PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Vos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vos comes to the cage accompanied by Three Little Birds. Jake Vos has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Vos
vs
Bronson

178 cm
25
150 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

164 cm
25
140 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Vos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bill Bronson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vos misses with an uppercut. Bronson saw that one coming.
Vos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bronson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bronson misses with an uppercut. Vos saw that one coming.
Bronson moves out of range as Vos strikes.
Vos looks to land a combination. Bronson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've been hearing reports that Vos has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Vos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bronson looks to score with a jab to the body but Vos is just out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Vos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vos.
Bronson throws a body punch but Vos moves out of range.
Vos throws a big counter combination but Bronson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bill Bronson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson misses with a looping right.
Vos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bronson swings widly with a right hand
and Vos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bronson manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vos misses with a hook. Bronson ducked under it nicely.
Vos misses the jab.
Vos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bronson drops his hands momentarily and Vos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vos lunges at Bronson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bronson's hand.
Bronson takes a swing at Vos's ribcage but misses.
Bronson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vos.
Vos throwing a counter right hand but Bronson manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Vos misses the target.
A big right from Vos misses.
Vos throws a shot from downtown. Bronson moves away and avoids it.
Vos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bronson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vos misses with an uppercut. Bronson saw that one coming.
Bronson tries to clinch
and Vos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Vos.
Vos ducks under a wild hook from Bronson.
Vos moves away from the strike by Bronson.
Bronson drops his hands momentarily and Vos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Bronson misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Vos misses the target.
Nice cross by Bronson.
Jake Vos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bronson looks to land a combination but Vos avoids it well.
Vos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vos avoids the body shot from Bronson.
Vos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bronson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bronson misses with a two punch combination.
Vos throwing a counter right hand but Bronson manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson looks for a takedown but Vos sprawls well.
Vos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bronson under the eye.
Vos tests Bronson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bronson misses with a looping left.

Bronson drives through and clinches with Vos against the cage.
A short right from Bronson.

Bronson manages to break the clinch.
Vos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A big left from Bronson misses.
Vos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson misses with a left hand
and Vos counters with a straight right hand.
Vos connects with a body shot that sends Bronson's belly button to the back.
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!
Bronson looks to throw the jab but Vos is out of range.
Vos misses with a wild combination.
Vos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bronson.
Bronson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Vos misses the target.
A big left from Bronson misses.
Bronson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vos has time to react.
Bronson misses with a jab to the body
enabling Vos to counter with a crisp jab.
Bronson throws a body shot but no joy.
Vos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jake Vos will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bronson throws a right hand that misses
and Bronson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vos ducks under a wild hook from Bronson.
Bronson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bronson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Bronson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Bronson on the inside.
Bronson lands an uppercut.
Vos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vos can't break the clinch.
Vos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good body shot from Bronson.
Bronson lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bronson is trying to trip Vos. He has hold of a leg but Vos is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bronson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Vos keeping moving, preventing Bronson from controlling successfully.

Vos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Vos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bronson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Vos working for a triangle but Bronson defends it easily.
Bronson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bronson is in close to Vos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bronson wants to pass the guard but Vos is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vos is trying to keep Bronson in close.

Bronson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bronson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bronson trying to control the position from guard on top but Vos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bronson cracks Vos with a solid left hand.

Vos is looking for a triangle but Bronson pushes his legs off easily.
Vos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson wants to control from the top but Vos keeps moving.
Bronson works over Vos with some ground and pound from guard.
Bronson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vos is keeping the position for now.
Bronson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vos keeping full guard, as Bronson tries to pass.
Bronson lands a couple of elbows.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bronson working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Bronson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Vos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bronson scoring with some ground and pound.
Bronson stopping the sweep attempt from Vos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bronson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bronson stopping the sweep attempt from Vos.
Bronson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bronson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vos wants to sweep here but Bronson controlling him for the moment.
Vos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Vos trying to control the position from guard on top but Bronson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Vos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Bronson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Bronson throws a jab but it's blocked by Vos.

Bronson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Vos taking some punishment here, with Bronson in his half guard.
Bronson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bronson wants to pass the guard but Vos is defending well.
Bronson working over Vos with some ground and pound. Vos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bill Bronson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vos taking some punishment here, with Bronson in his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ground and pound from Bronson.
Vos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bronson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bronson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vos has hold of Bronson's hands but Bronson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson is looking to stall here but Vos recovers full guard.
Bronson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bronson is working Vos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vos is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Vos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bronson is aware though and is defending well.
Vos trying to control the position.
Bronson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bronson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bronson won't allow Vos to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vos is on top in guard.

Vos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Vos's best efforts.

Vos moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Bronson.
Bronson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Vos off and has taken his back!
Bronson lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Vos hold on?!
Vos is really stuck here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Bronson. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Bronson lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson scores with punches from the back.

Vos is rocked!
Bronson scores with strikes from the back.
Oh Vos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Vos defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Vos manages to reverse the position and now he's in Bronson's guard. Nice work there by Vos.
Bronson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Vos is looking for a sweep. Bronson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vos seems to have got his legs back now.
Vos taking some punishment here, with Bronson in his half guard.

Vos looking for submissions off his back.

Bronson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vos sees it coming and defends easily.
Vos is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson winds up and cracks Vos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Vos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bronson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice strikes from Bronson there.
Bronson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bronson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bronson drops an elbow to the side of Vos's head.
Bronson lands strikes from half guard.
Bronson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bronson is looking to advance position but Vos won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Bronson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bronson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Bronson!
An out of breath Bill Bronson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.