PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Engle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seaville Bri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seaville Bri acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Engle
vs
Bri

225 cm
23
275 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

193 cm
22
260 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Milwaukee's Best 160
Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey Engle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seaville Bri!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bri takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Bri clinches.
Bri misses with a punch to the body.
Engle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bri.
Bri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bri softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bri stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bri takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short left from Bri.

It looks like Joey Engle has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good body shot from Bri.
A head punch on the inside from Bri fails to land.
Bri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Engle misses with a knee strike.
Engle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bri working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Engle.
Engle is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Bri.
Bri misses with the head strike.
Engle missing with knees to the body.
Bri misses with a punch to the body.
Bri avoiding damage as Engle throws knees to the body.
Engle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bri smiles and moves away.
Engle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bri takes a swing at Engle's ribcage but misses.
Bri lands a really nice looking cross but Engle seems unphased.
Bri throws a body punch but Engle moves out of range.
Bri punishes Engle's body with a nice straight punch.
Engle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joey Engle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bri slips a straight right by Engle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bri swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Engle.
Bri with a nice cross.
Engle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bri is out of range.
Engle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bri.

Bri gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Engle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bri is defending well for now.
Engle landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Engle has had enough of the clinch but Bri keeps him there for the moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Engle.
Engle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bri avoids it.
Bri misses with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Engle.

Engle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Engle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bri missing with a left hand there. Engle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Engle takes the fight into the clinch.
Engle can't break the clinch.
Engle jumps guard but Bri turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Engle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short uppercut from Bri.
Engle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bri avoids it.
Bri lands with a short shot to the head.
Bri lands a body shot.
Engle tries to pull guard but Bri won't allow it.
Bri can't find room to land a body shot as Engle controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Bri.
A right handed body shot lands from Bri.
Engle trying to land knees to the body.
Engle putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bri in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Engle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bri.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Bri.
Bri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Engle misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bri.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Engle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bri takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bri throws a hook but Engle avoids it easily.
Bri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Engle.

Bri tries to keep at a distance but Engle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bri cracks Engle with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bri throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Engles head.
Engle tries to land knees in the clinch but Bri avoids the damage to the body.
Bri digs a right hand into Engle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Engle's gas tank.
Bri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Seaville Bri will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joey Engle's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bri darts in and clinches Engle up against the cage.
Engle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bri is defending well for now.
Engle missing with knees to the body.
Bri can't find room to land a body shot as Engle controls the action.
Engle tries to land knees in the clinch but Bri avoids the damage to the body.
Bri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Engle's elbow.
Engle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bri lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Engle backwards.
Bri working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bri tries a body shot but Engle blocks it.
Engle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bri is defending well for now.
Engle tries to work over Bri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bri managing to block the knees to the body from Engle.
Engle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bri lands a nice shot to the body.
Bri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Engle's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Engle really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A short right from Bri.
Bri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bri takes a knee to the side of the body.
Joey Engle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Engle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bri lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bri softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bri misses with the head strike.
Bri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bri lands with a right to the head.
Bri tries to throw a body punch but Engle avoids it by throwing Bri back against the cage.
Bri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Engle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Engle tries a knee to the head but Bri blocks it.
Engle missing with knees to the body.
Come on Engle - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bri swings wildly with an uppercut but Engle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Engle lands an elbow inside.
Bri takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Engle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Engle crunches a lovely knee into Bri's ribcage.
Bri is breathing heavily.
Engle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bri is keeping busy.
Bri misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Engle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bri misses with a straight left.
A jab from Engle misses.
Engle motions for Bri to come forward. Engle throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Engle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Engle. That's going to slow Bri down.

Engle has Bri up against the cage in a clinch.
Engle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Engle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bri chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Engle can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Engle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bri's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Engle connects with an inside leg kick.
Engle throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Engle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Engle throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Engle scoring well with a low kick there.
Engle is looking to slow Bri down with leg kicks.
Bri on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Engle throws a head kick but Bri moves out of range.
Engle misses with a low kick.
Engle throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bri's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Engle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Engle thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bri if he has to take too many more of those.
Engle scores with a head kick. Bri tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Engle tries a low kick but Bri avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Engle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joey Engle's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Engle works Bri's body with a nice hook.

Engle moves into the clinch.
Bri lands a body punch.
Bri working aggressively here.
Bri struggles to land a body shot inside as Engle controls his hands.
Engle tries to land knees in the clinch but Bri avoids the damage to the body.
Engle wants to stall.
Bri lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bri throws a head punch that misses.
Bri's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Engle is pushing Bri up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Engle trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Engle trying to land knees to the body.
Bri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Engle crunches a lovely knee into Bri's ribcage.
Bri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Engle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Engle drives through and clinches with Bri against the cage.
Engle wants to get back to striking at distance but Bri won't allow it.
Bri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Engle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Engle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bri lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Engle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Engle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bri is keeping busy.
A knee to the head by Engle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Engle scores a nice knee to the body.
Engle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bri is defending well for now.
Bri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Engle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A shot in the inside from Bri.
Bri has Engle pressed against the cage, preventing Engle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Engle trying to land knees to the body.
Engle is trying to break the clinch but Bri has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Engle.
Engle landing knees to the body.
Engle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bri.
Bri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Engle taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Engle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Engle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bri.
Engle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Engle, right into the meat.
Bri blocks a low kick nicely.
Engle lands with a right hand.
Engle throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bri's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bri. Engle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bri avoids the body shot from Engle.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Engle tries to score with a low kick but Bri moves his leg out of the way.
Bri blocks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Engle.

Bri has closed the distance and engaged Engle in a clinch.
Engle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Engle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bri can do to turn this around?
Engle blocks a body shot from Bri.
Bri avoiding damage as Engle throws knees to the body.
Engle blocking some punches.
Engle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Engle looking to slow down the pace here.
Engle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Engle successfully pulls guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Bri stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Engle clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Engle's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Engle pushes Bri up against the cage in a clinch.
Bri has a couple of punches blocked by Engle.
Engle dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bri lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Engle looking to slow down the pace here.
Engle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bri avoids it.

Engle manages to break the clinch.
Engle ducks under a wild hook from Bri.
Engle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Bri moves into the clinch successfully.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bri managing to block the knees to the body from Engle.
Bri avoiding damage as Engle throws knees to the body.
Engle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Engle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Engle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bri avoids it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Engle.
Bri throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bri lands a nice shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bri lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Bri.
Bri lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bri pushes Engle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bri softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bri managing to block the knees to the body from Engle.
Bri tries to throw a body punch but Engle avoids it by throwing Bri back against the cage.
Bri lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Engle backwards.
Bri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bri working aggressively here.

Engle manages to break the clinch.
Engle is looking to land body kicks.

Bri clinches with his opponent.
A right handed body shot lands from Bri.
Bri lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Engle backwards.
Bri is working Engle over against the cage.
Bri misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Engle breaks from the clinch.
Engle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bri with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Engle misses with a body shot.
Bri scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bri misses with a double jab.
Bri throws a hook but Engle avoids it easily.
Engle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joey Engle is winning the standup battle so far.
Bri works Engle's body with a nice hook.

Bri moves into the clinch.
Engle holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Engle's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bri lands a shot to the body.
Engle is trying to break the clinch but Bri is controlling him.
Engle looking to slow down the pace here.
Engle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bri struggles to land a body shot inside as Engle controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bri misses with some punches.
Engle blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bri misses with the head strike.
Engle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bri swings wildly with an uppercut but Engle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Engle stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seaville Bri dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Joey Engle's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bri connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Engle momentarily.
A good leg kick by Engle.
A big right from Bri misses.

Bri fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Engle, pushing him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Bri.
Engle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Engle dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bri tries to throw a body punch but Engle avoids it by throwing Bri back against the cage.
Bri lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bri stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bri working aggressively here.
Engle working hard to break the clinch.
Bri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bri tries to throw a body punch but Engle avoids it by throwing Bri back against the cage.
Bri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bri prevents Engle from breaking the clinch.
A hook to the body from Bri.
A short right from Bri on the inside.
Bri lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Bri.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Engle trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Engle.
Bri blocks a body shot from Engle.
Engle tries to work over Bri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Engle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bri prevents Engle from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bri swings wildly with an uppercut but Engle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bri working aggressively here.
Bri tries a body shot but Engle blocks it.
Engle trying to control the position but instead, Bri has worked for underhooks and has pushed Engle into the cage.
Bri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bri throws a head punch that misses.
Engle misses with a knee strike.
Bri managing to block the knees to the body from Engle.
Bri lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bri lands a hook to the side of the head.
Engle is looking to control Bri's arms but Bri gets an underhook and turns him. Now Engle has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Engle wants to get back to striking at distance but Bri won't allow it.
Engle stalling the fight.
Bri lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Engle.
Bri tries to work over Engle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Engle working hard to break the clinch.
Bri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Engle tries to land a knee to the head but Bri blocks with his arms.
Engle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bri is defending well for now.
Engle looking to slow down the pace here.
Bri lands an uppercut.
Bri lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bri.

Engle drags the fight down to the ground.
Bri pushing down on Engle's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Engle is looking to escape.
Bri is pressing down on Engle's thigh, looking to free his foot. Engle is holding on for now.
Engle keeping control of the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seaville Bri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bri 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 48:48
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 48:48
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 48:48

The fight is ruled a draw!
Joey Engle retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!