PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce McBrain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre has chosen Memories- Guetta as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McBrain
vs
Andre

175 cm
29
184 lbs
29 - 16 - 0

179 cm
32
174 lbs
36 - 16 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

CEC Nutrition Q160
Brute

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce McBrain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Andre!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBrain dodges the punch combination from Andre.
Andre throws out a leg kick but McBrain moves out of range and Andre only half commits.
Andre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McBrain.
Andre misses with a hook
and McBrain counters with a one-two to the body.
Andre looks to score with a jab to the body but McBrain is just out of range.
McBrain fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Andre is out of range.
Andre throws a hook but McBrain avoids it easily.
Andre tried to score with a low kick but McBrain checks it.
McBrain throws a chopping leg kick but Andre manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McBrain works the jab nicely.
McBrain throws a sloppy head kick

and Andre counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Andre.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Andre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McBrain is pulling down on Andre's head to control his posture.
Andre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McBrain works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McBrain pulls Andre in to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McBrain is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McBrain sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Andre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Andre being controlled here, momentarily.

McBrain avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Andre wants to sweep but no luck.
McBrain is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre can't keep his opponent in guard - McBrain advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
McBrain sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Andre is trying to get back to full guard.
McBrain is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Andre is looking to control McBrain's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Andre avoid being mounted?
Andre is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBrain is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bruce McBrain wasn't doing enough on the ground.
McBrain missing with a left hand there. Andre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McBrain misses with a hook.
McBrain clobbers Andre with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Danga de danga de dang - Andre scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Bruce McBrain has been cut.
Andre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McBrain.
McBrain cracks Andre with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McBrain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Andre doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andre thows a body shot but no joy.

McBrain has closed the distance and engaged Andre in a clinch.
McBrain throws a punch but it's blocked by Andre.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McBrain blocks an uppercut.
McBrain blocking some punches.
Andre misses with a punch on the inside.
Andre swings wildly with an uppercut but McBrain uses good head movement to avoid it.
McBrain can't find room to land a body shot as Andre controls the action.
Andre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Andre presses McBrain against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McBrain throws a head punch that misses.
McBrain scores with a nice hook to the head.
McBrain takes a shot to the head.
Andre misses with a punch on the inside.
McBrain can't find room to land a body shot as Andre controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from McBrain fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hand to the body from Andre.
Andre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McBrain tries to work over Andre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andre misses with a hook from the clinch.
McBrain is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bruce McBrain will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bruce McBrain's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Andre staying out of range there.
Andre walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Andre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McBrain lands a nice hook to Andre's body. Andre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McBrain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Andre can pounce on him.
McBrain throws a leg kick

and Andre counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Andre.
McBrain lands a right hand.
Andre blocks a body shot from McBrain.
Andre gets through McBrain's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McBrain misses with some punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Andre struggles to land a body shot inside as McBrain controls his hands.
Andre taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from McBrain.
McBrain swings wildly with an uppercut but Andre uses good head movement to avoid it.
McBrain lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Andre lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on McBrain - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Andre can't find room to land a body shot as McBrain controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Andre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McBrain connects with an inside leg kick.
Andre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice straight punches there by Andre. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Andre.
Bruce McBrain is winning the standup battle so far.
Andre throws a leg kick which misses McBrain's front leg but catches the back leg as McBrain tries to avoid it.
McBrain is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Andre misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from McBrain misses its intended target.
McBrain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andre swings for the body but McBrain moves out of range.
Bruce McBrain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andre moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

McBrain is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andre steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! McBrain is out on his feet! Andre sets himself and nearly takes McBrain's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alex Andre!
Alex Andre is the new welterweight champion!
Alex Andre thanked the fans post fight for their support.