PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Giovanni Brunner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Fernando Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Brunner
vs
Fernando Moreira

190 cm
28
192 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

191 cm
23
190 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Giovanni Brunner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luis Fernando Moreira!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunner wants to clinch.
A combination from Moreira does no damage.
Moreira stuffs the takedown attempt from Brunner. Brunner gets slowly back to his feet.
Brunner is looking to clinch.
Moreira misses with a looping right.
Brunner throws a nice looking combination but Moreira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moreira misses with a series of wild punches.
Moreira cracks Brunner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheers as Moreira lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brunner doesn't seem phased though.

Brunner closes the distance and pushes Moreira back into the cage.
Brunner stalling.
Moreira is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Moreira is trying to force a seperation but Brunner has the dominant position.
Moreira tries to break free but Brunner pushes him back against the cage.

Moreira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brunner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Brunner back to the cage. Moreira follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Moreira scores with a nice head shot.
Moreira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brunner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moreira moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Giovanni Brunner has been cut.
Moreira swats away the attempt to clinch by Brunner.
Moreira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brunner wants to clinch but Moreira slips to the side
and Moreira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moreira punishes Brunner's body with a nice straight punch.
Brunner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moreira.
Brunner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moreira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moreira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brunner circles away quickly and effectively.
Moreira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brunner counters with a slapping leg kick.
Moreira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luis Fernando Moreira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moreira tries to bum rush Brunner with a series of wild strikes but Brunner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Moreira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moreira lands a jab-cross combination.
Brunner wants to clinch.
Moreira keeps the fight on the outside.

Brunner moves into range and clinches up with Moreira.
Brunner pushes Moreira back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brunner landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Moreira looks gassed!
Moreira wants to break free but Brunner has control.
Brunner scores a nice knee to the body.
Brunner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brunner landing knees to the head.

It looks like Luis Fernando Moreira has been cut.
Brunner is stalling here.
Moreira takes a knee right on the jaw!
Moreira is looking to break free of the clinch but Brunner has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Brunner on the inside.
Brunner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moreira managing to block the knees to the body from Brunner.
Moreira is trying to push Brunner away but Brunner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brunner is trying to maintain a safe position but Moreira gets an underhook and turns Brunner into the cage.
Brunner lands a knee to the head.
Brunner lands a knee to the head.

Moreira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moreira throws a series of punches but Brunner moves out of range.
Brunner closes the distance looking to clinch
and Moreira counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Moreira pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Brunner back to the cage. Moreira follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Brunner slips a jab and a cross from Moreira.
Moreira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brunner counters with a left right combination that sends Moreira crashing to the mat - Brunner wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Moreira out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giovanni Brunner!
After the big win, Giovanni Brunner made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Snap Crackle Pop Fight Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.