PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce has chosen I want it all as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Pitbull
vs
Bruce

199 cm
30
290 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

195 cm
30
287 lbs
19 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

Damnfield clothing

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 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Pitbull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pitbull sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pitbull tries to clinch
and Bruce counters with a nice body shot.
Bruce fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Bruce shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bruce trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bruce postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bruce is looking to work some ground and pound but Pitbull has wrist control.
Pitbull keeping moving, preventing Bruce from controlling successfully.
Bruce trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bruce distracts Pitbull with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bruce missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce connects with a couple of short punches.
Bruce missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bruce pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pitbull is keeping the position for now.
Bruce loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bruce throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pitbull wants to stand up but Bruce is controlling him.
Bruce landing with the ground and pound.
Bruce throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pitbull preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pitbull wants to get back to his feet but Bruce is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bruce is working Pitbull over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruce distracts Pitbull with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Bruce stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Pitbull scores with a sloppy right hand. Bruce should have avoided that one.
Pitbull's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bruce connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pitbull scrambles back to his feet.
Pitbull tries to clinch
and Bruce counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bruce stuns Pitbull with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bruce finds it's way through Pitbull's defenses.
Bruce thuds his right hand into Pitbull's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Bruce closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruce throwing shots but Pitbull is blocking nicely.
Bruce not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Still in half guard, Bruce seems content to control.
Bruce throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pitbull regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bruce.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bruce is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bruce postures up in Pitbull's guard and throws a big left but Pitbull blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pitbull working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bruce.
Pitbull wants to stand but Bruce is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pitbull working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bruce.
Bruce pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pitbull is keeping the position for now.
Bruce loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bruce working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruce won't allow Pitbull to get back to his feet.
Bruce throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pitbull works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bruce advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Bruce dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bruce scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pitbull uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bruce.
Pitbull takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pitbull blocks a low kick nicely.
Bruce shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bruce, right into the meat.
Bruce works Pitbull's body with a nice hook.
Bruce waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pitbull.
Pitbull slips a jab and a cross from Bruce.
Bruce throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruce waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pitbull.
Johnny Pitbull is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Bruce finds it's target.
Bruce misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnny Pitbull is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pitbull on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bruce misses with a wild body shot.
Bruce scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bruce scores with a shot to the body.
Pitbull slips a straight right by Bruce.
Nice body punch from Bruce.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruce cracks Pitbull with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bruce ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

A jab-cross combination lands for Bruce and sends Pitbull crashing to the mat! Bruce follows him down to the mat - Pitbull regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Pitbull is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce winds up and cracks Pitbull with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Oh Pitbull is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bruce scores with a big shot! Pitbull's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Pitbull! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Bruce!
Simon Bruce bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.