PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Bruno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chosen Sun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bruno
vs
Sun

181 cm
20
154 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Bruno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chosen Sun!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sun tries to land a leg kick but Bruno saw it coming and moves away.
Sun closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bruno circles away.
Sun scores with a nice head shot.
Sun tries to clinch but Bruno is having none of it.
Bruno tries to clinch there but Sun circles away.
Sun explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bruno wants to clinch up but Sun keeps it at a distance.
Sun fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Bruno. No joy for Sun on that attempt.
Ivan Bruno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chosen Sun.
Sun avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sun changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bruno tries to avoid it but Sun manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bruno to the ground. Bruno escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bruno clinches up with Sun and pushes him back against the cage.
Bruno keeps control of Sun as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sun tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bruno smiles and moves away.
Sun misses with a series of wild punches.
Sun throws a head kick that misses.
Sun shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bruno pinned against the cage. Bruno gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sun looks gassed!
Sun fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Bruno manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sun looking to sit in guard and control but Bruno gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sun wants to stand but Bruno is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bruno decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sun, up you get!
Chosen Sun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bruno closes the distance and clinches.
Sun fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Bruno pulls guard successfully.

Sun decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bruno, up you get!
Sun looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Bruno closes the distance and clinches.
Bruno lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bruno with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bruno misses with a knee to the head.
Sun is trying to break the clinch but Bruno has him pressed against the cage.

Bruno jumps guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sun drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bruno manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sun has Bruno in his guard.

Bruno stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Bruno gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sun wants to get back to striking at distance but Bruno won't allow it.
Bruno with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bruno landing knees to the body.

Bruno breaks from the clinch.
Bruno plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Bruno dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bruno closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sun tries to score a body lock takedown but Bruno shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sun wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bruno has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bruno takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sun wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sun is trying to drag Bruno to the mat but Bruno just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sun can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sun struggles to land a body shot inside as Bruno controls his hands.
Sun is breathing heavily.
Sun wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sun wants to break free but Bruno has control.
Bruno is pressed up against the cage. Sun has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bruno down to the mat. Bruno avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ivan Bruno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chosen Sun.
Sun fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bruno scores a takedown into full mount!

Bruno stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

Bruno clinches up with Sun and pushes him back against the cage.
Bruno looking to throw knees to the head but Sun is blocking nicely.
Sun is trying to break the clinch but Bruno has him pressed against the cage.

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

Bruno has Sun up against the cage in a clinch.
Bruno scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sun is trying to break the clinch but Bruno has him pressed against the cage.
Bruno lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sun has had enough of the clinch but Bruno keeps him there for the moment.
Bruno using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sun wants to break free but Bruno has control.
Bruno stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bruno lands a knee to the body.
Bruno with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bruno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sun has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sun wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sun fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Bruno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bruno connects with a high kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bruno fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sun, pushing him back against the cage.
Sun wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bruno scores with a knee to the head.
Sun has had enough of the clinch but Bruno keeps him there for the moment.

Bruno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sun has his takedown stuffed

and Bruno counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Bruno decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Bruno clinches with his opponent.
Sun misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruno misses with a knee strike.
Bruno tries a knee to the head but Sun blocks it.
Bruno unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sun lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice left hand lands by Bruno.
Sun wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sun goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bruno prevents it.
Sun is looking to break free of the clinch but Bruno has double underhooks.
Sun takes a knee right on the jaw!

Bruno decides to pull guard.
Bruno not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Bruno uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Sun is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bruno.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Bruno dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Sun closes the distance looking to clinch

and Bruno counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bruno.
Sun is trying to break the clinch but Bruno has him pressed against the cage.

Bruno manages to pull guard.
Sun has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bruno is proving hard to escape from.
Sun looking to sit in guard and control but Bruno gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sun takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sun is trying to hold Bruno in close to prevent damage but Bruno has managed to pass into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruno controlling the action here.
Sun is trying to stand back up but Bruno is controlling him

Bruno is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Bruno decides to stand up.

That's two 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.
Sun with a poor takedown

and Bruno counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bruno connects with a knee to the head.
Bruno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sun is looking to break free of the clinch but Bruno has double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Bruno.
Sun is trying to break free.
Bruno holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Bruno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sun throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Bruno counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Sun looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bruno passes into side control.
Sun tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sun tries to improve his position but Bruno has taken his back! Bruno has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Sun tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Bruno pushes Sun away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ivan Bruno!