PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ronny Bruvik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olav Klint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruvik kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rånny Bruvik. Klint has chosen The Pixies - Tame as his entrance music. Olav Klint will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bruvik
vs
Klint

160 cm
22
140 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

173 cm
26
138 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronny Bruvik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Olav Klint!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruvik is looking to land body kicks.
Bruvik displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Klint.
Bruvik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Klint's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bruvik connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Klint scrambles back to his feet.
Klint tries to close the distance and clinch but Bruvik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Klint tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bruvik buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bruvik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Klint takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Klint closes the distance and clinches up with Bruvik, looking for a takedown. Klint pushes Bruvik against the cage but Bruvik circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruvik throws a chopping leg kick but Klint manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Klint moves into the clinch.
Bruvik pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bruvik using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bruvik is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Klint is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ronny Bruvik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olav Klint.
Bruvik putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Klint in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Klint avoiding damage as Bruvik throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruvik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Klint blocks an elbow strike.
Klint tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bruvik landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bruvik.
Klint tries to score a body lock takedown but Bruvik shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Klint looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Klint has hold of one of Bruvik's legs. Bruvik is fighting the takedown attempt but Klint gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Klint got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bruvik has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Klint has managed to get both his arms back between Bruvik's legs - danger averted.
Bruvik preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Klintis looking to pass into half guard but Bruvik pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bruvik is in guard.
Klint has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Klint is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bruvik might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruvik throwing strikes from guard but Klint blocks nicely.
Bruvik working some strikes from top position.
Bruvik with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bruvik throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Klint works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bruvik wants to control from the top but Klint keeps moving.
Klint not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bruvik throws a front kick that sends Klint stumbling back into the cage.
Ronny Bruvik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klint misses with a takedown attempt
and Bruvik counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Klint is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bruvik goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Olav Klint has been cut.
Good leg kick by Bruvik there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
No luck for Klint with that takedown attempt.
Klint takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Klint walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bruvik.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klint takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bruvik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Klint is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruvik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Decent striking displayed by Bruvik there.
Klint avoids the body shot from Bruvik.
Bruvik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruvik misses with a kick to the body.
Ronny Bruvik is winning the standup battle so far.
Bruvik misses with a wild body shot.
Bruvik throws a quick inside leg kick.
Klint on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bruvik. Bruvik obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klint moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bruvik. That's going to slow Klint down.
Bruvik throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Klint fails with a takedown attempt.
Ronny Bruvik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olav Klint.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruvik scores with a kick to the body.
Bruvik throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bruvik tries to clinch up.
Bruvik stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bruvik wants it to stay on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Klint. Those never looked like landing.
Bruvik chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Klint fails with the takedown
and Bruvik counters with a low kick, right behind Klint 's knee.
Bruvik scoring well with a low kick there.
Klint has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bruvik.
Bruvik lands with a kick to the ribs.
Klint 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruvik lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Olav Klint is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klint takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bruvik ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bruvik scores with a kick to the body.
Klint takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bruvik connects with the punch.
Bruvik bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Klint's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klint chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bruvik can pounce on him.
Klint tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Klint on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bruvik. Bruvik obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronny Bruvik dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Olav Klint's cut.
That's time! Bruvik's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Klint crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bruvik - the referee stops the clock and Klint gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bruvik. Klint manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bruvik thows a body kick. Klint tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Bruvik shoots in and gets a takedown into Klint's guard.
Bruvik throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bruvik scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Klint utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bruvik is pushing down on Klint's leg trying to pass to half guard. Klint is fighting to maintain full guard but Bruvik has managed to sneak the leg through.
Klint takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klint has hold of Bruvik's hands but Bruvik slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruvik winds up and cracks Klint with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Klint keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bruvik thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bruvik passes into side control, despite Klint's attempt to control the position.
Bruvik in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bruvik tries to advance to mount but Klint denies him.
Klint dodges the ground and pound from Bruvik.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bruvik has an Americana. Klint didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Bruvik is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Bruvik hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ronny Bruvik!