PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Bruny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Place Holder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bruny
vs
Holder

163 cm
19
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

172 cm
19
159 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome Bruny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Place Holder!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruny misses the shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bruny checks a leg kick.

Holder gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bruny to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bruny won't allow Holder to sweep him here.
Bruny cracks Holder with a solid left hand.
Holder can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bruny controls the pace.

Holder working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bruny doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bruny manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Holder looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bruny is one step ahead there.
Bruny postures up in Holder's guard and throws a big left but Holder blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruny controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bruny preventing the sweep.
Holder is trying to control the position but Bruny postures up.
Bruny sitting in guard here, content to control.
Holder really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bruny. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bruny is in close to Holder's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Holder looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Bruny drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Holder dives on top into guard.
Holder won't allow Bruny to sweep him here.
Holder must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Bruny is looking for a triangle but Holder pushes his legs off easily.
Bruny is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Holder trying to control but Bruny is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holder trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruny avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bruny keeping moving, preventing Holder from controlling successfully.
Bruny 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.
Bruny keeping moving, preventing Holder from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Place Holder was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Good work by Holder as he checks the leg kick.
Holder checks a leg kick.
Holder on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Holder.
Jerome Bruny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holder takes one to the side of the head.
Holder throws a head kick that misses.
Bruny scores with a kick to the body.
Bruny closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Holder throws out a leg kick but Bruny moves out of range and Holder only half commits.
Bruny throws a body punch but Holder moves out of range.
Holder stuffs the takedown attempt from Bruny. Bruny gets slowly back to his feet.
Holder wants to clinch up but Bruny keeps it at a distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Holder!
Holder tries to close the distance and clinch but Bruny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holder thows a leg kick but Bruny checks it
and Bruny counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruny connects with a solid leg kick.
Holder misses with a low kick.
Holder looks for the body kick but Bruny saw that one coming.
Holder scores with a nice body kick.
Bruny jabs Holder to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bruny throws the left hand but Holder avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bruny circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holder tries to clinch but Bruny is having none of it.
Holder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bruny fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holder manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bruny tries to work over Holder's front leg with a kick but Holder checks it.
Bruny moves out of range of the body kick.
Holder moves out of range as Bruny strikes.

Bruny shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Holder wants to control but Bruny is keeping busy.
Holder keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
We've been hearing that Bruny has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Ground and pound from Bruny.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruny not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holder is looking to improve his position.

Holder is defending against the submission attempts here by Bruny.
Bruny is thwarting Holder's attempts to control the position.
Holder is trying to get back to full guard.
Bruny is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruny working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bruny unloading with bombs!
Bruny fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruny working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Holder is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bruny lands with some strikes.
Holder is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bruny landing shots from mount.
Holder wants to hold on but Bruny pushes him away.
Bruny controlling the pace for now.
Holder wants to hold on but Bruny pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruny with good strikes from the mount here!
Bruny working the ground and pound effectively.
Holder really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bruny raining down shots from the mount!
Bruny is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Holder can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bruny raining down shots from the mount!
Bruny lands a heavy elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruny content just to control the position here.
Bruny prevents Holder from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holder wants to control but Bruny is having none of it.
Bruny with good strikes from the mount here!
Bruny wants to control the pace but Holder is squirming around nicely.
Holder is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruny can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Holder is looking to escape.
Holder is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerome Bruny dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bruny with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Bruny closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Holder's guard.
Holder working a defensive guard here.
Bruny trying to control the position from guard on top but Holder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holder wants to sweep but no luck.
Holder looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bruny puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Holder wants to get back to full guard but Bruny has passed into side control.
Bruny is chipping away with strikes.
Jerome Bruny overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bruny working the ground and pound.
Holder is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bruny tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bruny has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruny scores with a couple of short elbows.
Holder tries to buck Bruny off but Bruny is having none of it.
Bruny trying to control the action but Holder is working from the bottom.
Bruny is working Holder over with some ground and pound from side control.
Holder tries to improve position but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Bruny lands a decent elbow from side control.
Holder is looking for a sweep.
Bruny lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Holder down.
Holder is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bruny connects with a decent elbow.
Place Holder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holder takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bruny 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.
Holder takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holder tries to bench press Bruny off him but Bruny keeps the position.
Bruny is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Holder's shoulder. That is not cool.
Bruny lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Bruny tries for a kimura but Holder is defending well.
Bruny scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Holder to see if he's OK.
Bruny lands a nice forearm strike.

Bruny has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Holder is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Bruny yanks on the arm and Holder is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Bruny.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jerome Bruny!
A relieved looking Jerome Bruny thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.