PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aydan The Wandering Spirit (ranked 306 p4p, 287 weight class) and Don Bronson (ranked 49 p4p, 47 weight class). The Wandering Spirit's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wichita Lineman. Bronson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Glass Candy. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

The Wandering Spirit
vs
Bronson

191 cm
31
208
15 - 7 - 0

189 cm
29
205
15 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Savage Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aydan The Wandering Spirit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Bronson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bronson throws a right hand that The Wandering Spirit ducks under and follows up with a left that The Wandering Spirit also avoids with ease.
The Wandering Spirit is looking to counter punch.
Bronson lands a high kick!
The Wandering Spirit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bronson throws out a leg kick but The Wandering Spirit moves out of range and Bronson only half commits.
The Wandering Spirit scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bronson.
Bronson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Wandering Spirit swings for the body but Bronson moves out of range.
The Wandering Spirit takes a jab right on the kisser.
Don Bronson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Wandering Spirit slips under a jab.
Bronson just misses with a punch to the body.
Bronson lands an overhand right.
Bronson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Wandering Spirit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bronson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Wandering Spirit was well out of range. Poor timing from Bronson.
A low kick from Bronson misses
and The Wandering Spirit counters with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bronson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A nice leg kick from The Wandering Spirit, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Wandering Spirit misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Wandering Spirit moves out of range of the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by The Wandering Spirit.

It looks like Don Bronson has been cut.
Bronson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Wandering Spirit was well out of range. Poor timing from Bronson.
Bronson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice jab there from The Wandering Spirit.
Bronson misses with an uppercut. The Wandering Spirit saw that one coming.
The Wandering Spirit walks into a left hand.
Bronson misses with a wild body shot.
The Wandering Spirit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The Wandering Spirit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bronson manages to avoid it.
The Wandering Spirit misses with an uppercut. Bronson saw that one coming.
A clash of legs there as Bronson blocks the low kick.
A nice side step and Bronson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The Wandering Spirit throws a jab when Bronson was well out of range.
Bronson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A slow jab from Bronson misses its intended target.
Bronson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Wandering Spirit manages to avoid it.
The Wandering Spirit scores with a jab to the jaw.
The Wandering Spirit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bronson looks to throw the jab but The Wandering Spirit is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Wandering Spirit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bronson throws out the jab.
The Wandering Spirit moves away from the strike by Bronson.
Bronson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Wandering Spirit.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as The Wandering Spirit checks a leg kick.
The Wandering Spirit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bronson.
Bronson lands with a nice body punch.
Bronson throws out a loose jab but The Wandering Spirit uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like The Wandering Spirit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bronson misses with a looping left.
The Wandering Spirit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The Wandering Spirit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bronson was well out of range. Poor timing from The Wandering Spirit.
Bronson feints a counter leg kick.
The Wandering Spirit defending well as Bronson loads up on a big left hand.
Bronson walks into a jab.
Bronson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but The Wandering Spirit is out of range.
The Wandering Spirit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bronson was well out of range. Poor timing from The Wandering Spirit.
The Wandering Spirit looks to score with a jab to the body but Bronson is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Bronson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The Wandering Spirit scores with a push kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Wandering Spirit.
Bronson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bronson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big right from Bronson misses.
The Wandering Spirit moves away from the strike by Bronson.
Bronson misses with an uppercut
and The Wandering Spirit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Wandering Spirit is looking to slow Bronson down with leg kicks.
Bronson throws a body shot but no joy.
Bronson moves out of range as The Wandering Spirit strikes.
Bronson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The Wandering Spirit misses with an uppercut. Bronson saw that one coming.
The Wandering Spirit ducks under a wild hook from Bronson.
Bronson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bronson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The Wandering Spirit lands a lovely overhand right.
The Wandering Spirit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Wandering Spirit throws a leg kick
and The Wandering Spirit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Wandering Spirit moves out of range of the body kick from Bronson.
Bronson lands with a nice body punch.
The Wandering Spirit is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The Wandering Spirit misses with a looping left.
Good work by The Wandering Spirit as he checks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Bronson.
The Wandering Spirit blocks a jab.
Bronson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bronson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The Wandering Spirit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab lands there for Bronson.
A nice leg kick from Bronson, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Wandering Spirit lands a head kick. Bronson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bronson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Wandering Spirit misses with a low kick.
Bronson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Wandering Spirit.
The Wandering Spirit moves out of range of the strikes.
A good leg kick by The Wandering Spirit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don Bronson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don Bronson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

The Wandering Spirit misses with an uppercut.
Aydan The Wandering Spirit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Wandering Spirit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bronson.
The Wandering Spirit throws a shot to the body.
Bronson avoids the body shot from The Wandering Spirit.
Bronson misses with a hook.
The Wandering Spirit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bronson just manages to avoid it.
Bronson defending well as The Wandering Spirit loads up on a big left hand.
Bronson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The Wandering Spirit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bronson is out of range.
Bronson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bronson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bronson slips a jab from The Wandering Spirit.
The Wandering Spirit misses with an uppercut. Bronson saw that one coming.
Bronson misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Bronson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Wandering Spirit misses with a hook.
The Wandering Spirit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bronson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bronson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Wandering Spirit moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Wandering Spirit lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bronson takes a step back to recover.
A leg kick checked by The Wandering Spirit.
The Wandering Spirit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Wandering Spirit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The Wandering Spirit has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The Wandering Spirit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Don Bronson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bronson throws a lazy uppercut
and The Wandering Spirit counters with a nice kick to the body.
The Wandering Spirit throws a low kick but Bronson moves out of range easily.
Bronson throws a shot from downtown. The Wandering Spirit moves away and avoids it.
The Wandering Spirit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bronson was well out of range. Poor timing from The Wandering Spirit.
The Wandering Spirit lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by The Wandering Spirit.
Bronson throws a sloppy head kick and The Wandering Spirit moves out of range easily.
The Wandering Spirit throws a wild body kick that Bronson sees coming a mile off.
Bronson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The Wandering Spirit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bronson's sensitive parts.
Bronson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Wandering Spirit takes one to the chin there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from The Wandering Spirit.
The Wandering Spirit misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Bronson.
The Wandering Spirit tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Wandering Spirit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bronson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Wandering Spirit throws out the jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bronson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from The Wandering Spirit - the referee stops the clock and Bronson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says The Wandering Spirit. Bronson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bronson blocks a leg kick.
Bronson just misses with a punch to the body.
Crunch! Bronson slams his shin into The Wandering Spirit's torso.
The Wandering Spirit scores with a sloppy right hand. Bronson should have avoided that one.
The Wandering Spirit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Bronson.
Bronson throws a head kick that misses.
The Wandering Spirit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The Wandering Spirit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The Wandering Spirit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bronson.
Jab, jab by The Wandering Spirit - just one landing.

That has opened up Don Bronson's cut even more.
Bronson throws a looping overhand right but The Wandering Spirit ducks down to avoid it.
Bronson checks a leg kick nicely.
Bronson's jab looks to have found its range, popping The Wandering Spirit under the eye.
A big right from Bronson misses.
The Wandering Spirit takes one on the button.
Good exchange - The Wandering Spirit coming out on top.
Bronson throws the left hand but The Wandering Spirit avoids the punch easily.
Bronson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bronson avoids the body shot from The Wandering Spirit.
The Wandering Spirit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bronson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but The Wandering Spirit checks it well.
Bronson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The Wandering Spirit staying out of range there.
The Wandering Spirit motions for Bronson to come forward. The Wandering Spirit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bronson scores with a jab. The Wandering Spirit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The Wandering Spirit thuds a left hand into Bronson's body.
The Wandering Spirit connects with a solid leg kick.
The Wandering Spirit throws a leg kick but Bronson moved away.
Bronson cracks The Wandering Spirit with an open hand slap.
Bronson clobbers The Wandering Spirit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The Wandering Spirit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Wandering Spirit lands with a nice body kick.
Bronson is breathing heavily.
The Wandering Spirit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bronson.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Wandering Spirit. Bronson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bronson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Wandering Spirit.
The Wandering Spirit misses the shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from The Wandering Spirit 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 Bronson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bronson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The Wandering Spirit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bronson manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Wandering Spirit walks into a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aydan The Wandering Spirit dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Don Bronson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nice jab there from Bronson.
The Wandering Spirit lands a nice hook to Bronson's body. Bronson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fighters circling - The Wandering Spirit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bronson thuds his right hand into The Wandering Spirit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The Wandering Spirit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The Wandering Spirit takes one to the chin there.
Bronson ducks under a wild hook from The Wandering Spirit.
The Wandering Spirit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bronson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The Wandering Spirit is looking to chop away at Bronson's legs.
Bronson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from The Wandering Spirit.
The Wandering Spirit looks to land a right hand but Bronson moved out of range.
Bronson moves away from the strike by The Wandering Spirit.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bronson slips a straight right by The Wandering Spirit.
Bronson connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Wandering Spirit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bronson manages to avoid it.
Bronson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice jab there from Bronson.
Bronson swings widly with a right hand
and Bronson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bronson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bronson blocks the body kick.
Bronson lands a nice hook to The Wandering Spirit's body. The Wandering Spirit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bronson scoring well with a low kick there.
The Wandering Spirit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Wandering Spirit misses with a wild combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bronson. That's going to slow The Wandering Spirit down.
Bronson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Wandering Spirit moves away.
The Wandering Spirit with a hook.

The cut above Don Bronson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bronson throws a chopping leg kick but The Wandering Spirit manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bronson.
Bronson lands a nice looking body shot.
The Wandering Spirit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bronson ducks under a wild hook from The Wandering Spirit.
Bronson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Wandering Spirit.
Bronson avoids the body shot from The Wandering Spirit.
The Wandering Spirit throws a low kick but Bronson moves out of range easily.
Bronson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Wandering Spirit.
Bronson staying out of range there.
The Wandering Spirit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Wandering Spirit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The Wandering Spirit looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The Wandering Spirit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bronson.
A nice side step and Bronson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The Wandering Spirit misses with a two punch combination.
Bronson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson ducks under a wild hook from The Wandering Spirit.
Bronson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Wandering Spirit.
Bronson avoids the body shot from The Wandering Spirit.
Nice cross by Bronson.
Bronson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jab from Bronson.
Nice jab there from Bronson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bronson.
Bronson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Wandering Spirit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bronson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bronson feints and then cracks The Wandering Spirit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Wandering Spirit down.
Bronson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Wandering Spirit.
Bronson scores with a body shot.
The Wandering Spirit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Wandering Spirit swings for the body but Bronson moves out of range.
The Wandering Spirit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bronson can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from The Wandering Spirit 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 Bronson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bronson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bronson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The Wandering Spirit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bronson lands a slapping body shot.
Bronson throws a jab when The Wandering Spirit was well out of range.
The Wandering Spirit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bronson misses with a body shot.
The Wandering Spirit tried to score with a low kick but Bronson checks it.
The Wandering Spirit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
An inside leg kick lands from The Wandering Spirit.
The Wandering Spirit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bronson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Wandering Spirit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bronson.
The Wandering Spirit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Wandering Spirit ducks right into an uppercut from Bronson.
The Wandering Spirit takes a jab right on the kisser.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Don Bronson.
Well Bronson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Bronson!
Don Bronson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.