PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerbert Bryant (ranked 24 p4p, 2 weight class) and Hennan Hoyce (ranked 153 p4p, 17 weight class). Bryant comes into the arena with I just wanna blaring out of the sound system. Gerbert Bryant has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bryant
vs
Hoyce

195 cm
32
275 lbs
30 - 10 - 0

195 cm
33
290 lbs
22 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerbert Bryant!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Hennan Hoyce!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant moves away from the strike by Hoyce.
Hoyce throws a hook but Bryant blocks it.
Hoyce avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've been hearing reports that Bryant has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bryant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoyce throws out the jab.
Hennan Hoyce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bryant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bryant fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bryant on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

It looks like Gerbert Bryant has been cut.
A big right from Hoyce misses.
Bryant swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bryant bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good work by Bryant as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoyce scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Bryant looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hoyce!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bryant sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hoyce is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hoyce to see if he's OK.
Hoyce stops Bryant from passing to mount.

Hoyce sneaks out the side door and pushes Bryant away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
A slow jab from Bryant misses its intended target.
Hoyce throws a chopping leg kick but Bryant manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hoyce misses with a double jab.
Bryant takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Bryant bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hoyce tries to escape but Bryant is in control.
Check out the look on Bryant's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoyce tries to escape but Bryant is in control.
Bryant in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bryant in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant scores with a couple of short elbows.
Check out the look on Bryant's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bryant working the head and body with strikes.
Bryant prevents Hoyce from escaping the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Bryant.
Hoyce gets back to half guard.
Hoyce is trying to stand up here but Bryant is controlling him well.

Hoyce manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Bryant keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Bryant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bryant lands a shoulder strike.
Hoyce misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bryant throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoyce.
Good body shot from Hoyce.

Hoyce breaks the clinch.
Bryant comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant throws a hook but Hoyce avoids it easily.
Hoyce misses with a straight right.
Hoyce throws a low kick but Bryant avoids it.
Bryant throws an off balance right hand

and Hoyce counters with a head kick that drops Bryant to the mat! Bryant scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Bryant misses with a series of wild punches.
Bryant shoots in and drives through. Hoyce sprawls well.
Hoyce misses with a head kick.
Hoyce lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bryant's sensitive parts.
Hoyce misses with a left hand
and Bryant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No luck for Bryant with that takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoyce missing with a left hand there. Bryant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hoyce fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bryant closes the distance looking to clinch

and Hoyce counters with a nice right hand that sends Bryant toppling to the canvas! Bryant scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Hoyce finish him?!
Hoyce throws a right hand that Bryant ducks under and follows up with a left that Bryant also avoids with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Bryant misses the target.
Hoyce throws a big shot that misses.
Bryant attempts a counter takedown but Hoyce avoids it well and moves away.
Bryant throws a lazy right hand but Hoyce sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hoyce! But no joy.
Bryant lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bryant slips under a jab from Hoyce.
Hoyce misses with a looping left.
Hoyce misses with a left hand
and Bryant counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hoyce thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hennan Hoyce dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerbert Bryant's cut.
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.

Hoyce throws a head kick but Bryant moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bryant. Hoyce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoyce throws a head kick that half lands.
Hoyce misses with a low kick.
Hennan Hoyce seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good shot there by Bryant.
Hoyce connects with a high kick.
Bryant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoyce.

Bryant instigates a clinch.
Bryant misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant tries a body shot but Hoyce blocks it.
Hoyce has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hoyce has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hoyce misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Bryant.
Hoyce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bryant swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoyce uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hoyce digs a right hand into Bryant's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bryant's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoyce misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hoyce tries to break free but Bryant pushes him back against the cage.
Hoyce has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bryant seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hoyce can turn it around.
Bryant misses with the head strike.
Bryant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hoyce blocking some punches.
Hoyce misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoyce stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bryant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bryant lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bryant misses with some punches.
Hoyce lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hoyce's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hoyce lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Bryant.
Hoyce blocks an uppercut.
Hoyce lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoyce lands with a light punch inside.
Hoyce lands a shoulder strike.

Hoyce's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bryant ducks right into an uppercut from Hoyce.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bryant swings for the body but Hoyce moves out of range.
Hoyce jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hoyce throws a sloppy head kick and Bryant moves out of range easily.
Bryant feinted with a counter takedown.
Hoyce changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoyce connects with a jab.
Hoyce throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Bryant crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hennan Hoyce!
Hennan Hoyce is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Hennan Hoyce thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Gerbert Bryant was interviewed post fight and said 'The Gerbert takes, but the Gerbert also gives'.