PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce comes to the cage accompanied by Bulls on Parade - Rage Against The Machine. John Doe will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bruce
vs
Doe

174 cm
29
176 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

186 cm
21
174 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Solid chin

Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry (93%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doe lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bruce will feel that in the morning.
Doe scores with a nice head shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Doe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Doe tries to break free but Bruce pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doe.
Doe tries to throw a body punch but Bruce avoids it by throwing Doe back against the cage.
Doe prevents a body shot from Bruce.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doe misses with a punch on the inside.
Doe prevents a body shot from Bruce.
Bruce lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bruce digs a right hand underneath Doe's ribcage. Doe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Doe working aggressively here.
Bruce lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bruce creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Doe is looking to control Bruce's arms but Bruce gets an underhook and turns him. Now Doe has his back to the cage.
Bruce tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bruce cracks Doe with a nice body shot.
Bruce works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bruce lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bruce throws a head punch that misses.
Bruce misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bruce scores with a nice hook to the head.
Doe throws a head punch that misses.

Doe has picked Bruce up - he's going for a ride! Doe dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Doe trying to mount his opponent but Bruce defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bruce moves into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doe prevents Bruce from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce trying to control the position.
Doe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bruce is keeping the position for now.
Bruce not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bruce might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Doe tries to free his leg and advance position but Bruce is retaining full guard.

Doe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Doe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Doe has gone for a leg lock! Bruce slips out almost immediately though and dives into Doe's guard.

Bruce tries to stand but Doe is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bruce advances position into side control!
Doe manages to get back to half guard.
Doe felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Bruce tries to stand and escape but Doe is controlling the position.

Doe is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bruce pulls his head out easily.
Bruce is keen to just control but Doe is a slippery customer.

Bruce is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Doe defends it well.

Bruce is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Doe sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bruce is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bruce trying to control the action but Doe is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bruce slips under a jab from Doe.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch but Doe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Doe gets tackled into the cage by Bruce. Bruce maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Bruce dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bruce moves out of range of the strikes.
Bruce blocks a leg kick.
Bruce tries to clinch up.
Bruce tries to clinch but Doe is having none of it.
Doe was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Doe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bruce.
Bruce looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Doe throws a solid leg kick but Bruce takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Doe.
Doe cracks Bruce with an open hand slap.
Bruce moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruce is looking to clinch but Doe is avoiding it.
Bruce tries to clinch but Doe moves out of range.
Bruce fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doe. Bruce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bruce wants to clinch.
Bruce keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doe.
Bruce seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Doe misses with a straight left.
Doe throws a chopping leg kick but Bruce manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Doe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bruce tries to clinch
and Doe counters with a good, hard body kick but Bruce shrugs it off.
Doe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bruce sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bruce is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Doe.
Doe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bruce wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe looks to land a right hand but Bruce moved out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Doe!
A punch lands to the side of Bruce 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bruce tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bruce looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bruce tries a head kick but it misses.
Bruce on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Doe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
John Doe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doe is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bruce sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bruce wants to clinch up but Doe keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bruce wants to clinch up but Doe keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bruce looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch but Doe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Bruce.
Doe swats away the attempt to clinch by Bruce.
Bruce takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bruce moves into the clinch successfully.
Doe looking to slow down the pace here.
Bruce tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doe's elbow.
Bruce tries a body shot but Doe blocks it.
Doe is trying to push Bruce away but Bruce has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bruce taking a breather.
Bruce scores with a hook to the body.
Doe is pushing Bruce up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nice body punch from Bruce - that landed with a thud.

Doe turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doe advances nicely into full mount.
Bruce tries to hold on but Doe postures up.

Doe swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bruce is now in Doe's guard. A big mistake from Doe there, giving up the dominant position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Doe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Doe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Doe shoots in looking for a takedown but Bruce manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Doe's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Doe takes a swing at Bruce's ribcage but misses.
Doe jabs Bruce to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bruce moves away from the strike by Doe.
Doe misses with a body shot.
Bruce wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Doe circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruce tries to clinch but Doe is having none of it.
Doe misses with a hook.
Bruce tries to clinch up but Doe circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Doe lands a head kick!
Bruce is looking to clinch.
Doe throws a jab when Bruce was well out of range.
Doe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Doe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bruce wants to clinch up but Doe keeps it at a distance.
Doe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bruce takes one to the chin there.
Doe throws a leg kick but Bruce checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe connects with a single shot there.
Doe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Doe throws a jab when Bruce was well out of range.
Doe misses with a low kick.
Doe is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bruce tries to clinch but Doe moves out of range.
Doe takes a swing at Bruce's ribcage but misses.
Bruce is looking to counter the offense by Doe and move into the clinch.
Bruce tries to clinch up.
Doe sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bruce tries to land a front kick but Doe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Doe looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce tries to clinch but Doe is having none of it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Doe.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doe throws out a counter right but Bruce avoids it with no problem.
Doe looks to land a left hand but Bruce moved out of range nicely.
Doe misses with a combination

and Bruce moves into the clinch.
Bruce holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bruce lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Doe breaks the clinch.
Doe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bruce tries to clinch there but Doe circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce moves out of range as Doe throws a body kick.
Bruce tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Doe manages to circle out of the way.
Doe fails with a takedown attempt.
Jack Bruce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Doe.
Doe throws a push kick but Bruce slaps the foot to one side.
Doe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Doe throws a leg kick but Bruce checks it.
Jack Bruce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bruce bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bruce tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Doe fails with a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Doe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Doe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Doe!
An out of breath John Doe thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.