PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Nitschke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Death to the apple gerls. Charles Bronson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Damian Nitschke's chin.

Bronson
vs
Nitschke

176 cm
42
183 lbs
37 - 22 - 0

181 cm
38
184 lbs
34 - 25 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Tokyo United Fightwear
GREEN!160

Spartan Nutrition

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 37 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charles Bronson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Damian Nitschke!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson lands with a cross.

It looks like Damian Nitschke has been cut.
The fighters circling - Bronson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nitschke connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bronson momentarily.
Nitschke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nitschke moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Bronson enables Nitschke to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bronson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bronson can't keep his opponent in guard - Nitschke advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nitschke moves nicely into side control.
Nitschke fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bronson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nitschke is staying tight to Bronson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Nitschke throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bronson works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nitschke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bronson is staying active underneath Nitschke, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nitschke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bronson is looking to improve his position.
Nitschke thows a huge punch but Bronson dodges it nicely.
Nitschke trying to control the pace.
Ground and pound from Nitschke.
Nitschke thows a huge punch but Bronson dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Nitschke.
Nitschke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bronson keeping moving, preventing Nitschke from controlling successfully.
Nitschke is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nitschke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bronson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nitschke throws a big right hand that misses.
Nitschke with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nitschke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nitschke throws a big elbow that misses.
Nitschke lands a couple of elbows.
Nitschke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nitschke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nitschke throwing strikes but missing.
Nitschke postures up and lands a big shot to Bronson's brow.
Bronson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nitschke on the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nitschke won't allow Bronson to sweep him here.
Nitschke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nitschke is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nitschke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nitschke lands a couple of digs.
Nitschke trying to control but Bronson is working from the bottom.
Bronson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nitschke.
Nitschke postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nitschke 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nitschke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nitschke passes Bronson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nitschke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bronson defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nitschke lands a nice short elbow.
Nitschke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nitschke prevents Bronson from improving his position.
Nitschke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nitschke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nitschke trying to advance position but Bronson counters by regaining guard.
Nitschke working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Nitschke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damian Nitschke's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bronson lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bronson. Nitschke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bronson blocks a leg kick.
Bronson looks to land a left hand but Nitschke moved out of range nicely.
Nitschke drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bronson defends it well.
Bronson misses with an uppercut. Nitschke saw that one coming.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bronson.
Damian Nitschke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bronson.
Bronson misses with a body shot.
Nitschke looks for the body kick but Bronson saw that one coming.
Nitschke throws a head kick that misses.
Nitschke lands with a kick to the temple. Bronson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nitschke lands with a good body shot.
Nitschke wants to clinch up but Bronson keeps it at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Nitschke.
Bronson misses with a hook. Nitschke ducked under it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bronson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson lands a nice hook to Nitschke's body. Nitschke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bronson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nitschke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nitschke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nitschke is looking to score with low kicks.
Nitschke shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bronson as he avoids it easily.
Nitschke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bronson blocks a jab.
Nitschke gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bronson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nitschke staying out of range there.
Bronson scores with a hook to the body. Nitschke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bronson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bronson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nitschke.
Nitschke 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.
Nitschke cracks the inside of Bronson's front leg.
Bronson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bronson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bronson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nitschke.
Nitschke tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nitschke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Bronson.
An attempted straight right counter from Bronson misses the target.
Bronson looks to throw the jab but Nitschke is out of range.
Nitschke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bronson moves away.
Nitschke misses the shot to the body.
Nitschke throws a body kick that misses
and Bronson counters with a body kick that stops Nitschke in his tracks momentarily.
Nitschke motions for Bronson to come forward. Nitschke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bronson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bronson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bronson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nitschke on the side of the head.

Nitschke shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Nitschke was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bronson defending against the ground and pound.
Nitschke throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nitschke working the strikes but Bronson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Damian Nitschke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nitschke drops an elbow to the side of Bronson's head.
Nitschke trying to pass the guard but Bronson defending well.
Nitschke lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nitschke thows a huge punch but Bronson dodges it nicely.
Nitschke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nitschke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bronson's head.
Bronson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nitschke.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nitschke throwing shots but Bronson is blocking nicely.
Nitschke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nitschke connects with a nice short shot to Bronson's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nitschke.
Ground and pound from Nitschke.
Nitschke working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nitschke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nitschke thows a huge punch but Bronson dodges it nicely.
Nitschke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nitschke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bronson is trying to control but can't.
Nitschke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bronson defending well though.
Nitschke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nitschke lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nitschke lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nitschke drops an elbow to the side of Bronson's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Charles Bronson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Damian Nitschke's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nitschke scores with a jab to the body.
Bronson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nitschke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bronson.
Bronson misses with a wild body shot.

Nitschke throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bronson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Nitschke is in Bronson's guard.
Nitschke landing with the ground and pound.
Nitschke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nitschke sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bronson's guard.
Bronson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nitschke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nitschke is trying to control the action in half guard but Bronson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nitschke thows a huge punch but Bronson dodges it nicely.
Nitschke lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nitschke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nitschke is looking to take a break and control but Bronson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bronson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nitschke seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nitschke connects with a nice short shot to Bronson's temple.
Nitschke scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bronson wants to control but Nitschke is keeping busy.
Bronson has hold of Nitschke's hands but Nitschke slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nitschke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bronson's head.
Nitschke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bronson's head.
Nitschke looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nitschke seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nitschke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bronson defending well though.
Nitschke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bronson defending well though.
Nitschke trying to control the action but Bronson is working from the bottom.
Nitschke working Bronson over with strikes.
Nitschke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nitschke lands strikes from half guard.
Nitschke lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nitschke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bronson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nitschke.
Bronson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nitschke scores with a couple of nice shots.

Bronson is rocked!
Nitschke looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Oh Bronson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bronson is staying active underneath Nitschke, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bronson wants to control but Nitschke is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bronson seems to have got his legs back now.
Nitschke frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nitschke lands a couple of good shots and Bronson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Nitschke lands shots from the back.
Well, with Nitschke on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Bronson is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Nitschke thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nitschke punishes Bronson with strikes from the back mount.
Nitschke thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Nitschke is loading up with his shots from the back and Bronson is in big trouble! Bronson taps out to strikes and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Damian Nitschke!
Damian Nitschke is the new welterweight champion!
After the big win, Damian Nitschke made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors BeastMode and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.