PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Markus Bromley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Furion Stormrage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bromley
vs
Stormrage

191 cm
20
220 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

186 cm
20
214 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Markus Bromley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Furion Stormrage!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stormrage lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stormrage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bromley moves away.
Stormrage just misses with a punch to the body.
Markus Bromley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stormrage swings for the body but Bromley moves out of range.
Bromley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stormrage is fending him off so far but Bromley persists. Nope, Stormrage circles away and we're back to standing.
Stormrage misses with a wild body shot.
Stormrage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bromley shoots in for a double leg but Stormrage sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stormrage misses with a body shot.
Stormrage fails to land with a series of punches.
Bromley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stormrage.
Stormrage fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stormrage scores with a decent looking hook.
Stormrage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stormrage takes a swing at Bromley's ribcage but misses.
Bromley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stormrage.
Stormrage swings for the body but Bromley moves out of range.
Bromley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stormrage's waist but Stormrage gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bromley off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Markus Bromley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stormrage changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stormrage misses with a few strikes there.
Bromley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stormrage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Furion Stormrage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stormrage works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bromley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stormrage.
Stormrage scores with a shot to the body.
Stormrage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bromley manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stormrage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Stormrage as Bromley shoots in.
Stormrage just misses with a punch to the body.
Stormrage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bromley was well out of range. Poor timing from Stormrage.
Stormrage lands a nice hook to Bromley's body. Bromley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stormrage throws a body punch but Bromley moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Furion Stormrage dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Stormrage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bromley moves away.

Bromley changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stormrage looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bromley takes a little break here. Stormrage wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Bromley taking a break here but Stormrage is having none of it and regains half guard.
Bromley trying to control the action but Stormrage is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stormrage looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bromley perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bromley is looking to take a break and control but Stormrage is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Markus Bromley.
Bromley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bromley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stormrage scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bromley avoids the body shot from Stormrage.
Stormrage misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stormrage takes a swing at Bromley's ribcage but misses.
Stormrage takes a swing at Bromley's ribcage but misses.
Stormrage just misses with a punch to the body.
Stormrage misses the shot to the body.
Stormrage misses with a body shot.
Stormrage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bromley.

That's four 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.
Stormrage works Bromley's body with a nice hook.
Stormrage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bromley.
Stormrage scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stormrage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stormrage is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bromley rather than just go for the knockout.
Stormrage looks to score with a jab to the body but Bromley is just out of range.
Stormrage misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Furion Stormrage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bromley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stormrage.
Bromley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stormrage tries to avoid it but Bromley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stormrage to the ground. Stormrage escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stormrage misses with a body shot.
Stormrage throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bromley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stormrage.
Stormrage digs a good body shot into Bromley's ribs.
Bromley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bromley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Furion Stormrage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stormrage. Bromley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stormrage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bromley was well out of range. Poor timing from Stormrage.
Bromley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stormrage throws a body punch but Bromley moves out of range.
Stormrage misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stormrage thows a body shot but no joy.
Stormrage lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bromley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stormrage swivels and escapes.
Stormrage misses with a body shot.
Stormrage just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stormrage lands a body shot.
Bromley dives in and grabs Stormrage's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stormrage pushes down on Bromley's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Markus Bromley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bromley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stormrage.
Stormrage lands a body shot.
Stormrage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bromley moves away.
Markus Bromley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stormrage thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stormrage digs a good body shot into Bromley's ribs.
Bromley shoots in for a takedown but Stormrage shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bromley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, jab by Stormrage - just one landing.
Furion Stormrage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stormrage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bromley was well out of range. Poor timing from Stormrage.
Stormrage throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

And that's the end of the fight!
Furion Stormrage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stormrage winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 25:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Furion Stormrage!