PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Huma Dragonsbane (ranked 2954 p4p, 3127 weight class) and Bruno Fortuna (ranked 412 p4p, 429 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Fortuna's choice of entrance music: Godfather Theme by Nino Rota. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Dragonsbane
vs
Fortuna

194 cm
19
194
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
198
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Huma Dragonsbane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruno Fortuna!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragonsbane cracks Fortuna with a good jab.
A head kick from Dragonsbane lands but Fortuna takes it in his stride.
Fortuna throws a sloppy head kick and Dragonsbane moves out of range easily.
Dragonsbane fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dragonsbane has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Fortuna fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dragonsbane, pushing him back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fortuna digs a right hand underneath Dragonsbane's ribcage. Dragonsbane let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fortuna tries to circle away but Dragonsbane has him pinned against the cage.
Dragonsbane lands an elbow inside.

Dragonsbane breaks from the clinch.
Dragonsbane throws an off balance right hand
and Fortuna counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fortuna ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fortuna wants to clinch up but Dragonsbane keeps it at a distance.
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!
Dragonsbane on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dragonsbane avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortuna moves away from the strike by Dragonsbane.
A jab from Fortuna finds it's way through Dragonsbane's defenses.
Fortuna tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dragonsbane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dragonsbane's corner calls for a 1-2. Dragonsbane obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Good leg kick by Fortuna.
A clash of legs there as Fortuna blocks the low kick.
Fortuna is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dragonsbane with a body shot.
Fortuna avoids the head kick by Dragonsbane.
Dragonsbane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dragonsbane throws a lazy body kick
and Fortuna counters with a right hand to the body.
Dragonsbane throws a lazy uppercut
and Fortuna counters with a straight right hand.
Dragonsbane motions for Fortuna to come forward. Dragonsbane throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fortuna moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fortuna wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragonsbane throws a leg kick
and Fortuna counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Dragonsbane! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Fortuna!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Fortuna!
In his post fight interview, Bruno Fortuna started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.