PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerbert Bryant (ranked 79 p4p, 3 weight class) and Orpheus Boagrius (ranked 307 p4p, 7 weight class). Bryant comes to the cage accompanied by I just wanna. Boagrius comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Akkadian Empire kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Gerbert Bryant has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gerbert Bryant seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Bryant
vs
Boagrius

195 cm
32
275 lbs
30 - 11 - 0

200 cm
29
312 lbs
25 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerbert Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Orpheus Boagrius!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boagrius throws a hook but Bryant blocks it.
Bryant moves out of range as Boagrius strikes.
Bryant tries to clinch but Boagrius moves out of range.
Boagrius looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boagrius missing with a left hand there. Bryant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boagrius throws out a loose jab but Bryant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bryant is looking to clinch but Boagrius is avoiding it.
Boagrius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bryant moves away.
Bryant closes this distance looking for a takedown but Boagrius circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boagrius! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boagrius defending well as Bryant loads up on a big left hand.
Bryant checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bryant misses the target.
As Bryant backs off Boagrius throws a huge counter combo but Bryant manages to avoid it all.
Boagrius lunges at Bryant with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bryant's hand.
Bryant uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boagrius has time to react.
Bryant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bryant throws a looping overhand right but Boagrius ducks down to avoid it.
Boagrius flicks out a counter leg kick but Bryant steps away.
Bryant scores with a shot to the body.
Boagrius takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bryant connects with a body shot that sends Boagrius's belly button to the back.
Boagrius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bryant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bryant drops down looking for a counter takedown but Boagrius sprawls and moves away.
Boagrius throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant lands a nice shot that snaps Boagrius's head back.
Bryant lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bryant doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boagrius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bryant throws out the jab.
Bryant throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boagrius throws a leg kick

and Bryant counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bryant.
Bryant keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Boagrius's head.
Boagrius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boagrius keeping moving, preventing Bryant from controlling successfully.
Bryant being controlled here momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boagrius wants to sweep but no luck.
Bryant chips away with some ground and pound.
Boagrius really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bryant. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boagrius pulls Bryant in to control the position.
Bryant postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boagrius looking for a sweep. Not yet Boagrius, not yet.
Bryant throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bryant working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bryant has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bryant trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boagrius has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bryant throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boagrius has control of Bryant's left arm, preventing Bryant from doing any damage.
Bryant throws a big elbow that misses.
Bryant is looking to work some ground and pound but Boagrius has wrist control.
Boagrius tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boagrius slips a straight right by Bryant.
Bryant shoots in for a takedown but Boagrius shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Boagrius is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bryant with a body shot.
Boagrius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boagrius is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A slapping body kick lands there for Boagrius.
Gerbert Bryant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bryant tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerbert Bryant dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bryant circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boagrius swings widly with a right hand

and Bryant counters with a single leg into guard. Boagrius didn't expect that.
Bryant wants to control from the top but Boagrius keeps moving.
Boagrius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bryant trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bryant scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've been hearing that Bryant has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Bryant throwing strikes but missing.
Bryant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boagrius can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant working some strikes from top position.
Bryant postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bryant postures up and lands a big shot to Boagrius's brow.
Bryant throws an elbow that misses. Boagrius uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bryant's guard. Nice move by Boagrius!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boagrius is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Boagrius is looking to stand up but Bryant won't let him.
Bryant tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bryant is on top in guard.

Bryant postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bryant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant is looking to work some ground and pound but Boagrius has wrist control.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bryant here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bryant missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bryant postures up and lands a big shot to Boagrius's brow.
Boagrius seems keen to control Bryant's posture.
Bryant landing some decent shots from guard.
Bryant slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bryant throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boagrius looking for a sweep. Not yet Boagrius, not yet.
Bryant postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bryant throws an elbow that misses. Boagrius uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bryant's guard. Nice move by Boagrius!

Boagrius controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bryant wants to sweep but no luck.
Bryant is working hard here to advance position.
Boagrius trying to control the position from guard on top but Bryant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boagrius preventing the sweep.
Boagrius trying to control the position from guard on top but Bryant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bryant looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bryant's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boagrius under the eye.
Bryant cracks Boagrius with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gerbert Bryant is winning the standup battle so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boagrius throws a body kick that misses.
Bryant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerbert Bryant dominated that second round.
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!

Boagrius drops his hands momentarily and Bryant takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bryant throws a poor cross that misses
and Boagrius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Gerbert Bryant has been cut.
Bryant paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bryant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boagrius missing with a left hand there. Bryant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bryant shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Boagrius as he avoids it easily.
Boagrius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bryant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant walks into a stiff left hand from Boagrius.
Boagrius fails to land with a series of punches.
Bryant misses with a hook
and Boagrius counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boagrius's waist but Boagrius gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bryant off to one side.
Boagrius swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bryant paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boagrius swings for the body but Bryant moves out of range.
Boagrius throws the left hand but Bryant avoids the punch easily.
Bryant gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bryant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boagrius.
Boagrius takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bryant wants to clinch.
Orpheus Boagrius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant takes a swing at Boagrius's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Boagrius.
Boagrius looks to land a left hand but Bryant moved out of range nicely.
Bryant takes a swing at Boagrius's ribcage but misses.
Bryant avoids the body shot from Boagrius.
A jab from Boagrius misses.
A quick step to the side and Bryant tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Boagrius.
Boagrius throws a body punch but Bryant moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Bryant tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gerbert Bryant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boagrius lands a head shot.

Bryant closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Boagrius to the mat! Boagrius manages to get full guard.
Boagrius keeping moving, preventing Bryant from controlling successfully.
Bryant is pushing down on Boagrius's leg trying to pass to half guard. Boagrius is fighting to maintain full guard but Bryant has managed to sneak the leg through.
Boagrius trying to control from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Bryant there.
Boagrius is looking to control Bryant's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Boagrius avoid being mounted?
Bryant throwing shots but Boagrius is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bryant's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bryant has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Orpheus Boagrius.
I think Bryant has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerbert Bryant!
After winning the bout, Gerbert Bryant thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Orpheus Boagrius spoke after the fight, saying 'No excuses, faced a dangerous opponent and somehow I lost even thou I prepared like crazy for this fight. Congratz to Roy. Don't sleep on it cause I'm going to come back for my belt.'.