PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Graham Wellington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Brun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wellington's entrance music is Scary. A fine choice. Brun has chosen "Pump Up the Jam" by The Lost Fingers as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Wellington
vs
Brun

190 cm
22
218 lbs
16 - 2 - 0

193 cm
25
212 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Graham Wellington!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hank Brun!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wellington looks to land a right hand but Brun moved out of range.
Brun lands with a good body shot.
Brun tries to score with a low kick but Wellington moves his leg out of the way.
Brun misses with a two punch combination.
Brun tests Wellington's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wellington thuds a left hand into Brun's body.
Brun lands an overhand right.
Brun throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wellington's waist but Wellington gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brun off to one side.
A combination from Brun does no damage.
Brun throws a right and a left that Wellington avoids nicely.
Brun lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wellington backs up against the ropes.
Wellington is looking to clinch but Brun is avoiding it.
Brun moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

It looks like Hank Brun has been cut.
A head kick misses from Wellington.
Hank Brun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wellington on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brun throws a head kick that misses.
Brun goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brun avoids the body shot from Wellington.
Wellington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wellington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wellington scores with a shot to the body.
Brun misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brun takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Wellington rushes Brun and presses him up against the ropes.
Wellington gets underhooks to prevent Brun's takedown attempt.
Brun looks gassed!
Wellington lands a body shot.
Wellington scores with a shoulder strike.
Wellington gets through Brun's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wellington utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Wellington.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wellington.
A short right from Wellington on the inside.
Wellington lands a shoulder strike.
Wellington lands with a light punch inside.
Wellington lands a body shot.
Wellington lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wellington is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wellington lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brun or not.
Wellington digs a right hand into Brun's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brun's gas tank.
Wellington digs a right hand underneath Brun's ribcage. Brun let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wellington lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wellington softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wellington scores with a shot to the side of Brun's head.

Brun is rocked!
Wellington lands an uppercut.
Brun is still on wobbly legs! Can Wellington finish him?
Wellington lands a right hand.
Wellington creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Brun's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Brun drops to his knees and Wellington pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Graham Wellington!
Graham Wellington retains his light heavyweight title!