PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Bruise (ranked 5180 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Lentz (ranked 4884 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bruise
vs
Lentz

173 cm
27
142 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

170 cm
29
149 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominick Bruise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Lentz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lentz misses with a takedown
and Bruise counters with a straight right hand.
Jab from Bruise.

Bruise shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bruise cracks Lentz with a solid left hand.
Bruise controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lentz pulls Bruise in to control the position.
Lentz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruise stays in close to Lentz's body and controls the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lentz working a defensive guard here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bruise slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lentz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bruise counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Bruise.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bruise is defended easily by Lentz.
Lentz with the counter takedown but Bruise avoids it easily.
Bruise circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Bruise wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bruise scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lentz shoots in but no luck this time.
Bruise cracks Lentz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bruise throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lentz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bruise throws a shot from downtown. Lentz moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Bruise throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lentz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Bruise misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lentz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lentz defending well as Bruise loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Bruise.
Lentz feints the counter takedown.

Lentz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lentz looking for a sweep. Not yet Lentz, not yet.
Bruise 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.
Bruise with a nice head shot there.
Lentz looking to control.
Bruise looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bruise postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruise is stalling in the full guard.
Lentz wants to improve his position but instead Bruise has moved into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bruise perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominick Bruise dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lentz misses with a combination
and Bruise cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Bruise.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lentz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bruise swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ryan Lentz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bruise lands a nice shot to the body.
Lentz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bruise but Bruise pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lentz gets a clinch.
Bruise just leaning against Lentz, taking a breather.
Bruise controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Bruise for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruise trying to land knees to the body.
Bruise tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bruise tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Bruise gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Bruise wants to pass to mount but Lentz is defending the position.
Lentz tries to roll over but Bruise keeps him under control.
Bruise scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bruise is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bruise throwing shots but Lentz is blocking nicely.
Bruise scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lentz is looking to control Bruise's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lentz avoid being mounted?
Bruise not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bruise is looking to advance position but Lentz won't allow it.
Bruise takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruise scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bruise works his way into side control.
Bruise working the ground and pound from side control.
Lentz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dominick Bruise overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bruise throws a strike aimed at the side of Lentz's head but Lentz avoids it well.
Bruise controls the position.
Bruise wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lentz keeps working.
Bruise taking a breather here.
Bruise has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lentz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bruise. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bruise working away.
Lentz tries to buck Bruise off but Bruise is having none of it.
Bruise advances to full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lentz is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominick Bruise dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Bruise connects with a solid leg kick.
Lentz misses with a right hand
and Bruise counters with a series of strikes. Lentz will be more careful next time no doubt.
No luck for Lentz with that takedown attempt.
Bruise slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bruise looks to land a right hand but Lentz moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lentz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bruise pinned against the cage. Bruise gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A little feinted left hand from Bruise on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ryan Lentz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruise scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bruise gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lentz is staying active underneath Bruise, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lentz is looking for a sweep. Bruise is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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. Bruise connects with a nice short shot to Lentz's temple.
Bruise with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lentz is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Bruise is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Lentz trying to hold on to Bruise's head to control him but Bruise postures up.
Lentz tries to get to full guard but Bruise has control of the leg.
Lentz is trying to control but can't.
Bruise looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dominick Bruise is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lentz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bruise misses with a double jab.
Lentz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lentz throws a head kick that misses
and Bruise counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dominick Bruise is winning the standup battle so far.
Lentz throws a head kick that misses
and Bruise counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bruise connects with a looping right hand.

Bruise feints and as Lentz raises his hands in defense, Bruise changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bruise is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lentz trying to control the position.
Bruise is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lentz can do to turn this around?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lentz can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruise is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ryan Lentz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lentz will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dominick Bruise showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bruise 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominick Bruise!