PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ronny Bruvik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dj London (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruvik's entrance music is Rånny Bruvik. A fine choice. Ronny Bruvik has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bruvik
vs
London

160 cm
21
140 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
144 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronny Bruvik!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dj London!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruvik misses the shot to the body.
London misses with a hook
and Bruvik counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
London misses with a head kick.
Bruvik tries to clinch but London is having none of it.
London throws a lazy right hand but Bruvik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dj London seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

London gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bruvik to score an easy takedown into full guard.
London avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
London preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
London is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bruvik postures up in London's guard and throws a big left but London blocks it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if London can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bruvik loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bruvik is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
London is looking to stand back up but Bruvik counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by London.
London blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bruvik.
Bruvik throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
London avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bruvik.
Bruvik is pressing down on London's thigh, looking to free his foot. London is holding on for now.
London is trying to control but can't.
London is staying active underneath Bruvik, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

London makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Bruvik tries to close the distance and clinch up but London swats him away and circles back towards the center.
London lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bruvik circles away quickly and effectively.
London tries to work over Bruvik's front leg with a kick but Bruvik checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
London misses with a leg kick
and Bruvik counters with a slapping leg kick.
London uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruvik.
London misses with a combination

and Bruvik counters with a single leg into guard. London didn't expect that.
Bruvik won't allow London to sweep him here.
Bruvik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. London swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bruvik trying to control but London is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
London looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bruvik slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
London is refusing to be controlled, as Bruvik sits in half guard.
Bruvik stops London from getting back to his feet.
Bruvik prevents London from improving his position.
London trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronny Bruvik dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A low kick from London is predictable there
and Bruvik counters with a good, hard body kick but London shrugs it off.
Bruvik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but London moves away.
London checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A low kick from Bruvik is predictable there
and London counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruvik throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
London swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
London gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Bruvik decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in London's guard.
London has control of Bruvik's left arm, preventing Bruvik from doing any damage.
Bruvik stops London from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bruvik connects with a couple of short punches.
London looking to control.
Bruvik throws a big right hand that misses.
Bruvik in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
London not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bruvik postures up in London's guard and throws a big left but London blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
London avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bruvik showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bruvik is looking to work some ground and pound but London has wrist control.
London not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bruvik content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bruvik trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bruvik wants to control from the top but London keeps moving.
Bruvik throwing strikes but missing.
Bruvik is looking to work some ground and pound but London has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruvik throws a big right hand that misses.
Bruvik wants to pass the guard but London is keeping the position.
Bruvik preventing the sweep.
Bruvik working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bruvik scoring with some ground and pound.
Bruvik wants to control from the top but London keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
London working a defensive guard here.
London keeping moving, preventing Bruvik from controlling successfully.
Bruvik has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bruvik thows a big elbow that misses.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ronny Bruvik wasn't doing enough on the ground.
London throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dj London is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bruvik throws a low kick but it's checked well by London.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
London misses the body punch

and Bruvik counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronny Bruvik dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bruvik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
London fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruvik manages to avoid it.
Bruvik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
London takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruvik avoids a punch combination nicely.
London is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
London throws out a loose jab but Bruvik uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
London misses with a low kick.
Nice cross by London.
Bruvik keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
London throws a combination that misses
and Bruvik counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
London thows a leg kick but Bruvik checks it
and Bruvik counters with a nice low kick that buckles London's knee momentarily.
Bruvik is looking to wear down London with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
London drops his hands momentarily and Bruvik takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bruvik pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A low kick from London misses
and Bruvik counters with a nice body shot.
London rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bruvik counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
London swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bruvik counters with an outside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by London.
Bruvik shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with London but London pushes him off and we're back to square one.
London looks to land a left hand but Bruvik moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from London.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A jab from Bruvik misses.
Bruvik ducks under a wild hook from London.
London loads up on a big right hand but Bruvik slips the punch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
London closes the distance and lands a one-two.
London throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronny Bruvik clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

London takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bruvik shoots in for a takedown but London shows good takedown defense.
London fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
London avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Bruvik does no damage.

Bruvik shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. London is trying to defend but Bruvik finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruvik sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. London defending well though.
Bruvik sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. London defending well though.
Bruvik scoring with strikes to the body and head.
London is looking to control Bruvik's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can London avoid being mounted?
London makes his way to full guard. A much better position for London.
London keeping moving, preventing Bruvik from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bruvik trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bruvik is looking to work some ground and pound but London has wrist control.
London keeping moving, preventing Bruvik from controlling successfully.
Ronny Bruvik overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bruvik works over London with some ground and pound from guard.
London wants to stand but Bruvik is controlling the position.
London keeping moving, preventing Bruvik from controlling successfully.
London controls Bruvik momentarily but Bruvik frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruvik with a flurry of punches that miss.
London keeping moving, preventing Bruvik from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bruvik scoring with some ground and pound.
Bruvik throws and elbow that misses. London uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bruvik's guard. Nice move by London!
Bruvik lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for London!
Bruvik landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruvik looking to finish with strikes here!
London is working to get back to half guard.
London holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bruvik tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
London is looking to get to half guard.
Bruvik raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bruvik thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
BOOM! Bruvik connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronny Bruvik had his way with Dj London in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Bruvik shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. London defends it nicely.
Bruvik doesn't manage to clinch there - London circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruvik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from London.

That's one minute gone in the round.
London moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice defenses there by London.
Bruvik misses with a low kick.
London falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bruvik counters with a thumping low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bruvik looks for a takedown but London sprawls well.
London misses with a kick to the body
and Bruvik counters with a left to the body.
London falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bruvik counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruvik missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bruvik trying to control the position from guard on top but London is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
London controls Bruvik momentarily but Bruvik frees himself.
London keeping moving, preventing Bruvik from controlling successfully.
Ronny Bruvik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bruvik scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bruvik postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bruvik looking to sit in guard and control but London gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
London stays in close to Bruvik's body and controls the position.
Bruvik pulls London in to control the position.
Dj London has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
London stopping the sweep attempt from Bruvik.
Bruvik not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
London wants to stand but Bruvik is controlling his posture from full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronny Bruvik showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bruvik has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronny Bruvik!
Ronny Bruvik is the new bantamweight champion!