PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randy Springs (ranked 34 p4p, 5 weight class) and De Bruyne (ranked 91 p4p, 15 weight class). Springs's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Meltdown. Bruyne comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Busta Rhymes - Other Side Of The Road kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Springs
vs
Bruyne

178 cm
31
158 lbs
32 - 12 - 0

175 cm
34
160 lbs
37 - 12 - 4

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Springs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 12 - 4, fighting out of St Petersburg, De Bruyne!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Springs slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Springs moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bruyne.
A shot in the inside from Springs.
Springs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bruyne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Springss head.
Bruyne misses with some punches.
Springs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Bruyne.
Springs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bruynes head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Springs.
Bruyne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Springs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Springs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruyne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Bruyne manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Springs misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bruyne! But no joy.
Bruyne misses with a wild body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bruyne. That's going to slow Springs down.
Springs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruyne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Springs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bruyne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bruyne misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruyne misses the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Springs.
Springs swings for the body but Bruyne moves out of range.
Bruyne steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bruyne throws a leg kick
and Springs finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bruyne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Springs lands the left hand.
Bruyne lands a nice shot to the body.
Springs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruyne manages to avoid it.
Bruyne sizes up Springs with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Springs misses the jab.
Springs checks the leg kick.
Springs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bruyne.
Jab, jab by Springs - just one landing.
Springs swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And Bruyne responds with a good body kick, but Springs manages to step out the way in time.
Bruyne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Springs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Bruyne misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Springs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A low kick from Bruyne misses
and Springs counters with a nice uppercut.
Bruyne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Springs. Springs obviously looking to wear him down.
Springs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bruyne moves away.
Bruyne takes one to the side of the head.
Bruyne misses with a straight right.
Springs is looking to counter the offense by Bruyne and move into the clinch.
Springs misses with a body kick.
Springs 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.
Bruyne takes a swing at Springs's ribcage but misses.
Springs misses with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Springs lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bruyne has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bruyne and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Springs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bruyne throws out the jab.
A quick step to the side and Springs tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruyne on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bruyne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Springs manages to avoid it.
Springs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bruyne. Bruyne obviously looking to wear him down.
Springs ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bruyne takes a swing at Springs's ribcage but misses.
Springs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bruyne.
Nice body punch from Bruyne.
Springs lands with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bruyne is looking to chop away at Springs's legs.
Bruyne connects with a leg kick. Springs looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A swing and a miss from Bruyne.
Springs takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bruyne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Springs ducks under a wild hook from Bruyne.
Nice defenses there by Springs.
Springs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bruyne.
Springs swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bruyne takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bruyne defending well as Springs loads up on a big left hand.
Springs scores with a leg kick.
Bruyne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Springs swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bruyne moves out of range as Springs throws a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruyne throws out a loose jab but Springs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Springs ducks under a wild hook from Bruyne.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bruyne thows a leg kick but Springs checks it
and Springs counters with a leg kick.
Springs misses with a straight right.
Bruyne defending well as Springs loads up on a big left hand.
Bruyne walks forward, straight into a front kick from Springs.
Bruyne throws a jab but it's blocked by Springs.
De Bruyne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Springs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruyne feints a counter leg kick.
Bruyne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Springs.
The fighters circling - Bruyne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bruyne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bruyne scores with a shot to the body.
Bruyne misses with a hook to the body
and Springs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Springs feints and then cracks Bruyne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bruyne down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bruyne misses with a low kick.
Bruyne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Springs is able to avoid easily.
Bruyne tries to score with a low kick but Springs moves his leg out of the way.
A swing and a miss from Bruyne.
Springs lands a jab to the head.
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 Randy Springs will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Springs cracks Bruyne with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bruyne checks a leg kick nicely.
Bruyne throws a low kick, looking for Springs's leg but Springs calmly moves out of range.
Bruyne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Springs.
Bruyne throws a solid leg kick but Springs takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bruyne.
Springs takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Springs takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bruyne swats away the attempt to clinch by Springs.
Springs lands with a kick to the ribs.
Springs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Springs moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruyne slips a straight right by Springs.
Springs throws a jab when Bruyne was well out of range.
Bruyne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bruyne throws an overhand right that lands on Springs's shoulder, as Springs tries to avoid the shot.
Springs misses with a hook.
Springs misses with a straight right.
Bruyne looks to throw the jab but Springs is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruyne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Bruyne
and Springs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Springs moves out of range as Bruyne strikes.
Bruyne tries to work over Springs's front leg with a kick but Springs checks it.
Springs 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.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bruyne! But no joy.
Bruyne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Springs.
Springs throws a hook but Bruyne avoids it easily.
Springs lands a slapping body shot.
Springs throws a jab when Bruyne was well out of range.
Springs gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bruyne.
Bruyne looks to land a left hand but Springs moved out of range nicely.
Springs closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Springs misses with a body kick.
Springs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Springs has Bruyne up against the cage in a clinch.
Springs lands with a left to the head.
Springs pushes Bruyne back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Springs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Springs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bruyne.
Bruyne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Springs.
Bruyne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Springs lands a right hand.
Springs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Springs digs a right hand into Bruyne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bruyne's gas tank.
Bruyne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Springs blocking some punches.
Springs pushes Bruyne back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Bruyne fails to land.
Bruyne working aggressively here.
Springs misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Bruyne.
Springs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bruyne is trying to break the clinch but Springs has him pressed against the cage.
Springs working aggressively here.
Springs throws a punch but it's blocked by Bruyne.
Bruyne lands a hook that snaps the head of Springs backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne working aggressively here.
Bruyne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Springs's elbow.

Bruyne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Springs.
Springs just misses with a punch to the body.
Bruyne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bruyne lands with a good body shot.
Bruyne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bruyne blocks a jab.
Bruyne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bruyne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Springs moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bruyne tries to work over Springs's front leg with a kick but Springs checks it.
Bruyne moves out of range of the leg kick from Springs.
Springs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bruyne.
Springs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruyne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Springs connects with a crisp jab.
Springs 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.
Bruyne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Springs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Springs goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bruyne feints a counter leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruyne looks to land a left hand but Springs moved out of range nicely.
Springs on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bruyne staying out of range there.
Bruyne throws the kick towards the body but Springs avoids it.
Bruyne thumps Springs with a low kick.
Bruyne throws a lazy right hand but Springs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Springs misses with a body kick.
Springs misses the jab.
Bruyne throws a looping overhand right but Springs ducks down to avoid it.
Springs fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bruyne is out of range.
Springs throws an off balance right hand
enabling Bruyne to counter with a crisp jab.
Bruyne moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Springs throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Bruyne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Springs misses with a straight right.
Springs scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bruyne delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Springs dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

A clash of legs there as Springs blocks the low kick.
De Bruyne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruyne ducks under a wild hook from Springs.
Bruyne swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Springs instigates a clinch.
Bruyne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Springs's elbow.
Bruyne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Springs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Springs tries to throw a body punch but Bruyne avoids it by throwing Springs back against the cage.
Springs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bruyne blocking some punches.
Springs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bruyne digs a right hand into Springs's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Springs's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Bruyne.
Bruyne tries to throw a body punch but Springs avoids it by throwing Bruyne back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Springs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Randy Springs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Springs misses with some punches.
Springs takes a shot to the head.
Bruyne misses with a punch to the body.
Bruyne throws a punch but it's blocked by Springs.
Still in the clinch, Springs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Springs misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruyne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Springs backwards.
Springs trying to stall but Bruyne improves his position.
Springs is working Bruyne over against the cage.
Springs blocking some punches.
Springs tries to throw a body punch but Bruyne avoids it by throwing Springs back against the cage.
Springs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Springs.
Bruyne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Springs lands with a short shot to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Springs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Springs.
Springs blocks an uppercut.
Springs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Springs working aggressively here.
Springs takes a shot to the head.
Springs has a couple of punches blocked by Bruyne.
A nice right hand lands inside from Springs.
Bruyne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Springs lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Springs has a couple of punches blocked by Bruyne.
Springs trying to control the position but instead, Bruyne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Springs into the cage.
Springs tries to throw a body punch but Bruyne avoids it by throwing Springs back against the cage.
A short right from Bruyne on the inside.
Springs blocking some punches.
Bruyne working aggressively here.
Bruyne is leaning against Springs and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bruyne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Springs tries to work over Bruyne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Springs can't find room to land a body shot as Bruyne controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Springs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Springs.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Springs misses with some punches.
Bruyne has a couple of punches blocked by Springs.
Bruyne scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bruyne.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Springs scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Bruyne as the two fighters clinch.
Springs lands a shot to the body.
Springs is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bruyne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Springss head.
Bruyne swings wildly with an uppercut but Springs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Springs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Springs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bruyne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bruyne.
Springs blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bruyne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Springs lands with a right to the head.
Springs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Springs can't find room to land a body shot as Bruyne controls the action.
Bruyne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Springs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bruyne's elbow.
Bruyne pushes Springs back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Springs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bruyne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Springs scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Springs stalls.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bruyne.
Bruyne misses with the head strike.
Bruyne scores with a shoulder strike.
Springs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bruyne has a couple of punches blocked by Springs.
Bruyne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bruyne blocks an uppercut.
Springs misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Springs.
Springs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Springs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bruyne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Springs backwards.
Springs throws a punch but it's blocked by Bruyne.
Bruyne misses with some punches.
Springs leaning his opponent against the cage.
Springs can't find room to land a body shot as Bruyne controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to De Bruyne.
Well Springs has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Springs!
After winning the bout, Randy Springs thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.