PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Avila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Bruno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avila's entrance music is DMX - Ain't No Sunshine. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Avila
vs
Bruno

186 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
25
171 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eric Avila!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xavier Bruno!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Avila, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bruno wants to clinch up but Avila keeps it at a distance.
Bruno tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Avila manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Avila misses with a combination
letting Bruno counter with a right hand.
Bruno tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Avila counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bruno thinking.
Bruno tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Avila manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Avila misses with a looping right.
Avila circles away from the clinch attempt.
Avila throws a hook but Bruno blocks it.
Avila throws a right hand that misses
and Bruno counters with a stiff right hand.
Avila swings for the body but Bruno moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bruno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bruno avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila clobbers Bruno with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Avila misses with a left hand
enabling Bruno to counter with a crisp jab.
Bruno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Avila misses with a hook.
Bruno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Avila.
Avila swats away the attempt to clinch by Bruno.
Bruno is looking to clinch.
Bruno fails in his attempt to clinch.
Avila throws a hook but Bruno avoids it easily.
Avila misses with a wild body shot.
Avila tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruno was well out of range. Poor timing from Avila.
Avila throws a shot from downtown. Bruno moves away and avoids it.
Bruno is looking to clinch.

Bruno has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruno blocks a body shot from Avila.
Bruno presses Avila against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bruno pushes Avila back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bruno.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bruno.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruno throws a head punch that misses.
Bruno scores with a nice hook to the head.
Avila stalling in the clinch.
Bruno lands a hook that snaps the head of Avila backwards.
Avila misses with a punch to the body.
Bruno blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Avila.
Avila is trying to maintain a safe position but Bruno gets an underhook and turns Avila into the cage.
Bruno throws a punch but it's blocked by Avila.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Avila misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bruno lands a left hand.
Bruno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bruno pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bruno lands a shoulder strike.
Avila misses with a punch on the inside.
Bruno lands a right hand that snaps the head of Avila backwards.
Avila is looking to break free of the clinch but Bruno has double underhooks.
Bruno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Avila pushes Bruno back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Avila prevents a body shot from Bruno.
Bruno scores with a shoulder strike.
Avila tries to stall but Bruno uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bruno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Avila backwards.

Avila is rocked!
Avila blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oh Avila is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bruno throws a punch but it's blocked by Avila.
Avila misses with a punch on the inside.
Avila seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruno lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bruno fails to land.
A hook to the body from Bruno.
Bruno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Avila throws a punch but it's blocked by Bruno.
Bruno blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bruno.
Bruno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bruno.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruno lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Bruno.
Bruno controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Bruno dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Avila circles away from the clinch attempt
and Avila counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Avila misses with a hook. Bruno ducked under it nicely.
Avila throws a right hand that misses
and Bruno connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Bruno clinches up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Avila.
Bruno lands a nice shot to the body.
Xavier Bruno seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Avila.
Avila is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bruno scores with a hook to the body.
Avila misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Avila looking for a takedown.
Bruno cracks Avila with a nice body shot.
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!
Avila blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bruno lands a big right hand that drops Avila! The killer instinct kicks in and Bruno finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Bruno!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xavier Bruno!
Xavier Bruno is the new welterweight champion!