PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Brandstatter (ranked 201 p4p, 205 weight class) and Don Bronson (ranked 27 p4p, 28 weight class). Brandstatter comes into the arena with The Maestro blaring out of the sound system. Bronson has chosen Glass Candy as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brandstatter
vs
Bronson

185 cm
28
190
13 - 5 - 0

189 cm
28
185
12 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Shadow Warrior Nutrition

HELLBENT

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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wolfgang Brandstatter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Bronson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brandstatter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bronson counters with a good low kick that Brandstatter was not able to check.
Bronson lands with a nice body punch.
Brandstatter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bronson blocks a leg kick.
Brandstatter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bronson.
Brandstatter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bronson checks the leg kick.
Brandstatter throws a lazy body kick
letting Bronson counter with a right hand.
Bronson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brandstatter lands a leg kick that knocks Bronson off balance momentarily.
Bronson takes one on the button.
Brandstatter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Brandstatter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bronson throws a leg kick that misses.
We've been informed that Bronson 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.
Brandstatter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bronson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bronson throws a shot from downtown. Brandstatter moves away and avoids it.
Bronson avoids the body shot from Brandstatter.
Bronson misses with a low kick as Brandstatter jumps back.
Nice defenses there by Brandstatter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bronson walks into a jab.
Bronson tries to work over Brandstatter's front leg with a kick but Brandstatter checks it.
Crunch! Brandstatter slams his shin into Bronson's torso.
Nice body kick there by Bronson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandstatter throws a jab when Bronson was well out of range.
Brandstatter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bronson wants to counter the offense by Brandstatter and move into the clinch position.
Brandstatter missing with a left hand there. Bronson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brandstatter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brandstatter missing with a left hand there. Bronson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bronson checks a leg kick.
Brandstatter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brandstatter throws a shot from downtown. Bronson moves away and avoids it.
Brandstatter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bronson throws out the jab.
Bronson connects with a leg kick.
Bronson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brandstatter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brandstatter with a nice calf kick.
Brandstatter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brandstatter looks to land a combination but Bronson avoids it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brandstatter.
Bronson scores with a jab to the head.
Brandstatter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bronson's sensitive parts.
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!
Brandstatter defending well as Bronson loads up on a big left hand.
Brandstatter walks into a stiff left hand from Bronson.
Brandstatter lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wolfgang Brandstatter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bronson checks the leg kick.
Bronson misses with a looping left.
Bronson delivers a nice body kick.
Bronson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Brandstatter misses.
Bronson checks a leg kick nicely.
Brandstatter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bronson throws a head kick but Brandstatter moves out of range.
Bronson just misses with a punch to the body.
Bronson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Brandstatter misses.
Bronson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A clash of legs there as Bronson blocks the low kick.
Bronson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Some bone on bone action there as Brandstatter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brandstatter tries to land a front kick but Bronson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bronson lands with a nice body punch.
Brandstatter throws a hook but Bronson avoids it easily.
Brandstatter scores with a push kick.
A big left from Brandstatter misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson misses with a low kick.
Bronson misses with a head kick.
A jab from Bronson misses.
Bronson connects with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bronson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bronson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bronson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bronson blocks a jab.
Brandstatter with the inside leg kick.
Brandstatter missing with a left hand there. Bronson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bronson scores with a punch to the head.
Brandstatter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bronson blocks the body kick.
Brandstatter throws a big shot that misses.
Bronson moves out of range as Brandstatter throws a body kick.
Bronson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brandstatter walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bronson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bronson throws the left hand but Brandstatter avoids the punch easily.
Bronson avoids the body shot from Brandstatter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson wants to slow Brandstatter down by chopping away at his legs.
As Bronson backs away, Brandstatter returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bronson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bronson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fighters circling - Brandstatter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brandstatter throws a quick inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bronson checks a leg kick.
Brandstatter moves out of range of the strikes.
Brandstatter is looking to counter punch.
Bronson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brandstatter just misses with a punch to the body.
Brandstatter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bronson.
Brandstatter pushes Bronson away with a front kick.
Brandstatter motions for Bronson to come forward. Brandstatter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brandstatter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bronson moves away.
Bronson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bronson moves out of range as Brandstatter throws a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brandstatter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brandstatter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bronson misses with a body kick.
Brandstatter throws a leg kick but Bronson checks it.
Bronson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brandstatter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Wolfgang Brandstatter will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bronson lands with a slapping head kick.
Brandstatter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bronson avoids a kick to the body.
Brandstatter throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Brandstatter misses with a straight left.
Bronson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brandstatter jabs Bronson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bronson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A big right from Bronson misses.
Bronson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bronson scores with the left hand. Brandstatter knows he should have avoided that one.
Bronson misses with a looping right.
Bronson checks a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brandstatter.
Bronson misses with an uppercut. Brandstatter saw that one coming.
Brandstatter misses with a body shot.
Bronson misses with a straight right.
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!
A big left from Brandstatter misses.
Brandstatter throws the left hand but Bronson avoids the punch easily.
Brandstatter misses with an uppercut. Bronson saw that one coming.
Bronson tries to land a front kick but Brandstatter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A good leg kick by Bronson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandstatter 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 misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bronson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A combination from Brandstatter does no damage.
Bronson cracks Brandstatter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bronson scores with a leg kick.
Bronson blocks a jab.
Wolfgang Brandstatter is winning the standup battle so far.
Brandstatter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bronson cracks Brandstatter with an open hand slap.
Bronson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bronson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bronson moves away from the strike by Brandstatter.
Brandstatter throws a sloppy head kick and Bronson moves out of range easily.
A jab from Brandstatter misses.
Bronson walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bronson slips under a jab.
Brandstatter motions for Bronson to come forward. Brandstatter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brandstatter misses with a looping right.
Bronson misses with a body shot.
It appears Brandstatter was looking to counter with a kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bronson connects with the punch.
Bronson throws a leg kick which misses Brandstatter's front leg but catches the back leg as Brandstatter tries to avoid it.
Brandstatter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brandstatter avoids the body shot from Bronson.
Brandstatter moves out of range of the strikes.
Brandstatter misses with a hook.
Bronson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Brandstatter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bronson.
Bronson thuds a left hand into Brandstatter's body.
Bronson blocks a jab.
Bronson scores with a push kick.
Bronson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brandstatter misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Brandstatter misses its intended target.
Brandstatter ducks under a wild hook from Bronson.
A slow jab from Brandstatter misses its intended target.
Bronson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brandstatter throws a lazy right hand but Bronson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brandstatter lands a lovely overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter throws a jab when Bronson was well out of range.
Bronson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bronson avoids the head kick by Brandstatter.
Bronson stuns Brandstatter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bronson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brandstatter motions for Bronson to come forward. Brandstatter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick from Brandstatter, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brandstatter blocks a jab.
Bronson throws out a powerful jab.
Good leg kick by Brandstatter.
Bronson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brandstatter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bronson moves out of range as Brandstatter strikes.
Brandstatter defending well as Bronson loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Brandstatter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bronson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brandstatter under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronson misses with an uppercut. Brandstatter saw that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Brandstatter blocks the leg kick.
Brandstatter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brandstatter drops his hands momentarily and Bronson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brandstatter throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bronson lands a nice shot that snaps Brandstatter's head back.
Bronson throws a body shot but no joy.
Bronson throws a hook but Brandstatter avoids it easily.
Bronson throws a shot from downtown. Brandstatter moves away and avoids it.
Brandstatter throws out a loose jab but Bronson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch combination from Brandstatter misses.
Bronson avoids the body shot from Brandstatter.
A low kick from Brandstatter is predictable there
and Bronson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brandstatter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bronson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brandstatter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brandstatter throws a low kick, looking for Bronson's leg but Bronson calmly moves out of range.
Brandstatter keeps Bronson at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A clash of legs there as Brandstatter blocks the low kick.
Bronson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bronson checks the leg kick.
Bronson slips a jab and a cross from Brandstatter.
Bronson is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bronson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brandstatter can pounce on him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Don Bronson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bronson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice straight punches there by Brandstatter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brandstatter.
Brandstatter looks to land a combination but Bronson avoids it well.
Nice jab there from Bronson.
Brandstatter scores with a leg kick.
Brandstatter throws a hook but Bronson avoids it easily.
Brandstatter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Brandstatter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bronson checks it well.
Bronson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brandstatter scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bronson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brandstatter.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brandstatter 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.
Brandstatter misses with a low kick as Bronson jumps back.
Bronson tries a quick counter leg kick but Brandstatter is wise to it.
Bronson with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bronson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bronson takes a swing at Brandstatter's ribcage but misses.
As Bronson backs away, Brandstatter returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Brandstatter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brandstatter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Brandstatter.
Brandstatter throws a body punch but Bronson moves out of range.
Bronson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bronson misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandstatter avoids the body shot from Bronson.
Brandstatter misses with a leg kick
and Bronson counters with a straight right hand.
Bronson thumps Brandstatter with a low kick.
Brandstatter clobbers Bronson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brandstatter misses the shot to the body.
Brandstatter throws an overhand right that lands on Bronson's shoulder, as Bronson tries to avoid the shot.
Brandstatter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brandstatter throws a sloppy head kick
and Bronson counters with a nice uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brandstatter.
Brandstatter keeps Bronson at a distance using the push kick.
Brandstatter throws out a leg kick but Bronson moves out of range and Brandstatter only half commits.
A telegraphed right hand from Brandstatter misses the target.
Bronson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bronson scores with a hook to the body. Brandstatter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brandstatter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bronson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice jab there from Bronson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brandstatter.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bronson checks a leg kick.
Bronson blocks a jab.
Bronson avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A good leg kick by Bronson.
Bronson dips to his left and cracks Brandstatter with an uppercut!
Brandstatter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
An inside leg kick from Brandstatter misses.
Brandstatter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Bronson misses.
Brandstatter throws a solid leg kick but Bronson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brandstatter.
Brandstatter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brandstatter goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Brandstatter misses with a low kick.
Brandstatter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Brandstatter misses its intended target.
Brandstatter just misses with a punch to the body.
Brandstatter looks to land a body kick but Bronson moved away.
Bronson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brandstatter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brandstatter digs a good body shot into Bronson's ribs.
Bronson throws a lazy right hand but Brandstatter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson with a hook.
Brandstatter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brandstatter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bronson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brandstatter scrambles back to his feet.
Brandstatter misses with a body shot.
Brandstatter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bronson.
Bronson misses with a hook.
Brandstatter scores with a hook to the body. Bronson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bronson thuds his right hand into Brandstatter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brandstatter throws a leg kick that misses.
Brandstatter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bronson.
Bronson looks for the body kick but Brandstatter saw that one coming.
Brandstatter tries to move into range but Bronson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bronson loads up on a big right hand but Brandstatter slips the punch.
Brandstatter misses with an uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Brandstatter blocks the leg kick.
Bronson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brandstatter throwing a counter right hand but Bronson manages to avoid it.
Bronson misses the shot to the body.
Bronson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brandstatter throws out the jab.
Bronson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Brandstatter throws a hook but Bronson blocks it.
Bronson throws out a powerful jab.
Bronson lands with an uppercut that bounces Brandstatter off the cage and back into range.
Bronson looks to land a body kick but Brandstatter moved away.
Bronson just misses with a punch to the body.
Brandstatter misses with a low kick as Bronson jumps back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brandstatter.
Bronson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brandstatter throws out the jab.
Bronson scores with a nice body kick.
Bronson thows a body kick. Brandstatter tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Bronson.
Brandstatter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bronson.
Bronson throws a right hand that misses
and Brandstatter counters with a stiff right hand.
A good leg kick by Bronson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bronson - that will leave a mark!
Brandstatter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brandstatter checks a low kick from Bronson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bronson. Brandstatter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brandstatter tries to land a front kick but Bronson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Don Bronson.
I think Bronson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Don Bronson!
A very excited looking Don Bronson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.