PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leo Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manus Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Migos-Y.R.H. Grant has chosen Thunderstruck - AC/DC as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Bruce
vs
Grant

189 cm
26
161 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

170 cm
31
140 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

GREEN!160

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 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leo Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manus Grant!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce takes one to the side of the head.
Bruce tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grant manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bruce tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bruce wants to clinch.

Grant lands a big head kick that sends Bruce tumbling to the mat! Grant takes a step backwards and waves Bruce back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Bruce is rocked!
Grant swats away the attempt to clinch by Bruce.
Leo Bruce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bruce tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grant throws a right hand that Bruce ducks under and follows up with a left that Bruce also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruce fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grant lands with a nice body punch.
Grant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bruce tries to clinch up but Grant circles away and keeps his distance.

Grant gets tackled into the cage by Bruce. Bruce maintains the clinch.
Grant managing to block the knees to the body from Bruce.

Grant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grant connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Grant clinches up against the cage.
Grant stalling against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grant.
Bruce swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bruce swings wildly with an uppercut but Grant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruce lands a nice knee to the body.
Grant leaning against his opponent.
Bruce fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Grant breaks the clinch.
Bruce looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grant jabs at Bruce's body.
Bruce tries to clinch up.
Grant swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Grant gets tackled into the cage by Bruce. Bruce maintains the clinch.
Bruce misses with a punch on the inside.

Grant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bruce fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grant appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grant.
Grant throws a head kick but Bruce moves out of range.
Bruce tries to clinch there but Grant circles away.
Bruce tries to clinch up
letting Grant counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bruce fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grant let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruce doesn't manage to clinch there - Grant circles away.
Grant swats away the attempt to clinch by Bruce.
Grant moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bruce is looking to clinch but Grant is avoiding it.
Grant misses with a series of wild punches.
Bruce moves in looking to clinch but Grant pushes him off.
Bruce avoids the head kick by Grant.
Bruce tries to clinch up but Grant circles away and keeps his distance.
Bruce tries to clinch up.
Bruce fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch but Grant swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bruce really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Grant tries a head kick but it misses.
Grant punishes Bruce's body with a nice straight punch.
Grant keeps the fight on the outside.
Grant misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant keeps the fight on the outside.
Grant comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Grant keeps the fight on the outside.
Grant lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bruce at a distance.
Grant smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Grant throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Oh Bruce is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grant scores with a nice body kick.
Bruce doesn't manage to clinch there - Grant circles away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Grant!
Bruce fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bruce wants to clinch up but Grant keeps it at a distance.
Bruce seems to have got his legs back now.
Grant 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.
Grant lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bruce takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Grant lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Grant.
Bruce takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bruce tries to clinch but Grant is having none of it.
Grant scores with a nice strike.
Grant throws an overhand right that drops Bruce like a sack of potatoes! Grant dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manus Grant!
After winning the bout, Manus Grant thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Leo Bruce was interviewed post fight and said 'got out skilled but it was a great match.'.