PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Ronald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rugal Bernstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Ronald
vs
Bernstein

200 cm
28
230 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

185 cm
20
242 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Ronald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rugal Bernstein!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernstein stalks Ronald and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ronald's face. Ronald staggers backwards, shaken.
Bernstein looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bernstein stuns Ronald with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ronald scores with a jab to the body.
Bernstein misses with a series of wild punches.
Ronald throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bernstein will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rugal Bernstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bernstein lands with a nice body punch.
Ronald avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ronald looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bernstein takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

It looks like Rugal Bernstein has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ronald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ronald paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ronald throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bernstein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ronald showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bernstein.
Bernstein lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bernstein.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ronald.
Ronald scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernstein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ronald manages to avoid it.
Bernstein will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ronald dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bernstein. That did some damage!
Bernstein works the jab nicely.
Bernstein keeps the fight on the outside.

Ronald has Bernstein up against the cage in a clinch.

Ronald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bernstein will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bernstein walks into a left hand.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ronald controlling the action here for a moment.
Bernstein blocks the elbow strike.
Bernstein wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronald keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bernstein's efforts to push away.
Ronald prevents Bernstein from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bernstein's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bernstein can't break the clinch.
A short right from Bernstein on the inside.
Bernstein tries to break free but Ronald pushes him back against the cage.
Bernstein gets through Ronald's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bernstein wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ronald.
Ronald has Bernstein pressed against the cage, preventing Bernstein from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bernstein can't break the clinch.
Ronald lands a nice elbow.
Ronald is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bernstein is defending well for now.
Bernstein wants to get back to striking at distance but Ronald won't allow it.
Bernstein has had enough of the clinch but Ronald keeps him there for the moment.
Ronald lands a knee to the body.
Bernstein can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronald holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bernstein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ronald keeps control of Bernstein as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ronald.
Ronald blocks a body shot from Bernstein.
Bernstein wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bernstein tries to break free but Ronald pushes him back against the cage.
Ronald crunches a lovely knee into Bernstein's ribcage.
Ronald gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bernstein misses with the head strike.
Bernstein wants to break free but Ronald has control.
Ronald unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ronald keeps control of Bernstein as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bernstein being controlled against the cage.
Bernstein wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ronald has Bernstein pressed against the cage, preventing Bernstein from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bernstein lands an uppercut.
Ronald lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bernstein has had enough of the clinch but Ronald keeps him there for the moment.
Ronald lands an elbow inside that Bernstein shrugs off.
Ronald lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That has opened up Rugal Bernstein's cut even more.
A frustrated look appears on Bernstein's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ronald lands an elbow inside that Bernstein shrugs off.
Ronald has Bernstein pressed against the cage, preventing Bernstein from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Ronald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bernstein connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bernstein scores with a jab.
Bernstein misses with the combination.
Ronald moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bernstein looks gassed!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ronald showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bernstein.
Ronald tries to close the distance and clinch but Bernstein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bernstein lands a slapping body shot.
A slow jab from Bernstein misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Ronald dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rugal Bernstein's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ronald tries to clinch up but Bernstein circles away and keeps his distance.
Ronald dodges the punch combination from Bernstein.
Ronald tries to clinch up but Bernstein circles away and keeps his distance.

Bernstein tries to keep at a distance but Ronald has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bernstein blocks the elbow strike.
Bernstein scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bernstein throws a punch but it's blocked by Ronald.
Ronald blocks an uppercut.
Bernstein scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ronald keeps control of Bernstein as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bernstein tries to circle away but Ronald has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bernstein looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ronald creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bernstein's defenses.
Bernstein takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bernstein takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ronald lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

The cut above Rugal Bernstein's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bernstein has a couple of punches blocked by Ronald.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronald looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bernstein tries to break the clinch but Ronald is controlling the position.
Ronald slowing the pace effectively.
Bernstein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bernstein tries to break free but Ronald pushes him back against the cage.
Bernstein is trying to break the clinch but Ronald is controlling him.
Ronald keeps control of Bernstein as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Bernstein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bernstein swinging wildly here.
Ronald lands with a hook. Bernstein tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ronald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bernstein misses with a two punch combination.
Bernstein walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Rugal Bernstein's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bernstein will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ronald tries to clinch but Bernstein is having none of it.
Ronald steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bernstein.
Ronald takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronald tries to clinch up.
Ronald looks to land a right hand but Bernstein moved out of range.
A left and a right from Bernstein both land. Nice combination.
Ronald fails in his attempt to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bernstein.
Bernstein scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bernstein takes one to the side of the head.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brad Ronald!