PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between King Ahkenaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Brunner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahkenaton comes to the cage accompanied by Sweet Taste of India. Giovanni Brunner has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with King Ahkenaton 's chin.

Ahkenaton
vs
Brunner

185 cm
24
200 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

190 cm
29
192 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, King Ahkenaton !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Giovanni Brunner!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ahkenaton .
Ahkenaton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brunner circles away quickly and effectively.
Brunner moves to clinch but Ahkenaton breaks away
and Ahkenaton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ahkenaton !

It looks like Giovanni Brunner has been cut.
Ahkenaton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ahkenaton lands a jab to the head.
Good exchange - Ahkenaton coming out on top.
Ahkenaton throws a right and a left that Brunner avoids nicely.

Brunner clinches up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brunner throws an elbow that misses.
Brunner misses with the head strike.

Ahkenaton breaks the clinch.
Brunner throws a nice looking combination but Ahkenaton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ahkenaton misses the body punch
and Brunner counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ahkenaton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brunner sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunner misses with a kick to the body.

Brunner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brunner letting Ahkenaton take a breather here.
Ahkenaton has had enough of the clinch but Brunner keeps him there for the moment.
Ahkenaton slows down the pace here.
Brunner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ahkenaton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brunner avoids it.
Ahkenaton blocking some punches.

Ahkenaton pulls guard successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ahkenaton wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Brunner passes Ahkenaton 's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunner is thwarting Ahkenaton 's attempts to control the position.

Ahkenaton kicks Brunner off and gets back to his feet.
Ahkenaton thows a body shot but no joy.
Brunner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brunner wants to clinch
and Ahkenaton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brunner thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brunner throws a combination that misses
letting Ahkenaton counter with a right hand.
Ahkenaton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brunner.
Ahkenaton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahkenaton drops his hands momentarily and Brunner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brunner tries to clinch but Ahkenaton is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Ahkenaton .
Brunner moves to clinch but Ahkenaton breaks away
and Ahkenaton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Brunner moves into the clinch.
Brunner tries a body shot but Ahkenaton blocks it.
Ahkenaton landing knees to the body.
Brunner missing with knees to the body.
Brunner avoiding damage as Ahkenaton throws knees to the body.
Brunner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ahkenaton .
Ahkenaton stalling the fight.

Ahkenaton manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Ahkenaton .

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brunner moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Brunner fails to land.
Ahkenaton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Ahkenaton breaks from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brunner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Ahkenaton .
Ahkenaton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ahkenaton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brunner thinking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No joy there for Ahkenaton , who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Ahkenaton looking to score a takedown here. Brunner is defending well but Ahkenaton drives through and ends up in Brunner's guard.
Brunner keeping moving, preventing Ahkenaton from controlling successfully.
Ahkenaton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Ahkenaton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Giovanni Brunner's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Brunner closes the distance and pushes Ahkenaton back into the cage.
Brunner misses with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Ahkenaton .

Ahkenaton breaks the clinch.
Brunner tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ahkenaton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brunner thinking.
Brunner tries to clinch
and Ahkenaton counters with a one-two to the body.
Brunner tries to clinch there but Ahkenaton circles away.
Brunner looks to clinch
and Ahkenaton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ahkenaton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brunner avoids it really well and circles away.
Ahkenaton works Brunner's body with a nice hook.
Brunner is looking to clinch.
Brunner wants to clinch
and Ahkenaton counters with a left and a right that stings Brunner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Ahkenaton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ahkenaton misses with a hook.
Brunner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ahkenaton .
Brunner tries to clinch there but Ahkenaton circles away.
Ahkenaton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brunner sprawls well. Brunner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ahkenaton gets slowly back to his feet.
Brunner tries to clinch but Ahkenaton moves out of range.
Ahkenaton lands a two punch combo.
Brunner tries to clinch but Ahkenaton moves out of range.
Brunner is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brunner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brunner moves to clinch but Ahkenaton breaks away

and Ahkenaton counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Brunner!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brunner can't escape the position.
Ahkenaton lands a big shot there that rocks Brunner but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Brunner regains half guard.
Ahkenaton lands with a punch from half guard.
Brunner on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ahkenaton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brunner trying to hold on to Ahkenaton 's head to control him but Ahkenaton postures up.
Brunner is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Ahkenaton is staying active.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ahkenaton thows a huge punch but Brunner dodges it nicely.
Ahkenaton working over Brunner with some ground and pound. Brunner looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ahkenaton prevents Brunner from improving his position.
Ahkenaton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Brunner on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ahkenaton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Brunner actively working from the bottom here.
Ahkenaton frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
King Ahkenaton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brunner wants to control but Ahkenaton is having none of it.
Brunner sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahkenaton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brunner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahkenaton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ahkenaton slips a nice elbow through Brunner's hands, connecting with Brunner's forehead.

Brunner is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ahkenaton pulls his head out easily.
Ahkenaton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ahkenaton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brunner moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ahkenaton landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ahkenaton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Brunner throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Ahkenaton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Giovanni Brunner's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Brunner wants to clinch.
Ahkenaton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brunner stuffs the takedown.
Ahkenaton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brunner.
Brunner lands a head kick. Ahkenaton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brunner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brunner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brunner closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Ahkenaton to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ahkenaton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ahkenaton connects with a right hand. Brunner shakes it off.
King Ahkenaton is winning the standup battle so far.
Ahkenaton throws a combination. Brunner tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That has opened up Giovanni Brunner's cut even more.
Brunner wants to clinch
and Ahkenaton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brunner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ahkenaton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brunner closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brunner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ahkenaton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brunner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
King Ahkenaton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brunner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Giovanni Brunner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brunner tries to clinch
and Ahkenaton counters with a straight right hand.
Ahkenaton 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brunner under the eye.
Brunner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Ahkenaton scores with a four punch combination!

Brunner tries to sprawl but Ahkenaton drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ahkenaton seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ahkenaton is pressing down on Brunner's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brunner is holding on for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunner has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ahkenaton is working away from the top position though.
Nice strikes from Ahkenaton there.
Ahkenaton sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ahkenaton has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up. King Ahkenaton wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Brunner takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunner tries to clinch up.
Brunner misses with a head kick.
Ahkenaton throws an overhand right that lands on Brunner's shoulder, as Brunner tries to avoid the shot.
Brunner tries to clinch up
and Ahkenaton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Ahkenaton shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brunner's guard.
Ahkenaton controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ahkenaton trying to control but Brunner is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ahkenaton won't allow Brunner to sweep him here.
Giovanni Brunner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brunner throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
King Ahkenaton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ahkenaton , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Ahkenaton !