PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Poop Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Face has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. DJ Bryant has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Poop Face's chin.

Face
vs
Bryant

200 cm
18
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

197 cm
22
255 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Poop Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DJ Bryant!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Face thows a left - swing and a miss!
Face throws a hook to the side of Bryant's head but Bryant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Face clinches up against the cage.

Bryant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Bryant.
We've been told by Face's head coaches at LOD: Purpose Training Center™ that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Face throws a hook to the side of Bryant's head but Bryant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Bryant.
Poop Face seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Face gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Face is breathing heavily.
Face scores with a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bryant wants to break free but Face has control.
Face lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Face after a bit of a struggle.
Face keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bryant's efforts to push away.
Bryant is looking to break free of the clinch but Face has double underhooks.
Face misses with a hook from the clinch.
Face misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Face is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bryant takes a shot to the head.
Bryant blocks a body shot from Face.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Face.
Face lands a hook that snaps the head of Bryant backwards.
Face lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bryant trying to control the position but instead, Face has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bryant into the cage.
Bryant drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Poop Face has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Bryant.
Face is pressed up against the cage. Bryant has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Face down to the mat. Face avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Face throws an off balance right hand
and Bryant counters with a right hand to the body.
Bryant looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Face is fending him off so far but Bryant persists. Nope, Face circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Face counters with a nice uppercut.
Face misses with a body shot.
A big right from Face misses.
Face throws a body shot but no joy.
Bryant with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Face to score with a decent uppercut.
Face keeps the fight on the outside.
Bryant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Face connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bryant momentarily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bryant.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryant moves in looking to clinch but Face pushes him off.
Bryant ducks under a wild hook from Face.
Bryant shoots in for a takedown but Face shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Face clinches up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bryant - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bryant wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Face lands a shot to the body.
Face lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bryant or not.
A right handed body shot lands from Face.
Face gets through Bryant's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Face lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Face.
Bryant wants a takedown but no success here.
Face pushes Bryant back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Face scores with a shoulder strike.
Bryant takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Face.
Face lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Face lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Face.
Face softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Face has Bryant pressed against the cage, preventing Bryant from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Face misses with some punches.
Bryant is looking to take this one to the mat.
Face scores with a shoulder strike.
Face lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Face lands with a short shot to the head.
Face misses with a hook from the clinch.
Face prevents Bryant from breaking the clinch.
Bryant has had enough of the clinch but Face keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Poop Face dominated that round.
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 tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Face manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Face pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Face misses with a right hand
and Bryant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Face looks to score with a jab to the body but Bryant is just out of range.
Face blocks a head kick by Bryant.
Face throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Face is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bryant can do to turn this around?
Face misses with a hook. Bryant ducked under it nicely.
Bryant fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Face manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Face misses the target.
Bryant ducks under a wild hook from Face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bryant changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Face tries to avoid it but Bryant manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Face to the ground. Face escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Face waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bryant.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Poop Face has been cut.
DJ Bryant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bryant looks for a takedown but Face sprawls well.
Poop Face has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Bryant.
Face throws a body punch but Bryant moves out of range.
Bryant throws a sloppy head kick and Face moves out of range easily.
Bryant wants to clinch up but Face keeps it at a distance.
Bryant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Face swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice sprawl there from Face as Bryant shoots in.
Face connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bryant. Bryant circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Face connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Face keeps the fight on the outside.
Face fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bryant is defended easily by Face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face misses with a straight left.
Face getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Face throws a hook but Bryant blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Face slaps away a takedown attempt from Bryant, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Face lands a slapping body shot.

Bryant closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Face quickly recovers to half guard.
Face is controlling Bryant's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant trying to mount his opponent but Face defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bryant is keen to just control but Face is a slippery customer.
Face tries to get to full guard but Bryant has control of the leg.
Bryant is trying to control. Face wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bryant thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bryant is controlling the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bryant shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Face pinned against the cage. Face gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Face swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bryant counters with a three punch combo that has Face backing up. Face nods at Bryant to acknowledge the strikes.
Face jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bryant defending well as Face loads up on a big left hand.
Face swings widly with a right hand
enabling Bryant to counter with a crisp jab.
Bryant misses with a takedown attempt - Face sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bryant moves away from the strike by Face.
Bryant is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Face defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bryant.
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 Poop Face will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Poop Face's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bryant fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Face throws a jab when Bryant was well out of range.
Bryant throws a sloppy head kick and Face moves out of range easily.
Donk. Face catches Bryant right on the button with a cross.
Bryant lands a two punch combo.
Face tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bryant was well out of range. Poor timing from Face.
Bryant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Face.
Face stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Poop Face has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Bryant.
Face connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bryant. Bryant circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Face missing with a left hand there. Bryant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Face misses with a looping left.
Bryant misses with a kick to the body.
Poop Face is winning the standup battle so far.
Bryant tries to score a power double leg takedown but Face sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bryant somewhat.
Face avoids a punch combination nicely.
Face throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bryant stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Face misses with a looping right.
Bryant moves out of range as Face strikes.
Face throws a lazy right hand but Bryant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bryant steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Face.
Bryant lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Face wants it to stay on the feet.
Bryant tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Face defends well and Bryant ends up having to push Face into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Face is looking to counter punch.
Face misses with a jab to the body
and Bryant counters with a stiff right hand.
Face throws a body punch but Bryant moves out of range.
Bryant ducks under a wild hook from Face.
Face jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bryant fails with an attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Face.
Bryant lands a nice looking body shot.
Face misses with an uppercut.
Bryant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Face misses with an uppercut
and Bryant counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bryant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Face drives through and clinches with Bryant against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bryant goes for a takedown attempt but Face pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Poop Face is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Face scores with a jab to the head.
Poop Face is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bryant blocks a jab.
Face stuffs the takedown attempt from Bryant. Bryant gets slowly back to his feet.
Bryant on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Face misses.
Face ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bryant moves away.
Bryant lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Face forces Bryant back against the cage and clinches.
Bryant is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Face to keep the fight standing.
Face is working Bryant over against the cage.
A short left from Face.
Bryant tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Face lands an uppercut.
Face avoiding damage as Bryant throws knees to the body.
Face lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
DJ Bryant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Face working some nice short punches in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Poop Face showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Face, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Poop Face!
During a confident post fight interview, Poop Face thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.