PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Willian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Fury
vs
Willian

187 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Behold The Beast

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bryan Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Willian!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury wants to clinch.

Fury clinches.
Fury tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Willian just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fury holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Willian breaks from the clinch.
Fury tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Willian paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Willian shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Willian is trying to control the action in half guard but Fury is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Willian works his way into full mount!
Willian controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willian unloads with some shots from mount but Fury bucks and avoids them well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Willian tries to control but Fury wriggling away.
Willian takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fury looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Willian scores with punches and elbows.
Fury wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Fury tries to reverse the position but Willian maintains control.
Fury is bucking up trying to escape but Willian cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willian content just to control the position here.

Willian swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Fury is now in Willian's guard. A big mistake from Willian there, giving up the dominant position!
Fury has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Willian is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Willian keeping moving, preventing Fury from controlling successfully.
Fury sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willian is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Willian stalling.
Willian seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fury does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fury tries to roll over but Willian keeps him under control.

Fury has one foot on Willian's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Willian dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Fury has his takedown stuffed

and Willian counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Fury!
Willian takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Willian's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Fury is wriggling around trying to escape.
Willian controlling from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willian avoids the attempt from Fury to control.
Willian trying to control but Fury is having none of it.
Willian punching from mount but Fury doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Willian lands a nice shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fury wants to control but Willian is having none of it.
Willian sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fury regains half guard.
Willian trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willian wants to take a breather but Fury is having none of it.

Despite being in the dominant position, Andre Willian just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fury shoots for a double leg takedown but Willian sprawls well. He's pushed Fury's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A solid body kick from Willian.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Willian lands with a kick to the temple. Fury shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Bryan Fury has been cut.
Willian circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fury shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Willian pinned against the cage. Willian gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Fury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Willian shoots in for a double leg but Fury sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fury will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bryan Fury is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fury closes the distance looking to clinch

so Willian counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury keeping full guard, as Willian tries to pass.
Fury is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Willian wants to control from the top but Fury keeps moving.
Willian is pushing down on Fury's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fury is fighting to maintain full guard but Willian has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Willian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bryan Fury's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Willian has Fury up against the cage in a clinch.
Willian drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fury pulls his leg out and moves away.
Willian looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fury misses with a jab, cross combination.

Fury has closed the distance and engaged Willian in a clinch.
Fury fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Fury escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fury has his takedown stuffed

so Willian counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Willian trying to control the position from guard on top but Fury is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fury pulls Willian in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willian trying to control the position from guard on top but Fury is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Willian stands up and waves to Fury to follow him.

Fury shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fury showed some decent athleticism there.
Fury is looking to take a break and control but Willian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willian is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fury is thwarting Willian's attempts to control the position.
Fury wants to stand up but Willian is controlling the position.

Fury decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Nice body punch from Fury.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fury darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Fury decides to return to a standing position.
Willian tries for a takedown but Fury circles away easily

and Fury counters with a nice double leg into side control. Willian won't be happy with that.
Bryan Fury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Willian.
Willian tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fury wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Fury decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Fury misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fury tries for a takedown but Willian circles away easily

and Willian counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fury won't be happy with that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Willian moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Andre Willian has got the better of the ground game so far.
Willian is looking to take a break and control but Fury is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bryan Fury.
I think Willian has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Willian!