Bushido 91 PBP Commentary

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Blaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Blaine
vs
Banner

180 cm
20
284 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

210 cm
26
299 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight 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 Los Angeles, Henry Blaine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Banner!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Henry Blaine has been cut.
Blaine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Banner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaine. Banner does a little dance to reset his feet.

Banner takes the fight into the clinch.
Blaine lands with a light punch inside.
Banner throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Blaine - that landed with a thud.
Blaine misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Banner.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Banner tries a body shot but Blaine blocks it.
Banner misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to Blaine's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Banner misses with some punches.
Banner has a couple of punches blocked by Blaine.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner misses with a punch on the inside.
Blaine throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Blaine.
Banner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blaine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blaine blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banner.
Banner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Banner misses with a punch to the body.
Banner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Banner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blaine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blaine misses with a punch to the body.
Banner misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blaine prevents a body shot from Banner.
Blaine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Banner fails to land.
Blaine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Blaine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blaine keeps the fight on the outside.
Blaine takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Banner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Banner tries to close the distance and clinch but Blaine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Banner misses with a looping left.
Blaine throws out a powerful jab.
Blaine has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blaine there as he acknowledges the shot.
Banner scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaine misses with a hook
letting Banner counter with a right hand.
Blaine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banner.
Blaine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Banner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Banner tries to clinch up but Blaine circles away and keeps his distance.
Banner moves away from the strike by Blaine.
Blaine comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blaine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blaine misses the body punch
letting Banner counter with a right hand.
Banner drops his hands momentarily and Blaine takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by Banner.
Banner misses with an uppercut.
Blaine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Banner.
Blaine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banner moves away.
Bruce Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blaine takes a swing at Banner's ribcage but misses.
Blaine misses with a hook to the body
and Banner counters with a straight right hand.

Banner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Banner lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Banner.
Blaine lands a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Banner misses with some punches.
Blaine presses Banner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Banner misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Banner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Blaine's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Banner moves into range and connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaine. Banner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blaine walks into a stiff left hand from Banner.
Banner scores with a jab to the head.
Banner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blaine looks to score with a jab to the body but Banner is just out of range.
Banner is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Banner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaine manages to avoid it.
Banner has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Blaine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banner manages to avoid it.

Banner drops his shoulder and cracks Blaine with a huge uppercut! Blaine goes down! Can Banner finish him?

Blaine is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Blaine controlling the position.
Blaine keeping moving, preventing Banner from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaine pulls Banner in close to his closed guard and prevents Banner from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Bruce Banner hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Banner tries to close the distance and clinch but Blaine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blaine throws an overhand right that lands on Banner's shoulder, as Banner tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaine. Banner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Banner lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Blaine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Banner doesn't manage to clinch there - Blaine circles away.
Banner tries to clinch there but Blaine circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner misses with a looping left.
Blaine throws a combination that misses
and Banner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blaine thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banner moves in looking to clinch but Blaine pushes him off.
Banner lunges at Blaine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blaine's hand.
Banner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blaine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blaine throws a hook to the side of Banner's head but Banner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Banner cracks Blaine with a good jab.
Oh Blaine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Banner connects with a body shot that sends Blaine's belly button to the back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blaine takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Banner tries to clinch there but Blaine circles away.

Banner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blaine, pushing him back against the cage.
Banner creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Blaine's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Blaine drops to his knees and Banner pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Banner!
Bruce Banner is the new super heavyweight champion!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Optimus Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Nicklaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prime comes to the cage accompanied by Rich Boy - Boy Looka Here . Nicklaus has chosen Maino f.Busta Rhymes Jim Jones Gucci Mane Yo Gotti Trae The Truth - Mobbin as his entrance music. Jack Nicklaus has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Prime
vs
Nicklaus

194 cm
32
250 lbs
26 - 5 - 2

204 cm
34
255 lbs
26 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Zipp Zapp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Optimus Prime!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Nicklaus!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prime walks into a jab.

It looks like Optimus Prime has been cut.
Prime tries to close the distance and clinch but Nicklaus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Prime lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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!
A punch combination from Prime misses.
Nicklaus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nicklaus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nicklaus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Prime takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nicklaus just misses with a punch to the body.
Prime takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nicklaus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prime.
A head kick by Prime misses

and Nicklaus counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nicklaus wants to take a breather but Prime is having none of it.
Prime avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nicklaus.
Nicklaus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nicklaus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicklaus trying to control the action but Prime is working from the bottom.
Prime taking some punishment here, with Nicklaus in his half guard.
Prime avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nicklaus.
Nicklaus thows a huge punch but Prime dodges it nicely.
Nicklaus throwing shots but Prime is blocking nicely.
Nicklaus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Nicklaus working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Nicklaus is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nicklaus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nicklaus throwing shots but Prime is blocking nicely.
Prime's coaches at HILITE Fighting Club have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicklaus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nicklaus working over Prime with some ground and pound. Prime looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nicklaus thows a huge punch but Prime dodges it nicely.
Nicklaus throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Prime to regain full guard.
Nicklaus looking to sit in guard and control but Prime gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Prime being controlled here momentarily.
Nicklaus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nicklaus being controlled here, momentarily.
Prime being controlled here momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime is looking to advance position but Nicklaus has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Nicklaus has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Prime's face.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nicklaus fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Prime wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nicklaus.
Nicklaus throwing strikes here but Prime is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poor strikes thrown by Nicklaus there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Nicklaus lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
BOOM! Nicklaus connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicklaus lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nicklaus throwing strikes here but Prime is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Nicklaus throws some wild stikes that Prime manages to avoid easily.
Prime avoids a series of strikes thrown by Nicklaus.
Nicklaus sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Nicklaus sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prime holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nicklaus tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nicklaus putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nicklaus thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Nicklaus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Optimus Prime's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Prime lands with a hook. Nicklaus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nicklaus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prime misses the jab.
Nicklaus takes one to the chin there.
Optimus Prime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Prime instigates a clinch.
Nicklaus tries a body shot but Prime blocks it.
Prime lands with a short shot to the head.
Nicklaus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Prime's elbow.
Prime lands with a left to the head.
Nicklaus avoids a wild elbow strike from Prime.
Nicklaus is trying to force a seperation but Prime has the dominant position.
Nicklaus tries to throw a body punch but Prime avoids it by throwing Nicklaus back against the cage.
Prime working aggressively here.
Prime lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nicklaus takes a shot to the head.
Nicklaus lands a body punch.
Prime misses with some punches.

Nicklaus manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime throws the kick towards the body but Nicklaus avoids it.
Nicklaus fails to land the takedown.
Prime scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Prime rushes Nicklaus and presses him up against the cage.
Prime prevents a body shot from Nicklaus.
Prime lands with a left to the head.
Prime scores with a hook to the body.
Prime lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nicklaus or not.
Nicklaus is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prime misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nicklaus blocks the elbow strike.
Nicklaus can't break the clinch.
Prime lands a right hand.
Nicklaus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Prime lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Prime lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Prime.

Nicklaus is rocked!
Prime lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nicklaus.
Nicklaus is still on wobbly legs! Can Prime finish him?
Prime goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nicklaus seems to have recovered his senses.
Prime lands with a right to the head.
Prime tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nicklaus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nicklaus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Prime.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Prime.
A hook to the body from Prime.
A body shot lands from Prime.
Prime tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nicklaus avoids it.
Nicklaus misses with a body punch.
A short right from Prime on the inside.
Nicklaus is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Prime lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nicklaus backwards.
Prime lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicklaus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Prime lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nicklaus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Optimus Prime has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Prime tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nicklaus's elbow.
Nicklaus blocks a body shot from Prime.
Prime works on Nicklaus's body with a couple of short punches.
Prime creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Prime misses with a body punch.
Prime lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Prime lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prime struggles to land a body shot inside as Nicklaus controls his hands.
Prime lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nicklaus backwards.
Prime lands a hook to the side of the head.
Prime tries a body shot but Nicklaus blocks it.
Prime stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nicklaus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Prime lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nicklaus backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicklaus misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Prime.
Prime lands with a short shot to the head.
Prime misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nicklaus.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Prime makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Prime scores with a hook to the body.
Nicklaus misses with a punch to the body.
Nicklaus dodges an elbow strike from Prime.
Prime lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nicklaus backwards.
Prime throws a big uppercut that drops Nicklaus! More strikes from Prime and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Nicklaus lies dazed against the cage as Prime celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Optimus Prime!
Optimus Prime retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Optimus Prime thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.