PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murheellinen Vilkuttaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bucco Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vilkuttaja comes into the arena with Limp Bizkit - My Generation blaring out of the sound system. Bucco Bruce has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Vilkuttaja
vs
Bruce

189 cm
21
279 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
242 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Frank`s TASTE

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Murheellinen Vilkuttaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bucco Bruce!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Bruce has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bruce with a knee to the head.
Vilkuttaja prevents a body shot from Bruce.
Vilkuttaja goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bruce prevents it.

Bruce breaks from the clinch.
Bruce uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vilkuttaja.
Bruce swats away the attempt to clinch by Vilkuttaja.
Bruce defending well as Vilkuttaja loads up on a big left hand.
Vilkuttaja gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murheellinen Vilkuttaja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruce tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vilkuttaja throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vilkuttaja throws a looping overhand right but Bruce ducks down to avoid it.
Vilkuttaja tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruce was well out of range. Poor timing from Vilkuttaja.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilkuttaja tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruce was well out of range. Poor timing from Vilkuttaja.

Bruce moves into range and clinches up with Vilkuttaja.

Vilkuttaja's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vilkuttaja throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bruce counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bruce.
Bruce pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bruce lands a damaging elbow.
Bruce is leaning against Vilkuttaja and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vilkuttaja managing to block the knees to the body from Bruce.
Bruce lands a knee to the body.
Bruce is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vilkuttaja is defending well for now.
Bruce looking to stall.
Bruce digs a right hand into Vilkuttaja's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vilkuttaja's gas tank.
Bruce cracks Vilkuttaja with a nice body shot.
Vilkuttaja is breathing heavily.

Bruce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bruce tries to clinch up but Vilkuttaja circles away and keeps his distance.
Vilkuttaja swings for the body but Bruce moves out of range.
Bruce wants to clinch up but Vilkuttaja keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilkuttaja tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Bruce moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruce lands a damaging elbow.
Vilkuttaja tries for a takedown but Bruce manages to get underhooks.
Bruce holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bruce crunches a lovely knee into Vilkuttaja's ribcage.
Bruce working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bruce landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Bruce breaks from the clinch.
Vilkuttaja gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Bruce counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murheellinen Vilkuttaja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruce trying to land knees to the body.
Vilkuttaja blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Bruce breaks the clinch.
Bruce lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bruce.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce looks to land a combination. Vilkuttaja sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bruce tries to clinch up but Vilkuttaja circles away and keeps his distance.
Vilkuttaja misses with a straight right.
Bruce moves out of range as Vilkuttaja strikes.
Vilkuttaja tries to clinch but Bruce moves away

and Bruce holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bruce misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vilkuttaja.
Vilkuttaja tries to score a body lock takedown but Bruce shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vilkuttaja tries for a takedown but Bruce manages to get underhooks.
Bruce stops a takedown attempt from Vilkuttaja.
Bruce swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vilkuttaja wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bruce with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Bruce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bruce fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bruce wants to clinch up but Vilkuttaja keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilkuttaja throws a hook but Bruce avoids it easily.
Vilkuttaja falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bruce counters by clinching up.
Nice elbow from Bruce.
Bruce misses with an elbow over the top.
Bruce is pushing Vilkuttaja up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Bruce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bruce avoids a punch combination nicely.

Bruce fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vilkuttaja, pushing him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vilkuttaja tries for a takedown but Bruce manages to get underhooks.
Bruce lands with a right to the head.
Bruce lands an elbow that stopped Vilkuttaja in his tracks for a moment.
Vilkuttaja looking for a takedown.
Bruce trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bucco Bruce dominated that round.
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 tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vilkuttaja swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vilkuttaja swats away the attempt to clinch by Bruce.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch but Vilkuttaja swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bruce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bruce avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bruce fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vilkuttaja attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vilkuttaja tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruce was well out of range. Poor timing from Vilkuttaja.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruce is looking to clinch but Vilkuttaja is avoiding it.
A big right from Vilkuttaja misses.
Vilkuttaja throws a looping overhand right but Bruce ducks down to avoid it.
Bruce is looking to clinch but Vilkuttaja is avoiding it.
Bruce keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vilkuttaja.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bruce tries to clinch up.
Bruce tries to clinch but Vilkuttaja moves out of range.

Vilkuttaja gets a clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bruce. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Bruce tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vilkuttaja avoids it.
Vilkuttaja managing to block the knees to the body from Bruce.

Vilkuttaja lands a takedown into guard.
Bruce wants to stand and escape but Vilkuttaja is having none of it.
Vilkuttaja is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Vilkuttaja stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bruce swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilkuttaja is working hard here to advance position.
Vilkuttaja scoring with some ground and pound.

Bruce kicks Vilkuttaja off and gets to his feet.
Bucco Bruce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vilkuttaja fails with the takedown.
Bruce wants to clinch up but Vilkuttaja keeps it at a distance.
Vilkuttaja misses with a hook. Bruce ducked under it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Vilkuttaja. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vilkuttaja.
Vilkuttaja throws a right hand that Bruce ducks under and follows up with a left that Bruce also avoids with ease.
Vilkuttaja swats away the attempt to clinch by Bruce.
Vilkuttaja tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bruce takes the fight into the clinch.
Bruce with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vilkuttaja can't get the takedown.
Vilkuttaja fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murheellinen Vilkuttaja. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Vilkuttaja has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bruce regains guard immediately.
Vilkuttaja in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Bruce has his feet on Vilkuttaja's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Bruce has closed the distance and engaged Vilkuttaja in a clinch.
Vilkuttaja blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bruce tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vilkuttaja takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vilkuttaja.
Bruce tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bruce just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vilkuttaja's brow.
Bruce lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bruce tries to work over Vilkuttaja's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bruce with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vilkuttaja avoiding damage as Bruce throws knees to the body.

Bruce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bruce throws a series of punches but Vilkuttaja avoids them all with ease.
Vilkuttaja misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bruce tries to clinch up but Vilkuttaja circles away and keeps his distance.
Murheellinen Vilkuttaja is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bruce blocks a jab.
Bruce is looking to clinch but Vilkuttaja is avoiding it.
Vilkuttaja keeps the fight on the outside.
Vilkuttaja keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Murheellinen Vilkuttaja will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bruce looks to clinch
and Vilkuttaja counters with a two punch combo.
Bruce staying out of range there.
Bruce will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vilkuttaja gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Bruce holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bruce wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vilkuttaja has him pressed against the cage.
Bruce misses with a knee strike.
Bruce landing knees to the body.
Vilkuttaja letting Bruce take a breather here.
Vilkuttaja tries to pull guard but Bruce holds him up against the cage and eventually Vilkuttaja drops back down to his feet.
Bruce using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vilkuttaja goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bruce prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murheellinen Vilkuttaja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Come on Bruce - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilkuttaja blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bruce misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vilkuttaja is trying to drag Bruce to the mat but Bruce just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Vilkuttaja takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vilkuttaja blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bruce using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bruce effectively controlling the action here.
A right hand to the body from Bruce.
Bruce using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vilkuttaja has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bruce landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bruce scores with a hook to the body.
Bruce lands a knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Bruce.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruce is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce working Vilkuttaja over with knees to the body.
Bruce lands a body shot.
Bucco Bruce seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees to the body from Bruce.
Bruce trying to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Bruce.

Bruce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bruce fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vilkuttaja, pushing him back against the cage.

Bruce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vilkuttaja throws a lazy right hand but Bruce sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Vilkuttaja.
Bruce stuffs the takedown.
Vilkuttaja shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bruce as he jumps to the side.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch but Vilkuttaja swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce tries to clinch up.
Bruce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bruce looks to land a combination but Vilkuttaja avoids it well.
Bruce tries to clinch but Vilkuttaja moves out of range.
Vilkuttaja misses with a takedown

and Bruce moves into the clinch.
Bruce comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Bruce breaks from the clinch.
A head kick by Vilkuttaja misses

and Bruce counters by moving into the clinch.
Vilkuttaja tries to break the clinch but Bruce is controlling the position.
Bruce misses with a body punch.
Bruce comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bruce with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vilkuttaja managing to block the knees to the body from Bruce.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilkuttaja has Bruce pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bruce manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bruce is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bruce presses Vilkuttaja against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bruce effectively controlling the action here.
Vilkuttaja managing to block the knees to the body from Bruce.
Bruce has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bruce displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vilkuttaja up against the cage.

Bruce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bruce on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vilkuttaja throws a sloppy head kick

and Bruce holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruce with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bruce putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vilkuttaja in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vilkuttaja tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vilkuttaja working hard to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bucco Bruce comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bruce 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bucco Bruce!