PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerbert Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Pintos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bryant
vs
Pintos

195 cm
27
275 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

189 cm
36
264 lbs
22 - 10 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition
King of Fists

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 15 - 7 - 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 22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, El Pintos!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pintos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bryant.
It seemed like Pintos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pintos misses with a straight left.
Pintos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bryant finds it's way round the side to connect with Pintos's head.
Pintos defending well as Bryant loads up on a big left hand.
Bryant moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPintos.
Nice straight punches there by Bryant. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bryant.
Bryant moves forwards but Pintos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pintos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bryant counters with a stiff right hand.

Bryant feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pintos trying to keep a closed guard but Bryant is proving a slippery customer.
Bryant looking to sit in guard and control but Pintos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

This has been an exciting period of action!
Pintos stopping the sweep attempt from Bryant.
Pintos trying to control the position from guard on top but Bryant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant wants to sweep here but Pintos controlling him for the moment.
Bryant looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bryant wants to sweep here but Pintos controlling him for the moment.
Pintos wants to pass the guard but Bryant is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bryant is adopting a defensive guard.
Pintos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bryant looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Pintos puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bryant wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bryant manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pintos stays in close to Bryant's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant wants to sweep but no luck.
Bryant looking to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pintos, as that shot connected.
Pintos throws a sloppy head kick
and Bryant counters with a straight right hand.
Bryant lands a nice looking body shot.
Bryant throws a lazy right hand but Pintos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pintos throws a combination that misses
and Bryant counters with a nice uppercut.
Bryant digs a good body shot into Pintos's ribs.
Bryant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bryant paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bryant slips a straight right by Pintos.
El Pintos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant lands a nice shot to the body.
Pintos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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 lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pintos circles away quickly and effectively.
Bryant throws a shot from downtown. Pintos moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Pintos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pintos throws a hook but Bryant avoids it easily.
Bryant misses with an uppercut. Pintos saw that one coming.
Bryant falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pintos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pintos throws a hook but Bryant blocks it.
Bryant cracks Pintos with a good jab.
A big right from Pintos misses.
Nice defenses there by Bryant.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerbert Bryant dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pintos throws a sloppy head kick
and Bryant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bryant is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pintos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pintos slips a straight right by Bryant.
Bryant misses with a right hand
and Bryant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Gerbert Bryant has been cut.
Bryant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pintos can do to turn this around?

Bryant changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pintos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bryant cracks Pintos with a big elbow.
Pintos is looking for a sweep.
Bryant working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryant slows the pace down.
Pintos regains half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bryant connects with a nice short shot to Pintos's temple.
Bryant looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant working over Pintos with some ground and pound. Pintos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bryant not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bryant working over Pintos with some ground and pound. Pintos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bryant working Pintos over with strikes.
Bryant working the head and body with strikes.
Bryant works his way into side control.
Bryant is chipping away with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pintos is looking for a sweep.
Bryant is looking to take a break and control but Pintos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bryant lands a nice forearm strike.
Pintos is looking for a sweep.
Bryant tries to move to mount but Pintos blocks the move with his legs.
Bryant has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pintos struggling a bit here.
Bryant is looking to take a break and control but Pintos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant is really struggling to control Pintos but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Gerbert Bryant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pintos is looking for a sweep.
Bryant landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bryant in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bryant working the ground and pound.
Bryant controls the position.
Pintos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pintos is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bryant connects with a decent elbow.
Bryant controlling the position.
Bryant in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bryant working the ground and pound from side control.

Pintos is rocked!
Pintos is breathing heavily.
Bryant grinds an elbow into Pintos's temple.
Pintos is still in real trouble! Can Bryant finish him?
Bryant happy to just control the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerbert Bryant dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gerbert Bryant's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Bryant works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pintos seems to have recovered his senses.
Bryant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gerbert Bryant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pintos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bryant.
Bryant swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pintos counters with a head kick.
Bryant throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bryant scores with a nice head shot.
Gerbert Bryant is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bryant!
Bryant smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pintos throws a head kick but Bryant moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bryant.

Pintos is rocked!
Pintos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant misses with a right hand
letting Pintos counter with a right hand.
Pintos throws a sloppy head kick
and Bryant counters with a nice uppercut.
Pintos is still on wobbly legs! Can Bryant finish him?
Pintos slips under a jab.
Pintos seems to have recovered his senses.
Bryant looks to land a combination but Pintos avoids it well.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bryant or perhaps it was just good defense by Pintos, which made it look bad.
Bryant swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pintos.
Bryant misses with a body shot.
Pintos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bryant looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pintos is fending him off so far but Bryant persists. Nope, Pintos circles away and we're back to standing.
Pintos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bryant shoots in for a takedown but Pintos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerbert Bryant. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pintos.
Pintos needs to keep his hands up - Bryant had a free shot at his head there.

Bryant throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pintos was covering up waiting for the punch and Bryant finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bryant lands a couple of digs.
Pintos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bryant passes Pintos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gerbert Bryant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bryant content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant throwing shots but Pintos is blocking nicely.
Still in half guard, Bryant seems content to control.
Pintos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pintos.
Bryant landing some decent shots from guard.
El Pintos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bryant postures up.
Bryant engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bryant has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bryant bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pintos's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gerbert Bryant showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bryant 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerbert Bryant!
An out of breath Gerbert Bryant thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.