PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aatreya Mahrishi (ranked 266 p4p, 265 weight class) and Don Bronson (ranked 42 p4p, 41 weight class). Mahrishi comes into the arena with On the Precipe of Defeat blaring out of the sound system. Bronson has chosen Glass Candy as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Mahrishi
vs
Bronson

191 cm
30
205
18 - 8 - 0

189 cm
32
205
20 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Brooklyn Apothecary

HELLBENT
Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Aatreya Mahrishi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Bronson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Bronson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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.
Bronson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Mahrishi forces Bronson back against the cage and clinches.
Bronson blocking some punches.

Bronson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bronson looking for a sweep. Not yet Bronson, not yet.
Mahrishi wants to pass the guard but Bronson is keeping the position.
Bronson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mahrishi controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mahrishi is one step ahead there.

Mahrishi stands up from Bronson's guard - Mahrishi perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahrishi blocks the body kick.
Bronson walks into a left hand.

It looks like Don Bronson has been cut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mahrishi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bronson - the referee stops the clock and Mahrishi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bronson. Mahrishi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mahrishi throws a jab when Bronson was well out of range.
Bronson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mahrishi tries to clinch up.
We've been hearing reports that Mahrishi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bronson. That's going to slow Mahrishi down.
Bronson slips a jab and a cross from Mahrishi.
Bronson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bronson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mahrishi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bronson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahrishi moves away.
Bronson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bronson connects with a body shot that sends Mahrishi's belly button to the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson blocks a head kick by Mahrishi.
Bronson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahrishi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bronson.
Mahrishi with a nice cross.
A big left from Mahrishi misses.
Bronson feints a counter leg kick.
Mahrishi scores with a punch to the head.
Bronson lands a front kick.
Bronson throws a leg kick but Mahrishi sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Bronson forces Mahrishi back against the cage and clinches.
Mahrishi blocks a body shot from Bronson.
Mahrishi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bronson.
Mahrishi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bronson's elbow.
Bronson misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Bronson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mahrishi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bronson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bronson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bronson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mahrishi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bronson tests Mahrishi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bronson looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahrishi is just out of range.
Mahrishi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bronson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice side step and Bronson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice shot lands for Bronson.
Bronson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bronson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bronson throws a leg kick but Mahrishi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mahrishi throwing a counter right hand but Bronson manages to avoid it.
Mahrishi moves to clinch but Bronson breaks away
and Bronson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mahrishi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bronson counters with a straight right hand.
Mahrishi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bronson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mahrishi 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 looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Mahrishi misses the target.
Mahrishi tries a head kick but it misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bronson.
Bronson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Don Bronson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahrishi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bronson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A shot to the body from Mahrishi misses
and Bronson counters with a nice body shot.
Bronson misses with an uppercut. Mahrishi saw that one coming.
Bronson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bronson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Don Bronson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mahrishi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mahrishi stuns Bronson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bronson scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab by Mahrishi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bronson lands with a shot to the body.
Bronson lands a glancing blow to the side of Mahrishi's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bronson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mahrishi takes a step back to recover.
Mahrishi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mahrishi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Mahrishi clinches up against the cage.
Mahrishi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mahrishi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bronson tries to work over Mahrishi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bronson lands a knee to the head.
Bronson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bronson lands with a light punch inside.
Bronson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bronson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mahrishi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bronson backwards.
Bronson working aggressively here.
Mahrishi blocks a body shot from Bronson.
Mahrishi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mahrishi tries a body shot but Bronson blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bronson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mahrishi's elbow.
Bronson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bronson presses Mahrishi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bronson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bronson digs a right hand into Mahrishi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mahrishi's gas tank.
Bronson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bronson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bronson.
A nice left hand lands by Bronson.
Mahrishi misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bronson.
Bronson lands a shot to the body.
Bronson lands with a right to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bronson lands with a light punch inside.
Bronson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bronson misses with a hook to the ribs.

Bronson jumps guard and drags Mahrishi to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bronson tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson pulls Mahrishi in close to prevent any damage.
Bronson wants to sweep but no luck.
Bronson trying to keep a closed guard but Mahrishi is proving a slippery customer.
Bronson looking for a sweep. Not yet Bronson, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bronson is on top in guard.

Bronson passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mahrishi keeps working.
Mahrishi bucks up and tries to throw Bronson off but instead Bronson has got his back!
Bronson thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Mahrishi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bronson on the ground.
Bronson trying to control momentarily.
Bronson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bronson throwing sloppy strikes.
Bronson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bronson has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Mahrishi.
Mahrishi covering up well under a series of strikes from Bronson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don Bronson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Don Bronson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bronson connects with a jab.
Bronson connects with a leg kick.
Bronson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A swing and a miss from Mahrishi.
Bronson lands a leg kick that knocks Mahrishi off balance momentarily.
Bronson throws a front kick aimed at Mahrishi's knee but Mahrishi avoids it well.
Bronson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mahrishi doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick lands for Bronson.
That kick from Bronson tenderised Mahrishi's leg. Mahrishi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bronson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mahrishi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bronson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mahrishi's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Bronson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mahrishi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bronson.
Bronson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mahrishi throws a head kick but Bronson moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Bronson.
Mahrishi throws a lazy uppercut
and Bronson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mahrishi thinking.
Mahrishi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bronson.
Bronson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mahrishi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jab by Bronson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bronson looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahrishi is just out of range.
Bronson with a nice calf kick.
Bronson misses with a low kick.
Mahrishi slips under a jab from Bronson.
Bronson jabs Mahrishi right on the nose. Mahrishi blinks but takes it well.
Bronson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mahrishi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mahrishi throws a hook but Bronson avoids it easily.
Bronson throws a right hand that Mahrishi ducks under and follows up with a left that Mahrishi also avoids with ease.
Mahrishi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bronson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bronson! But no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bronson.
Mahrishi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mahrishi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bronson.
Bronson lands a really nice looking cross but Mahrishi seems unphased.
Bronson misses with an uppercut. Mahrishi saw that one coming.
Bronson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bronson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mahrishi has time to react.
Mahrishi throws a shot from downtown. Bronson moves away and avoids it.
Mahrishi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice side step and Bronson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mahrishi tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bronson tries to clinch there but Mahrishi circles away.
Bronson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahrishi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bronson. Bronson obviously looking to wear him down.
Bronson just misses with a punch to the body.
Mahrishi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mahrishi tries to move into range but Bronson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bronson is looking to slow Mahrishi down with leg kicks.
Bronson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mahrishi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bronson scores with a shot to the body.
A head kick by Mahrishi misses
and Bronson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don Bronson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don Bronson's cut.
That's time! Mahrishi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bronson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mahrishi is able to avoid easily.
Bronson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mahrishi will feel that in the morning.
Mahrishi slips a jab from Bronson.
Mahrishi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mahrishi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bronson.
Bronson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mahrishi. That did some damage!
Bronson lands a glancing blow to the side of Mahrishi's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Mahrishi - just one landing.
Mahrishi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bronson. Bronson obviously looking to wear him down.
Bronson throws a big shot that misses.
As Bronson tries to get set, Mahrishi tries to push him back and clinch up but Bronson manages to avoid the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahrishi throws a head kick that misses.
Bronson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bronson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mahrishi misses with a looping left.
Bronson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mahrishi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bronson digs a good body shot into Mahrishi's ribs.
Mahrishi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bronson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bronson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mahrishi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mahrishi tries to clinch up
letting Bronson counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson thumps Mahrishi with a low kick.
Bronson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mahrishi ducks right into an uppercut from Bronson.

Mahrishi clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bronson.
Mahrishi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Don Bronson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bronson lands a shot to the body.
Mahrishi misses with some punches.
Bronson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahrishi.
Mahrishi misses with a punch on the inside.
Bronson misses with a punch on the inside.
Mahrishi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bronson can't find room to land a body shot as Mahrishi controls the action.
Bronson misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bronson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bronson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mahrishi tries a body shot but Bronson blocks it.
Mahrishi is trying to force a seperation but Bronson has the dominant position.
Bronson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bronson tries to work over Mahrishi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Bronson successfully pulls guard.
Don Bronson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bronson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Mahrishi tries to kick Bronson off but Bronson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mahrishi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bronson.
Bronson is trying to control the action in half guard but Mahrishi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mahrishi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bronson.
Bronson wants to take a breather but Mahrishi is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Well, if Bronson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bronson trying to control from half guard but Mahrishi is working away.
Mahrishi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mahrishi tries to get out of the position.
Bronson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mahrishi's head.
Bronson is looking to pass Mahrishi's guard but actually Mahrishi recovers to full guard.
Bronson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don Bronson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Don Bronson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bronson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bronson is looking to land body kicks.
Bronson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bronson lands with a hook. Mahrishi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mahrishi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bronson.
A punch lands to the side of Bronson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mahrishi dips to his left and cracks Bronson with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahrishi wants to clinch up but Bronson keeps it at a distance.
Bronson throws a head kick but Mahrishi moves out of range.
Mahrishi slips a straight right by Bronson.
Mahrishi is looking to counter punch.
Bronson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahrishi misses with a head kick.
Mahrishi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mahrishi slips a jab from Bronson.
Mahrishi moves out of range as Bronson throws a body kick.
Mahrishi throws a quick counter head kick but Bronson was just out of range.
Bronson misses with a hook to the body
and Mahrishi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mahrishi tries to clinch but Bronson is having none of it.
Bronson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mahrishi. That did some damage!
Mahrishi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bronson takes a swing at Mahrishi's ribcage but misses.
Mahrishi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bronson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mahrishi connects with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson misses with a body shot
and Mahrishi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bronson cracks Mahrishi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bronson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That has opened up Don Bronson's cut even more.
Bronson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bronson throws a front kick aimed at Mahrishi's knee but Mahrishi avoids it well.
Mahrishi slips under a jab.
Mahrishi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bronson is looking to land body kicks.
Mahrishi throwing a counter right hand but Bronson manages to avoid it.
Mahrishi throws an off balance right hand
and Bronson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bronson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mahrishi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mahrishi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahrishi tries to clinch there but Bronson circles away.
Mahrishi blocks the body kick.
Bronson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mahrishi.
Mahrishi throws the left hand but Bronson avoids the punch easily.
Bronson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mahrishi with a body shot.
A slow jab from Bronson misses its intended target.
Don Bronson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bronson throws a shot to the body.
Mahrishi throws a jab but it's blocked by Bronson.
Bronson lands with an overhand left.
Mahrishi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bronson's head.
Bronson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahrishi ducks under a wild hook from Bronson.
Mahrishi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bronson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mahrishi slips under a jab.
Bronson misses with a wild body shot.
Mahrishi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bronson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bronson.
Aatreya Mahrishi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mahrishi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahrishi looks to throw the jab but Bronson is out of range.
Bronson avoids the body shot from Mahrishi.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Bronson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Don Bronson!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Don Bronson!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Don Bronson!

Don Bronson wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Don Bronson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.