PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eli Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humad Hamid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eli Bryant has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Bryant
vs
Hamid

206 cm
23
162 lbs
1 - 4 - 1

178 cm
23
161 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Eli Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Humad Hamid!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bryant gets tackled into the cage by Hamid. Hamid maintains the clinch.

Hamid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Hamid closes the distance and pushes Bryant back into the cage.
Bryant wants to stall.
Hamid stops a takedown attempt from Bryant.

Hamid pulls Bryant into guard.
Hamid wants to stand and escape but Bryant is having none of it.
Hamid lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bryant throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamid controlling from the top position.

Bryant had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hamid defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hamid controls the pace.
Bryant keeping moving, preventing Hamid from controlling successfully.
Hamid is stalling in the full guard.

Bryant is looking for a triangle but Hamid pushes his legs off easily.
Hamid trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.

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 has his foot on Hamid's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hamid works his way back into a safe position though.
Bryant really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hamid working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hamid trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bryant's guard.
Hamid is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bryant keeping moving, preventing Hamid from controlling successfully.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Hamid shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bryant is trying to defend but Hamid finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Bryant actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hamid is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Hamid seems to be working for a kimura but Bryant defends the submission attempt.
Bryant punching from the bottom.
Hamid wants to pass the guard but Bryant is defending well.
Bryant trying to hold on to Hamid's head to control him but Hamid postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hamid trying to control the action but Bryant is working from the bottom.
Bryant slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bryant controls Hamid momentarily but Hamid frees himself.
Hamid wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving.
Hamid forces his way into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Bryant actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Humad Hamid 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.

Hamid fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bryant to the ground. Hamid is now in Bryant's guard.
Bryant is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Hamid avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hamid trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.
Bryant will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamid tries to free his leg and advance position but Bryant is retaining full guard.

Bryant working for a triangle but Hamid defends it easily.
Hamid wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Bryant has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hamid can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Bryant throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hamid wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Bryant has his foot on Hamid's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hamid works his way back into a safe position though.
Humad Hamid has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bryant keeping moving, preventing Hamid from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hamid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hamid tries a head kick but it misses.
Hamid explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hamid fails to land with a series of punches.
Bryant tries to counter with a takedown but Hamid is quick to defend against it.
Hamid throws a right hand that Bryant ducks under and follows up with a left that Bryant also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hamid shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bryant napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bryant struggling a bit here.
Hamid is looking to take a break and control but Bryant is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Hamid decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hamid lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Hamid misses

and Bryant counters with a single leg into guard. Hamid didn't expect that.

Hamid pushes Bryant off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Hamid gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Hamid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hamid misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Hamid drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hamid is breathing heavily.
Hamid wants to stand and escape but instead Bryant has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Bryant wants to control from the top but Hamid keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Humad Hamid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hamid shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bryant manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Bryant working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hamid doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hamid manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Bryant working for a triangle but Hamid defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hamid accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant pulls Hamid in close to prevent any damage.
Hamid trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.
Hamid must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bryant is trying to keep Hamid in close.
Hamid trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamid looking to sit in guard and control but Bryant gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Hamid working a defensive guard but Bryant manages to pass into side control anyway.
Hamid is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant trying to control the action but Hamid is working from the bottom.
Hamid tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bryant presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Hamid tries to hold on but Bryant postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Hamid really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Hamid is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bryant sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hamid manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hamid trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bryant looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bryant trying to pass the guard but Hamid defending well.
Hamid is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Eli Bryant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Humad Hamid is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hamid throws a sloppy head kick

and Bryant decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hamid's guard.

Hamid scrambles and gets back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Humad Hamid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hamid has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humad Hamid!