PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rich Aces High (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Bruens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aces High comes to the cage accompanied by Knock em Dead Kid. Bruens comes into a darkened arena with his song building. River Below kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Aces High
vs
Bruens

189 cm
28
189 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

168 cm
27
185 lbs
13 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

Bushido Clothing

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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rich Aces High!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Bruens!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aces High thuds his right hand into Bruens's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rich Aces High seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Aces High pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aces High misses the jab.
Aces High connects with the punch.
Aces High swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruens throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aces High counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Aces High. Beautiful body shot.
Bruens ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Aces High throws a hook to the side of Bruens's head but Bruens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aces High swings widly with a right hand
and Bruens counters with a good low kick that Aces High was not able to check.
Aces High fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bruens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aces High.
Aces High is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bruens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruens misses with a shot to the body
and Aces High counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aces High looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bruens closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aces High circles away.
Bruens throws a leg kick but Aces High sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bruens drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Aces High throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aces High looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruens is just out of range.
Aces High lands a slapping body shot.
Aces High waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bruens.
Aces High throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bruens.
A shot to the body from Bruens misses
and Aces High counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aces High misses with a hook
and Bruens counters with a straight right hand.
Aces High throws a push kick but Bruens slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aces High lands a nice hook to Bruens's body. Bruens takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Aces High throws a series of punches but Bruens moves out of range.
Bruens walks into a jab.
Rich Aces High is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aces High misses with an uppercut
and Bruens counters with a nice uppercut.
Bruens takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bruens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aces High misses with a jab to the body
and Bruens counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bruens connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aces High's hands.
Bruens takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruens cracks Aces High with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Aces High stalks Bruens and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bruens's face. Bruens staggers backwards, shaken.
Aces High works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aces High lands with a hook. Bruens tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruens moves out of range as Aces High throws a body kick.
Aces High looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bruens is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aces High rather than just go for the knockout.
Aces High fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aces High swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bruens counters with a nice uppercut.
Bruens throws a nice looking combination but Aces High bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aces High will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bruens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aces High manages to avoid it.
Bruens fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aces High avoids it really well and circles away.
Bruens drops his hands momentarily and Aces High takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aces High ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Aces High. No joy for Bruens on that attempt.
Rich Aces High has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Bruens.
Bruens takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Aces High misses with a wild body shot.
Aces High tried to score with a low kick but Bruens checks it.
Aces High throws a combination that misses
and Bruens counters with a nice uppercut.
Bruens scoring well with a low kick there.
Sloppy strikes from Aces High. Those never looked like landing.
Aces High lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

It looks like Paul Bruens has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruens uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aces High.

Bruens shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruens stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aces High swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rich Aces High dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Bruens's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Danga de danga de dang - Aces High scores with a four punch combination!
Rich Aces High is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aces High connects with a single shot there.
Bruens throws a leg kick but Aces High checks it.
Bruens misses with a right hand
and Aces High cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aces High throws a big shot that misses.
Bruens with a nice cross.
Bruens blocks a jab.

Aces High gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Aces High wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruens throws a big right hand that misses.
Aces High working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bruens.
Bruens looking to sit in guard and control but Aces High gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Aces High stopping the sweep attempt from Bruens.

That's two 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.
Bruens is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Bruens looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Aces High stands and steps away. Bruens gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Aces High throws an off balance right hand
and Bruens counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Aces High swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aces High looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruens is just out of range.
Aces High throws a right hand that misses

and Bruens counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Aces High's guard now.
Bruens throwing strikes but missing.
Bruens stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aces High swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aces High is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bruens is controlling him.
Bruens trying to control but Aces High is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruens working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bruens wants to control from the top but Aces High keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bruens throws a strike but Aces High rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Aces High wanted to stand there but Bruens had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rich Aces High will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Bruens's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Aces High dips to his left and cracks Bruens with an uppercut!
Aces High lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Aces High.
An inside leg kick lands from Bruens.
Bruens fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aces High avoids it really well and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aces High. Bruens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aces High lands a nice hook to Bruens's body. Bruens takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Aces High ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bruens moves away.
Rich Aces High is winning the standup battle so far.
Bruens lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Aces High lands with a hook. Bruens tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruens shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aces High as he jumps to the side.
Aces High misses with an uppercut
and Bruens counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A jab from Aces High finds it's way through Bruens's defenses.
Bruens feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aces High's calf.
Bruens loads up on a big right hand but Aces High slips the punch.
Bruens on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Aces High scores with a one two! Bruens had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Aces High tries to land a body kick

and Bruens counters with a shoot takedown. Aces High fights it but they end up in guard.
Bruens makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruens tries to free his leg and advance position but Aces High is retaining full guard.
Bruens looking to sit in guard and control but Aces High gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rich Aces High is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bruens has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Aces High doesn't defend quickly enough and Bruens has managed to lock this one up! Can Aces High escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Bruens on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Paul Bruens!