PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dillion Brody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Logan comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Stop Believing. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Logan
vs
Brody

180 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

200 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Nature's Edge 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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dillion Brody!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Logan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Logan slips a jab and a cross from Brody.
Brody avoids the head kick by Logan.
Brody swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brody blocks a head kick by Logan.
Brody misses with a double jab.
Brody throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Logan.
Brody throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Logan counters with a head kick that drops Brody to the mat! Brody scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Logan misses with a head kick.
Dillion Brody seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Logan moves into the clinch.
Brody wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Logan has him pressed against the cage.
Logan lands an elbow inside.

Logan breaks from the clinch.
Brody avoids the body shot from Logan.
No joy there for Brody, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brody throws a combination that misses
and Logan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brody closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Frankie Logan has been cut.
Brody misses with a double jab
and Logan counters with a two punch combo.

Brody is rocked!
Brody looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Brody misses.
Logan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Brody 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Logan dodges the punch combination from Brody.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brody tries to break free but Logan pushes him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Logan to work.
Logan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brody after a bit of a struggle.

Logan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Logan instigates a clinch.
Logan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brody gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brody tries to circle away but Logan has him pinned against the cage.

Logan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Logan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
No joy there for Brody, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brody swinging wildly here.
Brody tries to bum rush Logan with a series of wild strikes but Logan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Logan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brody misses with a few strikes there.
Logan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brody's head backwards.
Brody misses with a double jab
and Logan counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Logan gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Logan decides to pull guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Brody is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Logan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brody defends it easily.
Logan wants to get back to his feet but Brody is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Logan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Brody not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Logan seems keen to control Brody's posture.
Brody must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brody in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Logan controlling Brody's posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Frankie Logan.
Logan tries to clinch up but Brody circles away and keeps his distance.
Brody throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brody works over Logan's head and body with a nice combination.
Logan slips a jab and a cross from Brody.
Brody chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Logan can pounce on him.
Logan throws a right hand that Brody ducks under and follows up with a left that Brody also avoids with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Logan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brody takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Logan moves into the clinch.

Logan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Logan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frankie Logan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Logan lands with a kick to the temple. Brody shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Logan moves into the clinch successfully.
Logan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Logan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brody prevents it.
Logan misses with a knee to the head.
Brody looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Logan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Brody working hard to break the clinch.
Logan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brody to keep the fight standing.
Brody is trying to break the clinch but Logan has him pressed against the cage.
Brody is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Brody breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Logan instigates a clinch.
Brody wants to break the clinch but can't.
Logan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brody prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Logan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Logan keeps control of Brody as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Logan tries to pull guard but Brody holds him up against the cage and eventually Logan drops back down to his feet.
Brody working hard to break the clinch.
Logan prevents Brody from breaking the clinch.
Brody is trying to break free.
Logan works on Brody's body with a couple of short punches.
Logan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brody gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Logan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Brody's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Logan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Logan stalling the fight.
Brody is trying to break the clinch but Logan is controlling him.
Logan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brody's efforts to push away.
Logan tries to work over Brody's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brody is looking to break free of the clinch but Logan has double underhooks.

Brody manages to break the clinch.
Brody misses with a double jab.
Logan dodges the punch combination from Brody.
Logan moves in looking to clinch but Brody pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Brody does no damage.
Brody throws a left and a right that both miss
and Logan counters with a left and a right that stings Brody.

Logan clinches up with Brody and pushes him back against the cage.
Frankie Logan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brody has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Logan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brody misses with a combination
enabling Logan to counter with a crisp jab.

Logan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Logan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brody smiles and moves away.
Brody swats away the attempt to clinch by Logan.
Logan tries to clinch but Brody is having none of it.
Frankie Logan is winning the standup battle so far.
Brody throws a left and a right that both miss
and Logan counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brody misses with a double jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brody takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Logan clinches with his opponent.
Brody wants to get back to striking at distance but Logan won't allow it.
Logan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Logan scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Logan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Logan dodges the punch combination from Brody.
Logan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Brody misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Logan tries to clinch there but Brody circles away.
Brody misses with a double jab.
Brody misses with a two punch combination.

Logan clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Logan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frankie Logan's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Logan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brody is looking to break free of the clinch but Logan has double underhooks.
Brody wants to break free but Logan has control.
Brody wants to break free but Logan has control.
Logan jumps guard but Brody stands there with Logan around his waist. Logan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Logan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brody throws a right hand that Logan ducks under and follows up with a left that Logan also avoids with ease.
Brody swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Logan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brody misses with a combination

and Logan counters with a head kick that drops Brody to the mat! Brody scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Brody is still on wobbly legs! Can Logan finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brody throws a combination that misses
and Logan counters with a nice body kick.
Brody walks forward, straight into a front kick from Logan.
Frankie Logan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Logan rushes Brody and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Logan is working Brody over against the cage.
Brody seems to have recovered his senses.

Logan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brody gets tackled into the cage by Logan. Logan maintains the clinch.

Logan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brody misses with a two punch combination.

Logan instigates a clinch.
Logan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brody gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brody can't break the clinch.
Logan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brody prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Logan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Logan.

Logan decides to pull guard.
Brody throwing strikes from guard but Logan blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brody cracks Logan with a solid left hand.
Brody trying to control the position from guard on top but Logan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Logan pulls Brody in close to prevent any damage.

Logan is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Brody frees his head nicely. Oh but Logan has switched to an armbar! Brody is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Frankie Logan!
During a confident post fight interview, Frankie Logan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.