PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jules Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Hoover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bryant
vs
Hoover

182 cm
18
140 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

175 cm
18
133 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jules Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kyle Hoover!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hoover pushes Bryant up against the cage in a clinch.

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

Bryant throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hoover tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bryant is in Hoover's guard.
Bryant working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Hoover throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bryant wants to stand but Hoover has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bryant won't allow Hoover to get back to his feet.
Bryant controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hoover is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoover being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoover wants to stand up but Bryant is controlling him.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hoover is looking to clinch but Bryant is avoiding it.
Kyle Hoover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bryant looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hoover is fending him off so far but Bryant persists. Nope, Hoover circles away and we're back to standing.
Bryant circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hoover is looking to clinch.
Bryant appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hoover tries to clinch
and Bryant counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bryant displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hoover.
Hoover looks to clinch
and Hoover takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Bryant has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hoover stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Hoover lands a takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant wants to stand up but Hoover is controlling him.
Bryant has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bryant striking off his back, scoring a few points.
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.
Hoover wants to stand but Bryant is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bryant is pulling down on Hoover's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoover wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving.
Bryant is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hoover throws an elbow that misses. Bryant uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hoover's guard. Nice move by Bryant!

Bryant slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four 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.

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

Bryant thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bryant preventing the sweep.
Hoover has a closed guard, preventing Bryant from standing up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bryant fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hoover wants to counter the offense by Bryant and move into the clinch position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hoover with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bryant counters with a nice body shot.

Bryant gets a double leg takedown into Hoover's guard.
Bryant is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jules Bryant dominated that round.
That's time! Bryant's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hoover moves in looking to clinch but Bryant pushes him off.

Hoover closes the distance and clinches.

Bryant manages to pull guard.
Bryant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoover can do to turn this around?
Hoover controlling from the top position.
Bryant 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoover 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.
Hoover controlling from the top position.
Hoover wants to pass the guard but Bryant is keeping the position.
Hoover prevents Bryant from getting back to his feet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Hoover is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bryant's half guard.
Bryant controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant tries to roll over but Hoover keeps him under control.
Hoover seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bryant does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bryant is looking to improve his position.
Bryant wants to control but Hoover is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bryant is positioning himself well to prevent Hoover advancing to mount.
Hoover wants to pass the guard but Bryant is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant pushes Hoover off looking to stand but Hoover dives back in and keeps control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jules Bryant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Hoover has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hoover keeps control of Bryant as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Hoover manages to break the clinch.
Hoover is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bryant sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bryant appears to be looking for a big counter.

Bryant drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Hoover's face as Bryant controls the position.
Hoover tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bryant presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Hoover is breathing heavily.
Bryant controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hoover for as long as he can get away with.
Bryant scoring with strikes but Hoover is staying in there.
Bryant sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jules Bryant will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Bryant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoover appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hoover lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Hoover.
Bryant shoots in and drives through. Hoover sprawls well.

Bryant scores with a takedown into Hoover's guard.
Hoover is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bryant is controlling him.
Bryant slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoover thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jules Bryant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bryant trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoover is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bryant engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hoover fails with the takedown
and Bryant counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hoover tries to close the distance and clinch but Bryant swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hoover tries to clinch there but Bryant circles away.
Hoover swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Hoover looks to move away, Bryant throws a big counter combo but Hoover just gets out of the way.

Bryant shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Bryant is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hoover defends it well.

Bryant is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hoover doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bryant.
Bryant controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Bryant is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bryant trying to control from half guard but Hoover is working away.
Hoover is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bryant controlling the pace.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bryant stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bryant wants it to stay on the feet.
Kyle Hoover has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jules Bryant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bryant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoover.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jules Bryant showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bryant, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jules Bryant!