PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amarillo Brillo (ranked 4709 p4p, 3607 weight class) and Stu Redman (ranked 606 p4p, 521 weight class). Redman has chosen Smke a Little Smoke - Eric Church as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Brillo
vs
Redman

173 cm
25
172
6 - 10 - 0

185 cm
27
184
8 - 11 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amarillo Brillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stu Redman!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Redman does no damage.
Brillo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Redman throws a good cross that connects.
Brillo throws out a loose jab but Redman uses good head movement to avoid it.

Brillo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Redman on his heels. He'll look to pass Redman's guard now, I'm sure.
Redman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brillo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brillo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brillo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Redman looking for a sweep. Not yet Redman, not yet.
Brillo postures up in Redman's guard and throws a big left but Redman blocks it.
Brillo wants to control from the top but Redman keeps moving.
Brillo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brillo throws an elbow that misses. Redman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brillo's guard. Nice move by Redman!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redman looking to pass the guard.
Brillo 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.
Brillo trying to keep a closed guard but Redman is proving a slippery customer.
I've been told that Redman has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Redman throws an elbow that misses. Brillo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Redman's guard. Nice move by Brillo!

Redman has control of Brillo's left arm, preventing Brillo from doing any damage.
Brillo trying to control but Redman is working from the bottom.
Brillo is in close to Redman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Redman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brillo connects with a couple of short punches.
Redman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brillo.
Brillo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Redman's head.
Redman trying to control the position.
Brillo is looking to work some ground and pound but Redman has wrist control.
Brillo throws a big right hand that misses.
Brillo is looking to work some ground and pound but Redman has wrist control.
Brillo lands a couple of digs.
Redman seems keen to control Brillo's posture.
Brillo throwing strikes from guard but Redman blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brillo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brillo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brillo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Redman 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.
Brillo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Redman's head.
Redman pulls Brillo in close to prevent any damage.
Brillo throwing strikes from guard but Redman blocks nicely.
Brillo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brillo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Redman working a defensive guard here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Brillo postures up in Redman's guard and throws a big left but Redman blocks it.
Brillo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brillo throws a big elbow that misses.
Brillo postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Redman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Redman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Redman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Redman working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Brillo is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at The Scrap Squad, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Brillo is looking to reverse the position.
Brillo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Amarillo Brillo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Redman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Brillo rushes Redman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brillo is trying to drag Redman to the mat but Redman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brillo can't get the takedown.
Brillo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Redman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amarillo Brillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brillo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Redman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Redman stops a takedown attempt from Brillo.
Brillo tries to score a body lock takedown but Redman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Redman works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redman is working Brillo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Brillo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Redman is aware though and is defending well.
Redman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Redman is working Brillo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Redman lands a couple of elbows.
Brillo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redman lands a couple of digs.
Redman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brillo looking to control.
Redman lands a couple of elbows.
Redman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brillo keeping moving, preventing Redman from controlling successfully.
Redman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Redman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Redman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brillo keeping full guard, as Redman tries to pass.
Redman landing with the ground and pound.

Redman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redman chips away with some ground and pound.
Redman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Redman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Redman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Redman wants to control from the top but Brillo keeps moving.
Brillo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brillo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Brillo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Redman's head.
Brillo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Brillo trying to control here.
Redman wants to free his trapped foot but Brillo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Brillo is looking to control Redman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brillo avoid being mounted?
Brillo tries to get to full guard but Redman has control of the leg.
Brillo has hold of Redman's hands but Redman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Redman trying to mount his opponent but Brillo defends it.
Redman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brillo is trying is best to control the position here.
Redman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brillo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Redman slips a nice elbow through Brillo's hands, connecting with Brillo's forehead.
Redman lands strikes from half guard.
Brillo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Brillo 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.
Brillo trying to control the position.
Brillo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Redman trying to control the position from guard on top but Brillo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brillo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stu Redman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Brillo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Redman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Redman gets a double leg takedown into Brillo's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Redman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Redman is in close to Brillo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Redman won't allow Brillo to sweep him here.
Brillo controls Redman momentarily but Redman frees himself.
Redman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Brillo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Redman is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Redman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Redman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Redman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Redman wants to control from the top but Brillo keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redman works over Brillo with some ground and pound from guard.
Brillo controls Redman momentarily but Redman frees himself.
Redman wants to control from the top but Brillo keeps moving.
Redman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Redman landing some decent shots from guard.
Redman landing some decent shots from guard.
Brillo tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Redman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Redman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Redman landing with the ground and pound.
Redman cracks Brillo with a solid left hand.
Brillo keeping moving, preventing Redman from controlling successfully.
Brillo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Redman is one step ahead there.
Redman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Redman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Redman with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brillo working a defensive guard but Redman passes into half guard.
Brillo is not content to let Redman control the position.
Brillo is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Redman working over Brillo with some ground and pound. Brillo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Redman not doing much here.
Brillo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Redman keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Redman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Redman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brillo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Brillo wants to improve his position but Redman is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brillo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Redman lands a nice short elbow.
Redman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Redman working Brillo over with strikes.
Redman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Redman is looking to stall here but Brillo recovers full guard.
Redman trying to control but Brillo is working from the bottom.
Redman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Brillo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Redman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Redman cracks Brillo with a solid left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stu Redman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Redman 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stu Redman!
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