PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Simon Busch (ranked 1754 p4p, 5214 weight class) and Stevie Kidd (ranked 219 p4p, 530 weight class). Busch's entrance music is I Like Beer . A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Busch
vs
Kidd

181 cm
23
166
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
160
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Core Combat

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Simon Busch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Stevie Kidd!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Busch jabs Kidd to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kidd shoots and misses
letting Busch counter with a right hand.

It looks like Stevie Kidd has been cut.
Busch keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kidd tries for a takedown but Busch circles away easily
and Busch counters with a right hand to the body.
Simon Busch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stevie Kidd.
Kidd closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kidd shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Busch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Kidd shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Busch manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kidd throws a big right hand that misses.
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!
Busch wants to stand and escape but Kidd is having none of it.
Kidd throws an elbow that misses. Busch uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kidd's guard. Nice move by Busch!

Busch looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kidd looking for a sweep. Not yet Kidd, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Busch's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kidd wants to improve his position but instead Busch has moved into half guard.
Kidd is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Busch slows the pace down in half guard.
Busch continues to stall.

Busch stands up from half guard.
Kidd gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Busch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Busch paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kidd fails to land the takedown.
Kidd shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Busch pinned against the cage. Busch gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kidd shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A counter left hand to the body from Busch misses its target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Busch.
Simon Busch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kidd with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Busch counter with a right hand.

That has opened up Stevie Kidd's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Busch lands with a straight right. Kidd didn't see that one coming.

Busch cracks Kidd with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kidd looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Busch finish him?

Kidd is rocked!
Busch sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Kidd's defenses. It connects perfectly with Kidd's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Simon Busch!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Simon Busch made sure he mentioned Core Combat, along with how happy he was to win his fight.