PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Sebastiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Spoons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sebastiano
vs
Spoons

189 cm
19
217 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

184 cm
22
207 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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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 Las Vegas, Bruno Sebastiano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rusty Spoons!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spoons lands a jab to Sebastiano's midsection.
That kick from Spoons tenderised Sebastiano's leg. Sebastiano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Spoons tries to clinch up
and Sebastiano counters with a three punch combo that has Spoons backing up. Spoons nods at Sebastiano to acknowledge the strikes.
Spoons tries to clinch
and Sebastiano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spoons tries to clinch there but Sebastiano circles away.

Spoons rushes Sebastiano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Spoons controlling the action here for a moment.
Spoons blocks an uppercut.
Sebastiano struggles to land a body shot inside as Spoons controls his hands.
Spoons misses with a knee strike.
Sebastiano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Spoons with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spoons will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sebastiano up against the cage.
Sebastiano misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spoons putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sebastiano in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Spoons.
Spoons lands with a short shot to the head.
Spoons landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sebastiano is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sebastiano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spoons's elbow.
Spoons lands a good knee to the midsection. Sebastiano won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Spoons.
Spoons crunches a lovely knee into Sebastiano's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Spoons obliges.
Spoons throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sebastianos head.
Come on Spoons - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees in the clinch landing for Spoons.
Spoons slows down the pace here.
Sebastiano struggles to land a body shot inside as Spoons controls his hands.
Spoons lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Spoons landing knees to the head.
Sebastiano is looking to control Spoons's arms but Spoons gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sebastiano has his back to the cage.
Spoons slowing the pace effectively.
Spoons lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sebastiano backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spoons landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Spoons lands a nice knee to the body.
Sebastiano takes a knee to the side of the body.
Spoons working Sebastiano over with knees to the body.
Spoons effectively controlling the action here.
Spoons works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sebastiano misses with a punch on the inside.
Sebastiano takes an elbow to the temple.
Spoons content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Spoons wants to stall.
Spoons lands a nice knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Spoons.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spoons.
Spoons lands a knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Spoons.
Spoons lands a shot to the body.
Spoons just leaning against Sebastiano, taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Sebastiano scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Sebastiano.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sebastiano is looking to break free of the clinch but Spoons has double underhooks.
Sebastiano struggles to land a body shot inside as Spoons controls his hands.
A short right from Spoons.
Spoons leaning his opponent against the cage.
Spoons landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sebastiano struggles to land a body shot inside as Spoons controls his hands.
Sebastiano cracks Spoons with a nice body shot.
Sebastiano's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sebastiano presses Spoons against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sebastiano lands a hook that snaps the head of Spoons backwards.
A short uppercut from Sebastiano.
A short body shot lands from Sebastiano as the two fighters clinch.
Sebastiano throws a head punch that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sebastiano struggles to land a body shot inside as Spoons controls his hands.
Spoons lands an elbow inside that Sebastiano shrugs off.
Sebastiano scores with a shoulder strike.

Sebastiano breaks the clinch.
Sebastiano tries to clinch
and Spoons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sebastiano looks to land a left hand but Spoons moved out of range nicely.
Sebastiano is looking to slow Spoons down with leg kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spoons looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sebastiano lands a glancing blow to the side of Spoons's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spoons tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sebastiano counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rusty Spoons dominated that round.
That's time! Sebastiano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sebastiano misses with an uppercut
and Spoons counters with a nice leg kick.
Spoons tries to clinch up.
Sebastiano circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sebastiano counters with a nice leg kick.
Sebastiano misses with an uppercut
and Spoons counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sebastiano's knee momentarily.
Sebastiano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Spoons tries to clinch but Sebastiano moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sebastiano throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Spoons counters by clinching up.
Sebastiano lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spoons is breathing heavily.
Sebastiano lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Sebastiano.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sebastiano lands a hook that snaps the head of Spoons backwards.
Nice body punch from Sebastiano - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sebastiano breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Sebastiano.
Sebastiano lands with an uppercut that bounces Spoons off the cage and back into rage.
A cross from Sebastiano lands.
Sebastiano getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Sebastiano clinches with his opponent.
Sebastiano is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Spoons's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sebastiano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Spoons.
Spoons is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sebastiano is defending well for now.
Sebastiano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sebastiano has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short body shot lands from Sebastiano as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Sebastiano - that landed with a thud.
Sebastiano lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sebastiano is working Spoons over against the cage.
Sebastiano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sebastiano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sebastiano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sebastiano lands with a left to the head.
Sebastiano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Sebastiano.
Sebastiano scores with a shot to the side of Spoons's head.
Sebastiano lands with a right to the head.
Sebastiano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Spoons or not.
Sebastiano swings wildly with an uppercut but Spoons uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Sebastiano.
Rusty Spoons seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sebastiano - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sebastiano lands a shot to the body.
Sebastiano lands with a light punch inside.
Sebastiano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sebastiano tries to stall but Spoons uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A left hand lands to the body for Sebastiano.

Sebastiano breaks the clinch.
Spoons keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sebastiano.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sebastiano circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sebastiano counters with a slapping leg kick.
Spoons moves out of range of the strikes.
Sebastiano misses with a right hand
and Spoons counters with a nice body kick.
Sebastiano misses with an uppercut
and Spoons counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sebastiano ducks under a wild hook from Spoons.
Sebastiano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sebastiano throws a right hand that Spoons ducks under and follows up with a left that Spoons also avoids with ease.
Spoons tries to clinch up
and Spoons takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sebastiano takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Spoons ducks right into an uppercut from Sebastiano.
Sebastiano misses with a lunging right hand
and Spoons counters with a thumping low kick.
Spoons has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sebastiano.
Nice cross by Sebastiano.
Sebastiano connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A leg kick checked by Spoons.
Sebastiano throws a leg kick

and Spoons holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Sebastiano dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Sebastiano throws a lazy uppercut
and Spoons counters with a nice body shot.
Spoons tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sebastiano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sebastiano misses with a lunging right hand
and Spoons counters with a thumping low kick.
Sebastiano throws a right hand that misses
and Spoons counters with a nice leg kick.
Sebastiano misses with a hook
and Spoons makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sebastiano really felt that one!
Bruno Sebastiano is winning the standup battle so far.
Sebastiano throws a lazy uppercut
and Spoons counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Spoons tries to clinch but Sebastiano is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spoons lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Spoons throws a right and a left that Sebastiano avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sebastiano takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Spoons moves to clinch but Sebastiano breaks away
and Sebastiano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rusty Spoons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sebastiano misses with a left hand
and Spoons counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sebastiano misses with a body shot

and Spoons counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Spoons manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sebastiano misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Spoons.
Spoons looking to stall.
Sebastiano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sebastiano taking a breather.
Sebastiano gets through Spoons's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sebastiano presses Spoons against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sebastiano stalling in the clinch.

Sebastiano breaks from the clinch.
Sebastiano tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Spoons tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sebastiano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spoons feints and then cracks Sebastiano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sebastiano down.
Sebastiano wants to clinch up but Spoons keeps it at a distance.
Spoons fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spoons looks to clinch
and Sebastiano counters with a nice uppercut.
Sebastiano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Spoons buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sebastiano swings widly with a right hand
and Spoons counters with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spoons on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Spoons tries to clinch but Sebastiano moves away
and Sebastiano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Spoons clinches with his opponent.
Sebastiano misses with a punch to the body.
Sebastiano throws a punch but it's blocked by Spoons.
Sebastiano will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Spoons up against the cage.
Sebastiano has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Spoons tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spoons presses Sebastiano against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Spoons.
Sebastiano avoiding damage as Spoons throws knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sebastiano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sebastiano lands with a light punch inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Sebastiano.
Sebastiano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sebastiano is trying to stall.
A shot in the inside from Sebastiano.
Sebastiano has a couple of punches blocked by Spoons.
Spoons scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sebastiano lands with a light punch inside.
Sebastiano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spoons lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sebastiano scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Sebastiano.
Good body shot from Sebastiano.

Sebastiano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spoons walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spoons checks a low kick from Sebastiano.
Sebastiano throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spoons stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rusty Spoons comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Spoons has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rusty Spoons!