PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thai comes to the cage accompanied by Town Called Malice. Bruce has chosen I want it all as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Thai
vs
Bruce

191 cm
27
249 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

195 cm
30
287 lbs
19 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160)
Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Muay Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Bruce!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Bruce misses.
Thai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thai defending well as Bruce loads up on a big left hand.
Bruce avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thai with a jab.
Bruce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Thai there.
Bruce connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thai's hands.
Good leg kick by Thai there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruce. Thai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice jab there from Bruce.

It looks like Muay Thai has been cut.
Bruce takes a swing at Thai's ribcage but misses.
Bruce throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bruce looks to score with a jab to the body but Thai is just out of range.
Bruce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thai was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruce.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bruce closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Thai's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Thai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bruce is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bruce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bruce postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bruce throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bruce throws a big elbow that misses.
Bruce postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bruce throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bruce trying to control but Thai is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bruce trying to control the position from guard on top but Thai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bruce throws a big right hand that misses.
Bruce is looking to work some ground and pound but Thai has wrist control.
Bruce looking to sit in guard and control but Thai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bruce wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai forces his way into half guard.
Thai wants to get back to his feet.
Thai sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Thai has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce won't allow Thai to pass to mount.
It looks like Thai is going to stand back up.
Bruce has his hands clasped together around Thai's back. He's all about the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Muay Thai wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A good leg kick by Thai.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Simon Bruce will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Muay Thai's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A big right from Thai misses.
Bruce connects with a nice looking jab.
Thai thumps Bruce with a low kick.
Thai ducks under a wild hook from Bruce.
Bruce misses with a straight left.
Bruce misses with a hook. Thai ducked under it nicely.
Bruce works Thai's body with a nice hook.
Thai avoids the body shot from Bruce.
Thai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Some bone on bone action there as Bruce checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Simon Bruce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruce throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bruce throws a leg kick
and Thai counters with a leg kick.
Thai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce connects with the punch.
Bruce lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bruce throws a nice looking combination but Thai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thai thumps Bruce with a low kick.
Bruce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thai was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruce.
Some bone on bone action there as Bruce checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bruce tries to bum rush Thai with a series of wild strikes but Thai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thai lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Bruce.
Bruce uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thai.
Bruce takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thai.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai connects with a solid leg kick.
Thai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bruce is breathing heavily.
Bruce misses with an uppercut
and Thai counters with a two punch combo.
Bruce waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thai.
A swing and a miss from Thai.
Muay Thai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Thai!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thai.
Thai smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A slow jab from Bruce misses its intended target.
Thai digs a good body shot into Bruce's ribs.
Thai throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Thai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Thai.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bruce is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Thai there.
Thai moves out of range as Bruce strikes.
Thai tries to land a leg kick but Bruce saw it coming and moves away.
Bruce fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thai is out of range.
Thai lands with a cross.
Bruce misses with a few strikes there.
Thai lands with a kick to the ribs.
Thai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruce manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruce tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thai scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Simon Bruce has been cut.
Thai stuns Bruce with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bruce.
A punch combination from Thai misses.
Bruce throws a body punch but Thai moves out of range.
Thai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Thai here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Thai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bruce has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slow jab from Bruce misses its intended target.
Thai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruce fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A lazy left from Thai finds it's target.
Thai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Muay Thai dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bruce stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thai.
Bruce pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bruce throws a shot from downtown. Thai moves away and avoids it.
Bruce just misses with a punch to the body.
Thai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bruce.
Thai misses the jab.
Bruce looks to land a body kick but Thai moved away.
Thai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thai lands a body shot.
A head kick misses from Thai.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thai, right into the meat.
Thai lands a really nice looking cross but Bruce seems unphased.
Bruce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bruce darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Muay Thai is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce misses with an uppercut.
Thai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bruce misses with a hook
and Thai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bruce's knee momentarily.
Thai blocks a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bruce.
Bruce walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bruce 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.
Thai scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thai lands a nice shot to the body.
Thai connects with a nice looking jab.
Bruce has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thai finds it's way round the side to connect with Bruce's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai cracks the inside of Bruce's front leg.

Thai drops Bruce with a beautiful combination! Bruce stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Thai is looking for the KO!
Thai's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bruce under the eye.

Bruce is rocked!
Thai moves away from the strike by Bruce.
Bruce is still on wobbly legs! Can Thai finish him?
Thai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bruce can do to turn this around?
Bruce looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bruce seems to have recovered his senses.
Thai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bruce's sensitive parts.
Thai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thai. That's going to slow Bruce down.
Thai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thai connects with a single shot there.
Bruce has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce has a takedown stuffed.
Thai connects with an inside leg kick.
Thai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Thai lands a big right hand that sends Bruce crashing to the mat! Thai stays standing though and waves Bruce back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruce throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thai.
Bruce has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thai.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thai.
Thai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bruce's sensitive parts.
Thai throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bruce's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thai scoring well with a low kick there.
Thai stuns Bruce with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thai.
Thai's corner calls for a 1-2. Thai obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bruce uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thai.
Thai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thai lands with a nice body punch.
Thai lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bruce will feel that in the morning.
Bruce stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thai.

And that's the end of the fight!
Muay Thai showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thai has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muay Thai!
Muay Thai decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.