PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ira Stein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce comes to the cage accompanied by I want it all. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bruce
vs
Stein

195 cm
29
287 lbs
18 - 3 - 0

198 cm
27
269 lbs
13 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ira Stein!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce scores with a hook.
Stein walks into a straight right hand from Bruce.
Bruce shoots in and drives through. Stein sprawls well.
Stein blocks a jab.

Bruce fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stein sprawls well initially but Bruce persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bruce scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bruce thows a huge punch but Stein dodges it nicely.
Stein tries to roll over but Bruce keeps him under control.
Stein avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bruce.
Stein keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stein is staying active underneath Bruce, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stein blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bruce.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruce trying to control the action but Stein is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bruce.
Bruce controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bruce throwing strikes from guard but Stein blocks nicely.
Stein utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bruce chips away with some ground and pound.
Stein preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stein working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bruce.
Bruce wants to control from the top but Stein keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce postures up in Stein's guard and throws a big left but Stein blocks it.
Stein working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bruce.
Bruce throwing strikes but missing.
Bruce stays in close to Stein's body and controls the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bruce thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bruce wants to control from the top but Stein keeps moving.
Bruce is looking to work some ground and pound but Stein has wrist control.
Bruce trying to control the position from guard on top but Stein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bruce distracts Stein with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bruce trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bruce is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bruce working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stein tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bruce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bruce trying to control the position from guard on top but Stein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bruce missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruce loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stein tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bruce wants to control from the top but Stein keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruce throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Bruce dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Stein lands a really nice looking cross but Bruce seems unphased.
Nice takedown defense from Stein. No joy for Bruce on that attempt.
Stein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruce was well out of range. Poor timing from Stein.
Bruce moves out of range of the strikes.
Stein punishes Bruce's body with a nice straight punch.
Sloppy strikes from Stein. Those never looked like landing.
Stein misses the shot to the body.
Stein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Stein misses.
A nice combination there by Bruce.
Stein misses with an uppercut

and Bruce counters with a shoot takedown. Stein fights it but they end up in guard.
Simon Bruce overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruce throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bruce passes Stein's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Bruce is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bruce has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bruce content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stein can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bruce thows a huge punch but Stein dodges it nicely.
Bruce lands with a punch from half guard.
Bruce thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stein's head.
Stein makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stein.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bruce throwing strikes from guard but Stein blocks nicely.
Stein utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bruce controlling from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruce loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein keeping moving, preventing Bruce from controlling successfully.
Stein working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bruce.
Bruce loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bruce advances to half guard.
Stein blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bruce.
Bruce wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stein keeps working.

Bruce seems to be looking for submissions.
Bruce throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bruce is trying to control the action in half guard but Stein is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bruce throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bruce wants to control but Stein is keeping him busy.
Bruce is nestled in close to Stein, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bruce is working for a kimura but Stein is defending it quite comfortably.
Bruce wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stein keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Bruce 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!

Stein tries to bum rush Bruce with a series of wild strikes but Bruce uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stein throws an off balance right hand
and Bruce counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stein throws the left hand but Bruce avoids the punch easily.
Bruce scores with the left hand. Stein knows he should have avoided that one.
Stein throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Bruce.
Stein throws a poor cross that misses
and Bruce counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stein loads up on a big right hand but Bruce slips the punch.
Stein takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bruce throws a body punch but Stein moves out of range.
Bruce will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bruce lands a jab to the nose.

Bruce drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruce throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bruce scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stein utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bruce makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bruce throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bruce is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stein can do to turn this around?
Bruce working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stein avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Bruce thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bruce keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stein's head.
Ira Stein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bruce wants to control from the top but Stein keeps moving.
Bruce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruce scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stein can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bruce controls the pace.
Bruce is in close to Stein's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bruce is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Stein is looking for a triangle but Bruce pushes his legs off easily.
Stein takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stein works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bruce throwing strikes but missing.
Bruce trying to control but Stein is working from the bottom.
Bruce missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bruce with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bruce trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stein working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bruce.
Simon Bruce is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bruce trying to control the position from guard on top but Stein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bruce stands up over Stein, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruce trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bruce trying to control but Stein is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Bruce showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bruce has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Bruce!
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