PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dane Stuart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomas Bustamante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bustamante has chosen Rockstar (N.E.R.D.) as his entrance music. 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.

Stuart
vs
Bustamante

196 cm
20
217 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dane Stuart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tomas Bustamante!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bustamante lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stuart circles away quickly and effectively.
Bustamante throws a head kick but Stuart moves out of range.
Bustamante walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stuart checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A head kick misses from Bustamante.
Bustamante tries a head kick but it misses.
Bustamante misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Bustamante misses.
Bustamante misses with a two punch combination.
Stuart throws a combination. Bustamante tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stuart lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bustamante throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Stuart closes the distance and clinches.
Stuart throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stuart lands an elbow just above Bustamante 's eye.

It looks like Tomas Bustamante has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stuart throws an elbow but misses.
Stuart lands a nice elbow.
Bustamante takes an elbow to the temple.
Bustamante avoids the elbow strike from Stuart, against the cage.

Stuart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bustamante takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bustamante looks to land a left hand but Stuart moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bustamante takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stuart checks a leg kick nicely.
A head kick by Bustamante misses
and Stuart counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bustamante throws a body punch but Stuart moves out of range.
Bustamante pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stuart goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Stuart lunges at Bustamante with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bustamante's hand.
Stuart lands a high kick!

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

Bustamante is rocked!
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!

Stuart closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bustamante is still on wobbly legs! Can Stuart finish him?
Stuart throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bustamante seems to have recovered his senses.
Bustamante takes an elbow to the temple.
Stuart misses with an elbow over the top.
Stuart lands an elbow inside.
Bustamante wants to stall.

Stuart manages to break the clinch.
Stuart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bustamante lands a really nice looking cross but Stuart seems unphased.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuart falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bustamante counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stuart pushes Bustamante away with a front kick.
Bustamante throws a lazy head kick
and Stuart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stuart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stuart lands with a nice body kick.
Bustamante looks gassed!
Bustamante will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bustamante thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stuart looks to land a combination. Bustamante sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stuart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stuart delivers a nice body kick.
Dane Stuart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stuart throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bustamante walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stuart lands with a cross.
Bustamante needs to keep his hands up - Stuart had a free shot at his head there.
Bustamante takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Stuart instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stuart just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bustamante's brow.
Bustamante blocks the elbow strike.
Stuart throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Stuart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stuart throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stuart throws a head kick that Bustamante semi-blocks.
Stuart scores with a head kick.
Stuart lands with a straight right. Bustamante didn't see that one coming.
Bustamante walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stuart scores with the left hand. Bustamante knows he should have avoided that one.
Stuart misses with an uppercut.
Bustamante misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bustamante misses with a body shot.
Stuart moves out of range of the body kick.
Bustamante swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stuart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stuart fakes the leg kick and cracks Bustamante in the body.
Donk. Stuart catches Bustamante right on the button with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante misses with the combination.
Nice uppercut there from Stuart.
Bustamante takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stuart bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bustamante's head backwards.
Stuart bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bustamante's head backwards.
Stuart lands a head kick. Bustamante smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bustamante fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stuart checks it well.
Bustamante takes one to the side of the head.
Stuart is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Stuart connects with the punch.
Bustamante takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bustamante misses with the combination.
Stuart connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bustamante's hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stuart tests Bustamante's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bustamante throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stuart counters with a leg kick.
Stuart throws a head kick that half lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dane Stuart dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tomas Bustamante's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bustamante walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bustamante throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bustamante works over Stuart's head and body with a nice combination.
Dane Stuart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bustamante misses with a double jab
and Stuart counters with a good, hard body kick but Bustamante shrugs it off.
Bustamante loads up on a big right hand but Stuart slips the punch.
Bustamante takes a kick to the side of the head.
A big left from Bustamante misses.

Stuart pushes Bustamante up against the cage in a clinch.
Stuart looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stuart misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Stuart.
Bustamante is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stuart pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stuart lands an elbow that stopped Bustamante in his tracks for a moment.
Stuart lands a damaging elbow.
Bustamante blocks an elbow strike from Stuart.
Stuart throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuart lands an elbow inside that Bustamante shrugs off.
Bustamante is breathing heavily.

Stuart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bustamante will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stuart is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bustamante can do to turn this around?
Stuart scores with a spinning back kick!
Bustamante misses with a combination
letting Stuart counter with a right hand.
Bustamante with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stuart to score with a decent uppercut.
Stuart lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stuart throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bustamante throws a lazy head kick
and Stuart counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good shot there by Stuart.
Stuart lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dane Stuart is winning the standup battle so far.
Stuart connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stuart clobbers Bustamante with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Stuart has closed the distance and engaged Bustamante in a clinch.
Bustamante is looking to break free of the clinch but Stuart has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuart pushes off an throws an elbow but Bustamante leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bustamante wants to get back to striking at distance but Stuart won't allow it.
Bustamante has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Stuart.

Stuart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stuart scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stuart scores with a nice head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bustamante misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Stuart misses.
Stuart connects with a looping right hand.
Stuart lands a jab to the head.

Stuart clinches with his opponent.

Stuart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stuart works over Bustamante's head and body with a nice combination.
Bustamante misses with the body kick
and Stuart counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bustamante takes one to the side of the head.
A jab from Stuart does it's job there.
Bustamante fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante misses with a leg kick
enabling Stuart to counter with a crisp jab.
Bustamante lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stuart misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stuart throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bustamante's head.
Stuart misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by Bustamante.
Stuart moves into range and connects with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Bustamante.
Stuart lands a nice shot that snaps Bustamante's head back.
Bustamante throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stuart throws an overhand right that lands on Bustamante's shoulder, as Bustamante tries to avoid the shot.
Bustamante throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stuart connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stuart connects with a high kick.
Bustamante takes one to the chin there.
Stuart with a nice cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stuart lands a glancing blow to the side of Bustamante's head.
Bustamante fails to land with a series of punches.

Stuart has Bustamante up against the cage in a clinch.
Bustamante dodges an elbow strike from Stuart.
Bustamante wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stuart.
Stuart throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Stuart.
Bustamante dodges an elbow strike from Stuart.

Stuart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bustamante looks to land a left hand but Stuart moved out of range nicely.
Bustamante throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stuart counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stuart lands the left hand.

Bustamante tries to keep at a distance but Stuart has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stuart lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dane Stuart dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tomas Bustamante's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Stuart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bustamante.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stuart - that will leave a mark!
Bustamante fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stuart manages to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Stuart!
Stuart sizes up Bustamante with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stuart lands a jab.
Stuart throws a series of punches but Bustamante avoids them all with ease.
Stuart scores with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Bustamante misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Bustamante.
Stuart jabs Bustamante right on the nose. Bustamante blinks but takes it well.
Stuart scores with a hook.
Stuart scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bustamante throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stuart throws a nice head kick!
Bustamante takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bustamante takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stuart throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stuart misses with a wild combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Stuart. That snapped Bustamante's head back.
Stuart doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bustamante clobbers Stuart with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stuart darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stuart scores with a nice right hand.
Bustamante misses with a leg kick
and Stuart counters with a stiff right hand.
Stuart lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stuart.
Bustamante misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bustamante throws a sloppy head kick

and Stuart moves into the clinch.
Bustamante avoids the elbow strike from Stuart, against the cage.
Bustamante is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stuart misses with an elbow over the top.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuart catches Bustamante with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stuart has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bustamante misses with a jab to the body
and Stuart counters with a one-two to the body.

Stuart takes the fight into the clinch.
Stuart pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bustamante can't break the clinch.
Bustamante blocks an elbow strike from Stuart.
Stuart throws an elbow that misses.

Stuart breaks the clinch.
Stuart cracks Bustamante with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stuart tries a head kick but it misses.
Stuart ducks right into an uppercut from Bustamante.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stuart takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stuart works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bustamante has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bustamante tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stuart was well out of range. Poor timing from Bustamante.
Stuart connects with a nice looking jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bustamante misses the shot to the body.
Stuart closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Bustamante counter with a right hand.
Tomas Bustamante has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stuart lands with a kick to the temple. Bustamante shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bustamante walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stuart moves out of range of the body kick from Bustamante.
Stuart takes one to the chin there.
Stuart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bustamante.
Bustamante walks into a straight right hand from Stuart.
Stuart throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stuart throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stuart scores with a punch to the head.
Stuart slips a jab and a cross from Bustamante.
Stuart takes one to the chin there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Stuart.
Bustamante throws a series of punches but Stuart moves out of range.
Stuart connects with a jab.
Bustamante misses with a hook. Stuart ducked under it nicely.

Stuart clinches up against the cage.
Stuart lands an elbow inside that Bustamante shrugs off.
Bustamante avoids the elbow strike from Stuart, against the cage.

Stuart manages to break the clinch.
Stuart bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
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!
Bustamante misses with a hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Stuart scores with a four punch combination!
Stuart throws a head kick that half lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stuart tests Bustamante's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bustamante takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dane Stuart is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stuart lands a head kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
Dane Stuart showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stuart has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dane Stuart!