PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Nicola Bruni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Garret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bruni
vs
Garret

188 cm
28
196 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

184 cm
23
195 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Great elbows
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Granite chin

Conviction

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicola Bruni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pat Garret!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruni lands with an uppercut that bounces Garret off the cage and back into range.
Garret uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bruni.
Garret drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bruni punishes Garret's body with a nice straight punch.
Bruni misses with a straight left.
Bruni throws out a loose jab but Garret uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garret is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bruni.
Bruni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruni backing away here, and Garret unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Garret keeps Bruni at a distance using the push kick.
Bruni loads up on a big right hand but Garret slips the punch.
Nicola Bruni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruni takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruni avoids a kick to the body.
Garret on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Garret checks a leg kick.
Bruni backing away here, and Garret unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bruni looks to throw the jab but Garret is out of range.
Garret throws a push kick but Bruni slaps the foot to one side.
Garret waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bruni.
Bruni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garret.
Garret fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bruni looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garret bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruni connects with an inside leg kick.
Garret throws out a loose jab but Bruni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garret misses with a wild body shot.
Bruni avoids the body shot from Garret.
Garret misses with a body shot.
Bruni throws out a loose jab but Garret uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garret dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bruni staying out of range there.
Garret with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bruni cracks Garret with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Garret takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Garret looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruni is just out of range.
Bruni takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bruni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garret.
Garret throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garret jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garret, as that shot connected.
Bruni is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Garret displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bruni throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garret moves away from the strike by Bruni.
Garret tries to land a leg kick but Bruni saw it coming and moves away.
Garret thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garret takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Garret misses with a wild body shot.
Bruni moves out of range as Garret throws a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Garret.
Bruni swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bruni throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garret counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Garret misses with a body shot.
Garret bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bruni looks to land a right hand but Garret moved out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Bruni 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Garret connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bruni. Bruni circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bruni closes the distance looking to clinch
and Garret counters with a thumping low kick.
Garret tries to bum rush Bruni with a series of wild strikes but Bruni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garret misses with a low kick.
Garret throws a wild body kick that Bruni sees coming a mile off.
Garret throws a hook but Bruni avoids it easily.
As Garret tries to get set, Bruni tries to push him back and clinch up but Garret manages to avoid the attempt.
Bruni throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bruni thuds a left hand into Garret's body.
Bruni misses with a body kick.
Bruni misses with a looping left.
Bruni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garret.
Garret stuns Bruni with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bruni, right into the meat.
Garret defending well as Bruni loads up on a big left hand.
Garret feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brunis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bruni misses the shot to the body.
Garret listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bruni chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garret can pounce on him.
A jab from Bruni misses.
Garret has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garret misses with a straight right.
A good leg kick by Bruni.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruni looks to land a left hand but Garret moved out of range nicely.
Bruni misses with an uppercut. Garret saw that one coming.
Garret moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Bruni there.
Garret swings for the body but Bruni moves out of range.
Garret attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bruni throwing a counter right hand but Garret manages to avoid it.
Garret is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bruni had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bruni defending well as Garret loads up on a big left hand.
Garret on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bruni moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bruni throws out a loose jab but Garret uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garret dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bruni throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bruni throws a head kick but Garret moves out of range.
Garret misses with a body shot.
Bruni was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bruni misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Garret was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A low kick from Garret is predictable there
and Garret takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garret looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pat Garret will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A jab from Bruni misses.
Bruni misses with a straight left.
Bruni throws a lazy uppercut
and Garret counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bruni steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Garret. That one must have hurt.
Bruni misses with a body shot.
Garret swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bruni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garret manages to avoid it.
Garret appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bruni with a nice cross.
Bruni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garret was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruni.
Garret fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bruni is out of range.
Garret lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bruni takes a step back to recover.
Garret ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bruni moves away.
Bruni stuns Garret with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garret digs a good hook to Bruni's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bruni throws a lazy right hand but Garret sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bruni looks to score with a jab to the body but Garret is just out of range.
Garret slips under a jab from Bruni.
A punch lands to the side of Garret 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
Garret misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bruni.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Garret.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garret, as that shot connected.
A low kick from Bruni misses
and Garret counters with a thumping low kick.
Bruni tries to land a leg kick but Garret saw it coming and moves away.
Bruni throws a leg kick that misses.
Garret takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bruni gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garret.
Garret throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garret stuns Bruni with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Garret throws a hook but Bruni blocks it.
Bruni throwing a counter right hand but Garret manages to avoid it.
Bruni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garret moves away.
Bruni misses with a wild body shot.
Bruni with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garret to score with a decent uppercut.

Bruni is rocked!
Bruni misses with a left hand
and Garret counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oh Bruni is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Garret scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Bruni beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Crack! A monster head kick from Garret and Bruni falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Garret!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Pat Garret!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Pat Garret made sure he mentioned Perkele!, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
In defeat, Nicola Bruni stepped up to the mic, saying 'No comments, my defense was not good enough. ....'.