PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Legs (ranked 4325 p4p, 420 weight class) and Kane Bronson (ranked 6996 p4p, 506 weight class). Kane Bronson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Legs
vs
Bronson

178 cm
23
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
176 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Crazy Legs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kane Bronson!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legs darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Legs or perhaps it was just good defense by Bronson, which made it look bad.
Legs is looking to clinch but Bronson is avoiding it.
Legs dives in for a single leg takedown but Bronson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Crazy Legs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bronson lands a jab to Legs's midsection.
Legs fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crazy Legs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Legs closes the distance but Bronson moves to the side

and Bronson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Legs's guard.
Bronson content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bronson cracks Legs with a solid left hand.
Bronson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson trying to control the position from guard on top but Legs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bronson scoring with some ground and pound.
Bronson trying to control but Legs is working from the bottom.
Bronson tries to free his leg and advance position but Legs is retaining full guard.
Bronson postures up in Legs's guard and throws a big left but Legs blocks it.
Legs definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bronson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bronson distracts Legs with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bronson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bronson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Legs looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bronson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bronson cracks Legs with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson works over Legs with some ground and pound from guard.
Bronson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bronson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Legs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bronson.
Bronson distracts Legs with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Legs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bronson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bronson connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bronson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Legs works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bronson wants to control from the top but Legs keeps moving.
Bronson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Legs is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bronson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oh Legs is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Bronson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bronson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bronson cracks Legs with a solid left hand.
Bronson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bronson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bronson stands up over Legs, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Legs wants to stand but Bronson is controlling the position.
Legs is breathing heavily.
Bronson lands a couple of digs.
Bronson loads up on a big left hand. Legs felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Bronson looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Legs can't hide his disappointment, as Bronson celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kane Bronson!
After winning the bout, Kane Bronson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.