PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Burt Guth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guth's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Xasthur - Beauty Is Only Razor Deep. Bruce has chosen Joy Division - Atmosphere as his entrance music. Burt Guth has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Guth
vs
Bruce

183 cm
28
157 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

169 cm
34
164 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Burt Guth!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Bruce!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guth tries a head kick but it misses.
Bruce misses with a two punch combination.
Bruce looks to score with a jab to the body but Guth is just out of range.
Bruce misses with a hook. Guth ducked under it nicely.
Bruce throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Guth's head.
Bruce throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bobby Bruce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guth fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Guth tries to clinch there but Bruce circles away.
Bruce moves out of range of the body kick from Guth.
Bruce moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bruce.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guth doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bruce misses with a hook to the body

and Guth moves into the clinch.
Bruce misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guth.
Guth trying to land knees to the body.
Bruce throws an elbow that misses.
Bruce misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guth.
Guth landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bruce works on Guth's body with a couple of short punches.
Guth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bruce working aggressively here.
Bruce tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Guth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bruce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bruce on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bruce scores with a nice hook to the head.
Guth putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bruce in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Guth putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bruce in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bruce throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bruce working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Guth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bruce avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bruce.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guth misses with a knee strike.
Bruce swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guth trying to land knees to the body.
Bruce tries a body shot but Guth blocks it.
Guth tries to land knees in the clinch but Bruce avoids the damage to the body.
Bruce lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Guth or not.
Bruce working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bruce throws a punch but it's blocked by Guth.
Guth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Guth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guth's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Guth's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bruce misses with an elbow over the top.
Bruce scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bruce scores with a shoulder strike.
Bruce misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guth lands a nice knee to the body.
Guth landing knees to the head.
Guth managing to block the knees to the body from Bruce.
Bruce can't break the clinch.
Bruce managing to block the knees to the body from Guth.
Bruce tries a knee to the head but Guth blocks it.
Bruce has a couple of punches blocked by Guth.
Bruce lands a right hand.
Bruce lands a damaging elbow.
Bruce tries a body shot but Guth blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Guth.
Bruce missing with knees to the body.
Guth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guth scores with a knee to the head.
Bruce lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Bruce scores with a nice short uppercut.
Guth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bruce.
Bruce lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Guth blocks an uppercut.
Guth lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bruce wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Guth has him pressed against the cage.
Guth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bruce is defending well for now.
A short body shot lands from Bruce as the two fighters clinch.
Bruce has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bruce prevents a body shot from Guth.
Bruce lands with a right to the head.
Bruce throws a punch but it's blocked by Guth.
Guth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bruce scores with a shot to the side of Guth's head.
Guth missing with knees to the body.
Guth missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruce throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bruce creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bruce lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bruce doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bruce misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Bruce dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bruce drops his hands momentarily and Guth takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Guth gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bruce counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guth tries to clinch there but Bruce circles away.
Bruce misses with an uppercut
and Guth makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bruce avoids the head kick by Guth.
Bruce throws a hook to the side of Guth's head but Guth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Guth lands a nice hook to Bruce's body. Bruce takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bruce throws a right hand that misses
and Guth counters with a series of strikes. Bruce will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bruce moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Guth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bruce manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guth wants to clinch up but Bruce keeps it at a distance.
Bruce throws a hook but Guth avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guth just misses with a punch to the body.
A good leg kick by Bruce.
Guth tries to clinch up.
Guth misses the body punch
and Bruce connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bruce scores with a head kick. Guth tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Guth doesn't manage to clinch there - Bruce circles away.
Bruce swings away with a body shot that misses
and Guth finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bruce lands a nice looking kick to the body. Guth takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruce chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bruce keeps the fight on the outside.
Bruce throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bobby Bruce seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guth blocks a head kick by Bruce.
Guth tries to clinch
and Bruce connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guth scores with a hook to the body. Bruce takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Guth slips a straight right by Bruce.
Both fighters circling a little - Bruce finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bruce rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Guth counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bruce misses the jab.
Bruce throws a body punch but Guth moves out of range.
Guth tries to close the distance and clinch but Bruce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guth misses with a wild combination.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bruce.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce connects with an inside leg kick.
Bruce connects with a body shot that sends Guth's belly button to the back.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bruce.
Guth tries to move into range but Bruce moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Guth throws a push kick but Bruce slaps the foot to one side.
Bruce motions for Guth to come forward. Bruce throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bruce avoids a kick to the body.
Bruce moves out of range as Guth throws a body kick.

Guth closes the distance and clinches.
Bruce lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guth backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bruce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guth is looking to wear down Bruce with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Guth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruce.
Guth wants to clinch up but Bruce keeps it at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Bruce.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruce ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bruce uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bruce tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bruce swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Guth counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Guth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bruce avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guth blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bruce just misses with a elbow thrown towards Guth's brow.
Bruce avoiding damage as Guth throws knees to the body.
Guth landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Bruce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bruce throws a half hearted mid kick.
Guth swings for the body but Bruce moves out of range.
Bruce lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bruce thows a leg kick but Guth checks it
and Guth counters with a straight right hand.
Bruce throws a hook but Guth blocks it.
Guth on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bruce lands a head shot.
Bruce scores with a hook to the body. Guth takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bruce with a nice cross.
Bruce fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bruce takes a swing at Guth's ribcage but misses.
Bruce connects with a right hand. Guth shakes it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guth on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Guth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bruce blocks a head kick by Guth.
Bruce throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bruce lands with a right hand.
Bruce blocks a head kick by Guth.
A clash of legs there as Guth blocks the low kick.
Bruce throws a leg kick but Guth sees it coming and moves out of range.

Guth instigates a clinch.
Bruce unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guth backwards.
Guth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bruce lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bruce lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruce lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bruce missing with knees to the body.
Guth prevents a body shot from Bruce.
Guth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bruce is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bruce creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bruce avoiding damage as Guth throws knees to the body.
Bruce tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guth's elbow.
Bruce throws a knee to the head but misses.
Guth landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Guth putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bruce in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bobby Bruce seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bruce lands a damaging elbow.
Bruce on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guth backwards.
Bruce working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bruce lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Guth missing with knees to the body.
Guth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Guth tries to land knees in the clinch but Bruce avoids the damage to the body.
Bruce pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bruce using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Guth crunches a lovely knee into Bruce's ribcage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guth.
Bruce is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Guth is defending well for now.
Guth blocks a body shot from Bruce.
Nice elbow from Bruce.
Guth tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Bruce breaks the clinch.
Guth wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce throws a body punch but Guth moves out of range.
Guth ducks under a wild hook from Bruce.
Bruce throws a head kick but Guth moves out of range.
Bruce dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Guth. That did some damage!
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!
Bruce steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Guth. That one must have hurt.
Guth throws a head kick but Bruce moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guth moves away.
Guth tries to clinch but Bruce moves out of range.
Bruce looks to throw the jab but Guth is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Bruce really dominated that round.
That's time! Guth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bruce jabs at Guth's body.
Bruce throws a low kick but Guth avoids it.
Bruce throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bruce fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guth on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Guth throws a low kick, looking for Bruce's leg but Bruce calmly moves out of range.
Bruce throws a big shot that misses.
Bruce misses with an uppercut

and Guth counters by clinching up.
Bruce avoiding damage as Guth throws knees to the body.
Bruce comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Guth missing with knees to the body.
Bruce swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bruce scores with a shot to the side of Guth's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce swings wildly with an uppercut but Guth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruce on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bruce working hard to break the clinch.
Guth misses with a knee strike.
Guth utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Guth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bruce is defending well for now.
Bruce takes a knee right on the jaw!
Guth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bruce.
Guth blocks an uppercut.
Guth tries to throw a body punch but Bruce avoids it by throwing Guth back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Bruce.
Guth takes a shot to the head.
Guth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bruce tries a body shot but Guth blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce managing to block the knees to the body from Guth.
Guth looking to throw knees to the head but Bruce is blocking nicely.
Bruce using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Guth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bruce.
Bruce on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bruce is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Guth is defending well for now.
Bruce throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Guths head.
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!
Bruce misses with a punch on the inside.
Bruce with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bruce misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bruce swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bruce blocks it with crossed arms.

Bruce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guth throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bruce's head.
Bruce misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guth scores with a nice strike.
Bruce looks to land a body kick but Guth moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruce. Guth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guth throws a lazy body kick
and Bruce counters with a thumping low kick.
Bruce circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bruce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruce digs a good body shot into Guth's ribs.
Bruce shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bruce throws a leg kick
and Guth counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bruce blocks a head kick by Guth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce misses with a right hand
and Guth makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bruce really felt that one!
Guth thows a body shot but no joy.
Bruce misses with a right hand

and Guth counters by clinching up.
Guth connects with a knee to the head.
Bruce lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruce tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bruce lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Guth or not.
Guth tries to land a knee to the head but Bruce blocks with his arms.
Guth tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruce crunches a lovely knee into Guth's ribcage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Guth avoids the elbow strike from Bruce, against the cage.
Guth misses with a knee strike.

Bruce breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Bruce dominated that fourth 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!

Guth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bruce throws a hook but Guth avoids it easily.
Bruce dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bruce scores with a jab. Guth acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bruce throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bruce jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bruce throws a leg kick but Guth checks it.
Bruce misses with a low kick.
Bruce connects with a leg kick. Guth looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bruce cracks Guth with a good jab.
Bruce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guth manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guth ducks under a wild hook from Bruce.
Guth tries to close the distance and clinch but Bruce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guth misses with a head kick.
Bruce throws a low kick but Guth avoids it.
Bruce lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Guth backs up against the cage.
Guth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bruce throws out the jab.
Bruce lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bruce throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bruce throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guth lands with a kick to the temple. Bruce shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bruce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Bruce misses
and Guth counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bruce stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Guth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guth wants to clinch up but Bruce keeps it at a distance.
Guth lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Guth avoids the body shot from Bruce.
Guth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruce.
The fighters circling - Bruce throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bruce keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guth.
Guth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruce was well out of range. Poor timing from Guth.
A punch lands to the side of Guth 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce throws a front kick aimed at Guth's knee but Guth avoids it well.
Bruce throws a leg kick but Guth checks it.
Guth lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from Guth.
Bruce dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bruce fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bruce throws out a loose jab but Guth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guth tries to clinch up but Bruce circles away and keeps his distance.
Guth tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bruce thows a leg kick but Guth checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bruce looks for the body kick but Guth saw that one coming.
Guth tries to clinch up but Bruce circles away and keeps his distance.
Bobby Bruce is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bruce turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Bruce.
Bruce attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guth misses with a wild body shot.
Guth is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Guth misses with a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bruce.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Bruce comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bruce 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Bruce! Bobby Bruce retains his lightweight title!
In his post fight interview, Bobby Bruce started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.