PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yorrick Bronson (ranked 3796 p4p, 2906 weight class) and Anno Bik (ranked 495 p4p, 396 weight class). 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?

Bronson
vs
Bik

190 cm
26
210
5 - 5 - 0

202 cm
26
205
4 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yorrick Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anno Bik!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson throws a body kick that misses.
Bronson misses with a wild body shot.
Bronson throws a low kick, looking for Bik's leg but Bik calmly moves out of range.
Bik looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bronson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bik looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bik lands a lovely overhand right.
Bik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bronson.
Bik blocks a head kick by Bronson.
Bronson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A slow jab from Bik misses its intended target.
Nice body punch from Bronson.
Bik fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bronson is looking to counter the offense by Bik and move into the clinch.

Bik fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bronson to the ground. Bik is now in Bronson's guard.
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!

Bik drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bronson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bik has Bronson in his guard.

Bik wants to sweep here but Bronson controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bik is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bik trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bik looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bronson is one step ahead there.
Bik trying to strike off his back.
Bik working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bik is trying to hold Bronson in close to prevent damage but Bronson has managed to pass into half guard.
Bik flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bronson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bik wants to get back to full guard.
Bik is looking to control Bronson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bik avoid being mounted?
Bronson prevents Bik from improving his position.
Bik punching from the bottom.
Bronson prevents Bik from improving his position.
Bik is trying to maintain the position but Bronson is very close to passing his half guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bik comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bronson.
Bronson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yorrick Bronson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bronson lands with an overhand left.
Bik moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bik paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bronson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bik lands a lovely overhand right.
Bronson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab, jab by Bik - just one landing.
Bronson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bik is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bronson connects with a body shot.
Bronson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bik throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bronson dodges the punch combination from Bik.
Bronson misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bik uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bronson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bronson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bik blocks a jab.
Bronson connects with a nice looking jab.
Bronson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bronson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bronson is looking to wear down Bik with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bronson throws a sloppy head kick and Bik moves out of range easily.
Bronson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bik lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Bronson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bronson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bik is defending well for now.
Bik wants a takedown but no success here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bronson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bronson lands a shoulder strike.
Bik managing to block the knees to the body from Bronson.
Bik has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bik avoiding damage as Bronson throws knees to the body.
Bik is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bronson missing with knees to the body.
Bronson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bik has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
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 Yorrick Bronson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bronson misses with a head kick.
And Bik tries to counter it with a takedown but Bronson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Yorrick Bronson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bronson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bik was well out of range. Poor timing from Bronson.
Bik is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jab by Bik.

Bik has Bronson up against the cage in a clinch.
Bik is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bronson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bik drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bik tries to score a body lock takedown but Bronson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Yorrick Bronson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anno Bik.
Bronson lands a hook that snaps the head of Bik backwards.
Bik drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bronson tries to throw a body punch but Bik avoids it by throwing Bronson back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bik drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bronson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bronson.
Bik has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bik is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bronson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bik fails to land.
Bronson gets through Bik's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bronson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bronson tries to throw a body punch but Bik avoids it by throwing Bronson back against the cage.

Bik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bik stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bronson throws a one two combo.
Bronson misses with a double jab.
Bronson throws a series of punches but Bik avoids them all with ease.

Bronson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bronson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Yorrick Bronson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bronson lands with a left to the head.
Bik tries for a takedown but Bronson manages to get underhooks.
Bronson gets through Bik's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bik misses with a punch on the inside.
Bik avoiding damage as Bronson throws knees to the body.
Bik managing to block the knees to the body from Bronson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bik avoids it.
Bronson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bik is breathing heavily.
Bik on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bronson lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Bronson.
Knees to the body from Bronson.
Bik managing to block the knees to the body from Bronson.
A shot in the inside from Bronson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bronson.
Bronson looking to throw knees to the head but Bik is blocking nicely.
Bronson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bik avoids it.
Bik is working for takedown but Bronson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bik has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bronson after a bit of a struggle.
Bronson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bronson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bik blocks it with crossed arms.
Bronson misses with a punch to the body.
Bronson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bronson lands a nice knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Bronson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson with a knee to the head.

It looks like Anno Bik has been cut.
Bronson misses with a knee strike.
Bik takes a shot to the head.
Bronson lands a nice shot to the body.
Bronson works on Bik's body with a couple of short punches.
Bronson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bik prevents a body shot from Bronson.
A right handed body shot lands from Bronson.
Nice body punch from Bronson.
Bronson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bik.
Bik on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bronson tries to land knees in the clinch but Bik avoids the damage to the body.
Bronson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bik backwards.
Bronson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bronson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bik drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bronson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bronson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bik.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson scores with a shot to the side of Bik's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bronson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bik.
Bronson tries to land knees in the clinch but Bik avoids the damage to the body.
Bronson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bronson is pressed up against the cage. Bik has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bronson down to the mat. Bronson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Bik gets tackled into the cage by Bronson. Bronson maintains the clinch.
Bronson scores with a knee to the head.

Bik is rocked!
Bik takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bik is still on wobbly legs! Can Bronson finish him?
Bronson scores with a shoulder strike.
Bronson throws a big uppercut that drops Bik! More strikes from Bronson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Bik lies dazed against the cage as Bronson celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yorrick Bronson!
A relieved looking Yorrick Bronson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.