PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerbert Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Torres might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lie, Cheat, & Steal. Luis Torres had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Torres
vs
Bryant

194 cm
34
270 lbs
24 - 7 - 0

195 cm
28
275 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$)
Spartan Nutrition

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Torres!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerbert Bryant!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Torres connects with a single shot there.
Torres wants to clinch.
Torres swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been informed that Bryant has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A combination from Torres does no damage.
Bryant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torres was well out of range. Poor timing from Bryant.
Torres ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bryant moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant catches Torres with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sloppy strikes from Torres. Those never looked like landing.
Torres throws a leg kick that is checked

and Bryant counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant looking to pass the guard.
Torres preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bryant throwing strikes but missing.
Bryant trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bryant wants to pass the guard but Torres is keeping the position.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Bryant from controlling successfully.
Torres utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

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.
Bryant pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Torres is keeping the position for now.
Bryant throws an elbow that misses. Torres uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bryant's guard. Nice move by Torres!

Torres preventing the sweep.
Torres trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bryant manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Bryant missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bryant controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bryant throwing strikes from guard but Torres blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant preventing the sweep.
Bryant throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Torres preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bryant is looking to work some ground and pound but Torres has wrist control.
Bryant wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
Bryant postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bryant is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bryant trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Torres scores with a punch to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bryant swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Torres has managed to clinch.
Bryant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torres tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Bryant has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Torres clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Torres is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Can Torres hold on?! Bryant is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerbert Bryant dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bryant moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Torres misses with a series of wild punches.
Bryant is looking for the big counter here.
Torres misses with a right hand
and Bryant counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Torres throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bryant throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Torres on the side of the head.
Torres throws the left hand but Bryant avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres lands with an overhand left.

It looks like Gerbert Bryant has been cut.
Bryant moves out of range of the strikes.
Bryant lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Torres throws a hook but Bryant blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres tests Bryant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Luis Torres is winning the standup battle so far.
Torres rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bryant counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Torres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luis Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres misses with an uppercut.
Torres tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bryant counters with a nice uppercut.
Bryant fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bryant looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A swing and a miss from Bryant.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres moves to clinch but Bryant breaks away

and Bryant counters with a nice double leg into side control. Torres won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bryant lands a few punches from side control.
Torres tries to buck Bryant off but Bryant is having none of it.
Bryant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Torres managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bryant.
Bryant fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bryant has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bryant tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bryant scoring with punches and elbows.
Bryant working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant tries to score with some ground and pound. Torres controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bryant creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Torres sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bryant wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torres keeps working.
Gerbert Bryant has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bryant laying and praying for a moment but Torres takes advantage and regains half guard.
Bryant wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torres keeps working.
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 Torres's temple.
Bryant is looking to advance position but Torres won't allow it.
Bryant missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant tries to pass the half guard into mount. Torres knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bryant is trying to control. Torres wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bryant not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bryant winds up and cracks Torres with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bryant not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bryant is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bryant throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Torres to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerbert Bryant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gerbert Bryant's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Torres walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Torres on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Torres moves in looking to clinch but Bryant pushes him off.
Torres takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Torres is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Torres throws a jab but it's blocked by Bryant.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres avoids the body shot from Bryant.
Torres throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bryant lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Bryant, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bryant uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Torres has time to react.
Bryant takes a swing at Torres's ribcage but misses.
Torres missing with a left hand there. Bryant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torres tries to clinch up.
Bryant swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bryant misses with an uppercut.
A quick step to the side and Torres tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bryant needs to keep his hands up - Torres had a free shot at his head there.
Bryant getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Torres is rocked!
Torres scores with a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a right hand that misses
and Bryant counters with a left to the body.
Torres throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bryant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh Torres is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big right from Torres misses.
Bryant throws a nice looking combination but Torres bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Torres seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryant cracks Torres with a hook to the temple - Torres is on wobbly legs here! Bryant swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Torres falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Bryant wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gerbert Bryant!
Gerbert Bryant is the new super heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Gerbert Bryant thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.