PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason DeBruyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Biff Rain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

DeBruyn
vs
Rain

180 cm
24
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason DeBruyn!
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, Biff Rain!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

DeBruyn closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rain to the mat! Rain manages to get full guard.
Rain looking to control but DeBruyn passes into half guard.
DeBruyn frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
DeBruyn sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rain is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rain tries to hold on but DeBruyn postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeBruyn controlling from the full mount.
Rain avoids a series of strikes thrown by DeBruyn.

DeBruyn looking for a guillotine from mount but Rain is having none of it.
DeBruyn looking to control and managing it successfully.

DeBruyn is working for a guillotine from mount but Rain frees his head quite easily.
Rain reaches up to try and control the position but DeBruyn seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Rain rolls and tries to escape and now DeBruyn has his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain is trying to break free.
Rain is still trying to improve position.

DeBruyn is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Rain has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - DeBruyn's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Rain is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

DeBruyn is persistently looking for the submission but Rain is defending it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
DeBruyn keeps control of the position as Rain tries to break free.
Rain trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
DeBruyn trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
I really don't envy Rain right now.

DeBruyn is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Rain defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
DeBruyn scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Rain is looking for a way out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

DeBruyn is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Rain has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
DeBruyn is looking to control Rain but Rain is wriggling around and keeping busy.

DeBruyn is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Rain defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rain can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason DeBruyn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rain fails with a takedown attempt.
DeBruyn seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

DeBruyn closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rain to the mat! Rain manages to get full guard.
DeBruyn controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rain is trying to keep DeBruyn in close.
DeBruyn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeBruyn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
DeBruyn wants to stand but Rain is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DeBruyn is in close to Rain's body, working some short punches and elbows.
DeBruyn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rain can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain working a defensive guard here.
DeBruyn trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rain's guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

DeBruyn drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
DeBruyn slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

DeBruyn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain is looking to regain half guard here but DeBruyn keeps moving and retains side control.
Rain is being controlled here.
Rain is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain tries to control the position but he's not in luck - DeBruyn easily slips into full mount!
DeBruyn sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rain really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
DeBruyn with the ground and pound from mount.
DeBruyn wants to control the pace but Rain is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeBruyn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
DeBruyn trying to control but Rain is having none of it.
DeBruyn prevents Rain from getting the reversal.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
DeBruyn controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason DeBruyn dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

DeBruyn feints and as Rain raises his hands in defense, DeBruyn changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rain utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rain is pulling down on DeBruyn's head to control his posture.
Rain looking to control.
DeBruyn controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rain is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and DeBruyn defends well.
Rain throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rain is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

DeBruyn is not content to let Rain control the position.
Rain lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rain is thwarting DeBruyn's attempts to control the position.
DeBruyn misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeBruyn trying to hold on to Rain's head to control him but Rain postures up.

DeBruyn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rain pulls his head out easily.

Rain is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rain controlling the pace.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

DeBruyn throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rain tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. DeBruyn is in Rain's guard.
DeBruyn is standing up over Rain. Rain looks to escape but DeBruyn dives into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rain struggling a bit here.
DeBruyn is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
DeBruyn tries to score with some ground and pound. Rain controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rain managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by DeBruyn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rain gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Rain is desperately trying to improve his position but DeBruyn has a good base and remains in mount.
DeBruyn controlling the position easily from mount.
Rain is trying to escape the mount.
Rain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
DeBruyn landing strikes from the mount and Rain is in trouble!
Biff Rain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jason DeBruyn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
DeBruyn controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason DeBruyn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well DeBruyn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason DeBruyn!