land a leg kick but Good saw it coming and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Good looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Bryan counters with a shoot takedown. Good fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
Bryan wants to control from the top but Good keeps moving.
Bryan scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erick Bryan 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.

Good shoots in for a takedown but Bryan shows good takedown defense.
Bryan tries to land a leg kick but Good saw it coming and moves away.
Good moves out of range of the body kick from Bryan.
Good throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bryan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Good counters with a stiff right hand.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Good.
Bryan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Good off and has taken his back!
Bryan wants to control but Good is keeping busy.
Good is in bad spot here.
Bryan has good solid back control here.
Good is taking damage to the body and head.
Good is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bryan is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Good is defending well though. Bryan let's go of the attempt for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Good has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Bryan trying to control momentarily.
Bryan scores with punches to the body.
Bryan tries to keep control of the position but Good is staying busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good holding both Bryan 's hands and preventing any damage.
Bryan scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Good is looking for a way out.
Erick Bryan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A lull in the action here.
Bryan is not going to allow Good to sit and survive in this position.
Bryan struggling to keep hold of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good trying to control the hands but Bryan breaks the grip.

Bryan is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Good is defending well though. Bryan let's go of the attempt for now.
Good controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Bryan just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Bryan is looking to control Good but Good is wriggling around and keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Bryan.
Good is trying to stand back up.

Bryan working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Good is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Bryan has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Good taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Erick Bryan!