PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kawhi Bryant (ranked 4367 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubble McPower (ranked 6883 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Bryant
vs
McPower

175 cm
23
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kawhi Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bubble McPower!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant misses with a straight left.
McPower looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bryant.
Bryant avoids a punch combination nicely.
McPower wants to clinch up but Bryant keeps it at a distance.

Bryant gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bryant content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bryant digs a right hand underneath McPower's ribcage. McPower let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bryant stalling.
Bryant has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bryant lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bryant is pushing McPower up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Bryant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McPower takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice cross by Bryant.
Bryant paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bryant scores with a shot to the body.
Bryant lands a glancing blow to the side of McPower's head.
McPower ducks right into an uppercut from Bryant.
McPower takes one to the chin there.
McPower tries to move into range but Bryant moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bryant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bryant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McPower has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

McPower is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bryant instigates a clinch.
McPower is still on wobbly legs! Can Bryant finish him?
Bryant digs a right hand into McPower's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McPower's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bryant scores a nice knee to the body.
McPower 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 McPower can turn it around.

Bryant manages to break the clinch.
McPower seems to have recovered his senses.
Bryant lands with an overhand left.

Bryant fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McPower, pushing him back against the cage.
Bryant makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bryant scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bryant lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McPower or not.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bryant.

Bryant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McPower's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bryant connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McPower scrambles back to his feet.
McPower takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPower takes one to the side of the head.
Bryant is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bryant scores with a jab to the body.

Bryant clinches up with McPower and pushes him back against the cage.
Bryant taking a breather.

Bryant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bryant instigates a clinch.
Bryant lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McPower.
Bryant has McPower pushed against the cage.
Bryant lands a nice uppercut.
Bryant controlling the action here for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bryant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bryant darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bryant keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bryant lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McPower at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bryant throws a looping overhand right but McPower ducks down to avoid it.
Bryant throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bryant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bryant looks to land a right hand but McPower moved out of range.
Bryant misses the jab.
McPower should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bryant throws a series of strikes that have McPower backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kawhi Bryant dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bryant thows a left - swing and a miss!
McPower uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bryant.
Bryant scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McPower fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bryant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McPower can do to turn this around?
Bryant throws a shot from downtown. McPower moves away and avoids it.
McPower tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kawhi Bryant is winning the standup battle so far.
McPower has a takedown stuffed.

Bryant moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bryant cracks McPower with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bryant - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Bryant breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bryant forces McPower back against the cage and clinches.
Bryant works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bryant pressing his opponent against the cage.

Bryant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bryant misses with a few strikes there.
McPower is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice uppercut there from Bryant.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bryant, as that shot connected.

Bryant has taken the fight to the clinch.

Bryant breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Bryant closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bryant stands up and beckons McPower to his feet.

Bryant closes the distance and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Bryant.
McPower doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bryant effectively controlling the action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bryant creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bryant stalls.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bryant manages to break the clinch.

Bryant gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Bryant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bryant fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bryant looks to score with a jab to the body but McPower is just out of range.
McPower fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bryant avoids it really well and circles away.
McPower misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kawhi Bryant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McPower walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bryant.

Bryant moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bryant jumps into guard, dragging McPower to the mat.
McPower trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Bryant is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McPower is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Bryant.
Bryant leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bryant has McPower pushed against the cage.
McPower is trying to push Bryant away but Bryant has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kawhi Bryant dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bryant takes the fight into the clinch.
McPower takes a shot to the head.
Bryant is stalling here.
Bryant cracks McPower with a nice body shot.

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

Bryant rushes McPower and presses him up against the cage.
Bryant leaning against his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bryant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bryant looks to land a combination. McPower sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bryant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McPower sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bryant connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McPower's hands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McPower drops his hands momentarily and Bryant takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bryant takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheers as Bryant lands an impressive looking overhand right. McPower doesn't seem phased though.
McPower walks into a left hand.
Bryant looks to land a right hand but McPower moved out of range.
McPower misses with a leg kick.
Bryant looks to score with a jab to the body but McPower is just out of range.
Bryant is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McPower lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McPower walks into a straight right hand from Bryant.
McPower has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bryant fails to land with a series of punches.
Bryant scores with a sloppy right hand. McPower should have avoided that one.
A combination from Bryant does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!
Bryant throws a series of punches but McPower avoids them all with ease.
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.
Bryant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McPower circles away quickly and effectively.
Bryant dodges the punch combination from McPower.
Kawhi Bryant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bryant misses with a wild combination.
McPower fails with an attempt to clinch.
McPower throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bryant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bryant lands with an uppercut that bounces McPower off the cage and back into range.
McPower tries to move into range but Bryant moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant throws out a loose jab but McPower uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bryant connects with a right hand. McPower shakes it off.
Good exchange - Bryant coming out on top.
McPower tries to clinch but Bryant is having none of it.
Bryant scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bryant connects with a crisp jab.
Bryant scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick by McPower misses
and McPower takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bryant misses with a few strikes there.
Bryant misses with a takedown attempt - McPower sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Bryant gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPower's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bryant breaks from the clinch.
McPower looks for a takedown but Bryant sprawls well.
Bryant tries to counter by clinching up but McPower breaks away and moves out of range.
McPower uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bryant.
McPower is looking for the big counter here.
McPower displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bryant throws out the jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by McPower or perhaps it was just good defense by Bryant, which made it look bad.
Kawhi Bryant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bryant scores with a nice right hand.
Bubble McPower has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McPower shoots for a double leg takedown but Bryant sprawls well. He's pushed McPower's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kawhi Bryant showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bryant has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:24
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:24

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