PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Aurelio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I want it all. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bruce
vs
Aurelio

195 cm
24
287 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

190 cm
28
265 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Bruce!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcos Aurelio!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Bruce.
Bruce dodges the punch combination from Aurelio.
Aurelio tries to clinch up.
Bruce tries to bum rush Aurelio with a series of wild strikes but Aurelio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bruce motions for Aurelio to come forward. Bruce throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Aurelio misses.
Bruce moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Aurelio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bruce swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bruce waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aurelio.
Aurelio moves away from the strike by Bruce.
Bruce looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aurelio is fending him off so far but Bruce persists. Nope, Aurelio circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Aurelio blocks the leg kick.
Bruce throws a low kick but Aurelio avoids it.
Bruce does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Aurelio has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aurelio misses with the head strike.
Aurelio throws a head punch that misses.
Aurelio blocking some punches.
Bruce avoiding damage as Aurelio throws knees to the body.
Aurelio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bruce lands an elbow inside that Aurelio shrugs off.

It looks like Marcos Aurelio has been cut.
Bruce dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bruce avoids a wild elbow strike from Aurelio.
Aurelio misses with a body punch.
Bruce avoiding damage.

Aurelio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce looks to land a left hand but Aurelio moved out of range nicely.
Aurelio tries to move into range but Bruce moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aurelio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aurelio wants to clinch.
Bruce swats away the attempt to clinch by Aurelio.
Bruce takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruce throws a leg kick but Aurelio sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce jabs Aurelio to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bruce lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Aurelio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Aurelio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bruce throws a leg kick
and Aurelio counters with a left to the body.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch but Aurelio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bruce lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aurelio dodges the punch combination from Bruce.
Simon Bruce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aurelio throws out a powerful jab.
Bruce fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aurelio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce swinging wildly here.
Aurelio wants to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aurelio manages to avoid it.
Bruce throws a low kick but Aurelio avoids it.
Bruce misses with a wild body shot.
Aurelio misses with the combination.
Bruce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aurelio moves away.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio moves in looking to clinch but Bruce pushes him off.
Bruce fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Aurelio tries to clinch there but Bruce circles away.
Bruce lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marcos Aurelio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bruce throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aurelio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aurelio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aurelio is looking to clinch.

Aurelio moves into the clinch.
Bruce lands a right hand.
Bruce makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That has opened up Marcos Aurelio's cut even more.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Bruce to work.
Bruce presses Aurelio against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Aurelio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aurelio blocks a head kick by Bruce.
Aurelio tries to clinch
and Bruce counters with a stiff right hand.
Aurelio misses with a head kick.

Bruce shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bruce postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bruce trying to control the position from guard on top but Aurelio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bruce is working Aurelio over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bruce lands a couple of elbows.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bruce throws an elbow that misses. Aurelio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bruce's guard. Nice move by Aurelio!
Bruce 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.
Aurelio stopping the sweep attempt from Bruce.
Bruce pulls Aurelio in close to his closed guard and prevents Aurelio from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Aurelio wants to clinch.
Aurelio wants to clinch.
Bruce misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bruce misses with a looping right.
Aurelio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bruce.
Bruce throws a leg kick but Aurelio checks it.
Aurelio tries to clinch but Bruce is having none of it.
Bruce tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bruce throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Aurelio on the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruce throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Aurelio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bruce.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Bruce dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcos Aurelio's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Aurelio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aurelio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bruce swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aurelio wants to clinch
and Aurelio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bruce looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aurelio is looking to clinch but Bruce is avoiding it.
Bruce misses with a looping right.
Bruce digs a good body shot into Aurelio's ribs.
Bruce lands a two punch combo.
Aurelio fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marcos Aurelio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bruce is looking to clinch but Aurelio is avoiding it.
Aurelio moves in looking to clinch but Bruce pushes him off.
Bruce motions for Aurelio to come forward. Bruce throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bruce moves out of range of the body kick.
Aurelio staying out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bruce.
Bruce throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bruce misses with a leg kick.
Aurelio throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce slips under a jab.

Bruce clinches up against the cage.
Bruce throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aurelios head.
Bruce misses with a knee to the head.
Bruce lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Bruce.
Aurelio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Aurelio lands a hook that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Aurelio lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Bruce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bruce drives through and clinches with Aurelio against the cage.
Nice body punch from Aurelio - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice elbow from Bruce.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bruce lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aurelio.
Bruce misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aurelio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bruce stalling in the clinch but Aurelio improves position.
Aurelio tries to break the clinch but Bruce is controlling the position.
Bruce lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bruce lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aurelio backwards.
A hook to the body from Bruce.
Aurelio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bruce.
Aurelio misses with a punch on the inside.
Aurelio tries to circle away but Bruce has him pinned against the cage.
Bruce stalling against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aurelio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aurelio lands with a short shot to the head.
Bruce wants to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Aurelio.
Aurelio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simon Bruce has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aurelio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.

Aurelio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bruce falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aurelio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aurelio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bruce paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aurelio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bruce moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bruce throws a jab when Aurelio was well out of range.
Bruce loads up on a big right hand but Aurelio slips the punch.
Bruce throws out a leg kick but Aurelio moves out of range and Bruce only half commits.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio throws a head kick but Bruce moves out of range.
Aurelio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aurelio tries to clinch but Bruce moves out of range.
Bruce takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bruce.
Aurelio misses with a looping left.
Aurelio displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bruce.
Aurelio throws a looping overhand right but Bruce ducks down to avoid it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bruce just misses with a punch to the body.

Bruce bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bruce takes a little break here. Aurelio wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Bruce throws an elbow but Aurelio slips to the side and avoids it well.
Aurelio regains half guard, as Bruce was trying to land strikes.
Bruce throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bruce looks to land a strike but Aurelio avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bruce throws a big right hand that misses.
Bruce wants to control from the top but Aurelio keeps moving.
Aurelio wants to stand but Bruce is controlling the position.
Bruce missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bruce trying to control the position from guard on top but Aurelio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aurelio is looking to stand up but Bruce isn't so interested in that idea.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bruce wants to pass the guard but Aurelio is keeping the position.
Bruce looking to sit in guard and control but Aurelio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bruce controlling Aurelio's posture.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Simon Bruce just wasn't active enough.
Bruce scores with a punch to the head.

The cut above Marcos Aurelio's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Aurelio tries to clinch up.

Bruce gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aurelio.
Aurelio struggles to land a body shot inside as Bruce controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Bruce scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Aurelio fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruce dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bruce tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Bruce dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcos Aurelio's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Aurelio moves out of range of the strikes.
Bruce darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bruce shoots in looking for a takedown but Aurelio manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bruce's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Aurelio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bruce connects with a leg kick. Aurelio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A big right from Bruce misses.
Aurelio moves to clinch but Bruce breaks away
letting Bruce counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aurelio. Bruce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bruce misses with a straight right.
Aurelio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bruce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aurelio manages to avoid it.
Aurelio blocks a jab.
Bruce shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aurelio defends it nicely.
Bruce fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aurelio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bruce swings for the body but Aurelio moves out of range.
Bruce circles away from the clinch attempt.
Simon Bruce is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce throws a lazy right hand but Aurelio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bruce fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bruce bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aurelio misses with the combination.
Bruce fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Aurelio checks it well.
Aurelio checks a leg kick nicely.
Aurelio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruce scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce slips under a jab from Aurelio.
Aurelio throws a head kick that half lands.
Aurelio misses with a series of wild punches.
Bruce shoots in but Aurelio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Bruce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruce throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aurelio's waist but Aurelio gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bruce off to one side.
Bruce 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.
Aurelio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bruce doesn't seem bothered though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bruce swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bruce.
Aurelio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab, jab by Bruce - just one landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bruce.
Aurelio tries to clinch but Bruce moves out of range.
Aurelio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bruce looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruce works Aurelio's body with a nice hook.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bruce misses with a body shot.
Bruce is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Aurelio.

Bruce drives through and clinches with Aurelio against the cage.
Bruce tries to throw a body punch but Aurelio avoids it by throwing Bruce back against the cage.
Bruce throws a punch but it's blocked by Aurelio.
Aurelio is trying to push Bruce away but Bruce has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Bruce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Aurelio.
Bruce swats away the attempt to clinch by Aurelio.
Nice uppercut lands for Bruce. That snapped Aurelio's head back.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Aurelio misses with a straight left.
Bruce throws a leg kick
and Aurelio counters with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruce throws a lazy right hand but Aurelio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bruce swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bruce tries to bum rush Aurelio with a series of wild strikes but Aurelio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bruce avoids the head kick by Aurelio.
A big right from Bruce misses.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bruce throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aurelio wants to slow Bruce down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab from Bruce misses.
A head kick by Aurelio misses
and Bruce counters with a nice leg kick.
Bruce lands a slapping body shot.
Aurelio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bruce is looking to clinch but Aurelio is avoiding it.
Aurelio swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bruce thows a body shot but no joy.
Aurelio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bruce swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aurelio doesn't manage to clinch there - Bruce circles away.
Aurelio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bruce swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bruce throws a right hand that Aurelio ducks under and follows up with a left that Aurelio also avoids with ease.
Aurelio doesn't manage to clinch there - Bruce circles away.

Aurelio closes the distance and clinches.
Bruce drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Bruce has Aurelio pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Bruce pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Aurelio tumbling to the mat - Bruce dives into Aurelio's guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bruce trying to control but Aurelio is working from the bottom.
Aurelio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bruce. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bruce stops Aurelio from standing up.
Bruce working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bruce throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bruce throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aurelio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bruce throws an elbow that misses. Aurelio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bruce's guard. Nice move by Aurelio!
Marcos Aurelio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aurelio stopping the sweep attempt from Bruce.

And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Bruce showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bruce has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Simon Bruce!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Simon Bruce!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Simon Bruce!

Simon Bruce wins by unanimous decision!
Simon Bruce retains his super heavyweight title!
Simon Bruce seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.