PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rex Tyrannosaurus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giordano Bruno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyrannosaurus comes to the cage accompanied by MacArthurPark. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bruno's choice of entrance music: Preliator. Rex Tyrannosaurus is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Tyrannosaurus
vs
Bruno

199 cm
33
272 lbs
23 - 7 - 0

194 cm
33
265 lbs
24 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rex Tyrannosaurus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giordano Bruno!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyrannosaurus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tyrannosaurus has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Bruno rushes Tyrannosaurus and presses him up against the cage.
Tyrannosaurus lands a hook that snaps the head of Bruno backwards.
Tyrannosaurus blocking some punches.
Tyrannosaurus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Bruno.
Bruno managing to block the knees to the body from Tyrannosaurus.
Tyrannosaurus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bruno dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bruno has Tyrannosaurus pushed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruno misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Bruno scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bruno slowing the pace effectively.
Bruno is stalling here.
Bruno lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrannosaurus avoiding damage as Bruno throws knees to the body.
Tyrannosaurus lands an uppercut.
Tyrannosaurus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bruno has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tyrannosaurus seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bruno can turn it around.
Bruno lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Rex Tyrannosaurus has been cut.
Bruno taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tyrannosaurus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyrannosaurus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bruno throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyrannosaurus.
Tyrannosaurus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bruno lands an elbow inside.
Tyrannosaurus scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Bruno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bruno throws a low kick, looking for Tyrannosaurus's leg but Tyrannosaurus calmly moves out of range.
Tyrannosaurus keeps Bruno at a distance using the push kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bruno throws a leg kick but Tyrannosaurus sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tyrannosaurus tries to score with a low kick but Bruno moves his leg out of the way.

Bruno fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tyrannosaurus, pushing him back against the cage.
Bruno has a couple of punches blocked by Tyrannosaurus.
Bruno lands a shoulder strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bruno looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bruno stalls.
Bruno pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tyrannosaurus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tyrannosaurus misses with a short punch on the inside.

Tyrannosaurus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyrannosaurus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruno.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrannosaurus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bruno can pounce on him.
Tyrannosaurus throws a looping overhand right but Bruno ducks down to avoid it.
Bruno's corner calls for a 1-2. Bruno obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bruno delivers a nice body kick.
Tyrannosaurus throws a good cross that connects.
Bruno punishes Tyrannosaurus's body with a nice straight punch.
Bruno lands with a nice body punch.
Bruno gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tyrannosaurus counters with an inside leg kick.
Tyrannosaurus throws a body punch but Bruno moves out of range.
Bruno moves to clinch but Tyrannosaurus breaks away
and Tyrannosaurus counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Bruno.
Tyrannosaurus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bruno misses with a hook to the body
and Tyrannosaurus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Giordano Bruno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyrannosaurus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bruno connects with a solid leg kick.
Tyrannosaurus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Giordano Bruno has been cut.
Bruno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyrannosaurus is looking to counter punch.
Bruno scores with a nice strike.
Bruno checks a leg kick nicely.
Tyrannosaurus swats away the attempt to clinch by Bruno.
Tyrannosaurus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bruno throws a front kick aimed at Tyrannosaurus's knee but Tyrannosaurus avoids it well.
Bruno digs a good hook to Tyrannosaurus's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Giordano Bruno will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tyrannosaurus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruno manages to avoid it.
Tyrannosaurus jabs at Bruno's body.
Bruno fails to land with a series of punches.
As Bruno backs away, Tyrannosaurus returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tyrannosaurus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bruno.
Bruno tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bruno lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bruno.
Tyrannosaurus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bruno counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bruno lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tyrannosaurus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bruno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyrannosaurus moves away.
Tyrannosaurus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tyrannosaurus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruno wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrannosaurus throws a head kick but Bruno moves out of range.
Bruno appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A head kick by Tyrannosaurus misses
and Bruno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Tyrannosaurus is predictable there
and Tyrannosaurus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tyrannosaurus throws a leg kick but Bruno moved away.
Bruno looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bruno lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tyrannosaurus's sensitive parts.
Bruno fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bruno jabs at Tyrannosaurus's body.
Bruno pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Tyrannosaurus clinches.
Bruno blocks an uppercut.
Bruno lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrannosaurus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bruno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bruno throws an elbow but it misses.
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!
Tyrannosaurus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Tyrannosaurus.
Tyrannosaurus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bruno backwards.
Bruno putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tyrannosaurus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bruno.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bruno.
Bruno with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bruno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bruno on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bruno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Tyrannosaurus on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruno can't find room to land a body shot as Tyrannosaurus controls the action.
Tyrannosaurus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee calls for Bruno to work.
Tyrannosaurus lands a hook that snaps the head of Bruno backwards.
Bruno throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Bruno - that landed with a thud.
Tyrannosaurus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bruno lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tyrannosaurus backwards.
Bruno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyrannosaurus blocks an uppercut.
Tyrannosaurus throws an elbow but it misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Giordano Bruno seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bruno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tyrannosaurus tries to throw a body punch but Bruno avoids it by throwing Tyrannosaurus back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bruno lands a right hand.
Bruno lands a shot to the body.
Bruno gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short left from Tyrannosaurus.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tyrannosaurus blocks an elbow strike.
Tyrannosaurus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bruno has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bruno.
Tyrannosaurus swings wildly with an uppercut but Bruno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyrannosaurus leaning against his opponent.
Bruno has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tyrannosaurus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tyrannosaurus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bruno backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giordano Bruno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bruno tries to close the distance and clinch but Tyrannosaurus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tyrannosaurus looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bruno doesn't manage to clinch there - Tyrannosaurus circles away.
Tyrannosaurus was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tyrannosaurus slips a straight right by Bruno.
Bruno thows a leg kick but Tyrannosaurus checks it
and Tyrannosaurus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tyrannosaurus looks to throw the jab but Bruno is out of range.
Tyrannosaurus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bruno blocks a jab.

Bruno takes the fight into the clinch.
Bruno content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyrannosaurus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bruno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyrannosaurus throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruno blocks an uppercut.
Tyrannosaurus lands an elbow that stopped Bruno in his tracks for a moment.
Bruno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tyrannosaurus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bruno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tyrannosaurus lands a nice uppercut.
Bruno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyrannosaurus's elbow.
Tyrannosaurus blocking some punches.
Tyrannosaurus trying to land knees to the body.
Bruno lands a right hand.
Bruno working aggressively here.
Tyrannosaurus being controlled against the cage.
Bruno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyrannosaurus letting Bruno take a breather here.
Bruno lands an elbow inside that Tyrannosaurus shrugs off.

Tyrannosaurus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bruno blocks the body kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bruno will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tyrannosaurus up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruno slows down the pace here.
Still in the clinch, Tyrannosaurus scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrannosaurus throws a head punch that misses.
Bruno can't find room to land a body shot as Tyrannosaurus controls the action.
Bruno lands a body punch.
Tyrannosaurus lands with a short shot to the head.
Bruno taking a breather.
Bruno lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tyrannosaurus backwards.
Bruno scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bruno stalls.
Bruno pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tyrannosaurus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tyrannosaurus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Tyrannosaurus.
Nice elbow from Bruno.
Bruno managing to block the knees to the body from Tyrannosaurus.
Bruno wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tyrannosaurus has him pressed against the cage.
Bruno scores with a shot to the side of Tyrannosaurus's head.
Bruno tries to land knees in the clinch but Tyrannosaurus avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruno taking a breather.
Tyrannosaurus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bruno pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Bruno.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tyrannosaurus.
Tyrannosaurus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Giordano Bruno just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tyrannosaurus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bruno checks a leg kick.
Bruno connects with an inside leg kick.
Bruno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Bruno. Those never looked like landing.
Tyrannosaurus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bruno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyrannosaurus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruno is looking to chop away at Tyrannosaurus's legs.
Bruno takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bruno misses the jab.
Bruno throws a hook but Tyrannosaurus blocks it.
Tyrannosaurus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrannosaurus 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.
Tyrannosaurus lands a nice looking body kick.
Bruno is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bruno just misses with a punch to the body.
Bruno tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bruno throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Giordano Bruno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bruno takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tyrannosaurus checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tyrannosaurus thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bruno moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tyrannosaurus looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruno is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruno. Tyrannosaurus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bruno lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tyrannosaurus misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruno tries to land a leg kick but Tyrannosaurus saw it coming and moves away.
Tyrannosaurus throws a head kick but Bruno moves out of range.
Bruno misses with a leg kick.
Tyrannosaurus throwing a counter right hand but Bruno manages to avoid it.
Bruno throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tyrannosaurus avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bruno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bruno moves away from the strike by Tyrannosaurus.
Tyrannosaurus throws a front kick aimed at Bruno's knee but Bruno avoids it well.
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!
Bruno misses with a combination
and Tyrannosaurus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bruno connects with a solid leg kick.
Tyrannosaurus lands a nice looking body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruno fails to land with a series of punches.
Bruno changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyrannosaurus is looking to slow Bruno down with leg kicks.
Tyrannosaurus throws a lazy right hand but Bruno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyrannosaurus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tyrannosaurus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bruno counters with a body kick.
Bruno throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tyrannosaurus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bruno takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bruno lands a jab to Tyrannosaurus's midsection.
Tyrannosaurus throws out a powerful jab.
A lazy left from Bruno finds it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruno 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.
Tyrannosaurus lands with a cross.
Tyrannosaurus misses with a hook
and Bruno counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyrannosaurus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A head kick from Tyrannosaurus lands but Bruno takes it in his stride.

Bruno is rocked!
Tyrannosaurus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bruno.
Bruno is still on wobbly legs! Can Tyrannosaurus finish him?
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyrannosaurus. Bruno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bruno.
Bruno seems to have recovered his senses.
Bruno scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tyrannosaurus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tyrannosaurus throws a quick inside leg kick.

Bruno forces Tyrannosaurus back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bruno.
Tyrannosaurus tries to break free but Bruno pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Rex Tyrannosaurus will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Tyrannosaurus jabs Bruno right on the nose. Bruno blinks but takes it well.
Tyrannosaurus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bruno moves out of range of the body kick from Tyrannosaurus.
Bruno misses with a two punch combination.
Tyrannosaurus checks a leg kick.
Bruno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruno was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tyrannosaurus defending well as Bruno loads up on a big left hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Tyrannosaurus blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruno 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.
Tyrannosaurus scores with a head kick.
and Tyrannosaurus counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Bruno! He's just covering up as Tyrannosaurus starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rex Tyrannosaurus!
Rex Tyrannosaurus retains his heavyweight title!
Rex Tyrannosaurus thanked the fans post fight for their support.