PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Worsely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bruce might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Joy Division - Atmosphere. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Bruce
vs
Worsely

169 cm
30
164 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

175 cm
30
167 lbs
19 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160 *Christmas Sale*

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Worsely!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce wants to clinch.
Worsely tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruce was well out of range. Poor timing from Worsely.
Worsely throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bruce feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Worsely's calf.
A combination from Worsely does no damage.
Bruce misses the shot to the body.
Bruce lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Worsely throws a leg kick but Bruce sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Worsely looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Worsely checks a leg kick.
Bruce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Worsely moves away.
Worsely takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Worsely takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Worsely connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Worsely avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Worsely both land. Nice combination.
Worsely takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Worsely stuns Bruce with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Worsely bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Worsely lands with a nice body punch.
Worsely misses with a wild body shot.
Bruce misses with a head kick.
Worsely misses with a wild body shot.
Bobby Bruce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Worsely throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Worsely tries to clinch up.

Worsely moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Worsely blocks an elbow strike.
Bruce lands an elbow inside.
Worsely lands with a right to the head.
Bruce tries to throw a body punch but Worsely avoids it by throwing Bruce back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce lands an elbow that stopped Worsely in his tracks for a moment.
Bruce pushes Worsely back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Bruce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bruce misses with a wild body shot.
Worsely misses with a low kick.
Bruce throws out a powerful jab.
Worsely cracks Bruce with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jab, jab by Bruce - just one landing.
Worsely misses with a wild body shot.
Bobby Bruce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Worsely manages to avoid it.
Bruce pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bruce throws out a loose jab but Worsely uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruce tries to move into range but Worsely moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Worsely scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bruce doesn't seem bothered though.
Worsely shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bruce as he jumps to the side.
Bruce is looking to wear down Worsely with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Worsely scores with a spinning back kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bruce lands a nice leg kick that just misses Worsely's sensitive parts.
Worsely swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bruce avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bruce misses with a body kick.
Worsely looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruce is just out of range.
Worsely shoots for a takedown but Bruce saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bruce stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bruce wants it to stay on the feet.
Bobby Bruce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Worsely.
Worsely takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Worsely cracks the inside of Bruce's front leg.
Worsely throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bruce scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Worsely doesn't seem bothered though.
Horrible takedown by Worsely or perhaps it was just good defense by Bruce which made him look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worsely throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Worsely avoids the head kick by Bruce.
Bruce pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bruce throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Worsely scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Worsely goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bruce rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Worsely's guard! Nice work there by Bruce!
Bruce wants to stand but Worsely has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mark Worsely will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bruce throws a head kick but Worsely moves out of range.
Worsely lands a nice looking body kick.
Worsely takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Worsely throws a leg kick but Bruce sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bruce lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Bruce clinches.
Come on Worsely - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Worsely blocks an elbow strike from Bruce.
Bruce working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Worsely tries a body shot but Bruce blocks it.
Bruce misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bruce obliges.
Bruce lands a damaging elbow.

Bruce breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Worsely swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Bruce as he checks the leg kick.
Bruce blocks a jab.
Bruce lands with a kick to the temple. Worsely shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bruce takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bruce tries to land a front kick but Worsely steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bruce misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Worsely shoots in but no luck this time.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Worsely ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Worsely is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bruce.

Bruce closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bruce tries to work over Worsely's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bruce wants to get back to striking at distance but Worsely won't allow it.
Worsely misses with the head strike.

Bruce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bruce tries to land a front kick but Worsely steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bruce connects with a right hand. Worsely shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Worsely.
Bruce throws a predictable looking body shot
and Worsely counters with an outside leg kick.
Bruce wants to clinch up but Worsely keeps it at a distance.
Bruce wants to clinch
and Worsely counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Worsely. Bruce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bruce throws a quick inside leg kick.
Worsely works Bruce's body with a nice hook.
Bruce throws a head kick that misses.
Worsely swings for the body but Bruce moves out of range.
A punch combination from Worsely misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Worsely.
Bruce lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Worsely at a distance.
Bruce looks to score with a jab to the body but Worsely is just out of range.
Worsely misses with a few strikes there.
Worsely misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bruce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bruce thows a leg kick but Worsely checks it
and Worsely cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Worsely slips a straight right by Bruce.
Bruce checks a low kick from Worsely.
Bruce uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bruce works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Worsely lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bruce doesn't seem phased though.
Worsely lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worsely throws a good cross that connects.
Bruce lands a nice leg kick that just misses Worsely's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruce throws the kick towards the body but Worsely avoids it.
Bruce throws a head kick but Worsely moves out of range.
Bruce looks to throw a body kick

and Worsely counters by moving into the clinch.
Worsely gets through Bruce's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bruce lands with a light punch inside.
Worsely can't find room to land a body shot as Bruce controls the action.
Bruce wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bruce pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Worsely drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bobby Bruce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Worsely.

Bruce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Worsely takes one on the chin but seems OK.
An inside leg kick lands from Bruce.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Bruce dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bruce lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Worsely swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Bruce counter with a right hand.
Bruce takes a swing at Worsely's ribcage but misses.
Bruce walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Worsely checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bruce throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruce has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Worsely.
Bruce tries to land a leg kick but Worsely saw it coming and moves away.
Bruce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bruce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Worsely moves away.
Worsely's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Worsely staying out of range there.
Mark Worsely seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Worsely clinches.
Worsely leaning against his opponent.
Bruce lands an elbow that stopped Worsely in his tracks for a moment.
Bruce fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worsely lands with a short shot to the head.
Bruce is trying to break the clinch but Worsely has him pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Worsely.
Worsely lands a hook that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Worsely on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bobby Bruce has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Worsely scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bruce with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bruce misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Worsely swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Worsely lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bruce.
Bruce lands a right hand that snaps the head of Worsely backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruce tries a knee to the head but Worsely blocks it.
Worsely misses with a punch on the inside.
Worsely lands a shot to the body.
Worsely blocks an elbow strike.
Bruce has a couple of punches blocked by Worsely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce managing to block the knees to the body from Worsely.
Worsely scores with a nice hook to the head.

Worsely has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bruce is trying to keep an underhook but Worsely manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bruce trying to control from the bottom.
Worsely frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Worsely with a couple of short strikes.

Worsely goes for an armbar but Bruce turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Bruce.
Bruce wants to stand and escape but instead Worsely has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Worsely accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Worsely working some strikes from top position.
Worsely has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Worsely scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Worsely engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Worsely wants to control from the top but Bruce keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worsely stopping the sweep attempt from Bruce.
Bruce is trying to keep Worsely in close.
Bruce working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Worsely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruce is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bruce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Worsely manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Worsely comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Worsely 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Worsely!
Mark Worsely very nearly forgot to thank Perkele! amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.