PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Fernandino (ranked 1657 p4p, 210 weight class) and Tomi Bryan (ranked 1987 p4p, 246 weight class). Eduardo Fernandino has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Fernandino
vs
Bryan

188 cm
25
192 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
192 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eduardo Fernandino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tomi Bryan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandino tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Bryan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bryan.
Bryan preventing the sweep.
Bryan trying to control the position from guard on top but Fernandino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bryan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fernandino is trying to keep Bryan in close.
Bryan trying to control the position from guard on top but Fernandino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fernandino not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryan lands a couple of elbows.
Bryan throwing strikes but missing.
Bryan with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan trying to control but Fernandino is working from the bottom.
Fernandino knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bryan on the ground.
Fernandino can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bryan controls the pace.
Bryan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bryan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fernandino is pulling down on Bryan's head. It's preventing any offense from Bryan, at least for the moment.
Bryan postures up and lands a big shot to Fernandino's brow.
Bryan wants to control from the top but Fernandino keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bryan throwing strikes from guard but Fernandino blocks nicely.
Bryan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fernandino's head.
Bryan wants to control from the top but Fernandino keeps moving.
Bryan has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Yaw-Yan Ardigma. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Bryan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

It looks like Eduardo Fernandino has been cut.
Bryan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fernandino's head.
Bryan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bryan postures up in Fernandino's guard and throws a big left but Fernandino blocks it.
Bryan lands a couple of elbows.
Fernandino working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bryan.
Bryan is looking to work some ground and pound but Fernandino has wrist control.
Fernandino definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan postures up.
Fernandino avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bryan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bryan trying to control the position from guard on top but Fernandino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bryan lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bryan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bryan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bryan wants to control from the top but Fernandino keeps moving.
Fernandino working a defensive guard here.
Fernandino has momentary wrist control but Bryan slips an elbow through the middle.
Fernandino on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fernandino tries to get out of the position.
Fernandino keeping moving, preventing Bryan from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bryan lands a couple of elbows.

Eduardo Fernandino's cut is getting worse.
Bryan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bryan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bryan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bryan trying to control but Fernandino is working from the bottom.
Bryan throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bryan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bryan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bryan distracts Fernandino with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fernandino utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomi Bryan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eduardo Fernandino's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A slow jab from Bryan misses its intended target.
Fernandino lands the left hand.
A jab lands there for Fernandino.
Bryan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bryan misses with a straight left.
Fernandino cracks Bryan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fernandino tries to close the distance and clinch but Bryan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bryan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bryan throws a right hand that misses
and Fernandino counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the body from Bryan misses
and Fernandino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab lands there for Fernandino.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bryan dives in and grabs Fernandino's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fernandino pushes down on Bryan's head and hops out.
Bryan slips a straight right by Fernandino.
Bryan misses with a straight right.
Bryan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fernandino connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bryan scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bryan feints the counter takedown.
Fernandino is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fernandino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bryan.
Bryan takes a swing at Fernandino's ribcage but misses.
Fernandino fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fernandino lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bryan misses with an uppercut.

Fernandino moves into the clinch.

Bryan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fernandino moves in looking to clinch but Bryan pushes him off.
Fernandino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bryan.
Fernandino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bryan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bryan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Bryan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bryan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan lands with a punch from half guard.
Fernandino blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bryan.
Bryan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bryan working over Fernandino with some ground and pound. Fernandino looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fernandino is refusing to be controlled, as Bryan sits in half guard.
Bryan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Bryan there.
Bryan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fernandino with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fernandino has hold of Bryan's hands but Bryan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bryan is taking a breather. Fernandino says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan throwing shots but Fernandino is blocking nicely.
Bryan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bryan drops an elbow to the side of Fernandino's head.
Bryan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bryan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bryan controlling the action here.
Bryan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bryan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bryan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fernandino on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fernandino avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bryan.
Bryan trying to control the action but Fernandino is working from the bottom.
Bryan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Eduardo Fernandino's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bryan lands with a punch from half guard.

Jeez, Eduardo Fernandino's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Eduardo Fernandino's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tomi Bryan!
Tomi Bryan spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.