PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lima comes into the arena with DMX - Ain't no sunshine blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Lima
vs
Bruce

177 cm
29
167 lbs
5 - 5 - 1

180 cm
21
168 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Happy Pills 159Q - Laundry 80%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Douglas Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lima.
Lima lands a jab-cross combination.
Bruce throws a shot from downtown. Lima moves away and avoids it.
Lima tries to clinch but Bruce is having none of it.
Lima doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bruce circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lima tries to clinch but Bruce moves out of range.

Lima closes the distance and clinches.
Lima blocks an uppercut.
Bruce looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lima misses with a knee strike.
Lima lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Robert Bruce has been cut.
Bruce avoids the elbow strike from Lima, against the ropes.
Lima misses with a knee to the head.
Lima blocking some punches.
Lima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lima is trying to stall.
Bruce is trying to push Lima away but Lima has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
We've been hearing reports that Lima has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A knee to the head by Lima.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima misses with a knee to the head.
Lima utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Bruce's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bruce works the jab nicely.
Bruce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bruce lands a slapping body shot.
Lima looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lima fails with the takedown.
Lima ducks under a wild hook from Bruce.
Lima throws a combination that misses
and Bruce counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bruce scores with a nice right hand.
Bruce throws out a powerful jab.
Douglas Lima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruce connects with a single shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima moves in looking to clinch but Bruce pushes him off.

Lima clinches.
Lima misses with an elbow strike.
Bruce is trying to break the clinch but Lima has him pressed against the ropes.
Lima throws an elbow but it misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bruce jumps guard but Lima turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Bruce takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bruce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bruce avoids the elbow strike from Lima, against the ropes.
Lima misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bruce.

Bruce pulls guard successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lima trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bruce has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lima has passed into side control.
Bruce tries to bench press Lima off him but Lima keeps the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima with the ground and pound but Bruce regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Bruce preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Bruce won't allow Lima to pass to mount.
Bruce controlling the position well.

Lima is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Bruce still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Bruce has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Bruce in side control, throwing shots but Lima defends.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima is trying to control Bruce's posture but Bruce avoids it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bruce is looking to take a break and control but Lima is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lima is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bruce asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lima is trying to get back to half guard.
Bruce working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruce wants to stand but Lima has his arm trapped.
Lima is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Robert Bruce will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robert Bruce's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bruce scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lima doesn't seem bothered though.
Bruce slips a jab from Lima.
Lima fails with a takedown attempt.
Lima tries to clinch up but Bruce circles away and keeps his distance.
Bruce pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lima is out of range and Bruce settles back down.
Bruce showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lima.
Bruce misses with a lunging right hand
and Lima counters with a low kick, right behind Bruce 's knee.
Bruce on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lima. Lima obviously looking to wear him down.
Lima takes one to the side of the head.
Lima looks to land a left hand but Bruce moved out of range nicely.
Bruce throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Lima.
Lima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Robert Bruce seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lima uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bruce.
Lima misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lima looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab, jab by Bruce - just one landing.
Lima is looking to clinch.
Bruce jabs Lima right on the nose. Lima blinks but takes it well.
Bruce cracks Lima with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Lima scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lima.
Lima wants to clinch up but Bruce keeps it at a distance.
Douglas Lima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lima keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bruce smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lima.
Lima misses with a few strikes there.
Lima throws a right and a left that Bruce avoids nicely.

Lima moves into the clinch successfully.
Bruce is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Bruce is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Bruce has Lima pushed against the ropes.
Lima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bruce blocks it with crossed arms.
Bruce has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bruce has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lima prevents Bruce from breaking the clinch.
Lima looking to throw knees to the head but Bruce is blocking nicely.
Bruce looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lima missing with knees to the body.
Lima tries to land knees in the clinch but Bruce avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima landing knees to the head.
Lima 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 displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lima up against the ropes.
Lima with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bruce wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lima tries to land knees in the clinch but Bruce avoids the damage to the body.
Lima tries a knee to the head but Bruce blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lima with a knee to the head.
Lima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bruce blocks the elbow strike.
Bruce working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lima has Bruce pressed against the ropes, preventing Bruce from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lima prevents Bruce from breaking the clinch.
Lima tries to land a knee to the head but Bruce blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima tries to land a knee to the head but Bruce blocks with his arms.
Bruce wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bruce is looking to control Lima's arms but Lima gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bruce has his back to the ropes.
Lima tries to land a knee to the head but Bruce blocks with his arms.
Bruce is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lima misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bruce.
A frustrated look appears on Bruce's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bruce avoids a wild elbow strike from Lima.
Lima displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bruce up against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lima misses with a knee to the head.
Lima using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bruce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruce wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lima tries to land knees in the clinch but Bruce avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Lima.

Bruce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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 Douglas Lima will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robert Bruce's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bruce looks to land a right hand but Lima moved out of range.

Lima moves into the clinch.
Lima lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lima throws a knee to the head but misses.

Bruce's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lima wants to clinch.
Lima tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bruce swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bruce misses with a series of wild punches.
Bruce throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lima is looking to clinch but Bruce is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Lima.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima throws a solid leg kick but Bruce takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lima.
Lima fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lima looks to clinch
and Bruce counters with a straight right hand.
Lima tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bruce counters with a straight right hand.
Bruce checks the leg kick.
Lima tries to clinch but Bruce moves out of range.
Lima fails in his attempt to clinch.

Lima clinches with his opponent.
Lima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lima utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lima looking to throw knees to the head but Bruce is blocking nicely.
Bruce working aggressively here.
Lima pushes off an throws an elbow but Bruce leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Lima misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima has Bruce pressed against the ropes, preventing Bruce from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bruce trying to control the position but instead, Lima has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bruce into the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lima is trying to maintain a safe position but Bruce gets an underhook and turns Lima into the ropes.
Lima misses with a knee strike.
Bruce wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lima with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bruce lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lima backwards.
Lima keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bruce's efforts to push away.
Lima lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bruce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lima looking to throw knees to the head but Bruce is blocking nicely.
Bruce tries to circle away but Lima has him pinned against the ropes.

Bruce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Bruce 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Robert Bruce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bruce.
A jab from Bruce finds it's way through Lima's defenses.
Lima lands with a kick to the temple. Bruce shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lima tries to clinch up but Bruce circles away and keeps his distance.
Lima shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bruce but Bruce pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lima gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bruce.
Bruce lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Lima is rocked!

It looks like Douglas Lima has been cut.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Bruce moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Lima! Bruce continues to tee off on Lima, landing with a left and a right! Bruce connects with a right hand that leaves Lima sleeping against the ropes! What a finish by Bruce!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Robert Bruce!
A relieved looking Robert Bruce thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.