PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jo El (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bruce might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I want it all. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bruce
vs
El

195 cm
25
287 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

200 cm
22
300 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 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 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jo El!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce connects with a crisp jab.

Bruce tries to sprawl but El drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
El is stalling here. Bruce is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! El seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bruce has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Bruce looks up at the clock and then as El takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bruce smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bruce working the body and head with strikes.
El is not content to let Bruce control the position.
Bruce sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but El is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
El is not content to let Bruce control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Bruce.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bruce working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
El tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce is chipping away with strikes.
Bruce landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bruce looking to punish the body of his opponent here but El is avoiding damage well.
Sloppy strikes there by Bruce.
El manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
El blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bruce.
Bruce throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bruce throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
El has his hands clasped together around Bruce's back. He's all about the action.
Bruce throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruce throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. El defending well though.
El is trying to maintain the position but Bruce is very close to passing his half guard.
El keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bruce working the head and body with strikes.
El on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
El is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
El blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bruce.
Bruce trying to control from half guard but El is working away.
El is positioning himself well to prevent Bruce advancing to mount.

Bruce is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. El doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bruce.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. El defending well though.
El avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bruce.
El wants to improve his position but Bruce is controlling well.
El trying to control but Bruce postures up.
Bruce 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.
Bruce working El over with strikes.
Bruce takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
El is refusing to be controlled, as Bruce sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
El blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bruce.
El trying to control but Bruce postures up.
Bruce throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
El keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bruce thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed El's head.
Bruce throwing shots but El is blocking nicely.
El is refusing to be controlled, as Bruce sits in half guard.
Bruce missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bruce working over El with some ground and pound. El looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
El is looking to improve his position.
Bruce wants to control but El is keeping him busy.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
El is looking to control Bruce's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can El avoid being mounted?
El is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Bruce missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bruce is looking to take a break and control but El is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
El is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bruce scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bruce throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
El moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bruce throwing strikes but missing.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bruce throws a big elbow that misses.
El trying to keep a closed guard but Bruce is proving a slippery customer.
Bruce pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. El is keeping the position for now.
Bruce working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
El is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bruce lands a couple of elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruce trying to control the position from guard on top but El is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bruce throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as El works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
El working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bruce.
El keeping moving, preventing Bruce from controlling successfully.
El preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bruce working some strikes from top position.
El wants to sweep but no luck.
Bruce with a nice head shot there.
El looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bruce is one step ahead there.
Bruce throws a big right hand that misses.
Bruce content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruce postures up and lands a big shot to El's brow.
Bruce keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of El's head.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bruce is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bruce throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as El works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bruce loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
El looking for a sweep. Not yet El, not yet.
Bruce landing with the ground and pound.
Bruce keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of El's head.
Bruce stands up over El, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bruce throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as El works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bruce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bruce is looking to work some ground and pound but El has wrist control.
Bruce throws a big elbow that misses.
Bruce with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bruce preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bruce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bruce working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bruce looking to sit in guard and control but El gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
El wants to control from the top but Bruce keeps moving.
El throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruce tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bruce manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. El manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Bruce dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

El throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bruce lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
El pulls out of a head kick attempt.
El uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bruce.
Bruce connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
El throws a head kick but Bruce moves out of range.
Bruce tries to clinch up but El circles away and keeps his distance.
Bruce with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
El throws a head kick that misses.
Bruce lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
El throws a leg kick
and Bruce counters with a nice body shot.
The fighters circling - Bruce throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Bruce fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with El, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El wants to take the fight to the mat but Bruce manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bruce works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
El is breathing heavily.
El is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
El is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bruce is keeping busy.

Bruce has clasped his hands together around El's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Bruce is looking to take a break and control but El is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
El is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bruce grinds an elbow into El's temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
El manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
El avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bruce.
Bruce lands strikes from half guard.
El is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bruce is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bruce lands strikes from half guard.
Bruce seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but El does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bruce prevents El from improving his position.
El tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Bruce stalling away here and it's allowed El to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Bruce is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce looking to pass the guard.
Bruce is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bruce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bruce with a flurry of punches that miss.
Simon Bruce overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bruce sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bruce postures up.
Bruce postures up in El's guard and throws a big left but El blocks it.
Bruce scoring with some ground and pound.
Bruce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bruce with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bruce's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bruce trying to control the position from guard on top but El is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruce postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bruce loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bruce throws a big right hand that misses.
El keeping moving, preventing Bruce from controlling successfully.
El trying to control the position.
Bruce trying to control the position from guard on top but El is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bruce is looking to work some ground and pound but El has wrist control.
El utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bruce throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bruce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
El controls Bruce momentarily but Bruce frees himself.
Bruce is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bruce is looking to work some ground and pound but El has wrist control.
El looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bruce is one step ahead there.
Bruce with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
El looking for a sweep. Not yet El, not yet.
Bruce throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as El works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bruce lands a couple of digs.
Bruce preventing the sweep.
El trying to control the position.
El looking for a sweep. Not yet El, not yet.
Bruce makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
El keeping moving, preventing Bruce from controlling successfully.
Bruce throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bruce trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
El keeping moving, preventing Bruce from controlling successfully.
Bruce tries to free his leg and advance position but El is retaining full guard.
El keeping moving, preventing Bruce from controlling successfully.
El controls Bruce momentarily but Bruce frees himself.
Bruce scoring with some ground and pound.
Bruce working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bruce throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as El works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
El avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
El trying to keep a closed guard but Bruce is proving a slippery customer.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bruce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
El is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bruce is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that El can do to turn this around?
Bruce throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bruce with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bruce lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
El looking to control.
Bruce working some strikes from top position.
Bruce's corner is telling him to maintain position.
El throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Bruce postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bruce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bruce landing some decent shots from guard.
Bruce trying to control but El is working from the bottom.
Bruce throwing strikes but missing.
Bruce stopping the sweep attempt from El.
El is trying to control the position but Bruce postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruce wants to control from the top but El keeps moving.
Bruce is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because El is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Bruce dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bruce missing with a left hand there. El was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bruce lands a slapping body shot.
Horrible takedown by El or perhaps it was just good defense by Bruce which made him look bad.
El loads up on a big right hand but Bruce slips the punch.

Bruce closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming El to the mat! El manages to get full guard.
El looking to control.
Bruce distracts El with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bruce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bruce wants to control from the top but El keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
El keeping moving, preventing Bruce from controlling successfully.
Bruce postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
El working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bruce.
Bruce trying to control the position from guard on top but El is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
El has momentary wrist control but Bruce slips an elbow through the middle.
El is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bruce won't allow El to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce postures up in El's guard and throws a big left but El blocks it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as El holds on and takes a little breather.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bruce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bruce is looking to work some ground and pound but El has wrist control.
El looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bruce is one step ahead there.
Bruce content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruce chips away with some ground and pound.
Bruce postures up and lands a big shot to El's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce lands a couple of digs.
Bruce working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bruce postures up.
Bruce distracts El with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bruce stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. El swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bruce trying to control the position from guard on top but El is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
El wants to sweep here but Bruce controlling him for the moment.
Bruce throwing strikes from guard but El blocks nicely.
El pulls Bruce in close to his closed guard and prevents Bruce from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
El avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
El throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bruce with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
El trying to control the position.
El looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bruce is one step ahead there.
El looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
El is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
El avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bruce stands up over El, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
El avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bruce trying to control but El is working from the bottom.
Bruce postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bruce seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bruce wants to stand and escape but instead El has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
El stopping the sweep attempt from Bruce.
El is looking to work some ground and pound but Bruce has wrist control.
Bruce looking for a sweep. Not yet Bruce, not yet.
El in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
El looking to sit in guard and control but Bruce gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bruce throwing strikes from guard but El blocks nicely.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
El preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bruce working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bruce throws an elbow that misses. El uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bruce's guard. Nice move by El!
Bruce has his hands on El's head, controlling the position.
El working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
El is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bruce utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
El working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bruce's head.
El looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
El keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bruce's head.
El trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
El stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bruce swivels though and keeps the full guard.
El throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bruce works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Simon Bruce is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
El throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bruce works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
El postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jo El has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El trying to control but Bruce is working from the bottom.
Bruce manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Simon Bruce!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Simon Bruce!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Simon Bruce!

Simon Bruce wins by unanimous decision!
Simon Bruce retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Simon Bruce thanked [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS - AJFC ↑ DOUBLE 160Q * for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).