PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marc Auguste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Pusher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Auguste comes to the cage accompanied by Team Police - Deja Voodoo. Marc Auguste has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Auguste
vs
Pusher

179 cm
19
213 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

200 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marc Auguste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Pusher!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Auguste pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Auguste fails to land with a series of punches.
Pusher wants to clinch.
Auguste dodges the punch combination from Pusher.
Auguste misses with a combination
and Pusher counters with a series of strikes. Auguste will be more careful next time no doubt.
Marc Auguste seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Auguste misses.
Auguste throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pusher throws a series of strikes that have Auguste backpedaling.
Pusher throws a head kick that Auguste semi-blocks.
Auguste throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pusher counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Auguste is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Pusher throws a head kick that half lands.
Auguste misses with a double jab
and Pusher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Auguste on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pusher. Pusher obviously looking to wear him down.
Auguste throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pusher counters with a nice kick to the body.
Pusher scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A head kick misses from Pusher.
Auguste takes a kick to the side of the head.
Auguste throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pusher counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pusher works over Auguste's head and body with a nice combination.
Auguste throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pusher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Auguste is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pusher drives through and clinches with Auguste against the cage.

Auguste breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Auguste throws a combination that misses
and Pusher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Auguste throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pusher counters with a series of strikes. Auguste will be more careful next time no doubt.
Auguste takes one to the side of the head.
Auguste avoids the head kick by Pusher.

Pusher moves into the clinch.
Auguste has had enough of the clinch but Pusher keeps him there for the moment.

Pusher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pusher is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Auguste throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pusher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pusher closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pusher goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Pusher takes the fight into the clinch.

Auguste breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pusher lands a two punch combo.
Pusher plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pusher scores with a nice body kick.
A left and a right from Pusher both land. Nice combination.
Pusher throws a head kick that Auguste semi-blocks.
Pusher is working the combinations to good effect here.
Auguste has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Good exchange - Pusher coming out on top.
Pusher throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pusher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pusher throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Auguste's head.
Pusher throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pusher slips under a jab.
Auguste misses with a double jab
enabling Pusher to counter with a crisp jab.
Pusher scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Auguste has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pusher, as that shot connected.
Pusher lands a two punch combo.

Pusher closes the distance and clinches.

Pusher breaks the clinch.
Pusher connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Auguste falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pusher counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Auguste has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pusher.
Auguste swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pusher counters with a series of strikes. Auguste will be more careful next time no doubt.
Auguste looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pusher connects with a crisp jab.
Pusher lands with a kick to the temple. Auguste shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pusher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pusher scores with a head kick.
Pusher moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pusher throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Auguste on the side of the head.

Pusher moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pusher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pusher can't break the clinch.

Auguste escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Pusher has closed the distance and engaged Auguste in a clinch.
Pusher wants to break the clinch but can't.

Pusher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Auguste swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pusher counters with a straight right hand.
Auguste takes a kick to the side of the head.
Auguste misses with a combination
and Pusher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Pusher dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Auguste misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pusher lands with a hook. Auguste tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pusher plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pusher works the jab nicely.
Auguste thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pusher tries to clinch up but Auguste circles away and keeps his distance.
Auguste lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pusher circles away quickly and effectively.
Pusher moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pusher connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Auguste's hands.
Auguste throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pusher counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Auguste throws a big shot that misses.
Pusher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Auguste.
Auguste throws a sloppy body shot
and Pusher counters with a three punch combo that has Auguste backing up. Auguste nods at Pusher to acknowledge the strikes.

Pusher rushes Auguste and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Auguste is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pusher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pusher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Auguste throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pusher counters with a three punch combo that has Auguste backing up. Auguste nods at Pusher to acknowledge the strikes.
Pusher goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Auguste misses with a combination
and Pusher counters with a big head kick but Auguste shrugs it off.
Auguste with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pusher to score with a decent uppercut.
Pusher swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Auguste.
Auguste takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A big right from Auguste misses.
Auguste throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pusher counters with a three punch combo that has Auguste backing up. Auguste nods at Pusher to acknowledge the strikes.

Pusher closes the distance and pushes Auguste back into the cage.

Pusher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pusher lands a jab-cross combination.
Auguste misses with a double jab
and Pusher counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pusher throws a series of strikes that have Auguste backpedaling.
Pusher's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Pusher duly obliges.
Pusher scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thomas Pusher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pusher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Auguste throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pusher counters with a straight right hand.
Pusher lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pusher.
Auguste falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pusher counters with a one-two to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pusher.
Auguste throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pusher counters with a big head kick but Auguste shrugs it off.

Pusher fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Auguste, pushing him back against the cage.
Auguste is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Auguste's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

Auguste breaks from the clinch.

Pusher moves into range and clinches up with Auguste.
Pusher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Auguste has him pressed against the cage.

Auguste's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Auguste misses with a few strikes there.
Pusher throws a head kick that Auguste semi-blocks.
Auguste throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pusher scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Auguste throws a combination that misses
and Pusher counters with a series of strikes. Auguste will be more careful next time no doubt.
A left and a right from Pusher both land. Nice combination.
Auguste lands a nice looking body kick.
Pusher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marc Auguste is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pusher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Auguste falls off balance throwing a combination

and Pusher moves into the clinch.
Pusher keeps control of Auguste as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Auguste is looking to break free of the clinch but Pusher has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pusher keeps control of Auguste as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pusher wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Auguste gets through Pusher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Auguste breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Auguste misses with a body shot.
Auguste ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pusher moves away.
Auguste misses with a wild combination.
Pusher looks to land a combination. Auguste sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pusher lands with a nice combination. Auguste backs away looking to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Pusher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Auguste misses with a double jab
and Pusher counters with a leg kick.
Auguste blocks a low kick nicely.
Auguste falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pusher counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Pusher clinches with his opponent.
Pusher wants to break free but Auguste has control.
Pusher is trying to break the clinch but Auguste has him pressed against the cage.

Auguste pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Auguste avoids the head kick by Pusher.

Pusher drives through and clinches with Auguste against the cage.

Auguste manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Auguste takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Auguste throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pusher counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Auguste throws a hook to the side of Pusher's head but Pusher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pusher lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Auguste throws a left and a right that both miss

and Pusher counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pusher.
Pusher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pusher wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Auguste breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Auguste throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pusher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Auguste swinging wilding here.

Pusher instigates a clinch.
Auguste is looking to break free of the clinch but Pusher has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Auguste breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Auguste misses with a series of wild punches.
Pusher plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pusher throws a combination. Auguste tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Auguste tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pusher lands a nice shot that snaps Auguste's head back.
Pusher throws a combination. Auguste tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Auguste misses with a combination
and Pusher counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Auguste thinking.
Crunch! Pusher slams his shin into Auguste's torso.
Pusher misses with a head kick.
Auguste throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pusher counters with a one-two to the body.

Pusher rushes Auguste and presses him up against the cage.
Auguste prevents Pusher from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pusher can't break the clinch.
Pusher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Auguste manages to break the clinch.
Marc Auguste has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Auguste blocks a head kick by Pusher.
Auguste misses with a double jab
and Pusher counters with a two punch combo.
Pusher slips a jab from Auguste.
Auguste looks to land a combination but Pusher avoids it well.
Auguste misses with a double jab.
Pusher connects with a high kick.
Auguste takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A combination from Auguste does no damage.
Auguste misses with a combination
and Pusher counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Auguste swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Pusher counter with a right hand.
Pusher moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pusher lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Auguste throws a combination that misses
and Pusher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Auguste takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Auguste throws a combination that misses
and Pusher counters with a nice body shot.

Pusher clinches.
Pusher has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Auguste manages to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pusher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Auguste paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Auguste swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pusher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Auguste misses with a combination
and Pusher counters with a two punch combo.
Thomas Pusher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Auguste takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Pusher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pusher has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Pusher!