PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ferraz Shawmut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan has chosen Never Gonna Give you up as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Shawmut
vs
Bryan

187 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Voodoo Nutrition
EVOLUTION Clothing

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ferraz Shawmut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacob Bryan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shawmut misses with a wild combination.
Bryan cracks Shawmut with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bryan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shawmut.
Shawmut misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Shawmut throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shawmut looks to clinch
and Bryan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shawmut misses with an uppercut
letting Bryan counter with a right hand.
Shawmut throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan lands a really nice looking cross but Shawmut seems unphased.
Shawmut looks to score with a jab to the body but Bryan is just out of range.
Shawmut tries to close the distance and clinch but Bryan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shawmut darts in trying to clinch
and Bryan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shawmut throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shawmut misses with a straight right.
Shawmut throws an off balance right hand
letting Bryan counter with a right hand.
Shawmut darts in trying to clinch
and Bryan counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Shawmut throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Shawmut gets a clinch.
Bryan blocks an uppercut.
Bryan wants to break free but Shawmut has control.
A head punch on the inside from Shawmut fails to land.
Bryan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shawmut has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shawmut misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bryan tries to break the clinch but Shawmut is controlling the position.
Bryan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shawmut misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shawmut tries to work over Bryan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shawmut lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Shawmut.
Shawmut has a couple of punches blocked by Bryan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shawmut misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shawmut misses with some punches.
Shawmut pushes Bryan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bryan blocking some punches.
Bryan blocking some punches.
Bryan blocks an uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shawmut tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bryan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shawmut has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ferraz Shawmut will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Shawmut looks to score with a jab to the body but Bryan is just out of range.
Despite the aggression on Bryan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Shawmut drives through and clinches with Bryan against the cage.
Shawmut missing with knees to the body.
Bryan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shawmut working aggressively here.
Shawmut misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shawmut.
Bryan wants to get back to striking at distance but Shawmut won't allow it.
Shawmut tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shawmut misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bryan tries to break free but Shawmut pushes him back against the cage.
Shawmut is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bryan can do to turn this around?
Bryan blocks an uppercut.
Shawmut misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bryan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bryan has had enough of the clinch but Shawmut keeps him there for the moment.
Bryan blocks a body shot from Shawmut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bryan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bryan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bryan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bryan is trying to push Shawmut away but Shawmut has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shawmut misses with a punch on the inside.
Bryan is looking to break free of the clinch but Shawmut has double underhooks.
Shawmut keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bryan's efforts to push away.
Bryan managing to block the knees to the body from Shawmut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shawmut can't find room to land a body shot as Bryan controls the action.
Shawmut throws a punch but it's blocked by Bryan.
Ferraz Shawmut has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bryan tries to break free but Shawmut pushes him back against the cage.
Bryan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Shawmut fails to land.
Shawmut misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bryan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shawmut misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shawmut fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shawmut misses with the head strike.
Shawmut misses with a punch on the inside.
Shawmut misses with the head strike.
Bryan is trying to break the clinch but Shawmut is controlling him.
Bryan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bryan blocks an uppercut.
Bryan is trying to break the clinch but Shawmut has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ferraz Shawmut dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Shawmut ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bryan moves away.
Bryan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shawmut.
Shawmut throws a lazy uppercut
and Bryan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shawmut tries to bum rush Bryan with a series of wild strikes but Bryan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shawmut misses with a right hand
and Bryan counters with a nice body shot.
Shawmut misses with a left hand
and Bryan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shawmut misses with an uppercut

and Bryan counters with a crisp right hand that drops Shawmut! Bryan lets Shawmut back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Shawmut is rocked!

It looks like Ferraz Shawmut has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Shawmut has closed the distance and engaged Bryan in a clinch.
Oh Shawmut is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shawmut misses with a punch to the body.
Bryan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shawmut misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shawmut seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan prevents a body shot from Shawmut.
Shawmut misses with a punch on the inside.
Shawmut swings wildly with an uppercut but Bryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shawmut has a couple of punches blocked by Bryan.
Bryan wants to break free but Shawmut has control.
Shawmut working aggressively here.
Shawmut has Bryan pressed against the cage, preventing Bryan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jacob Bryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A head punch on the inside from Shawmut fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Bryan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bryan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shawmut.
Bryan is trying to push Shawmut away but Shawmut has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bryan.
Shawmut misses with a punch on the inside.

Bryan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shawmut wants to clinch
and Bryan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shawmut rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bryan counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jacob Bryan!
A very excited looking Jacob Bryan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.