PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chung Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valdemar Partanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Bruce
vs
Partanen

223 cm
18
278 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chung Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valdemar Partanen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partanen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bruce makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Partanen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like Chung Bruce has been cut.
Bruce shoots in for a takedown but Partanen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Partanen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bruce to the mat! Bruce manages to get full guard.
Bruce wants to sweep but no luck.
Partanen wants to pass the guard but Bruce is keeping the position.
Partanen is looking to stand up but Bruce won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Partanen wants to pass the guard but Bruce is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Partanen cracks Bruce with a solid left hand.
Partanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Partanen postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Bruce is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Bruce not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bruce wants to stand but Partanen has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Bruce looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Partanen is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Bruce there.
Partanen is pressing down on Bruce's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Partanen is trying to hold Bruce in close to prevent damage but Bruce has managed to pass into half guard.
Bruce lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Partanen makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Partanen clinches.

Bruce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Partanen misses with a series of wild punches.
Partanen throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bruce counters with a shoot takedown. Partanen fights it but they end up in guard.
Partanen looks winded!
Bruce is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bruce is in close to Partanen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bruce trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bruce has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bruce with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce is working Partanen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bruce is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bruce prevents Partanen from getting back to his feet.
Bruce scoring with punches to the head and body.
Partanen has a closed guard, preventing Bruce from standing up.
Bruce is looking to work some ground and pound but Partanen has wrist control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Partanen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bruce sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Partanen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Partanen showed some decent athleticism there.
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 Chung Bruce will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chung Bruce'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.

Partanen stuffs the takedown attempt from Bruce. Bruce gets slowly back to his feet.
Partanen misses with a series of wild punches.
Bruce throwing a counter right hand but Partanen manages to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Bruce. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bruce.

Partanen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bruce gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Partanen.
Bruce gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Partanen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Partanen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Partanen is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bruce taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Partanen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Partanen throws a series of punches but Bruce moves out of range.
Partanen throws a hook to the side of Bruce's head but Bruce sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Partanen tries to get set, Bruce tries to push him back and clinch up but Partanen manages to avoid the attempt.

Partanen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bruce to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bruce will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bruce is looking to stand up but Partanen won't let him.
Bruce tries to free his leg and advance position but Partanen is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce trying to control but Partanen is working from the bottom.
Bruce wanted to stand there but Partanen had control of the position.
Bruce throwing strikes but missing.
Bruce prevents Partanen from getting back to his feet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Bruce stands up from Partanen's guard - Bruce perhaps looking for a knockout.
Partanen shoots in but no luck this time.
Chung Bruce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valdemar Partanen.

Bruce shoots in and gets a takedown into Partanen's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce chips away with some ground and pound.

Bruce gets to his feet - Partanen follows without any prompting.

Bruce shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Partanen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Chung Bruce overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Bruce decides to stand up, so the ref orders Partanen to his feet.
Partanen throws an off balance right hand
and Bruce counters with a nice uppercut.
Bruce misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice sprawl there from Bruce as Partanen shoots in.
Bruce shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Partanen as he jumps to the side.
Valdemar Partanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Partanen moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partanen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bruce to keep the fight standing.
Bruce taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Partanen breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bruce is defended easily by Partanen.

Partanen pushes Bruce up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Partanen manages to break the clinch.

Partanen has Bruce up against the cage in a clinch.
Bruce is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
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 Chung Bruce will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chung Bruce's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Partanen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bruce throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Partanen's waist but Partanen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bruce off to one side.

Bruce gets tackled into the cage by Partanen. Partanen maintains the clinch.

Partanen manages to break the clinch.
Valdemar Partanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruce has a takedown stuffed.
Bruce lands a head kick. Partanen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Partanen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bruce.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chung Bruce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Partanen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bruce moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Partanen just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBruce.

Bruce has Partanen up against the cage in a clinch.
Partanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Partanen wants a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Partanen goes for a takedown attempt but Bruce pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Partanen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bruce gets back to half guard.
Bruce makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bruce.

Bruce has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Partanen doesn't defend quickly enough and Bruce has managed to lock this one up! Can Partanen escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Bruce on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Chung Bruce!