PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Christ (ranked 1204 p4p, 2125 weight class) and Bob Bronte (ranked 62 p4p, 104 weight class). Bronte is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Buffalo Charge by Dub Phizix and Strategy. Joel Christ has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Christ
vs
Bronte

225 cm
23
300
10 - 3 - 0

196 cm
23
267
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

White Gorilla
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joel Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Bronte!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Christ misses its intended target.
Bronte has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Christ finds it's way round the side to connect with Bronte's head.
Bob Bronte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Bronte. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bronte.
Christ takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bronte misses with a series of wild punches.
Bronte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christ throws out the jab.
Christ ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bronte moves away.
The fighters circling - Bronte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Christ throws a body punch but Bronte moves out of range.
Bronte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Christ lands with an uppercut that bounces Bronte off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christ misses with a looping right.
Bronte lands a glancing blow to the side of Christ's head.
Bronte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christ was well out of range. Poor timing from Bronte.
Bronte moves out of range as Christ strikes.
A punch combination from Bronte misses.
Bronte takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronte throws a nice looking combination but Christ bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bronte has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bronte avoids the body shot from Christ.
Christ bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Christ throws a big shot that misses.

Bronte moves into range and clinches up with Christ.

Bronte manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Bronte misses.
Christ swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

Bronte closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Christ did well to prevent Bronte getting side control.
Christ is trying to stand.
Bronte looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bronte trying to control the pace.
Christ's coaches at Zero Tolerance have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Bronte prevents Christ from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronte wants to take a breather but Christ is having none of it.
Bronte wants to pass the guard but Christ is defending well.
Bronte trying to control the action but Christ is working from the bottom.
Bronte wants to free his trapped foot but Christ is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Christ looks like he's trying to stand up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Christ looks to throw the jab but Bronte is out of range.
Bronte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christ manages to avoid it.
Christ misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christ looks to throw the jab but Bronte is out of range.
Christ throws the left hand but Bronte avoids the punch easily.
Joel Christ is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronte pushes Christ back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Christ misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bronte blocking some punches.
Christ is trying to push Bronte away but Bronte has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bronte misses with the head strike.
Bronte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bronte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Christ backwards.
Bronte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Bronte.
Christ wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bronte has him pressed against the cage.
Christ lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bronte scores with a shot to the side of Christ's head.
Bronte lands with a short shot to the head.
Bronte lands with a left to the head.
Bronte blocks a body shot from Christ.

Bronte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Christ looks to throw the jab but Bronte is out of range.
Bronte is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Bronte.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ throws the left hand but Bronte avoids the punch easily.
Bronte tests Christ's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bronte lands a jab to the head.
Bronte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bronte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christ was well out of range. Poor timing from Bronte.
Bronte ducks under a wild hook from Christ.
The fighters circling - Christ throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bronte lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Christ gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bronte.
Bronte slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Christ is rocked!
Bronte misses with a combination
and Christ counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Christ is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Bronte shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Christ is on queer street and Bronte is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Bob Bronte!
During a confident post fight interview, Bob Bronte thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.