PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Bruno Brackin (ranked 3192 p4p, 280 weight class) and Benson Little (ranked 5267 p4p, 377 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Brackin
vs
Little

188 cm
18
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

170 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

Excellent MT
Very quick

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruno Brackin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benson Little!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Little instigates a clinch.

Brackin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Little gets a clinch.
Little is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Brackin stalling in the clinch but Little improves position.

Brackin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brackin checks a low kick from Little.
Brackin is looking to counter the offense by Little and move into the clinch.
Little tries a head kick but it misses.
Brackin throws a right and a left that both miss.
A right-left combo lands from Brackin.
Little pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Little tries to get set, Brackin tries to push him back and clinch up but Little manages to avoid the attempt.
Little throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Little tries to clinch up but Brackin circles away and keeps his distance.
Brackin throws a wild body kick that Little sees coming a mile off.
Little is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brackin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Little's calf.

Little clinches.
Little trying to control the position but instead, Brackin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Little into the ropes.
Come on Brackin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Brackin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Brackin manages to break the clinch.
Brackin misses with a double jab

and Little counters by clinching up.
Brackin keeps control of Little as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brackin misses with a punch to the body.
Little is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Little has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brackin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Little can't break the clinch.

Brackin breaks from the clinch.
Brackin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Little counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Little cracks Brackin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Little fails with an attempt to clinch.

Brackin pushes Little up against the ropes in a clinch.
Little tries to break free but Brackin pushes him back against the ropes.
Little blocks the elbow strike.
Brackin looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Brackin blocks the elbow strike.
Little keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brackin's efforts to push away.
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 Bruno Brackin will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Brackin rushes Little and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Brackin misses with a knee strike.
Little avoiding damage as Brackin throws knees to the body.
Little wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brackin has him pressed against the ropes.
Little avoiding damage as Brackin throws knees to the body.
Brackin has Little pressed against the ropes, preventing Little from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Little is trying to force a seperation but Brackin has the dominant position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Little.
Brackin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little is trying to push Brackin away but Brackin has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Brackin tries to stall but Little uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Little has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Little wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brackin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Little throws a head kick but Brackin moves out of range.
Little fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brackin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Little fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brackin lands a head kick!
A head kick misses from Little.
Brackin keeps Little at a distance using the push kick.

Brackin clinches up with Little and pushes him back against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brackin is looking to control Little's arms but Little gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brackin has his back to the ropes.

Brackin breaks the clinch.

Brackin tries to keep at a distance but Little has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little working hard to break the clinch.
Brackin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Little has him pressed against the ropes.
Little tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brackin looking to stall.
Little is trying to break the clinch but Brackin has him pressed against the ropes.
Little doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Brackin breaks from the clinch.

Brackin closes the distance and pushes Little back into the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Brackin breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Little moves into the clinch.
We've been informed that Little has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Brackin dominated that second round.
That's time! Brackin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Brackin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Brackin tries a head kick but it misses.
Little tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brackin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Little circles away from the clinch attempt.
Little fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brackin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

Brackin clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little lands a shoulder strike.
Brackin has Little pressed against the ropes, preventing Little from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Little leaning against his opponent.

Little breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Little misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brackin misses with a looping left.
Little tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brackin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Little tries to clinch up but Brackin circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Little looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brackin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Little paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Little moves into the clinch.
Little working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Brackin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brackin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruno Brackin is winning the standup battle so far.
Brackin fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brackin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Little doesn't manage to clinch there - Brackin circles away.
Little tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brackin moves out of range of the body kick.
Little throws a leg kick
and Brackin counters with a series of strikes. Little will be more careful next time no doubt.
Little takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Little avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Brackin.
Little throws a nice head kick!
Benson Little has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruno Brackin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Little throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Brackin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brackin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Brackin!