PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Busta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fet Bard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Busta has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Busta
vs
Bard

190 cm
23
215 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

185 cm
23
202 lbs
9 - 7 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Crippler's Corner

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Trevor Busta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Fet Bard!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bard thows a body kick. Busta tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bard throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Busta to counter with a crisp jab.
Bard connects with a looping right hand.
Busta takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Busta is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bard misses with a head kick.
Busta fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bard avoids it really well and circles away.
Bard scoring well with a low kick there.
Fet Bard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Busta defending well as Bard loads up on a big left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bard.
Bard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Busta sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bard cracks Busta with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Busta manages to avoid it.

Bard pushes Busta up against the cage in a clinch.
Bard misses with a knee to the head.
Bard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bard tries to break the clinch but Busta is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bard tries a knee to the head but Busta blocks it.
Busta can't break the clinch.
Bard pushes off an throws an elbow but Busta leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Busta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Busta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Busta avoids it.
Bard missing with knees to the body.
Bard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Busta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bard trying to land knees to the body.

Busta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Bard misses its intended target.
Bard misses with a leg kick
and Busta counters with a nice body shot.
Busta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bard shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bard throws a head kick that misses
and Busta counters with a big head kick but Bard shrugs it off.
Busta throws a nice looking combination but Bard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Busta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bard.
Bard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Busta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bard cracks the inside of Busta's front leg.
Bard throws a head kick but Busta moves out of range.
Bard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Busta with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bard to score with a decent uppercut.
Bard swings widly with a right hand
and Busta counters with a head kick. That will keep Bard thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bard tries to clinch there but Busta circles away.
Bard misses with a hook.
Bard lands a really nice looking cross but Busta seems unphased.

Bard closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bard lands in his opponent's guard.

Bard gets to his feet - Busta follows without any prompting.
Bard looks to throw the jab but Busta is out of range.
Busta tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab lands there for Bard.
Bard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bard missing with a left hand there. Busta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bard with a nice cross.
Busta swings widly with a right hand
and Bard counters with a body kick.
Bard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bard shoots in but no luck this time.
Busta avoids the head kick by Bard.
Busta tries to work over Bard's front leg with a kick but Bard checks it.
Bard is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Busta had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Busta scores with a jab.
Bard throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Busta blocks a head kick by Bard.
Busta fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bard looks to land a left hand but Busta moved out of range nicely.
Bard throws a leg kick but Busta checks it.
Bard blocks a head kick by Busta.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fet Bard dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bard scores with a nice body kick.
Busta blocks a head kick by Bard.
Bard lunges at Busta with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Busta's hand.
Busta throws a right hand that Bard ducks under and follows up with a left that Bard also avoids with ease.
Busta throws out a loose jab but Bard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bard blocks a head kick by Busta.
Busta walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Busta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bard lands a head shot.
Bard tries to clinch up but Busta circles away and keeps his distance.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Busta enables Bard to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Busta manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bard passes Busta's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bard tries to pass the half guard into mount. Busta knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Busta keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Bard decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Bard shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Busta napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bard working away.
Busta wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Bard stands up.
Busta throws out a loose jab but Bard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Busta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fet Bard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bard lands the left hand.
Bard works the jab nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bard throws an overhand right that lands on Busta's shoulder, as Busta tries to avoid the shot.
Bard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Busta staying out of range there.
Busta misses with a jab to the body
and Bard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bard cracks Busta with an open hand slap.
Bard lands with a kick to the temple. Busta shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A thudding body kick lands there by Busta!
Busta walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice shot lands for Bard.
Bard misses with a right hand
and Busta counters with a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bard, as that shot connected.
Busta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bard shoots for a double leg takedown but Busta sprawls well. He's pushed Bard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Busta looks for the body kick but Bard saw that one coming.
Bard misses with a straight left.
A left and a right from Busta both land. Nice combination.
Busta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Bard finds it's way through Busta's defenses.
Bard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Bard.
Bard throws a lazy uppercut
and Busta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bard throws a head kick that half lands.
Bard throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Busta counters with a nice body kick.
Busta misses with a head kick.
Bard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Busta circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Busta lands a nice looking body shot.

Bard shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Bard is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Bard is looking for a kimura here.
Busta is trying to stand up here but Bard is controlling him well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bard uses his free foot to push down on Busta's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Busta.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fet Bard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bard.
Busta moves out of range as Bard strikes.
Bard fails with a takedown attempt.
Bard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Busta gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bard to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Busta wriggles free and stands up.
A head kick by Bard misses
and Busta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Trevor Busta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bard takes a kick to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Busta throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Bard misses
and Busta counters with a big head kick but Bard shrugs it off.
Busta pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bard connects with an inside leg kick.
Busta on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bard. Bard obviously looking to wear him down.
Bard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Busta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Busta moves out of range as Bard strikes.

Bard has closed the distance and engaged Busta in a clinch.
Bard tries a knee to the head but Busta blocks it.
Busta is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Busta breaks from the clinch.
Bard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Busta takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Busta connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bard tries to score a power double leg takedown but Busta sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bard somewhat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Busta darts in and clinches Bard up against the cage.
Busta avoids a wild elbow strike from Bard.
Bard tries to land knees in the clinch but Busta avoids the damage to the body.
Bard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Busta is defending well for now.
Busta looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Busta takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bard crunches a lovely knee into Busta's ribcage.

Busta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Busta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Busta throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bard counters with a nice uppercut.
Busta steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bard. That one must have hurt.
Busta slips under a jab.
Busta moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Busta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Busta throws a head kick but Bard moves out of range.
Bard lands a jab.
Trevor Busta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bard throws an off balance right hand
and Busta counters with a leg kick.
Busta chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bard can pounce on him.
Busta looks to land a combination but Bard avoids it well.
Bard misses with a straight left.
Busta misses with an uppercut
and Bard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Busta avoids the head kick by Bard.
Bard throws a lazy head kick
and Busta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bard avoids the head kick by Busta.
Bard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four 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.
Busta looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Busta.
Busta blocks a low kick nicely.
Bard lands a nice looking body kick.
Busta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bard throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Bard.
Bard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Busta scores with a three punch combo!
Busta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bard lands a nice shot that snaps Busta's head back.
Fet Bard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Busta throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Busta chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bard can pounce on him.
Bard lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fet Bard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fet Bard!