PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Bryan (ranked 5270 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan The Tall (ranked 6543 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Never Gonna Give you up. Duncan The Tall is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bryan
vs
The Tall

189 cm
25
210 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

198 cm
34
216 lbs
19 - 17 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Bryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duncan The Tall!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Tall counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bryan falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Tall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bryan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Tall counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The Tall falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bryan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bryan tries to bum rush The Tall with a series of wild strikes but The Tall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Tall jabs Bryan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The Tall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The Tall looks to score with a jab to the body but Bryan is just out of range.
Bryan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bryan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Tall.
The Tall gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bryan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bryan misses with a looping right.
Bryan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bryan throws a hook but The Tall avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from The Tall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The Tall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bryan.
Jacob Bryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bryan throws a poor cross that misses
and The Tall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bryan missing with a left hand there. The Tall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan throws an off balance right hand
and The Tall counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The Tall throws a combination. Bryan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The Tall throws a series of punches but Bryan moves out of range.
Bryan missing with a left hand there. The Tall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Despite the aggression on The Tall's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bryan looks to land a left hand but The Tall moved out of range nicely.
Bryan misses with a left hand
and The Tall counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bryan thinking.
Bryan is breathing heavily.
The Tall lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The Tall has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from The Tall there as he acknowledges the shot.
The Tall misses with a wild combination.
Bryan is looking for a counter combo.
The Tall throws a right hand that Bryan ducks under and follows up with a left that Bryan also avoids with ease.
The Tall misses with a wild combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Tall cracks Bryan with a right hand to the side of the head.
The Tall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bryan.
Bryan lands a jab to the nose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan lands a head shot.
Bryan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Bryan.
Bryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Tall closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bryan thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice side step and The Tall releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bryan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bryan throws a lazy right hand but The Tall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bryan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Tall slips a straight right by Bryan.
The Tall scores with a nice right hand.
Bryan falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Tall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bryan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab by Bryan.
The Tall displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Tall has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bryan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The Tall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bryan throwing a counter right hand but The Tall manages to avoid it.
Bryan throws an overhand right that lands on The Tall's shoulder, as The Tall tries to avoid the shot.
The Tall scores with a hook.
The Tall clobbers Bryan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bryan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Tall.
Bryan misses with a few strikes there.
The Tall defending well as Bryan loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Bryan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Tall uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bryan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Tall.
A slow jab from Bryan misses its intended target.
The Tall lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The Tall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Tall staying out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bryan misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Tall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bryan throws out the jab.
The Tall lands with a cross.
The Tall moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The Tall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bryan moves away.
The Tall is working the combinations to good effect here.
The Tall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Bryan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The Tall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bryan throws a right hand that misses
and The Tall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Tall throws a one two combo.
The Tall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bryan throws out the jab.
The Tall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bryan circles away quickly and effectively.
Bryan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Tall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Tall is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bryan with a body shot.
The Tall is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bryan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The Tall fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Tall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bryan.
The Tall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bryan throws a jab when The Tall was well out of range.
The Tall misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by The Tall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duncan The Tall dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The Tall misses with a hook. Bryan ducked under it nicely.
The Tall just misses with a punch to the body.
Bryan looks to throw the jab but The Tall is out of range.
The Tall moves out of range as Bryan strikes.
The Tall throws a series of punches but Bryan moves out of range.
Bryan is really struggling to find his range with his punches. The Tall's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The Tall slips a jab and a cross from Bryan.
The Tall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The Tall scores with a punch to the head.
The Tall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bryan.
Jacob Bryan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bryan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from The Tall in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The Tall feints a jab promting Bryan to slip. The Tall then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bryan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice straight punches there by The Tall. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Tall.
The Tall dips to his left and cracks Bryan with an uppercut!
The Tall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bryan.
The Tall lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The Tall throws a right and a left that Bryan avoids nicely.
Bryan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The Tall scores with a three punch combo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Tall.
Bryan misses with a two punch combination.
The Tall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bryan slips a jab and a cross from The Tall.
Bryan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The Tall throws a right hand that Bryan ducks under and follows up with a left that Bryan also avoids with ease.
The Tall lands a jab to Bryan's midsection.
The Tall stuns Bryan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bryan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bryan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The Tall lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bryan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Tall lunges at Bryan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bryan's hand.
Bryan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Tall lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The Tall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Tall throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan looks to throw the jab but The Tall is out of range.
The Tall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bryan throws an off balance right hand
and The Tall counters with a nice body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from The Tall.
Bryan lands an overhand right.
Bryan misses with a hook
and The Tall counters with a stiff right hand.
The Tall scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bryan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Tall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Tall slips a jab and a cross from Bryan.
The Tall throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab lands there for The Tall.
Bryan falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Tall counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from The Tall does no damage.
The Tall goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A big right from Bryan misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Tall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bryan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Tall pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bryan back to the cage. The Tall follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bryan throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Tall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Tall ducks under a wild hook from Bryan.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bryan needs to keep his hands up - The Tall had a free shot at his head there.
Bryan connects with a right hand. The Tall shakes it off.
The Tall lands an overhand right.
Bryan misses with a hook.
The Tall pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bryan back to the cage. The Tall follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Bryan is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bryan throws a right hand that misses
and The Tall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Bryan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Tall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bryan circles away quickly and effectively.
The Tall thuds his right hand into Bryan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bryan misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Bryan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The Tall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bryan seems to have got his legs back now.
The Tall looks to land a combination but Bryan avoids it well.
The Tall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bryan.
The Tall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The Tall slips a jab from Bryan.
A jab from Bryan misses.
A combination from The Tall does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Tall. Bryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bryan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bryan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bryan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice side step and The Tall releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Tall throws a series of punches but Bryan avoids them all with ease.
Bryan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The Tall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Tall swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bryan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duncan The Tall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!

The Tall throws a series of strikes that have Bryan backpedaling.
The Tall throws a combination that misses
and Bryan counters with a nice uppercut.
Bryan throws a lazy uppercut
and The Tall counters with a nice body shot.
The Tall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bryan moves away.
Bryan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Tall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bryan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Duncan The Tall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Tall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Tall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bryan.
The Tall connects with a right hand. Bryan shakes it off.
The Tall scores with a jab.
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!
Bryan drops his hands momentarily and The Tall takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bryan misses with the combination.
The Tall misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Tall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bryan manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Tall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bryan.
As Bryan backs off The Tall throws a huge counter combo but Bryan manages to avoid it all.
Bryan misses with a right hand
letting The Tall counter with a right hand.
The Tall 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.
Bryan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling The Tall to counter with a crisp jab.
Bryan misses with an uppercut.
The Tall throws a right hand that Bryan ducks under and follows up with a left that Bryan also avoids with ease.
Bryan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling The Tall to counter with a crisp jab.
Bryan misses with a looping right.
Bryan misses with a hook. The Tall ducked under it nicely.
The Tall is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bryan with a body shot.
Bryan misses with a hook. The Tall ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for The Tall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bryan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A right-left combo lands from The Tall.
The Tall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Tall lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bryan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Tall counters with a nice uppercut.
Jacob Bryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Tall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bryan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Tall! But no joy.
Bryan misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Tall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The Tall throws a right hand that Bryan ducks under and follows up with a left that Bryan also avoids with ease.
Bryan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The Tall lands a nice looking body shot.
The Tall throws a series of punches but Bryan moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - The Tall scores with a four punch combination!
Decent striking displayed by The Tall there.
The Tall takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The Tall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bryan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bryan misses with an uppercut
and The Tall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bryan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bryan misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Tall appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bryan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Tall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Tall.
Good standup being displayed there by The Tall as he connects with a hook.
Bryan throws a jab but it's blocked by The Tall.
Bryan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Tall is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The Tall slips a jab and a cross from Bryan.
Bryan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The Tall lands the left hand.
Bryan takes a jab right on the kisser.
The Tall lands a nice shot to the body.
The Tall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bryan throws an off balance right hand
enabling The Tall to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice cross by The Tall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd cheers as The Tall lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bryan doesn't seem phased though.
Bryan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Tall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Tall scores with a hook to the body. Bryan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bryan throws an off balance right hand
and The Tall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bryan misses with a lunging right hand
and The Tall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Tall cracks a nice hook into Bryan's ribs.
Bryan throws out a loose jab but The Tall uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Tall throws a series of punches but Bryan moves out of range.
Bryan misses with a straight left.
The Tall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bryan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bryan throws out a loose jab but The Tall uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Tall misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Tall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bryan.
The Tall scores with a nice right hand.
Duncan The Tall is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The Tall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bryan.

And that's the end of the fight!
Duncan The Tall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Tall has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duncan The Tall!
A very excited looking Duncan The Tall made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Jacob Bryan was interviewed post fight and said 'I don't know.'.