PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bhutan Bro (ranked 4333 p4p, 3869 weight class) and George Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bro
vs
Porter

181 cm
25
145
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
138
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bhutan Bro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, George Porter!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porter lands with an overhand left.
Porter swats away the attempt to clinch by Bro.
Porter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Porter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bro.
Bhutan Bro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bro avoids the body shot from Porter.
Porter swats away the attempt to clinch by Bro.
Porter misses the shot to the body.
Porter throws a body punch but Bro moves out of range.
Bro moves in looking to clinch but Porter pushes him off.
Bro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Porter paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Bro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Bro fails to land.
Porter lands an uppercut.
Porter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bro backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bro lands an elbow just above Porter 's eye.

It looks like George Porter has been cut.
Bro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Porter's defenses.
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!
Porter takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch on the inside from Porter fails to land.
Porter throws a punch but it's blocked by Bro.
Porter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bro fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Porter's defenses.
Porter tries a body shot but Bro blocks it.
Bro really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Porter lands a body shot in the clinch.
Porter can't break the clinch.
Bro throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Porter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Porter takes an elbow to the temple.

That has opened up George Porter's cut even more.
Bro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Porter misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Porter on the inside.
Porter cracks Bro with a nice body shot.
Bro misses with the head strike.
Porter wants to get back to striking at distance but Bro won't allow it.
Porter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Porter working hard to break the clinch.
Porter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Porter blocks an elbow strike from Bro.
Porter swings wildly with an uppercut but Bro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Porter throws a punch but it's blocked by Bro.
Porter looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Porter digs a right hand into Bro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bro's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter struggles to land a body shot inside as Bro controls his hands.
Porter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bro misses with the head strike.
Porter is trying to force a seperation but Bro has the dominant position.
Bro throws an elbow that misses.
Porter misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Porter.
Bro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Bro.
Nice elbow from Bro.

The cut above George Porter's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A head punch on the inside from Bro fails to land.
Porter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Porter throws a punch but it's blocked by Bro.
Bro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Porter lands with a short shot to the head.
Porter misses with the head strike.
Porter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Porter working aggressively here.
Porter takes a shot to the head.
Bro misses with a hook from the clinch.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bro is looking to clinch but Porter is avoiding it.
Porter lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Bro moves into the clinch successfully.
Bro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Porter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bro working aggressively here.
Bro misses with an elbow over the top.
Porter lands a shoulder strike.
Bro lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Porter.
Porter working hard to break the clinch.
Porter misses with a punch on the inside.
Porter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bro throws an elbow but it misses.
Porter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bro backwards.
Bro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Porter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Porter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Porter has had enough of the clinch but Bro keeps him there for the moment.
Bro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Porter breaks the clinch.
Porter jabs Bro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Porter throws a hook but Bro avoids it easily.
Bro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Porter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bro wants to clinch.

Porter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Porter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Porter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Porter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Porter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bro lands an elbow that stopped Porter in his tracks for a moment.

George Porter's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Porter misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bro.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but George Porter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on George Porter's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bro is looking to clinch.
Porter is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bro rather than just go for the knockout.
Bro tries to clinch but Porter moves out of range.
Porter swats away the attempt to clinch by Bro.
Bro tries to clinch but Porter moves out of range.
Bro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Porter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Porter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bro moves away.
Porter lands the left hand.
Porter cracks a nice hook into Bro's ribs.
Porter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Porter.
Bro is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bro is looking to clinch.
Porter is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bro with a body shot.
Bro wants to clinch.
Bro darts in trying to clinch
and Porter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bro is looking to clinch but Porter is avoiding it.

Bro closes the distance and clinches.
Porter avoids a wild elbow strike from Bro.
Porter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bro backwards.
Bro blocking some punches.
Porter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bro working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Porter fails to land.
Porter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Porter.
Bro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Porter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bro throws an elbow but misses.
Porter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bro.
Porter has a couple of punches blocked by Bro.
Porter lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bro fails to land.
Bro blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Porter manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter lands a right hook to the body.
Bro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Porter digs a good hook to Bro's body.
Porter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Porter scores with a jab.
Bro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bro tries to clinch there but Porter circles away.
Porter looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Bro closes the distance and clinches.
Bro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bro misses with some punches.
Porter misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Bro fails to land.
Bro lands an elbow inside that Porter shrugs off.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at George Porter's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bhutan Bro!
Bhutan Bro took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Good fight bro thanks for the blood.'.