PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Bruce (ranked 2620 p4p, 313 weight class) and Barry Allen (ranked 22556 p4p, 610 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Allen's choice of entrance music: The Flash Theme. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Bruce
vs
Allen

189 cm
22
202 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

183 cm
29
190 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barry Allen!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen throws a right hand that Bruce ducks under and follows up with a left that Bruce also avoids with ease.
Bruce works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Allen moves in looking to clinch but Bruce pushes him off.
Allen throws a leg kick which misses Bruce's front leg but catches the back leg as Bruce tries to avoid it.
Allen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bruce checks it well.
Allen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bruce catches Allen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Allen throws a body kick that misses.
Allen misses with a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bruce moves out of range of the body kick from Allen.
Nice uppercut lands for Bruce. That snapped Allen's head back.
Bruce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Allen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bruce has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Robert Bruce has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruce scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bruce moves out of range of the body kick.
Bruce needs to keep his hands up - Allen had a free shot at his head there.
Bruce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruce throws a series of punches but Allen moves out of range.
Bruce digs a good body shot into Allen's ribs.
Bruce digs a good body shot into Allen's ribs.
Bruce looks to score with a jab to the body but Allen is just out of range.
Allen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Allen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bruce connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Allen scrambles back to his feet.
Bruce throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce lands with an overhand left.
Bruce misses with a straight left.
Allen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bruce lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bruce.
Bruce moves out of range as Allen throws a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Bruce. Those never looked like landing.
Allen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bruce looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Allen closes the distance and clinches.
Bruce lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Allen.

Bruce breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Bruce.
Bruce punishes Allen's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen throws a series of punches but Bruce moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Bruce tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruce lands a head shot.
Allen misses with a head kick.
Bruce displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Allen throws out the jab.
Allen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bruce throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've been informed that Allen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands a jab to the nose.
Allen fails to land with a series of punches.
Bruce clobbers Allen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Allen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Allen is looking to clinch.
Allen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Allen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allen avoids a kick to the body.
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch but Bruce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bruce clobbers Allen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Allen blocks the body kick.
Allen avoids the body shot from Bruce.
Allen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bruce seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Allen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Bruce misses.
Allen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bruce avoids the head kick by Allen.
Bruce staying out of range there.
Bruce appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bruce circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce digs a good hook to Allen's body.
Allen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bruce slips a straight right by Allen.
Allen is looking to land body kicks.
Bruce connects with a nice looking jab.
Allen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bruce scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Allen doesn't seem bothered though.
Bruce looks to land a body kick but Allen moved away.
Allen moves out of range as Bruce throws a body kick.
A combination from Allen does no damage.
The crowd cheers as Bruce lands an impressive looking overhand right. Allen doesn't seem phased though.
Allen tries to clinch up.
Bruce throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Allen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruce was well out of range. Poor timing from Allen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bruce.
Bruce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Allen tries to clinch up.
Allen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Allen wants to clinch.
As Allen looks to move away, Bruce throws a big counter combo but Allen just gets out of the way.
Allen moves in looking to clinch but Bruce pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce lands with a right hand.
Allen moves in looking to clinch but Bruce pushes him off.
Allen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Allen throws a jab when Bruce was well out of range.
Allen tries to clinch there but Bruce circles away.
Bruce cracks Allen with an open hand slap.
Allen tries to clinch but Bruce moves out of range.
Bruce feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Bruce there.
Allen misses the jab.
Allen throws a jab but it's blocked by Bruce.
The fighters circling - Bruce throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bruce sets himself, and Allen steps forward looking for the clinch! Bruce avoids it this time.
A left and a right from Bruce both land. Nice combination.
Allen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bruce connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Allen scrambles back to his feet.

Allen is rocked!
Bruce lands with a right hand.
Allen is still on wobbly legs! Can Bruce finish him?
Bruce throws a monster overhand right that drops Allen! Bruce follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Bruce!
A less than humble Robert Bruce misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.