PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Duhrover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronson comes to the cage accompanied by Death to the apple gerls. Duhrover comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Doggystyle kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Bronson
vs
Duhrover

176 cm
42
183 lbs
37 - 23 - 0

173 cm
31
182 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Tokyo United Fightwear
GREEN!160

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charles Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Duhrover!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Watson and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duhrover throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Duhrover scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bronson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Duhrover counters with a stiff right hand.
Duhrover throws a nice looking combination but Bronson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bronson slips under a jab from Duhrover.
Duhrover cracks the inside of Bronson's front leg.
Duhrover throws an overhand right that lands on Bronson's shoulder, as Bronson tries to avoid the shot.
Bronson connects with a single shot there.

It looks like Ben Duhrover has been cut.
Duhrover is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bronson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duhrover is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Duhrover fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bronson is out of range.
Duhrover takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronson misses with a straight right.
Good leg kick by Bronson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bronson misses with a hook. Duhrover ducked under it nicely.
Duhrover with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bronson to score with a decent uppercut.

Duhrover is rocked!
Bronson checks a low kick from Duhrover.
Duhrover is still on wobbly legs! Can Bronson finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson swings widly with a right hand
and Duhrover cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Duhrover throws a leg kick but Bronson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bronson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duhrover moves away.
Duhrover seems to have recovered his senses.
Duhrover throws a lazy uppercut
and Bronson counters with a right hand to the body.
Bronson lands with a good body shot.
Duhrover tries a low kick but Bronson avoids it.
Bronson lands a jab to the head.
Bronson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bronson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duhrover 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.
Bronson scores with a leg kick.
Duhrover swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Duhrover throws a poor cross that misses
and Bronson counters with an inside leg kick.
Bronson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duhrover is looking to score with low kicks.
A good leg kick by Bronson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bronson - that will leave a mark!
Bronson wants to land a leg kick but Duhrover is out of range.
Duhrover swings for the body but Bronson moves out of range.
We've been told by Bronson's head coaches at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Duhrover stalks Bronson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bronson's face. Bronson staggers backwards, shaken.
Duhrover keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bronson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Duhrover swinging wildly here.
Bronson slips a jab and a cross from Duhrover.
Bronson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duhrover.
Bronson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bronson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duhrover uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bronson.
Duhrover was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Duhrover staying out of range there.
It seemed like Duhrover was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Duhrover's coach down at The Shield was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Duhrover's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bronson throws a leg kick which misses Duhrover's front leg but catches the back leg as Duhrover tries to avoid it.
Bronson throws a jab when Duhrover was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duhrover checks a low kick from Bronson.
Bronson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Duhrover misses.
Duhrover scores with a three punch combo!
Duhrover getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bronson.
Duhrover moves away from the strike by Bronson.
A shot to the liver by Duhrover. Beautiful body shot.
Duhrover moves away from the strike by Bronson.
Duhrover takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bronson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by Duhrover.
Duhrover cracks a nice hook into Bronson's ribs.
Bronson throws an overhand right that lands on Duhrover's shoulder, as Duhrover tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duhrover wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bronson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duhrover.
Bronson misses the body punch
and Duhrover counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bronson's knee momentarily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bronson checks a leg kick.
Duhrover ducks under a wild hook from Bronson.
Duhrover tries to bum rush Bronson with a series of wild strikes but Bronson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Duhrover throws a leg kick that misses.
Bronson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Duhrover looks to land a left hand but Bronson moved out of range nicely.
Duhrover bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Duhrover bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duhrover takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bronson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Duhrover uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bronson.
A jab lands there for Duhrover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ben Duhrover will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ben Duhrover's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Duhrover ducks under a wild hook from Bronson.
Duhrover misses with a jab, cross combination.
Duhrover's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Duhrover throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bronson connects with a body shot.
Duhrover tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bronson was well out of range. Poor timing from Duhrover.
Duhrover lands with a shot 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.
Bronson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duhrover with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bronson to score with a decent uppercut.
Bronson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ben Duhrover seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duhrover closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Duhrover throws a low kick but Bronson moves out of range easily.
Duhrover connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bronson throws a sloppy body shot

and Duhrover counters with a crisp one two that drops Bronson! Duhrover thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bronson to his feet! Bronson is in big trouble!
Duhrover throws the left hand but Bronson avoids the punch easily.
Ben Duhrover is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Duhrover cracks Bronson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Duhrover has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bronson to stand back up!

Bronson is rocked!
Duhrover cracks a nice hook into Bronson's ribs.
Oh Bronson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bronson checks a leg kick.
Bronson seems to have got his legs back now.
Duhrover wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bronson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Duhrover moves out of range as Bronson throws a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duhrover thows a leg kick but Bronson checks it
and Duhrover takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab by Duhrover.
Duhrover blocks the body kick.
Bronson misses with an uppercut.
Good leg kick by Duhrover there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bronson. That's going to slow Duhrover down.
Some bone on bone action there as Duhrover checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Duhrover is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bronson with a body shot.
Duhrover throws a leg kick
and Bronson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duhrover wants to land a leg kick but Bronson is out of range.
Duhrover moves forwards but Bronson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bronson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bronson lands a nice looking body shot.
Duhrover moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bronson misses with a kick to the body
and Duhrover counters with a left and a right that stings Bronson.
Duhrover tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bronson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bronson swings for the body but Duhrover moves out of range.
Bronson walks into a stiff left hand from Duhrover.
Duhrover takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bronson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duhrover moves away.
Bronson throws a looping overhand right but Duhrover ducks down to avoid it.
Duhrover cracks Bronson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duhrover is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bronson.
Duhrover throws a right and a left that both miss.
Duhrover avoids the body shot from Bronson.
Bronson misses with an uppercut.
Bronson misses with a hook.
Bronson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duhrover.
Despite the aggression on Duhrover's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Duhrover throws a right hand that Bronson ducks under and follows up with a left that Bronson also avoids with ease.
Bronson throws a sloppy head kick and Duhrover moves out of range easily.
Bronson sets himself, and Duhrover steps forward looking for the clinch! Bronson avoids it this time.
Duhrover bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bronson's head backwards.
Duhrover looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A left lands for Duhrover.
Duhrover missing with a left hand there. Bronson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bronson is looking to land body kicks.
Bronson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duhrover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Bronson there.

That has opened up Ben Duhrover's cut even more.
Bronson scores with a hook to the body. Duhrover takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duhrover stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bronson.
Duhrover lands with a good body shot.
Bronson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bronson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bronson ducks under a wild hook from Duhrover.
Good shot there by Bronson.
Bronson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Duhrover. That snapped Bronson's head back.
Duhrover throws a right and a left that Bronson avoids nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duhrover throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bronson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duhrover scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Duhrover showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ben Duhrover's cut.
That's time! Bronson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Duhrover throws a right hand that misses
and Bronson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bronson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Duhrover throws an overhand right that lands on Bronson's shoulder, as Bronson tries to avoid the shot.
Duhrover swings widly with a right hand
enabling Bronson to counter with a crisp jab.
Bronson throws out a loose jab but Duhrover uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Duhrover misses
and Bronson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Duhrover connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Duhrover keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bronson.
Bronson throws a hook to the side of Duhrover's head but Duhrover sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duhrover swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duhrover throws a hook but Bronson blocks it.
Bronson scores with a hook to the body. Duhrover takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice jab there from Duhrover.
Bronson misses with a straight left.
Bronson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duhrover takes a jab right on the kisser.
A punch lands to the side of Bronson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Duhrover moves forwards but Bronson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bronson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Duhrover.
Duhrover appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Duhrover lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Duhrover throws a lazy right hand but Bronson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duhrover throws a leg kick but Bronson moved away.
A quick step to the side and Bronson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bronson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Duhrover.
Bronson throws a good cross that connects.
Duhrover bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Duhrover keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Charles Bronson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson tests Duhrover's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duhrover takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bronson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Duhrover is out of range and Bronson settles back down.
Duhrover lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bronson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Duhrover gets a clinch.

Bronson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duhrover throws an off balance right hand
and Bronson counters with a crisp right that sends Duhrover to the canvas! Bronson follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Bronson!
Charles Bronson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Tokyo United Fightwear , into his post fight interview.