PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou The Tooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lou The Tooth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

The Tooth
vs
Bruce

183 cm
25
272 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
26
256 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lou The Tooth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bruce bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The Tooth is trying to control Bruce's posture but Bruce avoids it.

Bruce tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The Tooth is trying to control Bruce's posture but Bruce avoids it.
Bruce trying to control the position but The Tooth is working away.
The Tooth is looking to regain half guard here but Bruce keeps moving and retains side control.
The Tooth manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Tooth performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

The Tooth stands up out of the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Tooth moves in looking to clinch but Bruce pushes him off.

The Tooth moves into the clinch.

The Tooth breaks the clinch.
Bruce is looking to clinch.
Bruce looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The Tooth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bruce manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from The Tooth as Bruce shoots in.
Bruce tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but The Tooth swivels and escapes.
Bruce fails with the takedown.
Lou The Tooth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Bruce.
Bruce tries for a takedown but The Tooth sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

The Tooth forces Bruce back against the cage and clinches.
The Tooth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Tooth tries to land knees in the clinch but Bruce avoids the damage to the body.
Bruce taking a breather.
Bruce drops down looking for an ankle pick but The Tooth pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bruce shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Tooth but The Tooth pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Bruce has eaten all the pies!
Bruce goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Tooth doesn't manage to clinch there - Bruce circles away.
The Tooth tries to clinch up but Bruce circles away and keeps his distance.

The Tooth drives through and clinches with Bruce against the cage.
Bruce drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

The Tooth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Tooth fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bruce, pushing him back against the cage.
The Tooth throws a punch but it's blocked by Bruce.
The Tooth throws an elbow but it misses.
Bruce avoiding damage as The Tooth throws knees to the body.

The Tooth breaks from the clinch.
Bruce fails to land the takedown.
The Tooth stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and The Tooth wants it to stay on the feet.
The Tooth fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Tooth misses the shot to the body.

The Tooth rushes Bruce and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce avoids a wild elbow strike from The Tooth.
Bruce wants a takedown but no success here.
Bruce wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bruce is trying to break free.
The Tooth lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Mike Bruce has been cut.
Bruce is looking to control The Tooth's arms but The Tooth gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bruce has his back to the cage.
Bruce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bruce misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Tooth.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruce is trying to pull guard but The Tooth has him pressed against the cage.
Bruce is trying to break the clinch but The Tooth has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lou The Tooth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Bruce's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bruce misses with a jab, cross combination.

The Tooth closes the distance and clinches.
The Tooth lands an elbow just above Bruce 's eye.
Bruce tries to pull guard but The Tooth won't allow it.
The Tooth is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The Tooth using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bruce blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from The Tooth.
Bruce can't get the takedown.
Bruce is trying to break free.
The Tooth taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Tooth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bruce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Tooth moves away.

The Tooth clinches.
The Tooth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bruce misses with an elbow over the top.
The Tooth leaning his opponent against the cage.
The Tooth is pressed up against the cage. Bruce has hold of a leg and is looking to drag The Tooth down to the mat. The Tooth avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lou The Tooth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Bruce.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Tooth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mike Bruce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bruce has a takedown stuffed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Tooth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bruce manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bruce shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Tooth pinned against the cage. The Tooth gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The Tooth doesn't manage to clinch there - Bruce circles away.
Bruce shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Tooth pinned against the cage. The Tooth gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bruce is breathing heavily.
Bruce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

The Tooth moves into the clinch.
The Tooth taking a breather.
The Tooth lands an elbow that stopped Bruce in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Tooth avoiding damage as Bruce throws knees to the body.

The Tooth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Tooth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bruce swats him away and circles back towards the center.

The Tooth pushes Bruce up against the cage in a clinch.
Bruce blocks an elbow strike.
Bruce tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bruce tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Tooth throws an elbow but it misses.
The Tooth has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The Tooth lands an elbow inside that Bruce shrugs off.

The cut above Mike Bruce's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The Tooth creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bruce's defenses.
The Tooth creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bruce's defenses.

Mike Bruce's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike Bruce's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lou The Tooth!