PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dat Sik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bush
vs
Sik

176 cm
20
162 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

177 cm
22
168 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeremy Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dat Sik!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bush looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sik!
Sik working to try and regain half guard.
Sik slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Bush.
Sik is looking to improve his position.
Sik is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bush misses with a head shot. Sik uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bush lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Bush drops back looking for a leg! Sik is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sik manages to kick Bush off! Bush jumps back into Sik's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sik looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bush throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sik works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bush stops Sik from standing up.
Bush trying to control the position from guard on top but Sik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bush working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bush wants to control from the top but Sik keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bush accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sik lands a nice looking body shot.
Sik takes a swing at Bush's ribcage but misses.
Bush shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sik as he jumps to the side.
Bush fails with the takedown.
Bush throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sik throws a right and a left that Bush avoids nicely.
Bush shoots in looking for a takedown. Sik tries to sprawl out of it but Bush keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sik manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Bush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bush misses the shot to the body.
Sik misses with a head kick.

Bush closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sik is trying to control Bush's posture but Bush avoids it.
Sik taking a bit of punishment here - Bush scoring with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sik is not content to let Bush control the position.

Sik throws Bush to one side and escapes!
Sik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bush shoots in and drives through. Sik sprawls well.
Sik lands with a nice body punch.
Bush fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bush ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sik moves away.
Sik thows a body shot but no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bush.
Sik throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bush.
Bush shoots for a takedown but Sik saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sik scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bush doesn't seem bothered though.
Bush takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sik's waist but Sik gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bush off to one side.
Sik tries to clinch up but Bush circles away and keeps his distance.
Sik is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bush rather than just go for the knockout.

Bush shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sik napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bush throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Sik works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Sik gets full guard.
Bush throws a big right hand that misses.
Sik is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sik wants to pass the guard but Bush is defending well.
Sik wants to take a breather but Bush is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jeremy Bush will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bush throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sik counters with a nice uppercut.
Sik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bush was well out of range. Poor timing from Sik.
Sik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sik throws a series of punches but Bush moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sik.
Sik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bush lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bush misses with a takedown
and Bush takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bush doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sik counters with a straight right hand.
Jeremy Bush is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bush misses with a takedown
and Sik counters with a low kick, right behind Bush 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Bush. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bush shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bush passes to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sik is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bush not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Bush is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sik defends it well.
Sik is staying active underneath Bush, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sik manages to get to full guard.
Bush loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two 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.

Sik had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bush defends it easily.
Sik is breathing heavily.
Sik avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bush wants to pass the guard but Sik is keeping the position.
Bush wants to control from the top but Sik keeps moving.
Bush passes Sik's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bush is keen to just control but Sik is a slippery customer.
Bush trying to advance position but Sik counters by regaining guard.
Bush lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush wants to control from the top but Sik keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bush accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bush controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bush throws a big right hand that misses.
Bush trying to control the position from guard on top but Sik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sik wants to stand and escape but Bush is having none of it.

Sik is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sik misses with a two punch combination.
Bush tries for a takedown but Sik circles away easily
and Sik counters with an inside leg kick.
Bush lands a nice hook to Sik's body. Sik takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dat Sik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sik.
Bush throws a lazy right hand but Sik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bush misses with a takedown attempt
and Sik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bush has his takedown stuffed
letting Sik counter with a right hand.
Bush misses with a few strikes there.
Bush moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Sik.
Bush connects with the punch.
Sik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bush has his takedown stuffed
and Sik counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bush thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jeremy Bush will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Sik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bush sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bush tries for a takedown but Sik sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bush misses with a takedown attempt
and Sik counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bush lands with a good body shot.
Bush doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sik counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Bush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bush takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sik misses with a low kick.
Bush throws a sloppy head kick

and Sik counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bush managing to block the knees to the body from Sik.

Sik breaks the clinch.
Sik lands a body shot.
Bush checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jeremy Bush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Sik has taken the fight to the clinch.

Sik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sik fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bush fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sik.
Bush dodges the punch combination from Sik.
Sik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bush misses with a takedown
and Sik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sik throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bush.

Bush changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sik looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sik gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bush scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sik is looking to improve his position.
Bush seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sik does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bush is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bush lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bush not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Bush stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Sik stuffs the takedown attempt from Bush. Bush gets slowly back to his feet.
Bush shoots and misses
and Sik counters with a stiff right hand.
Sik defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bush.
Bush on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sik. Sik obviously looking to wear him down.
Bush shoots in for a double leg but Sik sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bush with a poor takedown

and Sik counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sik working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bush shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sik is looking to slow Bush down with leg kicks.
Sik lands with a nice body punch.
Bush shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Sik counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sik lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bush backwards.
A body shot lands from Sik.
Sik landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Sik.
Sik presses Bush against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bushs head.
Bush changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sik fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Bush is predictable there
and Sik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bush jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bush ducks right into an uppercut from Sik.
A head kick by Bush misses
and Sik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sik moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sik will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bush misses with a takedown
and Sik counters with a leg kick.
Bush is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sik moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sik lands a jab to Bush's midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bush tries to work over Sik's front leg with a kick but Sik checks it.
Bush avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Sik has closed the distance and engaged Bush in a clinch.
Dat Sik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sik pushes Bush back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dat Sik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bush 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!