PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Jax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Bronze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jax's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Immortal Technique - The Rebel. Mr Bronze has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jax
vs
Bronze

180 cm
30
165 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

200 cm
28
165 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

KAISER
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GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Jax!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Bronze!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jax throws a sloppy head kick and Bronze moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jax looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bronze.
Jax moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jax scores with a head kick.
Jax lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bronze shoots in but Jax avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A swing and a miss from Jax.
Bronze connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jax pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bronze is out of range and Jax settles back down.
Bronze is looking to clinch but Jax is avoiding it.
Bronze throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jax stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bronze.
A big left from Bronze misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jax lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bronze connects with a crisp jab.
Bronze is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jax.
Jax throws a low kick but Bronze moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jax.
Bronze looks to throw the jab but Jax is out of range.
Jax misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bronze is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jax misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bronze.
Bronze tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jax swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bronze shoots in looking for a takedown but Jax manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bronze's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Jax instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jax.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bronze.
Bronze tries to pull guard but Jax forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tony Jax has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Bronze.
Bronze prevents a body shot from Jax.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronze has a couple of punches blocked by Jax.
Jax blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jax lands a nice uppercut.
Bronze jumps guard but Jax turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bronze wants to break free but Jax has control.
Bronze works on Jax's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jax has Bronze pushed against the cage.
Bronze lands a nice shot to the body.
Jax cracks Bronze with a nice body shot.
Jax pushes Bronze back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bronze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jax stalling in the clinch.
Bronze blocks an uppercut.
Jax tries to throw a body punch but Bronze avoids it by throwing Jax back against the cage.
Jax doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Jax.
Bronze lands a nice uppercut.
Jax's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jax scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bronze is struggling to control the position.
Jax throws a head punch that misses.
Bronze has a couple of punches blocked by Jax.
Jax tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bronze blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bronze working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bronze misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jax.
Bronze softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bronze misses with some punches.
Bronze lands with a light punch inside.
Jax swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bronze misses with some punches.
Jax is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bronze pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jax has a couple of punches blocked by Bronze.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jax lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bronze backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Bronze.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronze tries to throw a body punch but Jax avoids it by throwing Bronze back against the cage.
Bronze lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bronze has a couple of punches blocked by Jax.

Bronze decides to pull guard.

Bronze is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Jax decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bronze, up you get!
Bronze with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jax counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jax is looking to chop away at Bronze's legs.
Bronze misses with a looping right.
Bronze feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jax's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mr Bronze will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jax misses with a wild body shot.
Jax throws a lazy right hand but Bronze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bronze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bronze tries to score with a low kick but Jax moves his leg out of the way.
Bronze scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A bone on bone clash there as Bronze blocks the leg kick.
Jax tries a head kick but it misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Jax blocks the leg kick.
Bronze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jax feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bronze's calf.
Jax takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bronze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jax throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jax walks into a straight right hand from Bronze.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jax throws a front kick aimed at Bronze's knee but Bronze avoids it well.
Jax checks a low kick from Bronze.
Jax throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jax slips a jab from Bronze.
Bronze is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jax throws a sloppy head kick
and Bronze counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jax thows a leg kick but Bronze checks it
and Bronze counters with a head kick. That will keep Jax thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Jax is rocked!
Jax throws a lazy right hand but Bronze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jax throws a sloppy head kick
and Bronze counters with an outside leg kick.
Jax scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bronze throws a body punch but Jax moves out of range.
Bronze throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bronze thows a left - swing and a miss!

Bronze gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jax takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronze is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jax to keep the fight standing.
Jax trying to stall but Bronze improves his position.
Bronze tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jax's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bronze gets through Jax's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jax can't find room to land a body shot as Bronze controls the action.
Bronze misses with a body punch.
Jax swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bronze.
Bronze misses with the head strike.
A bit of stalling here from Jax.
Bronze tries to work over Jax's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Bronze.
Bronze scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh Jax is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bronze lands a nice uppercut.
Jax has a couple of punches blocked by Bronze.
Jax blocks an uppercut.

Bronze has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jax uses from the top position.
Bronze is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bronze wants to pass to mount but Jax is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jax wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bronze looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bronze sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jax defending well though.
Bronze slips a nice elbow through Jax's hands, connecting with Jax's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bronze scores with a big shot! Jax's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Jax! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Bronze!
Mr Bronze is the new lightweight champion!
Mr Bronze took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS for their support in the buildup to the fight.