PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Cirus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Bruny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cirus comes into the arena with Lonely Boy - The Black Keys blaring out of the sound system. Jerome Bruny has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cirus
vs
Bruny

180 cm
33
168 lbs
19 - 14 - 0

163 cm
25
155 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition

Milwaukee's Best 160 (80% laundry)
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Cirus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerome Bruny!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cirus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bruny shoots in looking for a takedown but Cirus manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bruny's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Bruny shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bruny showed some decent athleticism there.
Cirus is trying to stand up here but Bruny is controlling him well.
Bruny content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cirus is not content to let Bruny control the position.
Bruny lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bruny sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cirus defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruny stops Cirus from getting back to his feet.

Bruny is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cirus tries to kick Bruny off but Bruny keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirus's coaches at Animal House have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Cirus is refusing to be controlled, as Bruny sits in half guard.
Cirus looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cirus pushes Bruny off but Bruny dives into side control.
Cirus is trying to get back to his feet.
Bruny lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bruny is looking to take a break and control but Cirus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Check out the look on Bruny's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Cirus pushes Bruny away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bruny gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bruny wants to control but Cirus is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bruny wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cirus, who protects the arm well.
Cirus wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cirus takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Cirus wants to get back to his feet.
Bruny taking a breather here.
Cirus wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruny cracks Cirus with a big elbow.
Bruny cracks Cirus with a big right hand but Cirus just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bruny wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cirus keeps working.
Cirus is pushing Bruny's head away, looking to escape. Bruny manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bruny creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Bruny tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cirus is trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruny grinds an elbow into Cirus's temple.
Bruny creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bruny working the head and body with strikes.
Cirus is pushing Bruny's head away, looking to escape. Bruny manages to hold on to the position though.
Bruny is working Cirus over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cirus wants to get back to his feet but Bruny drags him back down.
Bruny working the head with strikes.
Cirus is pushing Bruny's head away, looking to escape. Bruny manages to hold on to the position though.

Bruny tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bruny has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cirus is not content to let Bruny control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cirus is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerome Bruny 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.

Cirus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Cirus closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cirus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bruny defending well though.
Cirus is controlling the pace.
Cirus wants to control but Bruny is keeping him busy.
Bruny slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bruny has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cirus throwing strikes from guard but Bruny blocks nicely.
Cirus trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bruny has his foot on Cirus's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cirus works his way back into a safe position though.
Bruny has Cirus pulled in close to control his posture.
Bruny wants to sweep here but Cirus controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jerome Bruny has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cirus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cirus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bruny works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cirus trying to control but Bruny is working from the bottom.
Cirus is really struggling to control Bruny but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bruny is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bruny pulls Cirus in close to his closed guard and prevents Cirus from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bruny utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cirus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two 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.
Cirus throwing strikes from guard but Bruny blocks nicely.
Cirus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cirus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cirus throws a big elbow that misses.
Cirus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cirus throws a strike but Bruny rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Bruny trying to control the position from guard on top but Cirus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cirus will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cirus wants to stand and escape but Bruny is having none of it.
Bruny works over Cirus with some ground and pound from guard.
Bruny working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bruny controlling from the top position.
Cirus wants to stand and escape but Bruny is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirus keeping moving, preventing Bruny from controlling successfully.
Bruny lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bruny throws a big right hand that misses.
Cirus wants to stand but Bruny is controlling the position.

Cirus wriggles free and stands up.
Bruny connects with a single shot there.

Cirus shoots in and gets a takedown into Bruny's guard.
Cirus is working Bruny over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bruny looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cirus scoring with some ground and pound.
Bruny can't keep his opponent in guard - Cirus advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cirus throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bruny to regain full guard.
Bruny not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bruny looking for a sweep. Not yet Bruny, not yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cirus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cirus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bruny avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cirus scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cirus throwing strikes but missing.
Cirus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bruny working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cirus.
Cirus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Cirus dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bruny shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cirus pinned against the cage. Cirus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cirus tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bruny sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cirus somewhat.
Bruny waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cirus.

Cirus darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cirus wants to take a breather but Bruny is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruny regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bruny looking to control.
Cirus throws a big right hand that misses.
Cirus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bruny working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cirus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirus lands a couple of digs.
Cirus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cirus throwing strikes but missing.
Cirus stopping the sweep attempt from Bruny.
Cirus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bruny works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cirus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bruny works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cirus lands a couple of digs.
Cirus landing some decent shots from guard.
Cirus is in close to Bruny's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cirus is working Bruny over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cirus keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bruny's head.
Cirus landing some decent shots from guard.
Bruny utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruny controlling Cirus's posture.
Bruny is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cirus postures up and lands a big shot to Bruny's brow.
Cirus looking to pass the guard.
Cirus is looking to work some ground and pound but Bruny has wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bruny is on top in guard.

Bruny landing some decent shots from guard.
Cirus keeping full guard, as Bruny tries to pass.
Bruny stops Cirus from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruny is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bruny wants to control from the top but Cirus keeps moving.

Cirus wriggles free and stands up.
Bruny listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cirus shoots in for a takedown but Bruny shows good takedown defense.
Cirus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Cirus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cirus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bruny stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cirus or perhaps it was just good defense by Bruny, which made it look bad.
Cirus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruny jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cirus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bruny swivels and escapes.
Bruny thuds a left hand into Cirus's body.
Tom Cirus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruny swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cirus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cirus fails with the takedown.

Bruny closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cirus did well to prevent Bruny getting side control.
Bruny is trying to control. Cirus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bruny seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Still in half guard, Bruny seems content to control.
Bruny trying to pass the guard but Cirus defending well.
Cirus looks like he's trying to stand up.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tom Cirus.
I think Cirus has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!