PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bronko Strunz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strunz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Danzig - Mother. Simon Braga has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Strunz
vs
Braga

200 cm
18
276 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

Excellent MT
Tends to cut

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PRIME DESIGNS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bronko Strunz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Simon Braga!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strunz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Braga finds it's way round the side to connect with Strunz's head.
Braga throws the kick towards the body but Strunz avoids it.
Strunz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Strunz misses with a low kick.
Strunz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Braga checks a leg kick nicely.
Braga avoids the body shot from Strunz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strunz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braga.
Braga throws a leg kick that is checked
and Strunz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Strunz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Braga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Braga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Braga swats away the attempt to clinch by Strunz.
Braga throws a leg kick but Strunz checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strunz misses the shot to the body.
Braga goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Braga slips under a jab.
Braga gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Strunz.

Strunz has Braga up against the ropes in a clinch.
Strunz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Braga throws a punch but it's blocked by Strunz.
Braga prevents a body shot from Strunz.
Strunz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

It looks like Simon Braga has been cut.
Braga has Strunz pressed against the ropes, preventing Strunz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga scores with a nice hook to the head.
Strunz is struggling to control the position.

Strunz breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braga misses with a kick to the body.
Strunz throws an overhand right that lands on Braga's shoulder, as Braga tries to avoid the shot.
Strunz throws the kick towards the body but Braga avoids it.
Strunz moves in looking to clinch but Braga pushes him off.
A swing and a miss from Braga.
Braga buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Braga moves out of range of the body kick from Strunz.
Strunz moves out of range of the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga throws a leg kick which misses Strunz's front leg but catches the back leg as Strunz tries to avoid it.
Strunz slips a straight right by Braga.
Bronko Strunz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Braga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strunz moves away.
Strunz throws a sloppy body shot
and Braga makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Strunz is breathing heavily.
Good standup being displayed there by Strunz as he connects with a hook.
Braga throws a low kick, looking for Strunz's leg but Strunz calmly moves out of range.
Braga should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Braga looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Strunz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Braga stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Braga scores with a kick to the midsection.
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!
Braga looks to land a right hand but Strunz moved out of range.
Braga throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Braga thumps Strunz with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braga feints and then cracks Strunz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Strunz down.
Strunz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Braga connects with a body shot that sends Strunz's belly button to the back.
Braga lands a nice leg kick that just misses Strunz's sensitive parts.
Braga moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Braga feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Strunz's calf.
Braga scores with a kick to the body.
Braga lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Strunz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Strunz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Braga keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

It looks like Bronko Strunz has been cut.
Braga takes a swing at Strunz's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Braga dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Braga lands a jab to the head.
Strunz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Strunz throws a jab when Braga was well out of range.
Braga is looking to slow Strunz down with leg kicks.
Braga jabs Strunz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Simon Braga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Braga.
Strunz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Braga scores with a leg kick.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Braga has eaten all the pies!
Braga lands with a good body shot.
Braga scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Braga.
Braga punishes Strunz's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Braga looks for the body kick but Strunz saw that one coming.
Strunz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strunz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Strunz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Braga buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Braga looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
A big right from Braga misses.
Braga scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Strunz doesn't seem bothered though.
Braga misses with a body shot.
Braga tries a head kick but it misses.
Good exchange - Braga coming out on top.
Braga looks to score with a jab to the body but Strunz is just out of range.
Braga throws a series of strikes that have Strunz backpedaling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strunz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Braga can pounce on him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Braga.
Braga fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Braga throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Braga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Strunz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Braga.
Strunz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Braga lands with an uppercut that bounces Strunz off the ropes and back into range.

Strunz is rocked!
Braga throws a hook to the side of Strunz's head but Strunz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Strunz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Braga connects with a solid leg kick.
Braga scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Braga misses with a head kick.
Braga throws a wild body kick that Strunz sees coming a mile off.
Braga goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Braga looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Strunz moves out of range of the body kick from Braga.
A slapping leg kick lands for Braga.
Braga connects with a leg kick. Strunz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Braga connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Strunz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Braga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Braga feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Strunz's calf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Braga looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Braga cracks the inside of Strunz's front leg.
Strunz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Strunz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Braga. That one must have hurt.
Braga bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Strunz's head backwards.
Braga lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Braga with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Braga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strunz manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Braga connects with a leg kick. Strunz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Strunz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Strunz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Braga. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Braga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!

Strunz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Strunz defending well as Braga loads up on a big left hand.
Strunz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Strunz throws the left hand but Braga avoids the punch easily.
Braga avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Braga just misses with a punch to the body.
Strunz is looking to clinch but Braga is avoiding it.
Braga throws a body kick that misses.
Strunz looks to land a body kick but Braga moved away.
Braga checks a leg kick.
Braga connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Strunz momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Strunz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braga manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga looks to land a body kick but Strunz moved away.
Braga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab by Strunz.
Strunz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braga manages to avoid it.
Strunz moves out of range of the body kick from Braga.
Braga fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Strunz checks it well.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Braga throws a quick inside leg kick.
Strunz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Braga misses with a body kick.
Braga scores with a nice right hand.
A head kick misses from Strunz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Braga. Strunz does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga throws a leg kick but Strunz moved away.
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!
Strunz loads up on a big right hand but Braga slips the punch.
Braga clobbers Strunz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Strunz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Braga. Braga obviously looking to wear him down.
Braga looks for the body kick but Strunz saw that one coming.
Braga misses with a two punch combination.
Strunz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Braga can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by Braga there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Braga throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Strunz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Braga turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Braga looks to land a body kick but Strunz moved away.
Strunz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strunz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Braga.
Braga throws a wild body kick that Strunz sees coming a mile off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Braga.
Strunz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Braga scores with a jab. Strunz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Braga thuds his shin into the meat of Strunz's side.
Braga connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bronko Strunz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strunz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Braga throws a half hearted mid kick.
Strunz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Braga moves away.
Braga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strunz moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braga thows a body kick. Strunz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Strunz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braga manages to avoid it.
Braga bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Strunz's head backwards.
Braga misses with an attempted mid kick.
Strunz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Braga can pounce on him.
Braga throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Strunz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Braga lands a nice hook to Strunz's body. Strunz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good exchange - Braga coming out on top.

Bronko Strunz's cut is getting worse.
Crunch! Braga slams his shin into Strunz's torso.
Strunz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Braga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Braga winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Braga!
During a confident post fight interview, Simon Braga thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.