PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and De Bruyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Harmonica. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bronson
vs
Bruyne

174 cm
24
162 lbs
10 - 1 - 1

175 cm
23
161 lbs
12 - 0 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Héritage!
GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Bronson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, De Bruyne!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruyne looks to land a right hand but Bronson moved out of range.
Bruyne swings for the body but Bronson moves out of range.
Bruyne lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bruyne.

It looks like Charles Bronson has been cut.
Bronson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bruyne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bruyne throws a push kick but Bronson slaps the foot to one side.
Bronson throws a hook to the side of Bruyne's head but Bruyne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bruyne flicks out a counter leg kick but Bronson steps away.
Bruyne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bronson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bruyne.
Bronson is looking to counter punch.
Bronson misses with a right hand
and Bruyne counters with a nice leg kick.
Bruyne defending well as Bronson loads up on a big left hand.
Bruyne takes one on the button.
Bronson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bronson wants to land a leg kick but Bruyne is out of range.
Bruyne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bronson.
Bronson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruyne was well out of range. Poor timing from Bronson.
Bruyne doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson misses with a low kick.
Bronson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bruyne on the side of the head.
Bruyne needs to keep his hands up - Bronson had a free shot at his head there.
Bronson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bruyne appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bruyne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bronson lands a lovely overhand right.
Bronson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bronson slips a straight right by Bruyne.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bronson.
Bronson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bruyne. Bruyne circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bruyne moves out of range of the body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bronson checks a leg kick.
Bronson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bronson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bruyne ducks under a wild hook from Bronson.
Bruyne has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bruyne moves away from the strike by Bronson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid body kick from Bruyne.
Bruyne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bronson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruyne.
Bronson misses with a straight right.
Bronson lands a leg kick that knocks Bruyne off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bronson. Bruyne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bruyne appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bronson.
Bruyne looks to land a body kick but Bronson moved away.
Bronson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bruyne walks into a stiff left hand from Bronson.
Bruyne misses the jab.
Bronson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Bronson clinches up against the cage.
Bruyne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson tries a body shot but Bruyne blocks it.
Bronson blocking some punches.
Bruyne lands with a right to the head.
Bruyne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bruyne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bruyne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bronson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bruyne lands a shoulder strike.
Bronson has a couple of punches blocked by Bruyne.
Bruyne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bruyne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bronson.
Bruyne working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bruyne.
Bronson misses with a punch on the inside.
Bronson throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Bruyne's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bronson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bronson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bronson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bruyne swings wildly with an uppercut but Bronson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruyne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bronson struggles to land a body shot inside as Bruyne controls his hands.
Bruyne tries to work over Bronson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bronson misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronson misses with some punches.
Bronson is working Bruyne over against the cage.
Bruyne tries to pull guard but Bronson won't allow it.
Bruyne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bronson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bronson misses with a punch on the inside.
Bronson struggles to land a body shot inside as Bruyne controls his hands.
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 Charles Bronson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Charles Bronson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A jab from Bronson misses.
Bruyne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bronson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bruyne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bruyne tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Charles Bronson is winning the standup battle so far.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bronson, as that shot connected.
Bronson ducks under a wild hook from Bruyne.
Bronson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bruyne. That did some damage!
Bronson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bronson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bruyne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bronson throws a looping overhand right but Bruyne ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruyne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bruyne replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bronson blocks it well.
Bronson moves out of range of the strikes.
Bronson digs a good hook to Bruyne's body.
A slow jab from Bronson misses its intended target.
Charles Bronson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bronson misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson throws a wild body kick that Bruyne sees coming a mile off.
Bronson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bronson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bruyne throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Bronson to counter with a crisp jab.
Bruyne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bronson moves away.
Bronson looks to land a right hand but Bruyne moved out of range.
Bruyne is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bronson with a body shot.
Bronson throws a big shot that misses.
Bruyne let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bruyne looks to score with a jab to the body but Bronson is just out of range.
Bronson scores with a jab.
Bruyne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bruyne throws a hook but Bronson avoids it easily.
Bronson swings for the body but Bruyne moves out of range.
Bronson throws the left hand but Bruyne avoids the punch easily.
Bruyne does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bronson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruyne.
Bronson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bronson throws a leg kick but Bruyne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bronson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruyne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That kick from Bronson tenderised Bruyne's leg. Bruyne is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bronson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bruyne can do to turn this around?
Bronson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bruyne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bruyne scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bruyne misses with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Bruyne.
Bronson misses with a hook. Bruyne ducked under it nicely.
Bronson cracks a nice hook into Bruyne's ribs.
Bronson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Bronson there.
Bronson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bronson lands with a right hand.
Bronson connects with a nice looking jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bronson. Bruyne does a little dance to reset his feet.
A cross from Bruyne lands.
Bruyne throws a sloppy head kick and Bronson moves out of range easily.
Bruyne throws a front kick aimed at Bronson's knee but Bronson avoids it well.
Bronson swings for the body but Bruyne moves out of range.
Bruyne moves out of range of the body kick.
Bronson takes a swing at Bruyne's ribcage but misses.
Bruyne misses with a wild body shot.
Bronson misses with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson throws a body shot but no joy.
Bronson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Bruyne.
Bronson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruyne is just out of range.
Bronson throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bronson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good standup being displayed there by Bruyne as he connects with a hook.
Bruyne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruyne throws a hook but Bronson blocks it.
Bruyne throws a hook but Bronson blocks it.
Bronson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bruyne throws out a counter right but Bronson avoids it with no problem.
Bronson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bruyne misses with a head kick.
Bronson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Bronson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charles Bronson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bruyne connects with the punch.
A big right from Bronson misses.
Bronson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bronson looks to throw the jab but Bruyne is out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Bruyne. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bruyne.
Good standup being displayed there by Bronson as he connects with a hook.
Bruyne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bronson.
Bruyne checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bruyne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bruyne has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Bruyne.
Bruyne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bruyne swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bronson counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruyne.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bronson. That's going to slow Bruyne down.
Bruyne slips under a jab.
Bruyne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A big right from Bronson misses.
Bruyne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bronson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bruyne.
Bruyne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bruyne throws a body shot but no joy.
Bruyne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bronson is looking to counter punch.
Bruyne scores with a spinning back kick!
Bruyne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bronson blocks a head kick by Bruyne.
Bronson misses with a hook. Bruyne ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bruyne.
Bruyne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bruyne needs to keep his hands up - Bronson had a free shot at his head there.
Bruyne tries a low kick but Bronson avoids it.
Bronson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice uppercut there from Bronson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bronson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bruyne misses with a hook. Bronson ducked under it nicely.
Bruyne throws a front kick aimed at Bronson's knee but Bronson avoids it well.
Bronson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bronson scores with a jab to the head.
Bronson misses with a leg kick.
Bronson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bronson lands a jab.
Bronson jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bronson.
Bronson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bronson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bruyne cracks a nice hook into Bronson's ribs.
Bruyne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bronson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bruyne. Bruyne circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bruyne misses with a wild body shot.
Bruyne lands with a shot to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bronson swings wildly with an uppercut but Bruyne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bronson pushes Bruyne back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bruyne's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bronson.
Bronson misses with a punch to the body.
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!
Bronson misses with some punches.
Bruyne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bronson backwards.
Bronson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bronson lands a left hand.
Bronson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Bruyne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bronson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Bruyne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bronson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bruyne's sensitive parts.
Bronson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bruyne counters with a straight right hand.
Bruyne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bronson throws a lazy right hand but Bruyne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Bronson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bruyne, pushing him back against the cage.
Bruyne misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Bronson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Charles Bronson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bruyne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Bronson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bruyne throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bronson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bruyne slips under a jab.
Bruyne unleashes a big counter combination but Bronson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bruyne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bronson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bruyne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bruyne thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruyne throws a jab when Bronson was well out of range.
Bronson scores with a nice right hand.
Bruyne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bronson.
Bruyne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bruyne. That's going to slow Bronson down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson digs a good hook to Bruyne's body.
Bronson looks to land a left hand but Bruyne moved out of range nicely.
Bronson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bruyne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bruyne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bronson.
Bruyne misses with a body shot
and Bronson counters with a straight right hand.
Bronson checks a leg kick.
Bruyne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruyne. Bronson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bronson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bronson scores with a hook.
A slow jab from Bronson misses its intended target.
Bronson thows a leg kick but Bruyne checks it
enabling Bruyne to counter with a crisp jab.
Bruyne is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bronson lands with a nice body kick.
Bruyne swings for the body but Bronson moves out of range.
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!
Bronson just misses with a punch to the body.
Bronson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bronson tries to work over Bruyne's front leg with a kick but Bruyne checks it.
Bruyne is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bronson with a body shot.
Bruyne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bronson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruyne.
Bronson misses with a right hand
and Bruyne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bronson ducks under a wild hook from Bruyne.
Bronson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bronson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Bronson pushes Bruyne up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bronson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bronson misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Bronson fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Bronson as the two fighters clinch.
Bronson tries to throw a body punch but Bruyne avoids it by throwing Bronson back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bronson.
Bronson tries to work over Bruyne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Bronson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bronson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Bruyne is rocked!
Bronson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bruyne backwards.
Bruyne is still on wobbly legs! Can Bronson finish him?
Bronson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bruyne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bruyne blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Bruyne as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson tries to work over Bruyne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bruyne seems to have recovered his senses.
Bronson has a couple of punches blocked by Bruyne.
Bronson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to Bronson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Bruyne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bruyne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bronson throws out the jab.
Bruyne replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bronson blocks it well.
Bruyne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bruyne's corner calls for a 1-2. Bruyne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bronson throws a hook but Bruyne blocks it.
Bruyne misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Bronson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bronson moves out of range of the leg kick from Bruyne.
Bronson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruyne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bronson tries to score with a low kick but Bruyne moves his leg out of the way.
Nice shot lands for Bronson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Bronson had his way with De Bruyne in that round.
The cut man is working on Charles Bronson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Bronson throws a leg kick which misses Bruyne's front leg but catches the back leg as Bruyne tries to avoid it.
Bruyne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bronson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bruyne cracks the inside of Bronson's front leg.
Bronson misses the shot to the body.
Bruyne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bruyne checks a leg kick.
Bronson misses with a hook.
Bruyne jabs at Bronson's body.
A good leg kick by Bronson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bronson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bronson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bruyne counters with a stiff right hand.
Bronson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bruyne on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruyne lands a slapping body shot.
Bruyne misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Bronson misses the target.
Bronson missing with a left hand there. Bruyne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bruyne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bruyne takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bruyne slips under a jab.
Bruyne throws a big counter head kick but Bronson avoids it with no problem.
Bronson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bruyne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bronson misses with a wild body shot.
Bruyne moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bruyne blocks a jab.
Bronson connects with a solid leg kick.
De Bruyne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne throws a body shot but no joy.
Bruyne throws a body shot but no joy.
Bruyne takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruyne lands a right hook to the body.
Bronson throws a right hand that misses
and Bruyne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bronson lands the left hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bronson, as that shot connected.
Bronson misses with a lunging right hand
and Bruyne counters with a nice uppercut.

Bronson is rocked!
Bruyne throws an uppercut from hell that sends Bronson clean off his feet! He's out cold! Bruyne stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). De Bruyne!
De Bruyne is the new lightweight champion!