PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Bruder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Marcel Bruder has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Bruder
vs
Bush

165 cm
23
165 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

176 cm
22
162 lbs
3 - 3 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bush shoots in for a takedown but Bruder shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bruder swinging wildly here.

Bush throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bruder tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bush is in Bruder's guard.
Bush trying to control but Bruder is working from the bottom.
Bush postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bush tries to free his leg and advance position but Bruder is retaining full guard.
Bruder looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bush trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bush in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruder preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bruder might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bush stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bruder swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bruder preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bush missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bruder is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bush is controlling him.
Bush trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bush stays in close to Bruder's body and controls the position.

Jeremy Bush has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bruder tries to clinch but Bush moves out of range.
Bush throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bruder tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bush sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bruder somewhat.
Bruder wants to clinch.
Bruder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bush.
Bruder swings for the body but Bush moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Bruder counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bruder misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bush.
Bush jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bruder walks away with a smile on his face. Bush gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Marcel Bruder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Bush.
Some wild striking there from Bush.

Bush gets a takedown into half guard.
Bush has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bush content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bush working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush throwing shots but Bruder is blocking nicely.
Bruder blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bush.
Bush is trying to control the action in half guard but Bruder is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bush throws a strike but Bruder avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bush lands a couple of digs.
Bruder working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bush.
Bruder avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bush stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bruder swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bush throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Bush dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bruder misses with a combination

and Bush counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bush working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bruder wants to get back to his feet but Bush is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bush scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bush engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bush missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bush looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bruder manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Bruder misses with a series of wild punches.
Bush misses with a lunging right hand
and Bruder counters with a stiff right hand.
Marcel Bruder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bush with a poor takedown

and Bruder holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bruder scores with a shoulder strike.
Bruder lands with a left to the head.
Bush drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bruder unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bush lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bruder misses with a punch on the inside.
Bush is working for takedown but Bruder is calmly controlling the position for now.
Marcel Bruder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Bush.
Bruder lands a shoulder strike.
Bush avoids a wild elbow strike from Bruder.
Bush dodges an elbow strike from Bruder.
Nice body punch from Bruder.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruder slowing the pace effectively.
Bush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bruder throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bruder pushes Bush back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bruder looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bruder unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bruder misses with a knee to the head.
Bruder with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bruder tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bush avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bruder swings wildly with an uppercut but Bush uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruder tries a knee to the head but Bush blocks it.
Bruder misses with an elbow strike.
Bruder using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bush has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bush has Bruder pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bruder manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A knee to the head by Bruder.
Bush has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bruder is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bush has Bruder pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bruder manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bruder with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bush's elbow.
Bruder throws an elbow but it misses.
Bruder working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bush is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bruder has a couple of punches blocked by Bush.
Bruder tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bush avoids it.
Bush is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bruder pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bruder throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bush blocks it with crossed arms.
Bruder connects with a knee to the head.
Bush wants a takedown but no success here.
Bruder putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bush in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bush fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right from Bruder on the inside.
Bruder stops a takedown attempt from Bush.
A short body shot lands from Bruder as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bruder.
Bruder lands a damaging elbow.
Bruder cracks Bush with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bush goes for a takedown attempt but Bruder pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bruder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Bush dives in and scores a takedown into Bruder's guard.
Bush won't allow Bruder to get back to his feet.
Bush throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bruder works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bush cracks Bruder with a solid left hand.
Bush keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bruder's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bruder working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcel Bruder dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bruder tries to clinch there but Bush circles away.
Bruder is looking to clinch but Bush is avoiding it.
Bush pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bush keeps the fight on the outside.
Bruder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bruder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bush has his takedown stuffed
and Bruder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bruder is looking to clinch but Bush is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bush closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bruder circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Bruder as Bush shoots in.
Marcel Bruder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Bush.
Bruder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bush moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bruder moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bruder throws a sloppy body shot

and Bush counters with a takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush is looking to take a break and control but Bruder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bush creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bush sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bruder is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Bush is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bruder knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bruder manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

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.
Bruder is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush is trying to stand up here but Bruder is controlling him well.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Marcel Bruder wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bush circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bruder is looking to clinch.
Bruder takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bush shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bruder counters with a right hand to the body.
Bush takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bush shoots for a takedown but Bruder saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bruder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bush swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bruder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bush manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bruder wants to clinch

and Bush counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bush wants to take a breather but Bruder is having none of it.
Bush throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bush missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jeremy Bush has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bush throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bush slips a nice elbow through Bruder's hands, connecting with Bruder's forehead.
Bush wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bruder keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Bush comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bush has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Bush!