PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eldridge Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Domingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Domingo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hollywood Undead kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bronson
vs
Domingo

175 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eldridge Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Domingo!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Domingo cracks Bronson with a good jab.
Domingo throws a hook but Bronson blocks it.
Domingo fakes the leg kick and cracks Bronson in the body.
Domingo fails to land with a series of punches.
Domingo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Domingo throws a body kick that misses.
Domingo throws a right and a left that both miss.

Bronson closes the distance and clinches.
Bronson tries to score a body lock takedown but Domingo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Domingo is trying to break the clinch but Bronson is controlling him.
Domingo has had enough of the clinch but Bronson keeps him there for the moment.

Bronson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Domingo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Domingo.
Domingo looks to land a right hand but Bronson moved out of range.
Bronson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice cross by Domingo.
Bronson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Domingo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Bronson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson tries to advance to mount but can't.

Bronson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Domingo to his feet.

Bronson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Domingo!
Bronson won't let Domingo get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bronson controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson is breathing heavily.
Bronson unloads with some shots from mount but Domingo bucks and avoids them well.
Domingo taking shots to the head.
Bronson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Domingo because Bronson loaded up on that one.
Bronson controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Domingo is looking to escape.
Bronson controlling the position easily from mount.
Domingo is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bronson lands with some strikes.
Bronson landing punches.
Bronson lands with some strikes.
Bronson landing punches.
Bronson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bronson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Domingo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bronson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bronson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bronson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Domingo?
Bronson with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eldridge Bronson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A swing and a miss from Domingo.
Bronson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Domingo.
Domingo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bronson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Domingo.
Domingo falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bronson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Domingo's guard.
Bronson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bronson wants to control from the top but Domingo keeps moving.
Bronson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bronson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bronson is stalling in the full guard.
Bronson trying to control the position from guard on top but Domingo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Domingo is looking to stand up but Bronson isn't so interested in that idea.
Bronson content to stall in guard here.
Bronson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Domingo wants to stand but Bronson is controlling the position.
Bronson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson prevents Domingo from getting back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bronson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bronson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Domingo throws a jab when Bronson was well out of range.
Bronson fails with a takedown attempt.
Bronson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Domingo.
Domingo throws a combination that misses

and Bronson moves into the clinch.
Domingo is trying to break free.
Domingo is trying to break the clinch but Bronson is controlling him.

Bronson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bronson controls Domingo momentarily but Domingo frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson has a closed guard, preventing Domingo from standing up.
Bronson trying to control the position here.
Bronson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Domingo wanted to stand there but Bronson had control of the position.
Eldridge Bronson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bronson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eldridge Bronson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Domingo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bronson.
Bronson ducks right into an uppercut from Domingo.
Domingo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Domingo misses with a looping right.
Bruno Domingo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Domingo throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bronson moves into the clinch.
Domingo tries to break the clinch but Bronson is controlling the position.
Bronson is working for takedown but Domingo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bronson fails to pull guard.
Domingo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Bronson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bronson cracks Domingo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Domingo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Domingo throws a hook but Bronson avoids it easily.
Domingo stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eldridge Bronson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Bronson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bronson tries to stand and escape but Domingo is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson trying to pass the guard but Domingo defending well.
Bronson not doing much here.
Bronson trying to control the action but Domingo is working from the bottom.
Bronson is just content to waste time from the top position. Domingo takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Domingo wants to stand and escape but Bronson is having none of it.
Domingo keeping moving, preventing Bronson from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bronson slips a jab and a cross from Domingo.

Bronson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Domingo's half guard.
Bronson is looking to take a break and control but Domingo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson is looking to advance position but Domingo won't allow it.

Bronson seems to be working for a kimura but Domingo defends the submission attempt.
Bronson is trying to control. Domingo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bronson throwing shots but Domingo is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Domingo pushes Bronson off looking to stand but Bronson dives back in and keeps control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Bronson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bronson slips nicely into half guard.
Bronson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Domingo's head.
Bruno Domingo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bronson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bronson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eldridge Bronson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bronson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eldridge Bronson!