PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Wiaan Cronje (ranked 5554 p4p, 5664 weight class) and Tim Bravo (ranked 76 p4p, 86 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cronje
vs
Bravo

195 cm
19
228
2 - 0 - 0

191 cm
19
244
3 - 0 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

Aspire Clothing

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wiaan Cronje!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo catches Cronje with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cronje scores with a decent looking hook.
Cronje lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Tim Bravo has been cut.
Bravo wants to clinch up but Cronje keeps it at a distance.
Cronje was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cronje takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab from Bravo.
Cronje misses with a wild body shot.
Bravo defending well as Cronje loads up on a big left hand.
Cronje throws a sloppy head kick and Bravo moves out of range easily.
Bravo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cronje's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bravo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cronje scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo lands a jab.
Cronje takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bravo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cronje momentarily.
Cronje avoids the body shot from Bravo.
Bravo misses with a body punch
letting Cronje counter with a right hand.
Bravo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A swing and a miss from Bravo.

Cronje has Bravo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bravo scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo has a couple of punches blocked by Cronje.
Bravo takes a shot to the head.
Bravo misses with the head strike.
Cronje stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cronje.
Cronje lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bravo backwards.
Cronje working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cronje swings wildly with an uppercut but Bravo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bravo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cronje doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bravo blocking some punches.
Bravo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bravo swings wildly with an uppercut but Cronje uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cronje lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bravo backwards.
Cronje pushes Bravo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cronje misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bravo.
Bravo prevents a body shot from Cronje.
Cronje digs a right hand into Bravo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bravo's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Wiaan Cronje will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tim Bravo's cut.
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.

Cronje throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bravo misses with a body shot.
Cronje throws a body punch but Bravo moves out of range.
Cronje misses with a looping left.
Cronje throws a hook but Bravo avoids it easily.
Cronje is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Bravo defending well as Cronje loads up on a big left hand.
Cronje sets himself, and Bravo steps forward looking for the clinch! Cronje avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cronje throws out a loose jab but Bravo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tim Bravo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bravo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cronje misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cronje throws a big shot that misses.
Bravo connects with a body shot that sends Cronje's belly button to the back.
Cronje scores with a nice right hand.
Bravo stuns Cronje with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bravo scores with a jab to the head.

Bravo staggers Cronje with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Cronje looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!

It looks like Wiaan Cronje has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bravo lands with a nice body punch.
Bravo scores with a jab.
A slow jab from Bravo misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronje takes a swing at Bravo's ribcage but misses.
Bravo wants to counter the offense by Cronje and move into the clinch position.
Bravo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cronje circles away quickly and effectively.
Bravo throws a shot to the body.
Bravo misses with a body shot.
Bravo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cronje on the side of the head.
Bravo scores with a big combo that sends Cronje crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Cronje flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Bravo jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Bravo!
Tim Bravo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.