PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Bronson (ranked 2215 p4p, 266 weight class) and Nick Tropper (ranked 2987 p4p, 347 weight class). Bronson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Glass Candy. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Bronson
vs
Tropper

189 cm
23
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

182 cm
23
188 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Solid chin

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Tropper!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson tests Tropper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tropper takes a swing at Bronson's ribcage but misses.
Tropper misses with a double jab.
Don Bronson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bronson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tropper.
Tropper looks to score with a jab to the body but Bronson is just out of range.
It looked like Bronson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tropper slips under a jab.
Bronson dips to his left and cracks Tropper with an uppercut!
Tropper misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Bronson.
Bronson dodges the punch combination from Tropper.
Bronson throws an overhand right that lands on Tropper's shoulder, as Tropper tries to avoid the shot.
Bronson misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Bronson misses.
Tropper is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bronson with a body shot.
Tropper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bronson clinches with his opponent.
Tropper wants to get back to striking at distance but Bronson won't allow it.
Bronson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tropper backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Bronson breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Tropper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bronson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tropper if he has to take too many more of those.
Bronson is looking to clinch but Tropper is avoiding it.
Tropper lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bronson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tropper manages to avoid it.
Tropper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bronson.
Bronson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tropper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bronson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tropper is just out of range.
Bronson throws a head kick but Tropper moves out of range.
Tropper has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A low kick from Bronson misses
letting Tropper counter with a right hand.

Bronson rushes Tropper and presses him up against the cage.
Bronson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Troppers head.

Bronson breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bronson connects with a body shot that sends Tropper's belly button to the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tropper counters with a nice uppercut.
Tropper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bronson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tropper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bronson dodges the punch combination from Tropper.
A swing and a miss from Bronson.
Bronson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Bronson misses the target.
Bronson throws an overhand right that lands on Tropper's shoulder, as Tropper tries to avoid the shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bronson. Tropper shrugs it off though.
Bronson looks to throw the jab but Tropper is out of range.
Tropper misses with a body shot.
Bronson scores with a hook to the body. Tropper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tropper takes one to the chin there.
Tropper looks to land a combination but Bronson avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tropper punishes Bronson's body with a nice straight punch.
Bronson throws a push kick but Tropper slaps the foot to one side.
Tropper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bronson lands an overhand right.
Bronson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tropper is just out of range.
Bronson tests Tropper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bronson scores with a nice right hand.
Tropper has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bronson finds it's way round the side to connect with Tropper's head.
Bronson slips a jab and a cross from Tropper.

Bronson instigates a clinch.

Tropper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bronson lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tropper misses with an uppercut
and Bronson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tropper's knee momentarily.
Tropper is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bronson rather than just go for the knockout.
Bronson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tropper.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tropper misses the body punch
and Bronson counters with a right hand to the body.
Tropper throws a combination that misses

and Bronson counters by moving into the clinch.
Bronson is working Tropper over against the cage.
Tropper tries to break free but Bronson pushes him back against the cage.
Bronson struggles to land a body shot inside as Tropper controls his hands.
Tropper is trying to break the clinch but Bronson has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Tropper.

Bronson manages to break the clinch.
Bronson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tropper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bronson.
Bronson ducks under a wild hook from Tropper.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid body kick from Bronson.
Nice uppercut there from Bronson.
Tropper misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Bronson dominated that round.
That's time! Bronson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bronson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tropper circles away quickly and effectively.
Bronson scores with a sloppy right hand. Tropper should have avoided that one.

Bronson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tropper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tropper tries to circle away but Bronson has him pinned against the cage.

Tropper breaks from the clinch.
Bronson fakes the leg kick and cracks Tropper in the body.
Tropper swats away the attempt to clinch by Bronson.
Bronson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tropper can do to turn this around?
Tropper tries to bum rush Bronson with a series of wild strikes but Bronson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nick Tropper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bronson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tropper manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bronson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bronson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Bronson.
Tropper wants to break free but Bronson has control.
Don Bronson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bronson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bronson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tropper or not.
Bronson lands with a light punch inside.
Bronson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tropper is looking to break free of the clinch but Bronson has double underhooks.
Tropper tries to circle away but Bronson has him pinned against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Bronson.
Bronson misses with a body punch.
Bronson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tropper wants to get back to striking at distance but Bronson won't allow it.
A short left from Bronson.

Bronson breaks the clinch.
Tropper takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tropper misses the shot to the body.
Bronson throws a body shot but no joy.
Tropper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tropper with a nice cross.
Tropper misses with a series of wild punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bronson moves into the clinch successfully.

Bronson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bronson rushes Tropper and presses him up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Bronson.
Bronson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tropper tries to break the clinch but Bronson is controlling the position.

Bronson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tropper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bronson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tropper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bronson scoring well with a low kick there.
Bronson digs a good hook to Tropper's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tropper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bronson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tropper's knee momentarily.
Tropper is breathing heavily.
Bronson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tropper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tropper tries to move into range but Bronson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tropper takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bronson looks to land a body kick but Tropper moved away.
It seemed like Tropper was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bronson.

Bronson clinches up against the cage.
Bronson lands with a light punch inside.
Bronson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bronson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tropper blocks it with crossed arms.
Tropper managing to block the knees to the body from Bronson.
Bronson lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tropper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bronson has him pressed against the cage.

Bronson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tropper fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Bronson.
Tropper misses with a wild combination.
Tropper closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bronson throws a hook but Tropper blocks it.
Tropper on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A good leg kick by Bronson.
Bronson connects with an inside leg kick.
Bronson lands a head shot.
Tropper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tropper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bronson counters with a stiff right hand.
Bronson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tropper. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bronson scores with a kick to the body.
Bronson's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Tropper takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Bronson dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Bronson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bronson lands a leg kick that knocks Tropper off balance momentarily.
Tropper throws a right hand that Bronson ducks under and follows up with a left that Bronson also avoids with ease.
Bronson dodges the punch combination from Tropper.
Bronson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tropper is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bronson with a body shot.
Tropper throws a right and a left that Bronson avoids nicely.
Bronson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bronson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bronson swings for the body but Tropper moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson lands a nice hook to Tropper's body. Tropper takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A combination from Tropper does no damage.
Tropper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bronson.
Bronson tries to close the distance and clinch but Tropper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bronson doesn't manage to clinch there - Tropper circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tropper checks the leg kick.
Bronson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tropper walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bronson.
Bronson lands with a slapping head kick.

Bronson forces Tropper back against the cage and clinches.
Bronson works on Tropper's body with a couple of short punches.
Tropper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tropper wants to get back to striking at distance but Bronson won't allow it.
Tropper tries to break the clinch but Bronson is controlling the position.
Bronson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tropper backwards.
Bronson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Bronson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bronson throws a push kick but Tropper slaps the foot to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tropper. Bronson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bronson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bronson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bronson just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bronson. That's going to slow Tropper down.
A head kick misses from Bronson.
Bronson lands with a good body shot.
Bronson connects with an inside leg kick.
Bronson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tropper lands with a cross.
Bronson lands a glancing blow to the side of Tropper's head.
Bronson scoring well with a low kick there.
Tropper misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Tropper.
Bronson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson lands the left hand.

Bronson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tropper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Tropper breaks from the clinch.
Bronson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tropper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bronson throws a leg kick which misses Tropper's front leg but catches the back leg as Tropper tries to avoid it.
Tropper has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bronson.
Bronson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Tropper. Those never looked like landing.
Bronson cracks Tropper with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tropper throws a series of strikes that have Bronson backpedaling.
Tropper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tropper misses with a two punch combination.
Tropper throws a combination that misses
and Tropper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tropper walks into a jab.
Tropper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bronson lands a jab to the nose.
Tropper misses with a few strikes there.
Tropper loads up on a big right hand but Bronson slips the punch.
Bronson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tropper's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bronson lands a body shot.
Bronson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tropper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bronson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tropper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bronson.
Tropper moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Tropper is rocked!
Tropper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bronson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tropper is still on wobbly legs! Can Bronson finish him?
Nice defenses there by Tropper.
Nick Tropper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tropper seems to have recovered his senses.
Some wild striking there from Tropper.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Bronson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bronson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Bronson!
Don Bronson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.