PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Bantou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce's entrance music is Princes of the Universe. A fine choice. Bantou has chosen Brownvillian as his entrance music. Jack Bantou is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bruce
vs
Bantou

188 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
26
206 lbs
7 - 13 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, William Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Bantou!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bantou tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bantou dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bruce. That did some damage!
Bantou tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bantou is looking to land body kicks.
Bruce thuds a left hand into Bantou's body.
Bruce throws a sloppy head kick
and Bantou counters with a low kick, right behind Bruce 's knee.
Bruce scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruce scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bruce misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bantou counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bruce is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bruce misses with a leg kick
and Bantou counters with an inside leg kick.
Bruce throws a series of punches but Bantou moves out of range.
Bruce is breathing heavily.
Bruce scores with a shot to the body.
Bruce throws a right hand that Bantou ducks under and follows up with a left that Bantou also avoids with ease.
Bruce fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bantou counters with a thumping low kick.
Bantou cracks the inside of Bruce's front leg.
Bantou throws a leg kick which misses Bruce's front leg but catches the back leg as Bruce tries to avoid it.
Bruce swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bantou finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bruce falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bantou finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bruce takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like William Bruce has been cut.
Bruce has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bantou finds it's way round the side to connect with Bruce's head.
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!

Bantou closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bantou lands a knee to the head.
Bruce trying to land knees to the body.
Bantou scores with a knee to the head.
Bruce is trying to break the clinch but Bantou is controlling him.
Bruce fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bantou lands a nice knee to the body.
Bantou putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bruce in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Bantou breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bruce lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bruce swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bantou counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bruce throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bruce swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bantou counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bantou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bruce throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bruce throws a body kick that misses.
Bruce swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bantou counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bruce is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bantou.
Bruce misses with a double jab
and Bantou counters with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce looks to land a combination. Bantou sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice shot lands for Bantou.
Bantou throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bruce's head.
Bruce shoots in looking for a takedown. Bantou tries to sprawl out of it but Bruce keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bantou manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bruce throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bantou counters with a head kick. That will keep Bruce thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bantou throws a sloppy head kick and Bruce moves out of range easily.
A lazy body kick from Bruce
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bantou tried to score with a low kick but Bruce checks it.
Bantou attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Bruce. Beautiful body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bruce throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bantou counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bruce is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bruce connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bantou's hands.
Bantou misses with a head kick.
Bruce misses with a double jab
and Bantou counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bruce's knee momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bantou, right into the meat.
Bruce misses with the combination.
Bruce throws a body punch but Bantou moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bantou throws a head kick but Bruce moves out of range.
Bruce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Bantou dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Bruce's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bruce lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bantou circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick by Bruce misses
and Bantou counters with a thumping low kick.
Bantou misses with a head kick.
Bruce gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bantou counters with an inside leg kick.
Bantou throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bruce.
Bruce slips a jab and a cross from Bantou.
Bruce tries to land a body kick
and Bantou counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bruce misses with a series of wild punches.
Bantou throws a combination. Bruce tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bantou throws a series of punches but Bruce moves out of range.
Bruce misses with a shot to the body
and Bantou counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bantou takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bruce swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
William Bruce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bantou pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bantou defending well as Bruce loads up on a big left hand.
Bruce is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bruce swinging wildly here.
Bruce misses with a leg kick
and Bantou counters with a nice body kick.
William Bruce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bruce throws a sloppy head kick
and Bantou counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bruce misses with a double jab
and Bantou counters with a solid body kick.
Bruce throws a sloppy head kick
letting Bantou counter with a right hand.
Bruce throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bantou counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bruce misses with a double jab
and Bantou counters with a good low kick that Bruce was not able to check.
Bantou moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bruce throws the left hand but Bantou avoids the punch easily.
Bruce takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Bantou.
Bantou avoids the head kick by Bruce.
Bruce throws a sloppy head kick and Bantou moves out of range easily.
Bruce scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bantou connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bantou scores with a head kick.
Bruce swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bantou counters with a nice body kick.
Bantou throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick by Bruce misses
and Bantou makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bantou.
Bantou dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bruce. That did some damage!
Bruce lands a jab.
Bantou slips a jab and a cross from Bruce.
Bruce swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bantou counters with a three punch combo that has Bruce backing up. Bruce nods at Bantou to acknowledge the strikes.
Bruce throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bantou counters with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bruce tries to land a body kick
and Bantou counters with a head kick.
Bantou goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bruce falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bantou counters with a thumping low kick.
Some wild striking there from Bruce.
Bruce throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bantou counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bruce throws a combination that misses
and Bantou counters with a body kick that stops Bruce in his tracks momentarily.
Bruce throws a nice looking combination but Bantou bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bantou scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bantou throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Bantou showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on William Bruce's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Bruce.
Bruce fails to land with a series of punches.
Jack Bantou seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bantou connects with the punch.
Bruce throws a combination. Bantou tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bantou moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bruce swats away the attempt to clinch by Bantou.
Bantou defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bruce.
Bantou turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bantou tries a head kick but it misses.
Bruce throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bantou counters with a series of strikes. Bruce will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce throws a combination that misses
and Bantou counters with a big head kick but Bruce shrugs it off.
Nice shot by Bruce.
Bruce blocks a head kick by Bantou.
Bruce lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bantou blocks a jab.
Bantou thumps Bruce with a low kick.
Bruce throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bantou counters with an inside leg kick.
Bruce will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bantou misses with a head kick.
Bruce misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bantou.

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.
Bantou throws a head kick that Bruce semi-blocks.
Bruce throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bantou counters with a head kick. That will keep Bruce thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bruce swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bantou counters with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bantou. Bruce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bruce scores with a hook to the body. Bantou takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bruce scores with a sloppy right hand. Bantou should have avoided that one.
A combination from Bruce does no damage.
Bruce has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bantou.
Bruce throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bruce fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bantou with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Bruce.
Jack Bantou is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bantou lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bruce's sensitive parts.
William Bruce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruce scores with a three punch combo!
Bruce misses with a kick to the body
letting Bantou counter with a right hand.
Bruce fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bantou avoids it really well and circles away.
Bantou slips under a jab from Bruce.
Jack Bantou is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bruce throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bantou counters with a head kick.
Bantou tries a head kick but it misses.
Bantou feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bruce's calf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bantou with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bruce!
Bantou fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bruce falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bantou makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bruce throws a hook but Bantou avoids it easily.
Bruce throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bantou counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bruce throws a combination that misses
and Bantou counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bruce throws a combination that misses
and Bantou counters with a three punch combo that has Bruce backing up. Bruce nods at Bantou to acknowledge the strikes.

William Bruce's cut is getting worse.
Bruce falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bantou counters with a body kick that stops Bruce in his tracks momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Bantou comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bantou has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Bantou!