PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arto Bryggare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryggare comes to the cage accompanied by Immortal Technique - Goonies Never Die. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bryggare
vs
Wayne

183 cm
22
195 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

184 cm
23
190 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arto Bryggare!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne connects with an inside leg kick.
Bryggare throws the left hand but Wayne avoids the punch easily.
Bryggare dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arto Bryggare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bryggare fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wayne on the side of the head.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wayne throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bryggare counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bryggare fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wayne manages to avoid it.
Wayne misses with a body kick.
Bryggare getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bryggare lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Bruce Wayne has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Wayne misses.
Bryggare swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bryggare loads up on a big right hand but Wayne slips the punch.
Bryggare loads up on a big right hand but Wayne slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryggare takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Bryggare.
Wayne appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bryggare. Wayne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wayne lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bryggare has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bryggare and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bryggare misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wayne.
Wayne flicks out a counter leg kick but Bryggare steps away.
Wayne cracks Bryggare with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bryggare misses with a lunging right hand
and Wayne counters with a thumping low kick.
Bryggare throws a lazy right hand but Wayne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bryggare scores with the left hand. Wayne knows he should have avoided that one.
Bryggare with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryggare throws a hook but Wayne avoids it easily.
Wayne misses with a leg kick.
Bryggare throws a big shot that misses.
Bryggare misses with a body punch
and Wayne counters with a low kick, right behind Bryggare 's knee.
Bryggare throws a lazy uppercut
and Bryggare takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wayne feints and then cracks Bryggare's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bryggare down.
Bryggare throws the left hand but Wayne avoids the punch easily.
Bryggare throws an overhand right that lands on Wayne's shoulder, as Wayne tries to avoid the shot.
Wayne feints a counter leg kick.
Bryggare looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bryggare catches Wayne with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wayne's corner calls for a 1-2. Wayne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A head kick misses from Wayne.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryggare scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wayne doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice defenses there by Wayne.
Bryggare throws out a loose jab but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wayne feints a counter leg kick.
Wayne throws a body kick that misses.
A big left from Bryggare misses.
Bryggare misses with a left hand
and Wayne counters with a thumping low kick.
Bryggare throws an off balance right hand
and Bryggare takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That kick from Wayne tenderised Bryggare's leg. Bryggare is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bryggare misses with a left hand
and Wayne counters with a low kick, right behind Bryggare 's knee.
Bryggare blocks the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bryggare.
Wayne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bryggare.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bryggare. Wayne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wayne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bryggare keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bryggare throws a hook but Wayne blocks it.
The fighters circling - Bryggare throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bryggare connects with a crisp jab.
Wayne moves out of range of the strikes.
Bryggare looks to throw the jab but Wayne is out of range.
Bryggare backing away here, and Wayne unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bryggare throws a lazy right hand but Wayne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Arto Bryggare will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bruce Wayne's cut.
That's time! Bryggare's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bryggare shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wayne eats them both and turns towards Bryggare to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Wayne in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Wayne misses with a low kick.
Wayne misses the shot to the body.
Bryggare avoids the head kick by Wayne.
Wayne walks into a jab.
Bryggare looks to score with a jab to the body but Wayne is just out of range.
Wayne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bryggare throws out the jab.
A jab from Bryggare misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Wayne might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bryggare has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne scores with a leg kick.
Wayne connects with a solid leg kick.
Bryggare ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne jabs at Bryggare's body.
Bryggare throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bryggare tests Wayne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bryggare avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wayne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bryggare slips a jab from Wayne.
Bryggare is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crunch! Wayne slams his shin into Bryggare's torso.
Bryggare rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wayne counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wayne throws a wild body kick that Bryggare sees coming a mile off.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Bryggare.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryggare misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wayne counters with a nice leg kick.
Wayne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bryggare rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wayne counters with a nice leg kick.
Bryggare throws a body shot but no joy.
Bryggare dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arto Bryggare is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bryggare takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bryggare throws a hook but Wayne blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bryggare. Wayne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wayne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wayne throws a head kick that misses
and Bryggare counters with a nice uppercut.
Wayne takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryggare misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wayne staying out of range there.
Wayne only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Wayne throws a shot to the body.
Bryggare misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wayne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wayne throws the kick towards the body but Bryggare avoids it.
It looked like Bryggare was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wayne.
Bryggare throws a body punch but Wayne moves out of range.
Bryggare misses with a lunging right hand
and Wayne counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bryggare misses with a straight right.
Wayne shapes to counter with a head kick.
Wayne scores with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Bryggare.
Bryggare throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wayne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wayne jabs Bryggare to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Wayne throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wayne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bryggare's hands.
An inside leg kick lands from Wayne.
Bryggare moves out of range as Wayne throws a body kick.
Bryggare throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bryggare misses with an uppercut. Wayne saw that one coming.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Bryggare.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bruce Wayne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bruce Wayne's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wayne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bryggare.
Bryggare backing away here, and Wayne unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bryggare misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wayne.
Wayne follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Bryggare swings widly with a right hand
and Wayne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Bryggare misses the target.
Bryggare swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bryggare throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bryggare throws a jab but it's blocked by Wayne.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryggare throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bryggare backing away here, and Wayne unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bryggare looks to throw the jab but Wayne is out of range.
Wayne is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bryggare rather than just go for the knockout.
Wayne throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bryggare's head.
Bryggare on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryggare lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bryggare blocks a leg kick.
Bryggare throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bryggare waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wayne.
Wayne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bryggare.
Bryggare takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bryggare swings widly with a right hand
and Wayne counters with an inside leg kick.
Wayne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bryggare.
Bryggare is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wayne throws a head kick but Bryggare moves out of range.
Wayne has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A big right from Bryggare misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryggare misses with a right hand
and Wayne counters with a nice uppercut.
Wayne throws a lazy head kick
and Bryggare counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bryggare fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wayne manages to avoid it.
Bryggare misses the shot to the body.
Wayne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bryggare throws out a loose jab but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bryggare throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bryggare misses the jab.
Wayne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bryggare uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wayne.
A swing and a miss from Wayne.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a chopping leg kick but Bryggare manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bryggare throwing a counter right hand but Wayne manages to avoid it.
Wayne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bryggare wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big left from Bryggare misses.
Wayne lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bryggare takes a step back to recover.
Wayne throws out a leg kick but Bryggare moves out of range and Wayne only half commits.
Bryggare misses with a body shot.
Wayne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bryggare throws a good cross that connects.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bryggare. Wayne does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryggare throws a body punch but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bryggare tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wayne was well out of range. Poor timing from Bryggare.
Bryggare throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wayne counters with a solid body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Bryggare misses the target.
Wayne throws a chopping leg kick but Bryggare manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A good leg kick by Wayne.
Bryggare moves out of range of the leg kick from Wayne.
Good exchange - Bryggare coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Bryggare misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Bruce Wayne just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Bruce Wayne's cut.
That's time! Bryggare's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A head kick misses from Wayne.
Bryggare is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bryggare uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bryggare thuds a left hand into Wayne's body.
Wayne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Wayne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bryggare misses with a right hand
and Wayne counters with a leg kick.
Bryggare scores with a hook.
Wayne lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryggare missing with a left hand there. Wayne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bryggare misses with a hook.
Wayne slips a jab from Bryggare.
Wayne was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bryggare misses with a lunging right hand
letting Wayne counter with a right hand.
Wayne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bryggare misses with a hook.
Wayne was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The fighters circling - Bryggare throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wayne tries a quick counter leg kick but Bryggare is wise to it.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bryggare was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
Nice shot lands for Bryggare.
Bryggare takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wayne slips a straight right by Bryggare.
Wayne gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bryggare counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bryggare will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bryggare moves away.
Wayne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bryggare throws a jab when Wayne was well out of range.
Good work by Bryggare as he checks the leg kick.
Wayne has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bryggare finds it's way round the side to connect with Wayne's head.
Bryggare takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Wayne is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bryggare lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Wayne head around and knocks him out cold! Bryggare hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arto Bryggare!
Arto Bryggare is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Arto Bryggare, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Bruce Wayne had this to say: 'What a load of horse shit'.