PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donato Bilancia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and De Bruyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Bruyne is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Bilancia
vs
Bruyne

175 cm
21
180 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

175 cm
21
170 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donato Bilancia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, De Bruyne!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bilancia walks into a straight right hand from Bruyne.
Bruyne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bilancia's calf.
Bilancia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bruyne.
Bruyne misses with an uppercut

and Bilancia counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bruyne!

Bilancia tries for a kimura but Bruyne is defending well.
Bilancia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bruyne keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bilancia tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bilancia has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bruyne is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilancia is looking to take a break and control but Bruyne is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Bilancia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bruyne knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Bilancia working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bilancia has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

Bilancia is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bruyne is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Bilancia tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bruyne has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Bilancia wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bruyne, who protects the arm well.
Bruyne tries to bench press Bilancia off him but Bilancia keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bilancia is trying to get an arm triangle but Bruyne is defending well.
Bruyne tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bilancia goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bruyne rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bilancia's guard! Nice work there by Bruyne!

Bilancia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Bilancia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bilancia has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bruyne has passed into side control.
Bruyne working away.
Bilancia is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bilancia sneaks back into half guard.
Bilancia is trying to get back to full guard.

Bilancia actively working from the bottom here.

Bilancia actively working from the bottom here.
Bilancia tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Bruyne has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bilancia gets back to half guard.
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 Donato Bilancia will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bilancia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bilancia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bruyne.
Bilancia shoots in for a takedown but Bruyne shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bruyne lands the left hand.
A lazy left from Bruyne finds it's target.
Bruyne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bilancia was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruyne.
Bilancia 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruyne uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bilancia has time to react.
Bruyne fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bilancia on the side of the head.
Bilancia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruyne tries to clinch up.
Bilancia tries to counter with a takedown but Bruyne is quick to defend against it.
Bilancia tries for a takedown but Bruyne circles away easily
and Bruyne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bilancia blocks a jab.
Bilancia attempts a counter takedown but Bruyne avoids it well and moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Bruyne.
Bilancia tries to move into range but Bruyne moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bruyne listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bilancia sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bilancia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bruyne counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donato Bilancia. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bilancia tries to move into range but Bruyne moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bruyne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bilancia has a takedown stuffed.
Bilancia has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bruyne.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruyne fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bilancia on the side of the head.

Bruyne has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bilancia backwards.
Bilancia drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bruyne gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bruyne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bilancia is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bruyne to keep the fight standing.
Bruyne scores with a nice hook to the head.

Bilancia is rocked!
Stalling in the clinch from Bruyne.
Oh Bilancia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bruyne.
Bruyne unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Bilancia! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Bruyne is unloading with more strikes now! Bilancia drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). De Bruyne! De Bruyne retains his welterweight title!