PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jim cut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce McGoose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce McGoose is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

cut
vs
McGoose

190 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
185 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim cut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce McGoose!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
cut lands with a nice body punch.
cut tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGoose was well out of range. Poor timing from cut.
Nice sprawl there from McGoose as cut shoots in.
cut misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGoose.
McGoose fails to land the takedown.
cut lands a jab to the head.
Jim cut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from cut.

cut closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
cut is trying to break the clinch but McGoose is controlling him.
McGoose wants a takedown but no success here.
cut is trying to break free.
cut leaning his opponent against the cage.
cut stops a takedown attempt from McGoose.
Jim cut has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce McGoose.
McGoose stops a takedown attempt from cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
cut softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
cut is trying to stall.
cut tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McGoose just stands there and leans against the cage.
cut tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McGoose smiles and moves away.
cut misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
cut throws a leg kick but McGoose sees it coming and moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McGoose checks a leg kick.
cut throws a looping overhand right but McGoose ducks down to avoid it.
cut is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
cut goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
cut throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
cut wants to clinch up but McGoose keeps it at a distance.
cut fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McGoose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from cut.
McGoose checks the leg kick nicely there.
McGoose looks for a takedown but cut sprawls well.
McGoose throws a series of punches but cut moves out of range.
McGoose misses with a takedown attempt - cut sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McGoose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
cut comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
cut misses with a low kick.
McGoose avoids the head kick by cut.
McGoose throws a series of strikes that have cut backpedaling.
McGoose bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
cut scores with a body shot.
No joy there for McGoose, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
cut lands a slapping body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
cut thows a body shot but no joy.
McGoose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from cut.
cut throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGoose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
cut throws a sloppy head kick and McGoose moves out of range easily.
McGoose's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and McGoose duly obliges.
cut pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
cut stalks McGoose and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McGoose's face. McGoose staggers backwards, shaken.
McGoose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from cut.
McGoose swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
cut throws a looping overhand right but McGoose ducks down to avoid it.
cut throws a sloppy head kick and McGoose moves out of range easily.
cut tries a head kick but it misses.
McGoose looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
cut misses with a head kick.
cut throws a body kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGoose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
cut shoots and misses
and McGoose counters with a series of strikes. cut will be more careful next time no doubt.
cut is breathing heavily.
McGoose blocks a head kick by cut.
McGoose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from cut.
McGoose throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McGoose shoots in but cut avoids the takedown attempt easily.

McGoose moves into range and clinches up with cut.

McGoose tightens his grip and picks cut up, before dumping him to the ground. cut manages to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGoose trying to control but cut is working from the bottom.
cut is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and McGoose dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
cut wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce McGoose dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

cut tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for McGoose, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
cut lands with an uppercut that bounces McGoose off the cage and back into rage.
cut throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from cut. McGoose does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy body kick from cut

and McGoose counters by clinching up.
cut fails to pull guard.

McGoose wants the takedown. cut is fighting it off but McGoose persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in cut's guard against the cage.
McGoose looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
cut keeping moving, preventing McGoose from controlling successfully.
McGoose looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGoose showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
cut has McGoose pulled in close to control his posture.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
McGoose takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
cut tries to clinch there but McGoose circles away.
cut throws a leg kick
and McGoose counters with a one-two to the body.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McGoose closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from cut fails to land.

McGoose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGoose throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around cut's waist but cut gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McGoose off to one side.
cut tries to clinch

and McGoose counters by clinching up.
McGoose looking for a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
cut looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
cut looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
cut tries to break free but McGoose pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
cut is trying to break the clinch but McGoose is controlling him.

McGoose gets control of cut's arms and successfully pulls guard. McGoose will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
cut knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McGoose on the ground.
cut trying to control but McGoose is working from the bottom.
McGoose is trying to control the position from the bottom.

cut is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but McGoose has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. cut is looking to defend but McGoose has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for cut! McGoose pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, cut taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bruce McGoose!