PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between georges Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bin Laden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rush comes to the cage accompanied by Gsp´s Entrance. georges Rush has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Rush
vs
Laden

178 cm
22
180 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

179 cm
19
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

BioPharm Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, georges Rush!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bin Laden!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laden slaps away a takedown attempt from Rush, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Laden is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rush's half guard.
Laden controlling the pace.
Laden wants to control but Rush is keeping him busy.
Laden keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Rush looking for submissions off his back.
Laden prevents Rush from improving his position.
Rush on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rush tries to get out of the position.

Laden is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rush doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Laden.
Rush is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush trying to hold on to Laden's head to control him but Laden postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Laden misses with a series of wild punches.
Laden with a poor takedown

and Rush moves into the clinch.
Rush wants a takedown but no success here.
Rush keeps control of Laden as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rush drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for georges Rush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rush has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Laden is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rush is working for takedown but Laden is calmly controlling the position for now.

Laden has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Rush clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Laden is looking to control Rush but Rush is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Rush tries to break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rush staying busy and making it hard for Laden to control.
Laden biding his time, controlling Rush.
Laden tries to keep control of the position but Rush is staying busy.
Rush is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Laden.
Rush is trying to break free.
Rush turns into Laden and is now in his guard.
Rush trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rush throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rush stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Laden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rush was well out of range. Poor timing from Laden.

Laden drives through with a takedown into guard.
Laden looks gassed!
Rush bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Laden's guard.
Rush throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rush keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Laden's head.

Rush drops back, looking for a kneebar! Laden looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Laden looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Laden!
Rush is looking to reverse the position.
Laden controlling the position from side mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laden scoring with punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Rush's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rush is looking to reverse the position.
Laden working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Laden stands up.
Laden throws a series of punches but Rush moves out of range.
Rush doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Laden counters with a thumping low kick.
Rush fails with the takedown
and Laden counters with a low kick, right behind Rush 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Laden scores with a shot to the body.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Rush.

Rush tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rush has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Laden is trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Rush tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rush has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rush looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Laden is avoiding damage well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laden tries to escape but Rush is in control.
Rush wants to control but Laden is keeping him busy.

Rush goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Laden has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Rush but great work by Laden.
Laden works to advance to full mount. Rush defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Laden unloading with bombs!
Laden with a couple of short strikes.
Laden tries to control but Rush wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Laden connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rush is in all sorts of trouble here.
Laden is landing with some decent strikes but Rush is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Laden working for a guillotine from mount but Rush is in no mood to give up.
Rush tries to hold on but Laden pushes him away.
Rush gets back to half guard.
Rush wants to control but Laden is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rush missing with punches from the bottom.
Rush is looking to control Laden's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rush avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laden blocks the strikes from Rush.
Rush wants to get back to full guard.

Laden postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Rush to stand up.
Rush fails with the takedown
and Rush takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rush misses with a takedown
and Laden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rush avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rush with a poor takedown

and Laden counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for georges Rush. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Rush has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Laden can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Laden slips nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laden seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rush does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rush is trying to get back to full guard.
Laden is trying to control the action in half guard but Rush is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rush manages to get to full guard.
Laden trying to control the position from guard on top but Rush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rush swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bin Laden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rush tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Laden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rush is defended easily by Laden.

Laden is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rush's half guard.
Laden is thwarting Rush's attempts to control the position.
Laden is nestled in close to Rush, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Laden prevents Rush from improving his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laden seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rush does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Rush looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush tries to roll over but Laden keeps him under control.
Laden wants to free his trapped foot but Rush is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Rush looking for submissions off his back.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rush takes one on the button.
Laden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rush moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rush takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Rush fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Laden sprawls well initially but Rush persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rush slips a nice elbow through Laden's hands, connecting with Laden's forehead.
Laden keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Laden makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Rush throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Laden was covering up waiting for the punch and Rush finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Laden pushes Rush off and scrambles back to his feet.
Rush with a lazy takedown attempt
and Laden counters with a low kick, right behind Rush 's knee.
Laden throws a shot from downtown. Rush moves away and avoids it.
Laden lands a jab-cross combination.
Rush dodges the punch combination from Laden.
Laden throws a solid leg kick but Rush takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Laden.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rush is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Laden's half guard.
Laden tries to kick Rush off but Rush keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rush works his way into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Rush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rush cracks Laden with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rush putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rush is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Laden can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Rush is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Rush!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). georges Rush!
georges Rush retains his welterweight title!