PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dewayne Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Shashia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dewayne Bryant has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Bryant
vs
Shashia

182 cm
29
147 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

175 cm
25
152 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dewayne Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Shashia!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shashia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bryant manages to avoid it.
Shashia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bryant.
Shashia takes a swing at Bryant's ribcage but misses.
Bryant uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shashia.
Shashia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bryant wants to land a leg kick but Shashia is out of range.
Bryant walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shashia misses with a two punch combination.
Shashia lands the left hand.
Shashia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shashia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bryant is able to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Shashia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bryant takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shashia misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Shashia misses.
Shashia fails to land with a series of punches.
Shashia swinging wildly here.
Bryant takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bryant takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bryant slips a jab and a cross from Shashia.
Bryant slips under a jab from Shashia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shashia scores with a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shashia!
Bruce Shashia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shashia swinging wildly here.
Shashia throws a series of punches but Bryant moves out of range.
Shashia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Bryant drives through with a takedown into Shashia's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
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!
Shashia controls Bryant momentarily but Bryant frees himself.
Shashia keeping moving, preventing Bryant from controlling successfully.
Shashia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Shashia keeping moving, preventing Bryant from controlling successfully.
Shashia trying to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dewayne Bryant.
Shashia looks to score with a jab to the body but Bryant is just out of range.
Shashia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shashia works the jab nicely.
Bryant avoids the body shot from Shashia.
Shashia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bryant circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shashia.
Shashia misses the shot to the body.
Shashia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shashia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shashia throws a right hand that Bryant ducks under and follows up with a left that Bryant also avoids with ease.
Bryant defending well as Shashia loads up on a big left hand.
Shashia throws a combination. Bryant tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bruce Shashia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bryant checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bryant bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Bryant closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bryant prevents Shashia from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Shashia 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.

Shashia looks to land a combination but Bryant avoids it well.
Shashia looks to land a combination but Bryant avoids it well.
Bryant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shashia.
Bryant shoots in but no luck this time.
Shashia lands a jab to the nose.
Shashia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bryant avoids a kick to the body.
Shashia throws a head kick that misses.
Shashia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant slips a jab and a cross from Shashia.
Shashia throws a right and a left that Bryant avoids nicely.
Shashia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bryant.
Shashia misses the jab.
Shashia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shashia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bryant moves away.
Bryant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shashia.
Bryant moves out of range of the strikes.
Shashia connects with a body shot.
Dewayne Bryant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bryant shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shashia but Shashia pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shashia swings for the body but Bryant moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shashia. Bryant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Bryant.
Shashia throws a big shot that misses.
Shashia shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bryant eats them both and turns towards Shashia to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Shashia looks for the body kick but Bryant saw that one coming.
Bryant really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Shashia stuffs the takedown attempt from Bryant. Bryant gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dewayne Bryant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shashia thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shashia looks to land a combination but Bryant avoids it well.
Bryant will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Bryant gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Shashia breaks the clinch.
Shashia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Shashia.
Bruce Shashia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shashia looks for the body kick but Bryant saw that one coming.

Bryant darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bryant trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shashia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bryant putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bryant dominating with strikes here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bryant landing strikes from the mount and Shashia is in trouble!
Shashia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bryant. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shashia tries to hold on but Bryant postures up.

Bryant is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Shashia is surviving well by controlling Bryant's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dewayne Bryant will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Shashia throws a one two combo.
Bryant takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shashia misses with the combination.
Shashia misses with an uppercut. Bryant saw that one coming.
Shashia tests Bryant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bryant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shashia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shashia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bryant manages to avoid it.

Shashia gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bryant is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bryant is stalling in the full guard.

Bryant is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Shashia looking to control.
Bryant controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bryant is looking to take a break and control but Shashia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bryant tries to pass to full mount but Shashia defends it.
Ground and pound from Bryant.
Bryant perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bryant seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Shashia is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dewayne Bryant!
Dewayne Bryant decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.