PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlon Worthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce comes to the cage accompanied by Joy Division - Atmosphere. The crowd seem to be enjoying Worthy's choice of entrance music: Drop the world. Marlon Worthy will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bruce
vs
Worthy

169 cm
38
164 lbs
25 - 10 - 1

182 cm
35
167 lbs
30 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Bobby Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marlon Worthy!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worthy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Worthy has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bruce walks into a stiff left hand from Worthy.
Bruce motions for Worthy to come forward. Bruce throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bruce defending well as Worthy loads up on a big left hand.
Bruce scores with a nice right hand.
Worthy throws an overhand right that lands on Bruce's shoulder, as Bruce tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Bruce.
Bruce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Worthy.
A leg kick checked by Worthy.
Worthy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bruce.
Worthy slips under a jab.
Worthy checks a low kick from Bruce.
A slow jab from Bruce misses its intended target.
Bruce throws a head kick that misses
and Worthy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worthy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bruce.
Worthy walks into a straight right hand from Bruce.
A low kick from Bruce misses
and Worthy counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Bruce.
Bruce has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bruce there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bruce turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Bruce misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bruce uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Worthy.
Worthy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bruce.
Worthy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A low kick from Bruce misses
and Worthy counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Bruce gets tackled into the cage by Worthy. Worthy maintains the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Worthy.
Bruce tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Worthy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Worthy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bruce has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Worthy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Worthy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Bruce working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Worthy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head punch on the inside from Bruce fails to land.

Bruce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bruce with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bruce misses with a shot to the body
and Worthy counters with a thumping low kick.
Bruce cracks the inside of Worthy's front leg.
Bruce misses with a leg kick
and Worthy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Worthy ducks under a wild hook from Bruce.
Bruce bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Worthy misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worthy avoids the head kick by Bruce.
Worthy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Worthy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bruce attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bruce misses with a leg kick
and Worthy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Worthy blocks a head kick by Bruce.
Bruce tries to land a front kick but Worthy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Worthy lands an overhand right.
Worthy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bruce lands a leg kick that knocks Worthy off balance momentarily.
Bruce fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Worthy is out of range.
Bruce pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce throws a leg kick which misses Worthy's front leg but catches the back leg as Worthy tries to avoid it.
Bruce scoring well with a low kick there.
Worthy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Worthy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
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!
Bruce lands a nice hook to Worthy's body. Worthy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bruce goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Worthy's corner calls for a 1-2. Worthy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bruce misses with an uppercut.
Worthy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bruce had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Worthy tries a low kick but Bruce avoids it.
Bruce connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Worthy lands a jab to the head.
Bruce connects with an inside leg kick.
Worthy moves away from the strike by Bruce.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bobby Bruce will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bruce throws the left hand but Worthy avoids the punch easily.
Worthy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bruce throws a head kick that misses.
Worthy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Worthy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Worthy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bruce thumps Worthy with a low kick.
Bruce scores with a jab to the head.
Bruce scores with a spinning back kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bruce throws a leg kick
and Worthy counters with a straight right hand.
Bruce throws a head kick that misses.
Bruce avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce throws a jab but it's blocked by Worthy.
An inside leg kick lands from Bruce.
Bruce on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bruce walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bruce misses with an uppercut.
Bruce goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bruce throws a body punch but Worthy moves out of range.
Worthy moves out of range as Bruce throws a body kick.
Worthy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Worthy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A head kick misses from Bruce.
Worthy moves out of range as Bruce throws a body kick.
Worthy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bruce darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bruce misses with a body shot.
Bruce misses with a low kick.
Worthy checks a low kick from Bruce.
Bruce lands a nice leg kick that just misses Worthy's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Worthy throws a leg kick but Bruce sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Worthy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bruce throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bruce looks to land a body kick but Worthy moved away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bruce, right into the meat.
Bruce's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Bruce takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bobby Bruce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruce looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bruce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Worthy.
Worthy misses with a leg kick.
Bruce tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Worthy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Worthy blocks a head kick by Bruce.
Bruce scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bruce misses with a body shot.
Bruce does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bruce throws a sloppy head kick
and Worthy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Worthy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Worthy misses the target.
Bruce tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bobby Bruce is winning the standup battle so far.

Worthy moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Worthy.
Bruce throws a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Worthy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Worthy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Worthy lands a hook that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Bruce misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Bruce fails to land.
Bruce tries a knee to the head but Worthy blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bruce has a couple of punches blocked by Worthy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bruce.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Bruce dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bruce swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Worthy.
Bruce scores with a sloppy right hand. Worthy should have avoided that one.
Bruce throws out a leg kick but Worthy moves out of range and Bruce only half commits.
Bruce moves away from the strike by Worthy.
The fighters circling - Worthy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Worthy misses with a looping left.
Bruce throws a shot from downtown. Worthy moves away and avoids it.
Bruce misses with the body kick
and Worthy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bruce looks to land a left hand but Worthy moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Worthy is looking to score with low kicks.
Bruce ducks under a wild hook from Worthy.
Worthy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bruce has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worthy cracks the inside of Bruce's front leg.
A good leg kick by Bruce.
Bruce has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Worthy finds it's way round the side to connect with Bruce's head.
Bruce throws a leg kick which misses Worthy's front leg but catches the back leg as Worthy tries to avoid it.
Bruce misses with a hook
and Worthy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bruce misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bruce throws a nice head kick!
Bruce throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Worthy counters with a nice uppercut.
Bruce jabs at Worthy's body.
Bruce comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bruce tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruce throws a head kick but Worthy moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Worthy swings widly with a right hand
and Bruce counters with a thumping low kick.
Bruce shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A low kick from Bruce is predictable there
and Worthy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Worthy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bruce blocks a jab.
Bruce cracks Worthy with an open hand slap.
Bruce throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Worthy moves out of range of the leg kick from Bruce.
Some bone on bone action there as Worthy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Worthy throws the left hand but Bruce avoids the punch easily.
Bruce tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worthy tries a low kick but Bruce avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bruce.
Bruce misses with a leg kick
and Worthy counters with an inside leg kick.
Bruce throws a leg kick
and Worthy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bruce connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruce. Worthy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bruce pivots, looking for a leg kick but Worthy is out of range and Bruce settles back down.
Bruce is looking to chop away at Worthy's legs.
Worthy tries to land a leg kick but Bruce saw it coming and moves away.
Worthy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A telegraphed right hand from Worthy misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce throws a head kick but Worthy moves out of range.
Bruce tries a head kick but it misses.
Bruce misses with a low kick.
Bruce misses with a low kick.
Worthy scores with a leg kick.
Bobby Bruce is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good exchange - Worthy coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruce misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Worthy counters with a nice uppercut.
Bruce on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bruce misses with a straight left.
Worthy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Bruce is rocked!
Worthy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marlon Worthy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oh Bruce is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bruce slips a jab from Worthy.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marlon Worthy.
I think Bruce has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bobby Bruce!
After the big win, Bobby Bruce made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.