PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pawel Konopacki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Bruin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Konopacki
vs
Bruin

179 cm
24
171 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

175 cm
24
175 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pawel Konopacki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Bruin!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Konopacki.
Bruin wants to clinch.
Bruin looks to land a body kick but Konopacki moved away.
A head kick from Bruin lands but Konopacki takes it in his stride.
Konopacki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bruin tries to clinch up.
Konopacki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bruin.
Konopacki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bruin swings widly with a right hand
and Konopacki counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jack Bruin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Konopacki blocks the body kick.
Bruin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bruin takes one to the side of the head.
Konopacki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bruin defends it nicely.
Bruin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Konopacki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Konopacki slips under a jab from Bruin.

Konopacki tries to keep at a distance but Bruin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Konopacki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bruins head.
Konopacki tries for a takedown. No joy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bruin.
Bruin blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bruin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bruin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Konopacki avoids it.
Konopacki jumps guard but Bruin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pawel Konopacki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Konopacki dodges an elbow strike from Bruin.
Konopacki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Konopacki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've been hearing reports that Konopacki has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bruin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Konopacki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Konopacki is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bruin is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Konopacki misses with the head strike.
Bruin lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konopacki misses with a punch on the inside.
Bruin looking to throw knees to the head but Konopacki is blocking nicely.
Bruin taking a breather.
Bruin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bruin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Konopacki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Konopacki tries to break free but Bruin pushes him back against the cage.
Bruin lands a hook that snaps the head of Konopacki backwards.
Bruin is leaning against Konopacki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bruin wants to stall.
Bruin blocking some punches.
Bruin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Konopacki is defending well for now.
Bruin scores with a shot to the side of Konopacki's head.
Konopacki avoids the elbow strike from Bruin, against the cage.
Konopacki is trying to break the clinch but Bruin is controlling him.
Konopacki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bruin is keeping busy.
Konopacki avoiding damage as Bruin throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Konopacki takes a shot to the head.
Bruin working aggressively here.
Konopacki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bruin lands a body punch.
Konopacki stalling in the clinch but Bruin improves position.
Bruin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Konopacki's efforts to push away.
Bruin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bruin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Konopacki blocks it with crossed arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bruin as Konopacki tries to tie him up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Konopacki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Konopacki takes an elbow to the temple.
Konopacki lands a hook that snaps the head of Bruin backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Konopacki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bruin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Konopacki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bruin blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konopacki managing to block the knees to the body from Bruin.
Konopacki can't get the takedown.
Konopacki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Konopacki.
Bruin gets underhooks to prevent Konopacki's takedown attempt.
Bruin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Konopacki is working for takedown but Bruin is calmly controlling the position for now.
A right handed body shot lands from Bruin.
Konopacki is breathing heavily.
Bruin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bruin prevents a body shot from Konopacki.
Konopacki avoids the elbow strike from Bruin, against the cage.
Bruin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Konopacki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bruin as Konopacki tries to tie him up.
Bruin tries to work over Konopacki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Konopacki is trying to break the clinch but Bruin is controlling him.
Bruin lands an elbow just above Konopacki 's eye.
A right hook to the body lands for Bruin.
Konopacki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Bruin dominated that round.
That's time! Konopacki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bruin swinging wildly here.
Bruin tries to close the distance and clinch but Konopacki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Konopacki drops his hands momentarily and Bruin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Bruin clinches.
Jack Bruin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bruin is leaning against Konopacki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bruin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Konopacki is defending well for now.
Konopacki has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bruin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Konopacki blocks an uppercut.
Bruin lands an elbow that stopped Konopacki in his tracks for a moment.
Bruin lands an elbow that stopped Konopacki in his tracks for a moment.
Bruin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bruin fails to land.
A knee to the head by Bruin.
Bruin prevents Konopacki from breaking the clinch.
The referee calls for Bruin to work.
Konopacki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruin misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Konopacki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bruin tries to work over Konopacki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bruin trying to land knees to the body.

Konopacki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bruin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bruin. That's going to slow Konopacki down.
A telegraphed right hand from Konopacki misses the target.
Konopacki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bruin wants to clinch.
Jack Bruin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Konopacki loads up on a big right hand but Bruin slips the punch.
Bruin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Konopacki throws a body punch but Bruin moves out of range.
Konopacki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bruin.
Konopacki tries to land a front kick but Bruin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bruin cracks a nice hook into Konopacki's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bruin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Konopacki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruin 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.
Bruin misses with the combination.
Konopacki misses with a straight right.
Bruin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bruin lands with an overhand left.
Bruin is looking to score with low kicks.
Bruin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Konopacki is rocked!
Konopacki shoots for a takedown but Bruin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Oh Konopacki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Konopacki tries to keep at a distance but Bruin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Konopacki tries to work over Bruin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Konopacki seems to have got his legs back now.
Konopacki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konopacki pushes Bruin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Konopacki avoiding damage as Bruin throws knees to the body.
Bruin misses with a body punch.
Bruin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Konopacki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Konopacki taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Konopacki.

Konopacki manages to break the clinch.
Bruin misses with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Konopacki.
Konopacki scores with a sloppy right hand. Bruin should have avoided that one.
Bruin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Konopacki shoots in for a double leg but Bruin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pawel Konopacki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Konopacki swats away the attempt to clinch by Bruin.
Konopacki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruin connects with an inside leg kick.
Konopacki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Konopacki dives in for a single leg takedown but Bruin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Konopacki wants to get back to striking at distance but Bruin won't allow it.
Konopacki is trying to pull guard but Bruin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bruin tries to land a knee to the head but Konopacki blocks with his arms.
Bruin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bruin is trying to maintain a safe position but Konopacki gets an underhook and turns Bruin into the cage.

Konopacki manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bruin. That's going to slow Konopacki down.
Konopacki throws a hook but Bruin blocks it.
Bruin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jack Bruin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Konopacki looks to land a body kick but Bruin moved away.
Konopacki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Konopacki works Bruin's body with a nice hook.
Konopacki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Bruin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bruin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Konopacki keeps the fight on the outside.

Bruin clinches with his opponent.

Konopacki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Konopacki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Konopacki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bruin avoids it really well and circles away.
Konopacki connects with a leg kick. Bruin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bruin misses with a body kick.
Bruin misses with a wild body shot.
Konopacki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bruin fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big left from Konopacki misses.

Bruin drops Konopacki with a beautiful combination! Konopacki stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bruin is looking for the KO!
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!
Konopacki misses with a combination
and Bruin counters with a huge left! Konopacki is in big trouble! He's backing up but Bruin isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Konopacki from any more damage. A dominating finish by Bruin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Bruin!
Jack Bruin is the new welterweight champion!
After the fight, Jack Bruin was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.