PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bronko Strunz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Brett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strunz comes to the cage accompanied by Sepultura - Roots Boody Roots. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Strunz
vs
Brett

195 cm
22
270 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
276 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

TWGC Champion
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

KAISER

DJs Locker

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 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bronko Strunz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Benny Brett!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strunz lands a leg kick that knocks Brett off balance momentarily.
Strunz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Strunz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brett misses with a left hand
and Strunz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice uppercut there from Strunz.
Strunz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Brett misses the target.
Strunz lands with an overhand left.

It looks like Benny Brett has been cut.
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!
Strunz throws a sloppy head kick and Brett moves out of range easily.
Brett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strunz moves away.
Strunz slips under a jab from Brett.
Strunz motions for Brett to come forward. Strunz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strunz.
Strunz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A clash of legs there as Strunz blocks the low kick.
Brett takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Brett scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Strunz regains half guard.
Strunz trying to control here.

Brett is working for a submission of some sort.
Brett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Strunz tries to get to full guard but Brett has control of the leg.
Brett is keen to just control but Strunz is a slippery customer.
Strunz is trying to maintain the position but Brett is very close to passing his half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Strunz's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strunz tries to get to full guard but Brett has control of the leg.
Brett trying to control from half guard but Strunz is working away.

Brett is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Strunz sees it coming and defends easily.

Brett is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Strunz is just riding it out for now. Brett eventually gives up the hold.
Strunz manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brett looking to sit in guard and control but Strunz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Strunz wants to control from the top but Brett keeps moving.
Strunz advances to half guard.
Brett is not content to let Strunz control the position.
Strunz prevents Brett from improving his position.
Strunz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brett keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Strunz is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Strunz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brett tries to reverse the position but Strunz maintains control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strunz mounts Brett! Really nice guard pass there!
Strunz controlling the pace for now.
Strunz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bronko Strunz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benny Brett's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Strunz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brett thows a body shot but no joy.
Brett misses with a wild body shot.
Brett has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Strunz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jab by Brett.
Strunz slips a straight right by Brett.
Brett blocks a low kick nicely.
Brett throws a low kick but Strunz avoids it.
Strunz ducks under a wild hook from Brett.
Strunz jabs Brett right on the nose. Brett blinks but takes it well.
Strunz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Strunz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brett. That did some damage!
Brett throws a jab but it's blocked by Strunz.
Strunz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Brett throws a looping overhand right but Strunz ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Strunz.
Brett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Strunz throws a push kick but Brett slaps the foot to one side.
Brett is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Brett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Strunz.

Brett shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Strunz is trying to defend but Brett finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bronko Strunz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Strunz is trying is best to control the position here.

Brett seems to be working for a kimura but Strunz defends the submission attempt.

Strunz manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Brett keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Strunz misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Strunz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Strunz lands a front kick.
Strunz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloppy strikes from Brett. Those never looked like landing.
Bronko Strunz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strunz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Strunz throws a leg kick but Brett sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brett fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brett has a takedown stuffed.
Strunz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brett is breathing heavily.
Strunz lands an overhand right.
Brett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strunz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strunz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brett takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brett fails with a takedown attempt.
Bronko Strunz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Brett.
Strunz cracks the inside of Brett's front leg.
Strunz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strunz stuns Brett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Strunz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Strunz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Strunz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Strunz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Strunz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brett's head.
Strunz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Strunz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brett.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strunz pushes Brett away with a front kick.
Strunz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Strunz tries a head kick but it misses.
Strunz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brett can do to turn this around?
Strunz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brett manages to avoid it.
Strunz connects with a jab.
Brett throws an off balance right hand
and Strunz counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd cheers as Strunz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brett doesn't seem phased though.
Strunz cracks a nice hook into Brett's ribs.
Brett tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Strunz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Strunz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brett takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Strunz works Brett's body with a nice hook.
Strunz connects with a leg kick. Brett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Strunz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brett's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bronko Strunz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benny Brett's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Strunz lands a leg kick that knocks Brett off balance momentarily.
Strunz scores with a kick to the midsection.
Strunz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Strunz works the jab nicely.
Strunz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Strunz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brett is defended easily by Strunz.
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!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Strunz - that will leave a mark!
Brett steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Strunz. That one must have hurt.
Strunz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Strunz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice leg kick lands there from Strunz.
Strunz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Strunz. That's going to slow Brett down.
Brett's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Strunz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brett takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That has opened up Benny Brett's cut even more.
Brett has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Strunz.
Strunz feints and then cracks Brett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brett down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Strunz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strunz lands with a slapping head kick.
Strunz lands with a slapping head kick.

Brett is rocked!
Brett misses with a takedown
and Strunz counters with a leg kick.
Brett is still on wobbly legs! Can Strunz finish him?
Brett looks up at the clock. Bad move! Strunz lands a right hand from hell, dropping Brett. Strunz pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bronko Strunz!
A less than humble Bronko Strunz misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.