PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nickolas Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Bautista could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nickolas Bryant's chin.

Bautista
vs
Bryant

189 cm
21
212 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

170 cm
20
205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Knock Out Artistry

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dave Bautista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nickolas Bryant!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautista jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bryant listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bryant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bryant misses the shot to the body.
Bautista avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bautista fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bryant is out of range.
Bautista bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Nickolas Bryant has been cut.
Bryant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bautista lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bryant has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bryant and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bryant throws a looping overhand right but Bautista ducks down to avoid it.
Bryant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bryant moves out of range as Bautista throws a body kick.
Bryant thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bautista tries to clinch up.
Bautista on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista tries to work over Bryant's front leg with a kick but Bryant checks it.
Dave Bautista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bryant misses with a wild body shot.
Bautista misses with a straight left.
Bryant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bryant throws a body punch but Bautista moves out of range.
Bautista showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bryant.
Bautista throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bryant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bautista looks to throw the jab but Bryant is out of range.
Bryant takes a swing at Bautista's ribcage but misses.
Bryant takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bautista throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bautista slips under a jab.
Bryant keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bautista tries to clinch up but Bryant circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant blocks a jab.
Bautista misses with a hook. Bryant ducked under it nicely.
Bryant checks a leg kick.
Bautista looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bryant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bryant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bautista misses with a two punch combination.
Bryant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bautista.
Bryant fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bryant looks to throw the jab but Bautista is out of range.
Bautista misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bryant counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Dave Bautista has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryant connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bautista. Bautista circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bautista closes the distance and clinches.
Bautista misses with an elbow over the top.
Bryant dodges an elbow strike from Bautista.

Bryant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bryant cracks Bautista with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bryant thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bautista 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.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bryant darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bautista takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bautista is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bryant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bautista throws a leg kick
and Bryant counters with a left and a right... And another left! Bautista is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nickolas Bryant!