PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taz Brandon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Gelardie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon's entrance music is Ace Of Spades. A fine choice. Gelardie has chosen domination by pantera as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brandon
vs
Gelardie

165 cm
26
155 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

175 cm
23
166 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taz Brandon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Gelardie!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandon with a lazy takedown attempt

and Gelardie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gelardie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gelardie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gelardie lands with a punch from half guard.
Brandon is trying to maintain the position but Gelardie is very close to passing his half guard.
Brandon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gelardie thows a huge punch but Brandon dodges it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gelardie cracks Brandon with a solid left hand.
Gelardie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gelardie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brandon looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gelardie is working Brandon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gelardie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gelardie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gelardie works over Brandon with some ground and pound from guard.
Brandon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gelardie.
Brandon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gelardie distracts Brandon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gelardie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brandon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gelardie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gelardie cracks Brandon with a solid left hand.
Gelardie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gelardie is in close to Brandon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gelardie with a nice head shot there.
Gelardie throws a strike but Brandon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brandon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gelardie isn't going anywhere.
Gelardie wants to control but Brandon postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gelardie can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brandon is looking to take a break and control but Gelardie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Brandon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gelardie, who protects the arm well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon throws an elbow but Gelardie slips to the side and avoids it well.
Who's going to make the next move?

Brandon swings around for an armbar but Gelardie sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Brandon's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gelardie lands a couple of elbows.
Gelardie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gelardie stopping the sweep attempt from Brandon.
Brandon trying to control the position.
Gelardie throws a big elbow that misses.
Gelardie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gelardie scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gelardie chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gelardie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gelardie with a nice head shot there.
Gelardie looking to pass the guard.
Gelardie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Gelardie dominated that round.
That's time! Brandon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gelardie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Brandon trying to control from the bottom.
Brandon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gelardie.
Gelardie looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gelardie prevents Brandon from improving his position.
Gelardie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brandon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gelardie is working away from the top position though.
Brandon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gelardie scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gelardie lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gelardie drops an elbow to the side of Brandon's head.
Brandon wants to improve his position but Gelardie is controlling well.
Gelardie wants to pass to mount but Brandon is defending the position.
Brandon taking some punishment here, with Gelardie in his half guard.
Ryan Gelardie has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gelardie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gelardie scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gelardie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gelardie lands strikes from half guard.

Brandon has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Gelardie is on him like a limpet, forcing Brandon back against the cage.
Gelardie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brandon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brandon lands an elbow just above Gelardie 's eye.
Brandon is trying to break free.
Gelardie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Gelardie has clasped his hands together around Brandon's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gelardie lands a few punches from side control.
Gelardie lands a few punches from side control.
Gelardie scoring with punches from side control.
Brandon wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gelardie in side control lands a decent elbow.
Check out the look on Gelardie's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gelardie lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Brandon down.

Brandon is rocked!
Gelardie working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Oh Brandon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big shot lands for Gelardie! That's hurt Brandon! Will he recover? Gelardie fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Gelardie!
In his post fight interview, Ryan Gelardie started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.