PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerbert Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pops Cama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cama's choice of entrance music: Lollipop. Gerbert Bryant has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bryant
vs
Cama

195 cm
23
275 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

203 cm
32
250 lbs
27 - 16 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerbert Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pops Cama!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cama fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bryant is out of range.
Cama scores with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Cama.
Cama throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cama slips a jab from Bryant.
Bryant has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Cama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bryant lands a jab to the nose.
Cama misses with a hook. Bryant ducked under it nicely.
Bryant throws the left hand but Cama avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cama throws a sloppy head kick and Bryant moves out of range easily.
Bryant checks a leg kick.
Bryant staying out of range there.
Bryant misses the body punch
and Cama counters with a low kick, right behind Bryant 's knee.
Cama connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cama slips under a jab from Bryant.
Cama replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bryant blocks it well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cama, right into the meat.
Cama drops his hands momentarily and Bryant takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bryant misses with a straight left.
Cama throws a body kick that misses.
Cama scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cama scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Cama.
Gerbert Bryant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Bryant blocks the leg kick.
Cama takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bryant.
Bryant throws a lazy uppercut
and Cama counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bryant throws an overhand right that lands on Cama's shoulder, as Cama tries to avoid the shot.
Cama tries a quick counter leg kick but Bryant is wise to it.
Cama throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bryant counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cama throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bryant appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bryant moves out of range of the body kick from Cama.
Bryant misses with a looping right.
Cama fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cama on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bryant cracks Cama with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bryant throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cama has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cama avoids the body shot from Bryant.
Cama lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cama ducks under a wild hook from Bryant.
Nice defenses there by Cama.
Cama connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bryant is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bryant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cama throws out the jab.
Bryant moves out of range as Cama throws a body kick.
Bryant throws a right hand that Cama ducks under and follows up with a left that Cama also avoids with ease.
Cama throws out a leg kick but Bryant moves out of range and Cama only half commits.
Cama loads up on a big right hand but Bryant slips the punch.
Cama jabs Bryant to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cama staying out of range there.
Cama doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bryant shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cama defends it nicely.
Bryant lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bryant misses with a hook. Cama ducked under it nicely.
Cama throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cama dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bryant. That did some damage!
Bryant swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cama.
A punch combination from Bryant misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gerbert Bryant will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bryant loads up on a big right hand but Cama slips the punch.
Cama slips a jab from Bryant.
Cama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bryant shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cama but Cama pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bryant's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Bryant swings widly with a right hand
and Cama counters with a low kick, right behind Bryant 's knee.
Bryant throws a combination. Cama tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bryant is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bryant has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cama.
Cama avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cama eats them both and turns towards Bryant to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bryant takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pops Cama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cama attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bryant throws out the jab.
Cama throws a leg kick but Bryant checks it.
A solid body kick from Cama.
Nice uppercut there from Bryant.
Bryant misses with a hook.
Bryant cracks Cama with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bryant is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cama.
As Bryant backs off Cama throws a huge counter combo but Bryant manages to avoid it all.
Bryant misses with an uppercut
and Bryant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Gerbert Bryant has been cut.
Bryant checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bryant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cama slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Cama counter with a right hand.
Cama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cama scores with a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Cama there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cama misses with an uppercut.
Cama feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bryant's calf.
Cama cracks Bryant with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bryant tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bryant loads up on a big right hand but Cama slips the punch.

Bryant is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cama's half guard.
Bryant is looking to stall here but Cama recovers full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cama is controlling Bryant's posture.
Cama utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cama wants to stand and escape but Bryant is having none of it.
Bryant distracts Cama with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bryant scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bryant showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cama has momentary wrist control but Bryant slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pops Cama will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gerbert Bryant's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bryant is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bryant closes the distance and clinches up with Cama, looking for a takedown. Bryant pushes Cama against the cage but Cama circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bryant shoots for a takedown but Cama saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cama tries a quick counter leg kick but Bryant is wise to it.
Cama swings for the body but Bryant moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Cama.
Bryant slips a straight right by Cama.
Cama throws a leg kick but Bryant sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bryant throws a jab but it's blocked by Cama.
Bryant looks to land a right hand but Cama moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cama misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Bryant to counter with a crisp jab.
Cama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bryant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Cama does it's job there.
Pops Cama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cama misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant checks a low kick from Cama.
Bryant swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cama defending well as Bryant loads up on a big left hand.
Cama stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerbert Bryant. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bryant closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cama quickly recovers to half guard.
Cama avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bryant.
Cama wants to get back to his feet.
Bryant controlling the action here.
Cama is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cama keeping control of the position.
Bryant throwing shots but Cama is blocking nicely.
Cama is staying active underneath Bryant, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bryant has his takedown stuffed
and Cama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bryant fails with the takedown
and Cama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cama lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Camas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bryant takes one on the button.
Bryant moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cama.
Cama closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bryant needs to keep his hands up - Cama had a free shot at his head there.
Bryant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cama looks for the body kick but Bryant saw that one coming.
Cama throws a sloppy head kick and Bryant moves out of range easily.
Cama throws a push kick but Bryant slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Bryant wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cama goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant fails to land the takedown.
Bryant takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
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!
Bryant fails with the takedown.
Bryant has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cama.
Cama has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bryant tries for a takedown but Cama sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cama throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bryant misses with a two punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pops Cama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cama has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gerbert Bryant!
Our winner, Gerbert Bryant, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.