PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mr Bronze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bucky The Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mr Bronze has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Bronze
vs
The Badger

200 cm
32
170 lbs
24 - 14 - 0

160 cm
31
160 lbs
22 - 11 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best 160

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 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mr Bronze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bucky The Badger!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Badger walks into a left hand.
Bronze really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The Badger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bronze.
The Badger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from The Badger there as he acknowledges the shot.
The Badger swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Bronze counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in The Badger's guard now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bronze throwing strikes from guard but The Badger blocks nicely.
Bronze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bronze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bronze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Badger manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Badger prevents Bronze from getting the reversal.
Bronze bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The Badger looking to control.
Bronze will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Badger looking to control.
Bronze postures up in The Badger's guard and throws a big left but The Badger blocks it.
Bronze 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.
The Badger is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bronze's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The Badger keeping moving, preventing Bronze from controlling successfully.
The Badger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bronze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronze preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Badger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bucky The Badger.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Badger. Bronze does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Badger moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The Badger slips under a jab from Bronze.
The Badger digs a good body shot into Bronze's ribs.
Mr Bronze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Badger feints a jab promting Bronze to slip. The Badger then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bronze slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronze throws a nice looking combination but The Badger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bronze is trying hard to land a takedown here. The Badger sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from The Badger as Bronze shoots in.
Bronze cracks The Badger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bronze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronze throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bronze staying out of range there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bronze.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Bronze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bronze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bronze scores with a push kick.
The Badger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Badger is looking to slow Bronze down with leg kicks.
The Badger moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bronze pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bronze avoids a kick to the body.
Bronze looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from The Badger misses the target.
The Badger is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bronze rather than just go for the knockout.
The Badger misses with an uppercut. Bronze saw that one coming.
Bronze misses the shot to the body.
The Badger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bronze on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronze defending well as The Badger loads up on a big left hand.
Bronze misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from The Badger.
Bronze staying out of range there.
Bronze uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Badger.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bronze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bronze throws a low kick but The Badger avoids it.
Bronze tried to score with a low kick but The Badger checks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bronze tried to score with a low kick but The Badger checks it.
Bronze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Badger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bronze lands a nice shot that snaps The Badger's head back.
Bronze shoots in looking for a takedown but The Badger manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bronze's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bronze misses with a straight right.
The Badger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Bronze dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bronze scores with a punch to the head.
A left lands for Bronze.
Bronze thuds his right hand into The Badger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The Badger loads up on a big right hand but Bronze slips the punch.
Bronze misses with a looping right.
Bronze looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Badger is fending him off so far but Bronze persists. Nope, The Badger circles away and we're back to standing.
The Badger lands an overhand right.
The Badger throws a big shot that misses.
Bronze misses with a low kick.

The Badger rushes Bronze and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bronze takes an elbow to the temple.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by The Badger as Bronze tries to tie him up.
Bronze tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Badger's elbow.
The Badger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Badger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Badger throws an elbow that misses.

Bronze manages to break the clinch.
The Badger loads up on a big right hand but Bronze slips the punch.
The Badger tries to clinch there but Bronze circles away.
Bronze misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice jab there from The Badger.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Badger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bronze lands with a right to the head.
Bronze is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Badger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The Badger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bronze lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Badger backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronze lands a body shot.
Bronze scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Badger lands a nice elbow.
The Badger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters up against the cage, The Badger throws an elbow but misses.
Bronze tries to score a body lock takedown but The Badger shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bronze lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bronze on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Badger prevents a body shot from Bronze.
Bronze working aggressively here.
The Badger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bronze avoids it.
The Badger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bronze is defending well for now.
The Badger pushes off an throws an elbow but Bronze leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Badger.
The Badger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The Badger tries to land a knee to the head but Bronze blocks with his arms.
The Badger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bronze blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronze tries to pull guard but The Badger forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Bronze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bronze struggles to land a body shot inside as The Badger controls his hands.
Bronze has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Badger is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bronze has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Badger is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bronze dodges an elbow strike from The Badger.
Bronze is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but The Badger is defending well.
The Badger throws an elbow that misses.
The Badger lands a shoulder strike.
Bronze throws a head punch that misses.
The Badger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Badger.
Bronze tries to throw a body punch but The Badger avoids it by throwing Bronze back against the cage.
Bucky The Badger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Badger wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from The Badger fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronze lands a right hand.
The Badger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bronze's elbow.
The Badger content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bronze working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The Badger throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Badger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right from The Badger.
Bronze holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The Badger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bronze drops to a knee looking for a takedown but The Badger gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bronze lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bucky The Badger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bronze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bronze throws an overhand right that lands on The Badger's shoulder, as The Badger tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from The Badger misses.
The Badger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bronze defending well as The Badger loads up on a big left hand.
Bronze pivots, looking for a leg kick but The Badger is out of range and Bronze settles back down.
The Badger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bronze.
The Badger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bronze throws out the jab.
Bronze thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Bronze finds it's way through The Badger's defenses.
The Badger walks into a straight right hand from Bronze.
The Badger checks a leg kick.
The Badger avoids a kick to the body.
The Badger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Badger lands a body shot.
The Badger moves in looking to clinch but Bronze pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Bronze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bronze looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The Badger throws a shot from downtown. Bronze moves away and avoids it.
The Badger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bronze is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The Badger throws a hook to the side of Bronze's head but Bronze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Badger drops his hands momentarily and Bronze takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bronze, right into the meat.
Bronze misses with a low kick.
The Badger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bronze fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bronze lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Badger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bronze scores with a three punch combo!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Badger looks to throw the jab but Bronze is out of range.
The Badger blocks a jab.
Bronze moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bronze scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The Badger checks a leg kick.
The Badger throws a looping overhand right but Bronze ducks down to avoid it.
The Badger has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The Badger throws a body kick that misses

and Bronze counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The Badger wants to control but Bronze is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mr Bronze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bronze prevents The Badger from improving his position.
Bronze drops an elbow to the side of The Badger's head.
The Badger is looking to control Bronze's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can The Badger avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Badger wants to get back to full guard.
The Badger is looking to control Bronze's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can The Badger avoid being mounted?
The Badger wants to get back to full guard.
Bronze not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The Badger slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Badger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bronze postures up in The Badger's guard and throws a big left but The Badger blocks it.
Bronze throws a strike but The Badger rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronze is trying to control the position but The Badger postures up.
The Badger sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bronze is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bronze is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because The Badger is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The Badger seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Mr Bronze has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
The Badger tries to move into range but Bronze moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Bronze showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bronze 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Bronze!
Mr Bronze bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.