PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fat Bastard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Let's go. Fat Bastard will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Brock
vs
Bastard

205 cm
20
273 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

225 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Brock!
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, Fat Bastard!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastard wants to clinch up but Brock keeps it at a distance.

Bastard gets a clinch.
Bastard tries to break the clinch but Brock is controlling the position.
Brock tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Brock breaks the clinch.

Brock gets a clinch.
Bastard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bastard.
Brock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Bastard manages to break the clinch.
Brock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bastard stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Brock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bastard fails to land with a series of punches.

Brock shoots in and bounces Bastard off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Brock looking to sit in guard and control but Bastard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Brock looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard wants to stand but Brock is controlling his posture from full guard.
Brock might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Bastard decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Bastard moves into the clinch.
Brock is trying to break the clinch but Bastard has him pressed against the ropes.
Bastard has had enough of the clinch but Brock keeps him there for the moment.

Brock manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brock throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bastard's waist but Bastard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brock off to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bastard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bastard closes the distance looking to clinch

and Brock counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brock.
Brock is breathing heavily.
Brock stops Bastard from standing up.
Brock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bastard is keeping the position for now.
Bastard wants to stand and escape but Brock is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard keeping full guard, as Brock tries to pass.

Bastard pushes Brock off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Bastard falls off balance throwing a combination

and Brock holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brock is looking to break free of the clinch but Bastard has double underhooks.

Bastard pulls Brock into guard.
Bastard wants to stand but Brock is controlling the position.
Brock wants to control from the top but Bastard keeps moving.
Brock is fighting to break Bastard's control of his arms but Bastard is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brock has gone for a leg lock! Bastard slips out almost immediately though and dives into Brock's guard.
Brock keeping full guard, as Bastard tries to pass.
Bastard would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bastard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brock has a closed guard, preventing Bastard from standing up.

Brock is working an open guard so Bastard takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
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 James Brock will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bastard throws a series of punches but Brock avoids them all with ease.
Bastard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
James Brock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brock fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bastard scores with a nice head shot.
Brock shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bastard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brock looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bastard is fending him off so far but Brock persists. Nope, Bastard circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Brock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bastard tries to clinch but Brock moves out of range.
No joy there for Bastard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bastard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A right-left combo lands from Bastard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bastard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brock.
Bastard tries to clinch up

and Brock counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bastard wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard trying to control but Brock postures up.

Bastard kicks Brock off and gets back to his feet.
Bastard scores with a one two! Brock had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bastard lands a two punch combo.

Bastard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bastard lands a shoulder strike.
Bastard wants to get back to striking at distance but Brock won't allow it.
Bastard has had enough of the clinch but Brock keeps him there for the moment.
Brock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bastard wants to break free but Brock has control.
Brock is trying to stall.

Bastard breaks from the clinch.
Bastard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brock swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock tries for a takedown but Bastard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Bastard clinches.
Bastard has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brock is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Bastard breaks the clinch.
Brock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brock throws a hook but Bastard avoids it easily.

Bastard moves into the clinch.

Bastard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brock swats away the attempt to clinch by Bastard.

Bastard drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bastard tries to stand but Brock is controlling from the bottom.
Brock is trying to control the position but Bastard postures up.
Bastard wants to stand but Brock is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brock working for a triangle but Bastard defends it easily.
Bastard would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Brock is looking for a triangle but Bastard pushes his legs off easily.
Bastard tries to stand but Brock is controlling from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brock trying to control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bastard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bastard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bastard tries to clinch up.
Bastard tries to clinch up but Brock circles away and keeps his distance.
Brock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bastard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brock swats away the attempt to clinch by Bastard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bastard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bastard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brock has him pressed against the ropes.
Bastard tries to break the clinch but Brock is controlling the position.
Brock wants a takedown but no success here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fat Bastard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bastard has Brock up against the ropes in a clinch.
Brock fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Bastard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bastard clinches but Brock breaks the clinch

and Brock counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brock.

Bastard manages to break the clinch.
Bastard tries to clinch but Brock moves away
and Brock counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Brock circles away from the clinch attempt

and Brock counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Brock throws a big right hand that misses.
Brock won't allow Bastard to get back to his feet.
Brockis looking to pass into half guard but Bastard pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bastard is in guard.
Bastard trying to stand up but can't free himself from Brock's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brock is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard trying to control the position from guard on top but Brock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bastard trying to stand up but can't free himself from Brock's guard.

Brock is looking for a triangle but Bastard pushes his legs off easily.
Bastard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brock. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bastard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bastard misses with a series of wild punches.

Bastard has closed the distance and engaged Brock in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard trying to stall but Brock improves his position.

Bastard drags the fight down to the ground.
Bastard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brock is looking to stand up but Bastard won't let him.

Bastard scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Brock tries to keep at a distance but Bastard has taken the fight into the clinch.

Bastard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bastard tries to clinch but Brock moves out of range.
Bastard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brock.
Bastard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brock takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard tries to clinch

and Brock counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bastard!
Bastard tries to control the position but Brock now has his back.

Brock is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Bastard defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Bastard is trying to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock wants to control but Bastard is keeping busy.

Bastard defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Bastard is trying to get back to his feet but Brock has full control of the position and if anything, Bastard has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Brock misses with a punch to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Brock showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brock has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!