PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emmanuel Bredenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bredenberg has chosen Heja Bamse as his entrance music. Pitbull has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Pitbull
vs
Bredenberg

199 cm
28
290 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

202 cm
28
290 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Damnfield clothing
Untouchable Fight Nutrition

The Choke´s On You

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Pitbull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emmanuel Bredenberg!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitbull lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bredenberg circles away quickly and effectively.
Bredenberg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pitbull misses the jab.
Pitbull is breathing heavily.
Bredenberg lands a right hook to the body.
Bredenberg catches Pitbull with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Bredenberg closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pitbull quickly recovers to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bredenberg with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bredenberg missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bredenberg sitting and controlling from the half guard.
It looks like Bredenberg might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Bredenberg tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pitbull knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bredenberg is controlling the pace.
Pitbull is not content to let Bredenberg control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Emmanuel Bredenberg.

Bredenberg closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bredenberg is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bredenberg looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bredenberg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bredenberg seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bredenberg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pitbull's head.
Bredenberg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pitbull keeps working.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Emmanuel Bredenberg wasn't active enough on the ground.

Bredenberg closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bredenberg content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

Bredenberg tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bredenberg has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bredenberg controlling from side mount.
Bredenberg is looking to take a break and control but Pitbull is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bredenberg working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emmanuel Bredenberg dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Pitbull dodges the punch combination from Bredenberg.
Bredenberg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pitbull.
Some bone on bone action there as Pitbull checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pitbull pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bredenberg throws a leg kick which misses Pitbull's front leg but catches the back leg as Pitbull tries to avoid it.
Bredenberg throws a head kick but Pitbull moves out of range.
Pitbull takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Bredenberg shoots in and bounces Pitbull off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Bredenberg seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bredenberg is pushing down on Pitbull's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pitbull is fighting to maintain full guard but Bredenberg has managed to sneak the leg through.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bredenberg perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Bredenberg is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bredenberg stalling.

Bredenberg is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pitbull is just riding it out for now. Bredenberg eventually gives up the hold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bredenberg is trying to work for a kimura but Pitbull is defending well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nice strikes from Bredenberg there.

Bredenberg is looking for a kimura here.
Bredenberg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bredenberg seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pitbull does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bredenberg working Pitbull over with strikes.
Bredenberg thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bredenberg not doing much here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emmanuel Bredenberg has got the better of the ground game so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Emmanuel Bredenberg.
Bredenberg scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bredenberg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pitbull moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bredenberg fails with a takedown attempt.
Pitbull takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emmanuel Bredenberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pitbull's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Bredenberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Bredenberg.
Bredenberg fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pitbull avoids it really well and circles away.

Bredenberg drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bredenberg is looking to take a break and control but Pitbull is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bredenberg passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Pitbull!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bredenberg controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bredenberg thowing shots but they're missing.
Bredenberg sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A nice elbow there by Bredenberg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bredenberg sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bredenberg can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pitbull is looking to escape.
Bredenberg raining down shots from the mount!
Emmanuel Bredenberg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bredenberg dominating with strikes here.
Bredenberg controlling from the full mount.
Bredenberg unloads with some shots from mount but Pitbull bucks and avoids them well.
Bredenberg content just to control the position here.
Bredenberg lands a big shot there that rocks Pitbull but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bredenberg trying to control but Pitbull is having none of it.
Bredenberg takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Johnny Pitbull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bredenberg working away from the top, dropping strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Emmanuel Bredenberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bredenberg has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Emmanuel Bredenberg!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Emmanuel Bredenberg!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Emmanuel Bredenberg!

Emmanuel Bredenberg wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath and clearly excited Emmanuel Bredenberg thanked SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).