PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yellow Man (ranked 3631 p4p, 382 weight class) and Azrell Bryn Makar (ranked 3389 p4p, 360 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Man
vs
Bryn Makar

175 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yellow Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azrell Bryn Makar!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Bryn Makar. That's going to slow Man down.
Bryn Makar fails to land with a series of punches.
Man shoots and misses
and Bryn Makar counters with a right hand to the body.
Bryn Makar tries to clinch but Man is having none of it.
Bryn Makar defending well as Man loads up on a big left hand.
Bryn Makar tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
Man shoots in for a takedown but Bryn Makar shows good takedown defense.

Bryn Makar closes the distance and clinches.
Bryn Makar keeps control of Man as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Bryn Makar breaks the clinch.

Bryn Makar gets caught flat footed, as Man shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Man wants to control from the top but Bryn Makar keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man is fighting to break Bryn Makar's control of his arms but Bryn Makar is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man wants to control from the top but Bryn Makar keeps moving.
Man is fighting to break Bryn Makar's control of his arms but Bryn Makar is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Man trying to control but Bryn Makar is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bryn Makar holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bryn Makar is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bryn Makar scores with a hook.
Man blocks a leg kick.

That's two 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.
Man shoots and misses
and Bryn Makar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yellow Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bryn Makar tries to clinch but Man is having none of it.
Man drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bryn Makar sprawls and moves away.
Bryn Makar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Forge in the buildup to the fight.
Bryn Makar stalks Man and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Man's face. Man staggers backwards, shaken.
Man tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bryn Makar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Man somewhat.
Bryn Makar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Man wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Bryn Makar to counter with a crisp jab.
Bryn Makar throws a low kick but Man moves out of range easily.
Bryn Makar scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bryn Makar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bryn Makar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bryn Makar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Bryn Makar has managed to clinch.
Man wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bryn Makar controlling the action here for a moment.
Bryn Makar tries to pull guard but Man forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Bryn Makar turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bryn Makar manages to end up in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man sneaks back into half guard.
Bryn Makar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bryn Makar not doing much here.
Man is refusing to be controlled, as Bryn Makar sits in half guard.
Bryn Makar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bryn Makar works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bryn Makar breaks from Man's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Azrell Bryn Makar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bryn Makar darts in trying to clinch

and Man counters with a shoot takedown. Bryn Makar fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man wants to control from the top but Bryn Makar keeps moving.

Bryn Makar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Man defends well.
Man won't allow Bryn Makar to sweep him here.
Bryn Makar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man wants to control from the top but Bryn Makar keeps moving.
Bryn Makar has control of Man's left arm, preventing Man from doing any damage.
Man wants to control from the top but Bryn Makar keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bryn Makar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bryn Makar wants to sweep here but Man controlling him for the moment.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Bryn Makar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Bryn Makar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Man can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Bryn Makar is looking for a triangle here but Man uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Bryn Makar tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Man in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bryn Makar has one of Man's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Bryn Makar can't do much from the bottom here.
Yellow Man overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bryn Makar prevents Man from moving into mount.
Bryn Makar is looking to reverse the position.
Bryn Makar regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man is stalling here. Bryn Makar is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Man seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bryn Makar has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Man is trying to improve his position.
Bryn Makar is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

Bryn Makar is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Man knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bryn Makar in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Man tries to buck Bryn Makar off but Bryn Makar is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to control but Bryn Makar postures up.
Bryn Makar works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bryn Makar landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Man tries to improve position but can't.
Bryn Makar scores with a couple of short elbows.
Man is trying to improve his position.
Bryn Makar staying calm.

Bryn Makar tries for a kimura but Man is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Azrell Bryn Makar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Bryn Makar lands with a straight right. Man didn't see that one coming.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Bryn Makar.
Bryn Makar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Man misses with a double jab
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryn Makar lands with a cross.
Man takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Bryn Makar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yellow Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryn Makar scores with a one two! Man had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bryn Makar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
Man half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Man throws a series of punches but Bryn Makar avoids them all with ease.
Man throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A countering left hand to the body from Bryn Makar misses.
Bryn Makar scores with a head kick.
Bryn Makar has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

Bryn Makar moves into the clinch successfully.

Man lands a takedown into guard.
Man wants to control from the top but Bryn Makar keeps moving.
Bryn Makar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Man is one step ahead there.
Bryn Makar striking from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryn Makar has Man pulled in close to control his posture.
Man postures up in Bryn Makar's guard and throws a big left but Bryn Makar blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bryn Makar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Man is working away from the top position though.
Bryn Makar tries to roll over but Man keeps him under control.
Bryn Makar is positioning himself well to prevent Man advancing to mount.

Man seems to be working for a kimura but Bryn Makar defends the submission attempt.
Bryn Makar flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man is trying to control the action in half guard but Bryn Makar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bryn Makar has his hands clasped together around Man's back. He's all about the action.
Man wants to control but Bryn Makar is keeping him busy.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Man walks into a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Bryn Makar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bryn Makar counters with a straight right hand.
Azrell Bryn Makar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Man shoots in for a double leg but Bryn Makar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryn Makar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bryn Makar wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yellow Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bryn Makar connects with a crisp jab.
Bryn Makar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donk. Bryn Makar catches Man right on the button with a cross.
Man has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bryn Makar.
Bryn Makar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Man circles away from the clinch attempt
and Man cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Azrell Bryn Makar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bryn Makar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Azrell Bryn Makar!