PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Briscoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Fidnhasieunch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Briscoe
vs
Fidnhasieunch

170 cm
24
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

172 cm
25
151 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Juggernaut And Gladiators

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Briscoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Fidnhasieunch!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Briscoe gets a clinch.
Briscoe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Briscoe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Briscoe lands a damaging elbow.
Briscoe gets through Fidnhasieunch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Briscoe.
Fidnhasieunch is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Briscoe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fidnhasieunch takes a shot to the head.
Fidnhasieunch takes a shot to the head.
Briscoe lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Briscoe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fidnhasieunch backwards.
Briscoe just leaning against Fidnhasieunch, taking a breather.
A nice right hand lands inside from Briscoe.
Fidnhasieunch tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Briscoe lands a left hand.
Fidnhasieunch fails to pull guard.
Charles Briscoe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Fidnhasieunch.
Fidnhasieunch wants to get back to striking at distance but Briscoe won't allow it.

Briscoe manages to break the clinch.
Briscoe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fidnhasieunch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fidnhasieunch dives in and grabs Briscoe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Briscoe pushes down on Fidnhasieunch's head and hops out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Briscoe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fidnhasieunch.
Fidnhasieunch takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Fidnhasieunch drives through with a takedown into Briscoe's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fidnhasieunch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fidnhasieunch tries to free his leg and advance position but Briscoe is retaining full guard.
Briscoe seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Briscoe has Fidnhasieunch pulled in close to control his posture.
Fidnhasieunch postures up in Briscoe's guard and throws a big left but Briscoe blocks it.
Fidnhasieunch is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fidnhasieunch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Briscoe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Briscoe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Briscoe tries to get out of the position.
Briscoe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fidnhasieunch is controlling him.
Fidnhasieunch is in close to Briscoe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fidnhasieunch is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fidnhasieunch won't allow Briscoe to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fidnhasieunch slips nicely into half guard.
Fidnhasieunch throwing shots but Briscoe is blocking nicely.
Briscoe is not content to let Fidnhasieunch control the position.
Fidnhasieunch is pressing down on Briscoe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Briscoe is holding on for now.
Briscoe is not content to let Fidnhasieunch control the position.
Briscoe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fidnhasieunch working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fidnhasieunch looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Briscoe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fidnhasieunch scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fidnhasieunch is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Briscoe is staying active underneath Fidnhasieunch, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fidnhasieunch scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fidnhasieunch is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Briscoe wants to get back to his feet.
Fidnhasieunch not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fidnhasieunch is nestled in close to Briscoe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Briscoe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fidnhasieunch landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briscoe is trying to stand.
Fidnhasieunch throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Briscoe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fidnhasieunch scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fidnhasieunch takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fidnhasieunch drops an elbow to the side of Briscoe's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fidnhasieunch lands a nice short elbow.
Fidnhasieunch lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fidnhasieunch is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fidnhasieunch winds up and cracks Briscoe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Briscoe is breathing heavily.
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!
Fidnhasieunch winds up and cracks Briscoe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fidnhasieunch slips a nice elbow through Briscoe's hands, connecting with Briscoe's forehead.
Fidnhasieunch working the head and body with strikes.
Fidnhasieunch wants to pass to mount but Briscoe is defending the position.
Fidnhasieunch drops an elbow to the side of Briscoe's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but William Fidnhasieunch will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fidnhasieunch has a takedown stuffed.
Briscoe tries to clinch but Fidnhasieunch is having none of it.
Fidnhasieunch dives in and grabs Briscoe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Briscoe pushes down on Fidnhasieunch's head and hops out.

Briscoe closes the distance and pushes Fidnhasieunch back into the cage.
Briscoe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Briscoe stalling.
Briscoe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fidnhasieunch backwards.
Briscoe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Briscoe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Briscoe slows down the pace here.
Knees to the body from Briscoe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Briscoe just leaning against Fidnhasieunch, taking a breather.
Fidnhasieunch fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Charles Briscoe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Fidnhasieunch.
Briscoe scores with a shoulder strike.
Briscoe pushes Fidnhasieunch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Briscoe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Briscoe.
A right hook to the body lands for Briscoe.
A nice right hand lands inside from Briscoe.
Briscoe lands a nice uppercut.
Fidnhasieunch tries to score a body lock takedown but Briscoe shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Briscoe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fidnhasieunch can do to turn this around?
Briscoe lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Briscoe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fidnhasieunch dives in and grabs Briscoe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Briscoe pushes down on Fidnhasieunch's head and hops out.
Fidnhasieunch is breathing heavily.

Briscoe instigates a clinch.
Briscoe lands with a left to the head.
Briscoe gets through Fidnhasieunch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Briscoe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Briscoe pushes Fidnhasieunch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fidnhasieunch tries to pull guard but Briscoe won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Briscoe.
Fidnhasieunch takes an elbow to the temple.
A shot in the inside from Briscoe.
Briscoe gets through Fidnhasieunch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Charles Briscoe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Briscoe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Briscoe is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Briscoe lands a hook that snaps the head of Fidnhasieunch backwards.
Fidnhasieunch jumps guard but Briscoe stands there with Fidnhasieunch around his waist. Fidnhasieunch gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fidnhasieunch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Briscoe lands a hook that snaps the head of Fidnhasieunch backwards.
Briscoe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Briscoe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Briscoe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Briscoe.
Briscoe lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briscoe lands an elbow inside that Fidnhasieunch shrugs off.
Fidnhasieunch is trying to pull guard but Briscoe has him pressed against the cage.
Briscoe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fidnhasieunch misses with a punch to the body.
Fidnhasieunch looking to stall.
Briscoe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Briscoe lands a damaging elbow.
Briscoe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fidnhasieunch trying to stall but Briscoe improves his position.
Briscoe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fidnhasieunch is trying to pull guard but Briscoe turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Briscoe just leaning against Fidnhasieunch, taking a breather.
Briscoe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Briscoe scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Briscoe on the inside.
Briscoe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fidnhasieunch's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Briscoe prevents a takedown attempt there.

Fidnhasieunch pulls guard successfully.
Briscoe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Fidnhasieunch is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Briscoe advances to half guard.

Fidnhasieunch is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Briscoe pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The fighters are battling for position here. Fidnhasieunch 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.
Briscoe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fidnhasieunch works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Briscoe throws an elbow that misses. Fidnhasieunch uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Briscoe's guard. Nice move by Fidnhasieunch!

The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Briscoe keeping moving, preventing Fidnhasieunch from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Briscoe dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Briscoe lunges at Fidnhasieunch with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fidnhasieunch's hand.

Briscoe forces Fidnhasieunch back against the cage and clinches.

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

Briscoe looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Briscoe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Briscoe prevents Fidnhasieunch from improving his position.
Briscoe wants to pass to mount but Fidnhasieunch is defending the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fidnhasieunch is trying to maintain the position but Briscoe is very close to passing his half guard.
Fidnhasieunch is staying active underneath Briscoe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fidnhasieunch is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Briscoe's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Briscoe's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fidnhasieunch landing with strikes.
Fidnhasieunch is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Briscoe. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Briscoe covers up after that shot from Fidnhasieunch.
Briscoe tries to escape but Fidnhasieunch has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fidnhasieunch is landing with strikes. Briscoe can't take much more of this.
Fidnhasieunch lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Fidnhasieunch is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Briscoe. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Briscoe covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Fidnhasieunch scores with strikes from the back.
Fidnhasieunch controlling well, preventing Briscoe from escaping the position.
Fidnhasieunch scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Briscoe is looking for a way out.
Fidnhasieunch scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Briscoe is looking for a way out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Fidnhasieunch.
Fidnhasieunch lands strikes to the head.
Fidnhasieunch is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Briscoe. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Fidnhasieunch lands shots from the back.
Briscoe grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.

Fidnhasieunch is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Briscoe has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Fidnhasieunch tries to keep control of the position but Briscoe is staying busy.
Fidnhasieunch scores with punches from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fidnhasieunch scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Briscoe is looking for a way out.
Fidnhasieunch has Briscoe flattened out and is raining down punches.
Briscoe is trying to stand back up.
Fidnhasieunch punishes Briscoe with strikes from the back mount.

Fidnhasieunch is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Fidnhasieunch loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Briscoe hold on?
Briscoe staying busy and making it hard for Fidnhasieunch to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briscoe trying to get back to his feet but Fidnhasieunch is in full control for now.
Fidnhasieunch really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Briscoe.
Briscoe looking very determined here, making life difficult for Fidnhasieunch.

Fidnhasieunch tightening his grip on Briscoe, looking for the choke.
Fidnhasieunch struggling to keep hold of the position.
Fidnhasieunch lands strikes to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Fidnhasieunch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fidnhasieunch has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Fidnhasieunch!