PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ronny Bruvik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruvik comes into the arena with Rånny Bruvik blaring out of the sound system. Dominguez has chosen Renegades of Funk as his entrance music. Rico Dominguez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ronny Bruvik's chin.

Bruvik
vs
Dominguez

160 cm
31
140 lbs
23 - 13 - 2

167 cm
28
146 lbs
19 - 8 - 3

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ronny Bruvik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 3, fighting out of New York, Rico Dominguez!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dominguez misses the jab.
Dominguez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bruvik lands an overhand right.
Bruvik tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dominguez is able to avoid easily.
Dominguez lands the left hand.
Bruvik tries a head kick but it misses.
Dominguez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Dominguez.
Bruvik on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Dominguez gets a clinch.
Bruvik lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
Bruvik is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dominguez with a knee to the head.
Bruvik is looking to break free of the clinch but Dominguez has double underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Bruvik.
Dominguez lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dominguez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bruvik.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez lands with a short shot to the head.
Dominguez stops a takedown attempt from Bruvik.
Bruvik goes for a takedown attempt but Dominguez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dominguez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dominguez wants to clinch up but Bruvik keeps it at a distance.
Bruvik takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bruvik throws a shot from downtown. Dominguez moves away and avoids it.
Dominguez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bruvik moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Dominguez has Bruvik up against the cage in a clinch.
Bruvik blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dominguez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dominguez landing knees to the head.
Still in the clinch, Bruvik scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bruvik breaks from the clinch.
Bruvik checks a low kick from Dominguez.
Bruvik avoids a kick to the body.
Bruvik thows a body kick. Dominguez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruvik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dominguez throws out the jab.
Dominguez checks a low kick from Bruvik.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dominguez, right into the meat.
Rico Dominguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruvik lands with an uppercut that bounces Dominguez off the cage and back into range.
Dominguez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dominguez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bruvik throws a jab but it's blocked by Dominguez.
Bruvik moves out of range of the strikes.
Dominguez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Bruvik dives in and scores a takedown into Dominguez's guard.
Bruvik wants to control from the top but Dominguez keeps moving.
Bruvik slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez can't keep his opponent in guard - Bruvik advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dominguez is looking to escape.
Bruvik is thwarting Dominguez's attempts to control the position.
Bruvik thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bruvik not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bruvik with the ground and pound but Dominguez uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bruvik throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bruvik forces his way into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruvik throwing shots but Dominguez is blocking nicely.
Bruvik 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.
Dominguez is trying to control but Bruvik passes into side control!
Bruvik misses with the ground and pound.
Bruvik throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dominguez has one of Bruvik's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Bruvik creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dominguez sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruvik is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dominguez wants to control but Bruvik postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronny Bruvik dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bruvik thumps Dominguez with a low kick.
Dominguez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bruvik.
Bruvik shoots in looking for a takedown. Dominguez tries to sprawl out of it but Bruvik keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dominguez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dominguez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bruvik.
Dominguez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bruvik's head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dominguez!
Dominguez throws an off balance right hand
and Bruvik counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dominguez looks to land a left hand but Bruvik moved out of range nicely.
Bruvik moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bruvik takes one on the button.
Bruvik checks a leg kick.
Dominguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bruvik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dominguez.
Bruvik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bruvik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dominguez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez misses with a wild body shot.
Bruvik cracks Dominguez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dominguez throws a poor cross that misses
letting Bruvik counter with a right hand.
Dominguez looks to throw the jab but Bruvik is out of range.
Dominguez lands a really nice looking cross but Bruvik seems unphased.
Bruvik needs to keep his hands up - Dominguez had a free shot at his head there.
Dominguez wants to clinch.
Rico Dominguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dominguez throws a right hand that misses
and Bruvik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dominguez misses with a wild combination.
Bruvik moves out of range of the strikes.
Rico Dominguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A lazy left from Dominguez finds it's target.
A shot to the body from Bruvik misses
and Dominguez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bruvik takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A swing and a miss from Bruvik.
Dominguez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruvik shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
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!
Bruvik misses with a low kick.
Dominguez throws a hook to the side of Bruvik's head but Bruvik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No joy there for Dominguez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bruvik connects with a right hand. Dominguez shakes it off.
Dominguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bruvik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dominguez thows a body shot but no joy.
Bruvik looks for the body kick but Dominguez saw that one coming.
Bruvik thows a body shot but no joy.
Dominguez scores with a spinning back kick!
Dominguez lands a nice shot to the body.
Dominguez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bruviks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A slow jab from Dominguez misses its intended target.
Dominguez misses the body punch
and Bruvik counters with a slapping leg kick.

Bruvik scores with a takedown into Dominguez's guard.
Bruvik with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bruvik accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bruvik pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dominguez is keeping the position for now.
Bruvik looking to sit in guard and control but Dominguez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dominguez stays in close to Bruvik's body and controls the position.
Bruvik has control of Dominguez's left arm, preventing Dominguez from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruvik manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dominguez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bruvik.
Bruvik postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dominguez looks a forlorn figure.
Bruvik looking to finish with strikes here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Bruvik.
Bruvik looking to ground and pound but Dominguez is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ronny Bruvik will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Dominguez tries to clinch but Bruvik moves out of range.
Dominguez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dominguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruvik is just out of range.
Bruvik swats away the attempt to clinch by Dominguez.
Bruvik is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bruvik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bruvik throws a hook to the side of Dominguez's head but Dominguez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dominguez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dominguez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dominguez ducks under a wild hook from Bruvik.
Dominguez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dominguez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dominguez.
Dominguez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick from Bruvik lands but Dominguez takes it in his stride.
Dominguez misses with a left hand
and Bruvik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruvik walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dominguez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dominguez misses with a hook
enabling Bruvik to counter with a crisp jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dominguez.

Dominguez gets caught napping as Bruvik dives in and scores a takedown. Dominguez manages to retain guard.
Dominguez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dominguez wants to sweep here but Bruvik controlling him for the moment.
Dominguez keeping moving, preventing Bruvik from controlling successfully.
Dominguez is trying to control the position but Bruvik postures up.
Bruvik wants to pass the guard but Dominguez is keeping the position.
Bruvik looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dominguez lands with a cross.
Bruvik digs a good body shot into Dominguez's ribs.
Dominguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruvik goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Dominguez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dominguez scores with a hook.
Bruvik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dominguez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bruvik chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dominguez can pounce on him.
Dominguez scores with a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bruvik scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dominguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruvik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dominguez.
Dominguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dominguez throws a shot from downtown. Bruvik moves away and avoids it.
Dominguez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dominguez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ronny Bruvik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Dominguez takes the fight into the clinch.
Dominguez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bruvik taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bruvik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dominguez tries to stall but Bruvik uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruvik blocks an elbow strike from Dominguez.
Bruvik gets through Dominguez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dominguez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bruvik avoids the elbow strike from Dominguez, against the cage.
Dominguez misses with some punches.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bruvik lands a body shot.
Dominguez misses with a punch on the inside.
Dominguez blocks an uppercut.
Rico Dominguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dominguez working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruvik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dominguez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bruvik just leaning against Dominguez, taking a breather.
Dominguez swings away with an uppercut that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rico Dominguez.
I think Bruvik 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28

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