PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mustapha El bongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koby Bryans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

El bongo
vs
Bryans

192 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mustapha El bongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Koby Bryans!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryans looks to land a combination but El bongo avoids it well.
Bryans scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
El bongo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bryans as he jumps to the side.
Bryans wants to clinch up but El bongo keeps it at a distance.
El bongo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
El bongo tries for a takedown but Bryans sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mustapha El bongo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
El bongo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bryans pinned against the cage. Bryans gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bryans throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
El bongo shoots in but Bryans avoids the takedown attempt easily.

El bongo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bryans keeping full guard, as El bongo tries to pass.
El bongo preventing the sweep.
El bongo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bryans is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryans wants to hit a switch here but El bongo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bryans there!
Bryans is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bryans is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bryans tries to hold on but El bongo postures up.

El bongo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
El bongo punching from mount but Bryans doing a good job of avoiding damage.

El bongo is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Bryans has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Bryans!
El bongo is breathing heavily.

El bongo working for a triangle but Bryans defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Bryans drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bryans jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

El bongo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bryans doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bryans manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bryans wants to stand but El bongo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bryans advances to half guard.
Bryans wants to stand but El bongo has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryans wants to stand but his hand is trapped. El bongo uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
El bongo looking for a sweep. Not yet El bongo, not yet.
El bongo is working hard here to advance position.
Bryans really doesn't want to stay on the ground with El bongo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Bryans gets to his feet. El bongo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Bryans shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bryans was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bryans trying to control but he's not successful this time.
El bongo holds on to Bryans around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Bryans can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as El bongo is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
El bongo is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryans looking to control but El bongo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bryans prevents El bongo from getting the reversal.
El bongo tries to hold on but Bryans pushes him away.
Bryans lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bryans avoids the attempt from El bongo to control.
El bongo is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bryans cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bryans controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koby Bryans 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.

Bryans shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and El bongo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bryans's guard.
Bryans working a defensive guard here.
El bongo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bryans keeping moving, preventing El bongo from controlling successfully.
Bryans not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
El bongo wants to pass the guard but Bryans is keeping the position.
Bryans wants to get back to his feet but El bongo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
El bongo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
El bongois looking to pass into half guard but Bryans pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bryans is in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryans wants to stand but El bongo is controlling his posture from full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

El bongo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - El bongo lands in his opponent's guard.
El bongo forces his way into half guard.
Bryans is breathing heavily.
Bryans wants to stand back up but El bongo manages to pass into side control.
El bongo trying to control the action but Bryans is working from the bottom.
Bryans can't do much from the bottom here.
Bryans is not content to let El bongo control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryans bucks up and tries to throw El bongo off but instead El bongo has got his back!
Good control from El bongo.

El bongo is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
El bongo scores with punches to the body.
Bryans holding both El bongo 's hands and preventing any damage.

Bryans is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryans is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Bryans tries to break free.
Bryans has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
El bongo gets his hands free as Bryans looks to control.

El bongo looking for the choke but no joy.
El bongo not allowing Bryans to control his hands.
El bongo missing with strikes from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

El bongo looking for the choke from the back.
El bongo throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
El bongo missing with strikes.
Bryans trying to control the hands but El bongo breaks the grip.
Bryans prevents El bongo from getting a body triangle.
Bryans covering up well under a barage of strikes.
El bongo doesn't have the hooks in and Bryans manages to turn into his guard.
Bryans wanted to stand there but El bongo had control of the position.
El bongo wants to sweep but no luck.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Bryans connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
El bongo doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Bryans counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mustapha El bongo dominated that second round.
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!

Bryans closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bryans lands in his opponent's guard.
Bryans wants to pass the guard but El bongo is keeping the position.
Bryans stopping the sweep attempt from El bongo.
El bongo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
El bongo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because El bongo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bryans must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
El bongo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bryans manages to get himself to full guard.
Bryans is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bryans takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryans keeping full guard, as El bongo tries to pass.
Mustapha El bongo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
El bongo forces his way into half guard.
Bryans keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Bryans is trying to stand back up but El bongo is controlling him
El bongo works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bryans reaches up to try and control the position but El bongo seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Bryans rolls and tries to escape and now El bongo has his back!
El bongo really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Bryans.
Will El bongo go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryans trying to control the hands but El bongo breaks the grip.
Bryans tries to roll but El bongo sticks to his back.
Bryans has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Bryans is really stuck here.
Bryans is trying to stand back up.
Bryans is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryans looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Bryans rolls, trying to escape but El bongo keeps control of the position.
Bryans has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from El bongo.

Bryans fending off the submission attempt from El bongo.
Bryans trying to get back to his feet but El bongo is in full control for now.

El bongo is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Bryans with him. Bryans is trying to defend but El bongo has an arm under the chin now! Bryans grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mustapha El bongo!