PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blonde Brunson (ranked 1531 p4p, 2490 weight class) and Dylan Smith (ranked 96 p4p, 151 weight class). Smith has chosen The Only Thing They Fear is You- DOOM Eternal OST as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Brunson
vs
Smith

160 cm
20
145
5 - 2 - 0

155 cm
26
138
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Seventh Circle Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blonde Brunson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dylan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunson shoots and misses
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brunson.
Brunson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blonde Brunson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brunson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Brunson moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brunson has his takedown stuffed
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith jabs Brunson right on the nose. Brunson blinks but takes it well.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brunson doesn't seem bothered though.
Brunson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brunson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brunson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith with a jab.
Smith scores with a body shot.
Brunson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Brunson looking to score a takedown here. Smith is defending well but Brunson drives through and ends up in Smith's guard.
Brunson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brunson is working Smith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Smith wants to stand up but Brunson is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Smith has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Brunson has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Brunson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Smith regains guard immediately.
Smith keeping full guard, as Brunson tries to pass.
Smith is looking to stand up but Brunson isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Brunson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Brunson prevents Smith from getting back to his feet.
Brunson throws a big elbow that misses.
Brunson won't allow Smith to get back to his feet.

Brunson drops back looking for a leg! Smith is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smith manages to kick Brunson off! Brunson jumps back into Smith's guard.
Brunson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brunson won't allow Smith to get back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brunson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunson scoring with some ground and pound.
Brunson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Brunson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brunson postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Smith wants to stand up but Brunson is controlling him.
Brunson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Brunson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Brunson won't allow Smith to get back to his feet.
Brunson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Brunson from controlling successfully.
Brunson stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brunson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brunson won't allow Smith to get back to his feet.
We've been informed that Smith has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brunson drops back looking for a leg! Smith is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smith manages to kick Brunson off! Brunson jumps back into Smith's guard.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Brunson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brunson trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brunson with a flurry of punches that miss.

Brunson drops back looking for a leg! Smith is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smith manages to kick Brunson off! Brunson jumps back into Smith's guard.
Brunson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brunson throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Brunson wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Brunson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Brunson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Brunson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Smith is trying to stand.
Brunson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brunson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brunson working the head and body with strikes.
Smith is trying to stand back up but Brunson is controlling him

Brunson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Smith sees it coming and defends easily.

Brunson maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Smith could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Brunson has cracked it and Smith is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Brunson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Blonde Brunson!
Blonde Brunson retains his bantamweight title!
Blonde Brunson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.