PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Bruno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taguro Kakushu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bruno
vs
Kakushu

192 cm
22
258 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sebastian Bruno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taguro Kakushu!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kakushu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bruno swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Kakushu forces Bruno back against the cage and clinches.
Kakushu prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bruno has had enough of the clinch but Kakushu keeps him there for the moment.
Kakushu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kakushu stalling.
Kakushu digs a right hand into Bruno's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bruno's gas tank.
Kakushu keeps control of Bruno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kakushu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kakushu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Bruno is rocked!
Kakushu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Bruno is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kakushu lands a body shot.
Bruno wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kakushu lands a hook that snaps the head of Bruno backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kakushu.
Stalling in the clinch from Kakushu.
A short right from Kakushu.
Kakushu works on Bruno's body with a couple of short punches.
Bruno takes a shot to the head.
Bruno wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kakushu has him pressed against the cage.
Bruno takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakushu lands with a left to the head.
Kakushu slows down the pace here.
Bruno takes a shot to the head.
Kakushu lands a nice shot to the body.
Kakushu avoiding damage.
Kakushu is leaning against Bruno and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kakushu lands a body punch.
Bruno seems to have got his legs back now.
Kakushu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kakushu gets through Bruno's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The is referee keeping an eye on Kakushu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Taguro Kakushu.
Kakushu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bruno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bruno wants to slow Kakushu down by chopping away at his legs.
Kakushu wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakushu moves in looking to clinch but Bruno pushes him off.
Bruno shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kakushu but Kakushu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bruno is breathing heavily.
Bruno misses with a two punch combination.

Bruno shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bruno showed some decent athleticism there.
Bruno trying to pass the guard but Kakushu defending well.
Bruno could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kakushu trying to control here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kakushu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bruno wants to pass the guard but Kakushu is defending well.
Bruno not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakushu tries to kick Bruno off but Bruno keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kakushu wants to control but Bruno is keeping busy.
Bruno trying to pass the guard but Kakushu defending well.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Kakushu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bruno, pushing him back against the cage.

Bruno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kakushu is looking to clinch but Bruno is avoiding it.
Kakushu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bruno lands a nice looking body kick.
Bruno shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastian Bruno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruno misses with a few strikes there.
Kakushu wants to clinch.
Kakushu takes one on the chin but seems OK.

It looks like Taguro Kakushu has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakushu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bruno will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A left and a right from Bruno both land. Nice combination.
Taguro Kakushu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bruno shoots for a takedown but Kakushu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Kakushu clinches with his opponent.
Kakushu lands a left hand.
Kakushu has a couple of punches blocked by Bruno.
Kakushu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bruno tries to break the clinch but Kakushu is controlling the position.
Bruno is trying to break the clinch but Kakushu has him pressed against the cage.
Bruno is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bruno is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bruno has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kakushu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Bruno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruno circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kakushu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bruno lands a lovely overhand right.
Bruno fails with a takedown attempt.
Bruno digs a good hook to Kakushu's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Taguro Kakushu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Taguro Kakushu's cut.
That's time! Bruno's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A chopping leg kick lands by Bruno.
Kakushu is looking to clinch but Bruno is avoiding it.
Kakushu swats away the attempt to clinch by Bruno.
Bruno misses with a wild combination.

Kakushu has closed the distance and engaged Bruno in a clinch.
Bruno is trying to break the clinch but Kakushu has him pressed against the cage.
Kakushu cracks Bruno with a nice body shot.
Kakushu digs a right hand underneath Bruno's ribcage. Bruno let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kakushu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kakushu lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kakushu.
Kakushu's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bruno wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kakushu has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kakushu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kakushu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kakushu pushes Bruno back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kakushu lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakushu's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bruno prevents a body shot from Kakushu.
Bruno is trying to break the clinch but Kakushu has him pressed against the cage.

Bruno breaks from the clinch.
Kakushu closes the distance but Bruno moves to the side
and Bruno counters with a straight right hand.
Kakushu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bruno throws a combination. Kakushu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kakushu darts in trying to clinch
letting Bruno counter with a right hand.
Bruno shoots in but Kakushu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bruno lands a high kick!

Kakushu is rocked!
Kakushu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sebastian Bruno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bruno.
Bruno throws a combination. Kakushu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kakushu is still on wobbly legs! Can Bruno finish him?

That's two 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!
Bruno scores with a jab. Kakushu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Kakushu closes the distance and clinches.
Bruno blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Bruno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bruno walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Kakushu drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Bruno swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Kakushu's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sebastian Bruno!