PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Troy Owens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Rusher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Owens
vs
Rusher

172 cm
22
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Troy Owens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lance Rusher!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rusher fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Owens sprawls well initially but Rusher persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rusher seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Owens is positioning himself well to prevent Rusher advancing to mount.
Rusher thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Owens to regain full guard.
Rusher preventing the sweep.
Rusher stops Owens from standing up.
Rusher stopping the sweep attempt from Owens.
Rusher is pushing down on Owens's leg trying to pass to half guard. Owens is fighting to maintain full guard but Rusher has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rusher in particular looking to stall.
Rusher tries to stand but can't do so whilst Owens controls his leg.
Owens wants to improve his position but Rusher is controlling well.

Owens has one foot on Rusher's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Rusher tries to clinch but Owens is having none of it.
Rusher avoids the body shot from Owens.
Owens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rusher was well out of range. Poor timing from Owens.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rusher keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Rusher shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Poor strikes thrown by Rusher there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Owens is trying desperately to improve position.
Owens tries to hold on but Rusher pushes him away.
You get the feeling that Owens really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Rusher trying to control but Owens is having none of it.
Owens is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rusher unloads with some shots from mount but Owens bucks and avoids them well.
Owens bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rusher is looking to stand up but Owens isn't so interested in that idea.
Rusher not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rusher wants to control the position but Owens says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rusher punching from the bottom.
Owens slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance Rusher dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Rusher slips a jab and a cross from Owens.
Owens throws an overhand right that lands on Rusher's shoulder, as Rusher tries to avoid the shot.
Owens throws a right hand that Rusher ducks under and follows up with a left that Rusher also avoids with ease.
Owens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rusher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Owens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Owens misses with a wild combination.
No luck for Rusher with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owens takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rusher dodges the punch combination from Owens.
Owens misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rusher slips a jab and a cross from Owens.
Owens throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rusher.
Owens misses with a jab, cross combination.
Owens lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rusher backs up against the cage.
Owens rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rusher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A leg kick checked by Rusher.
Owens throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Owens misses with a hook. Rusher ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Owens, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice body kick there by Owens.
A big left from Owens misses.
Owens swinging wilding here.
Rusher shoots for a takedown but Owens saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens leaves Rusher with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Troy Owens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lance Rusher.
Rusher is breathing heavily.
Owens misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rusher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Owens.
Rusher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Owens.
A punch combination from Owens misses.
A swing and a miss from Owens.
Owens misses with a body shot.
Rusher avoids the head kick by Owens.
Owens throws a series of punches but Rusher moves out of range.
Owens throws a series of punches but Rusher moves out of range.
Owens swinging wilding here.
Rusher checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens throws a body punch but Rusher moves out of range.
Owens misses with a few strikes there.
Rusher fails with a takedown attempt.
Rusher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Owens scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Lance Rusher has been cut.
Owens throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Owens throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rusher.
Rusher avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Owens throws a lazy right hand but Rusher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Owens is looking to wear down Rusher with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Owens swinging wilding here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owens tries to bum rush Rusher with a series of wild strikes but Rusher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rusher fails with the takedown.
Owens looks to land a combination but Rusher avoids it well.
Owens misses with a double jab.
Owens misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rusher tries to clinch up but Owens circles away and keeps his distance.
Rusher shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Owens as he avoids it easily.
Owens misses with a few strikes there.
Owens just misses with a punch to the body.
Rusher blocks a head kick by Owens.
Owens displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rusher avoids the body shot from Owens.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Owens dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lance Rusher's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Owens thows a body shot but no joy.
Owens lands a jab-cross combination.
Owens misses with a two punch combination.
Owens showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rusher.
Owens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Owens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Owens looks to score with a jab to the body but Rusher is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Owens.
Owens blocks a head kick by Rusher.
Rusher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab from Owens does it's job there.
Owens misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rusher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Owens keeps the fight on the outside.
Rusher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Owens throws a sloppy head kick and Rusher moves out of range easily.
Rusher checks a leg kick.
Rusher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Owens.
Owens looks to land a combination but Rusher avoids it well.
Owens misses with a few strikes there.
Owens circles away from the clinch attempt.
Owens misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Owens swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Owens swinging wilding here.
Owens misses with a series of wild punches.
Rusher slips a jab and a cross from Owens.
Rusher throws a nice looking combination but Owens bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Owens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rusher was well out of range. Poor timing from Owens.
Some wild striking there from Owens.
Nice defenses there by Rusher.
Rusher shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Owens pinned against the cage. Owens gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A big left from Owens misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Rusher.
Owens throws a combination that misses

and Rusher counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Owens's guard now.
Owens is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rusher moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rusher looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Owens puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Owens stands up out of the half guard.
Owens misses with a few strikes there.
Owens misses with a body shot.
Owens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Owens misses with the combination.
No luck for Rusher with that takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Rusher.
Owens throws a right and a left that both miss.
No luck for Rusher with that takedown attempt.
Troy Owens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lance Rusher.
Owens lands a nice looking body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Owens showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Owens 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Troy Owens!