PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demarcus Bryan (ranked 4122 p4p, 25278 weight class) and Jan Blachowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blachowicz has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Demarcus Bryan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bryan
vs
Blachowicz

220 cm
18
300
0 - 0 - 0

211 cm
19
281
0 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demarcus Bryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan Blachowicz!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bryan, as that shot connected.
Blachowicz looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Blachowicz tries to move into range but Bryan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bryan takes a swing at Blachowicz's ribcage but misses.
Blachowicz lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bryan swings for the body but Blachowicz moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Bryan.
Blachowicz tries for a takedown but Bryan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bryan looks to land a left hand but Blachowicz moved out of range nicely.

Bryan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blachowicz, pushing him back against the cage.
Bryan goes for a takedown attempt but Blachowicz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Bryan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bryan working Blachowicz over with strikes.
Bryan working over Blachowicz with some ground and pound. Blachowicz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bryan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Bryan there.
Blachowicz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bryan.
Blachowicz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bryan thows a huge punch but Blachowicz dodges it nicely.
Bryan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bryan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Blachowicz is defending against the submission attempts here by Bryan.
Bryan throwing shots but Blachowicz is blocking nicely.
Bryan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bryan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bryan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bryan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blachowicz's head.
Bryan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Blachowicz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blachowicz is looking for a sweep. Bryan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blachowicz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bryan.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blachowicz is looking for a sweep. Bryan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blachowicz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bryan.
Blachowicz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bryan.
Bryan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blachowicz defending well though.
Blachowicz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bryan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bryan slips a nice elbow through Blachowicz's hands, connecting with Blachowicz's forehead.
Bryan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bryan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bryan wants to free his trapped foot but Blachowicz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Blachowicz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bryan scores with a couple of nice shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bryan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bryan thows a huge punch but Blachowicz dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bryan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bryan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bryan lands a nice short elbow.
Bryan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bryan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bryan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bryan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Blachowicz is rocked!
Bryan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bryan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Blachowicz is still in real trouble! Can Bryan finish him?
Bryan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bryan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blachowicz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bryan thows a huge punch but Blachowicz dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan is thwarting Blachowicz's attempts to control the position.
Bryan slips a nice elbow through Blachowicz's hands, connecting with Blachowicz's forehead.
Bryan wants to pass to mount but Blachowicz is defending the position.
Blachowicz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bryan.
Bryan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bryan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bryan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blachowicz on the ground.
Ground and pound from Bryan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Demarcus Bryan dominated that round.
That's time! Bryan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bryan jabs Blachowicz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blachowicz seems to have recovered his senses.
Bryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blachowicz.
Blachowicz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bryan to score with a decent uppercut.
Bryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Bryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blachowicz moves away.
Blachowicz tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bryan misses with a straight right.
Blachowicz moves out of range of the body kick.
Bryan throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryan shoots in looking for a takedown. Blachowicz tries to sprawl out of it but Bryan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Blachowicz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Blachowicz is breathing heavily.
Bryan throws a sloppy head kick and Blachowicz moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bryan, as that shot connected.
Bryan missing with a left hand there. Blachowicz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bryan misses with a looping left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bryan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bryan lands with a nice body punch.
Bryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blachowicz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bryan stuffs the takedown.
Demarcus Bryan is winning the standup battle so far.
Blachowicz slips a jab from Bryan.
A big right from Bryan misses.
Bryan swinging wildly here.
Blachowicz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Blachowicz to the canvas! Blachowicz doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Bryan keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Demarcus Bryan!