PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toby Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dr Phil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bryant
vs
Phil

225 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toby Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dr Phil!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant misses with a few strikes there.
Phil swats away the attempt to clinch by Bryant.
Phil shoots in for a takedown but Bryant shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bryant is looking to clinch but Phil is avoiding it.

Bryant shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Bryant wants to work for an arm triangle but Phil is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bryant trying to control from half guard but Phil is working away.
Bryant prevents Phil from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant tries to stand and escape but Phil is controlling the position.
Bryant keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Phil is looking for a sweep. Bryant is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Bryant is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Phil defends it well.

Phil makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Phil looks gassed!
Bryant tries to clinch but Phil moves out of range.

Bryant rushes Phil and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

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.

Phil has hold of one of Bryant's legs. Bryant is fighting the takedown attempt but Phil gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Phil stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bryant swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Phil trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.
Phil looking to sit in guard and control but Bryant gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bryant missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bryant trying to control but Phil is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phil wants to stand but Bryant is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Phil wriggles free and stands up.
Bryant is looking to clinch but Phil is avoiding it.
Bryant with a lazy takedown attempt

and Phil counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bryant's guard now.
Bryant manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Phil manages to get himself to full guard.
Phil looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phil wants to get back to his feet but Bryant is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bryant throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bryant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Phil swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bryant trying to control the position from guard on top but Phil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bryant stops Phil from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bryant thows a body kick. Phil tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Phil looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bryant wants to control but Phil is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Phil with the ground and pound but Bryant uses the opportunity to regain guard.

Bryant has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Phil can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Phil trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phil preventing the sweep.
Phil is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bryant trying to strike off his back.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bryant dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Phil. That did some damage!

Phil shoots in and bounces Bryant off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bryant is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phil's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Phil throws a strike but Bryant rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Phil has his hands on Bryant's head, controlling the position.
Bryant looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Phil wants to get back to his feet.
Bryant trying to control the action but Phil is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Phil is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bryant has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bryant fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Phil can't do much from the bottom here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bryant tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Phil decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bryant's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dr Phil showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bryant's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bryant throws a sloppy head kick and Phil moves out of range easily.
Bryant misses with a takedown attempt

and Phil counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bryant!
BOOM! Phil connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Phil fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Phil lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Phil lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bryant is looking to improve his position but Phil isn't that keen on the idea.
Phil dominating with strikes here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Phil is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bryant can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Phil in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phil postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bryant looks a forlorn figure.
Bryant is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dr Phil has got the better of the ground game so far.
Phil in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Phil looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Phil working Bryant over with strikes here.
Phil cracks Bryant with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Phil lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bryant hang on?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Phil trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Phil pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bryant sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phil scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bryant flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Phil slips a nice elbow through Bryant's hands, connecting with Bryant's forehead.
Bryant slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Phil throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phil is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bryant manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bryant trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Phil has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Phil is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bryant can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Phil is looking to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dr Phil comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Phil winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dr Phil!