PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Bruso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Baramari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baramari has chosen Schmoyoho - Winning - a Song by Charlie Sheen as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Bruso
vs
Baramari

194 cm
22
275 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

210 cm
28
285 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Hell's Balls Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Bruso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Baramari!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Baramari misses the target.
Baramari circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baramari misses with a low kick.
Baramari throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bruso throws a nice looking combination but Baramari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baramari misses with a body punch
enabling Bruso to counter with a crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Baramari.
Baramari throws a body kick the misses
and Bruso counters with an outside leg kick.
Baramari scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Thomas Bruso has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baramari misses with a head kick.
Baramari throws a head kick but Bruso moves out of range.
Bruso misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Baramari counters with a nice body shot.
Baramari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bruso throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baramari throws a poor cross that misses

and Bruso holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruso lands a body punch in the clinch.
Baramari is looking to break free of the clinch but Bruso has double underhooks.
Bruso lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bruso is leaning against Baramari and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Baramari looks gassed!
Baramari looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bruso throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baramaris head.
Baramari being controlled against the cage.
Bruso lands with a left to the head.
Baramari tries to circle away but Bruso has him pinned against the cage.
Baramari tries to circle away but Bruso has him pinned against the cage.
Bruso has Baramari pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Baramari manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Baramari has had enough of the clinch but Bruso keeps him there for the moment.
Bruso goes for a takedown in the clinch but Baramari prevents it.
Baramari tries to break free but Bruso pushes him back against the cage.

Baramari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bruso moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bruso walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Baramari checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Baramari throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baramari checks a low kick from Bruso.
Bruso misses with a body kick.
Bruso throws a body kick the misses
and Baramari counters with a solid body kick.
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!
Baramari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baramari keeps the fight on the outside.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bruso.
Baramari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bruso lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baramari's sensitive parts.
Bruso with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bruso throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bruso throws a nice inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bruso.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruso cracks Baramari with an open hand slap.
Bruso paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Bruso takes the fight into the clinch.

Bruso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bruso throws a body kick that misses.
Baramari sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bruso with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bruso throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruso lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bruso throws a head kick that misses.

Bruso instigates a clinch.
Bruso lands a left hand.
Bruso lands a hook that snaps the head of Baramari backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Bruso.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bruso.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bruso tries a knee to the head but Baramari blocks it.
Bruso lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baramari backwards.
Bruso lands a hook that snaps the head of Baramari backwards.

Bruso manages to break the clinch.
Bruso wants to clinch up but Baramari keeps it at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Bruso. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bruso.
Baramari throws a head kick but Bruso moves out of range.
Bruso takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bruso misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baramari throws a head kick that misses
and Bruso counters with a nice leg kick.
Baramari on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bruso throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Bruso dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Bruso's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bruso connects with the punch.
Baramari takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bruso looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Bruso closes the distance and pushes Baramari back into the cage.
Bruso is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Baramari gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bruso is stalling here.
Bruso lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Bruso.
Bruso lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bruso lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruso lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Bruso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baramari is breathing heavily.
Bruso is looking to slow Baramari down with leg kicks.
Baramari has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bruso.
Thomas Bruso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bruso thumps Baramari with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bruso.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bruso has managed to clinch.
Bruso lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bruso lands a left hand.

Bruso manages to break the clinch.
Bruso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bruso throws a wild body kick that Baramari sees coming a mile off.
Baramari thumps Bruso with a low kick.
Baramari throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bruso tries a head kick but it misses.
Bob Baramari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bruso tries to land a body kick
and Baramari makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bruso really felt that one!
Bruso throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bruso is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baramari can do to turn this around?

Bruso drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Baramari is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baramari takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bruso trying to control the action but Baramari is working from the bottom.
Bruso has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Baramari avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bruso.
Bruso looks up at the clock and then as Baramari takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bruso smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Baramari struggling a bit here.
Bruso is working Baramari over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruso lands a nice forearm strike.
Baramari tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Baramari wants to get back to his feet.
Baramari taking a bit of punishment here - Bruso scoring with strikes.
Baramari takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Check out the look on Bruso's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bruso in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bruso scoring with punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruso prevents Baramari from escaping the position.
Bruso scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Baramari to see if he's OK.
Baramari is not content to let Bruso control the position.
Bruso takes a little break here. Baramari wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruso working the head with strikes.

Bruso is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Baramari is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bruso looking to control but instead Baramari has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruso missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Bruso is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Bruso dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Bruso's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Baramari tries to score with a low kick but Bruso moves his leg out of the way.
Baramari fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bruso checks it well.
Bruso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baramari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bruso moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Baramari lands a head kick. Bruso smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Baramari gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bruso counters with a good low kick that Baramari was not able to check.
Baramari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Bruso forces Baramari back against the cage and clinches.

Bruso manages to break the clinch.
Bruso thumps Baramari with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruso scores with a jab to the head.
Bruso feints and then cracks Baramari's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baramari down.
Bruso getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bruso turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Baramari slips a jab and a cross from Bruso.
Baramari throws a nice looking combination but Bruso bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bob Baramari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruso misses with a head kick.
Baramari misses with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Bruso.
Bruso throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruso throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Baramari on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruso thuds his shin into the meat of Baramari's side.

Bruso gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bruso scores with a hook to the body.
Bruso works on Baramari's body with a couple of short punches.
Bruso lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Baramari or not.

Bruso has picked Baramari up - he's going for a ride! Bruso dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bruso with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bruso moves into full mount! Baramari won't be happy about that!
Bruso scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Baramari?

Bruso is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Baramari to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Baramari shrugs it off.
Bruso landing shots from mount.
Thomas Bruso overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
BOOM! Bruso connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruso landing strikes, looking to finish!
Baramari tries to reverse the position but Bruso maintains control.
Bruso can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Baramari is looking to escape.
Bob Baramari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruso is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Baramari can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bruso working Baramari over with strikes here.
Bruso is landing with some decent strikes but Baramari is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bruso with shots to the head and body - Baramari looks very uncomfortable down there.
The referee warns Baramari that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baramari is in a horrible position here. Bruso smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruso with a couple of short strikes.
Bruso with good strikes from the mount here!

Baramari is rocked!
Bruso content just to control the position here.
Bruso trying to control but Baramari is having none of it.
Thomas Bruso is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bruso lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruso landing strikes from the mount.
Bruso controlling from the full mount.
Bruso cracks Baramari with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Bruso showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bruso has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Bruso!