PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gus The Bus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musashimaru Koyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koyo has chosen "Tengoku Kara Kaminari" by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

The Bus
vs
Koyo

225 cm
23
300 lbs
12 - 3 - 1

150 cm
26
300 lbs
16 - 4 - 2

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Supersize Me

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gus The Bus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Musashimaru Koyo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Koyo.

Koyo waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract The Bus. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped The Bus to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

It looks like Gus The Bus has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koyo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Bus is keeping the position for now.
Koyo thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Bus keeping moving, preventing Koyo from controlling successfully.
Koyo postures up in The Bus's guard and throws a big left but The Bus blocks it.
Koyo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Koyo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The Bus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if The Bus tries to get out of the position.
The Bus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koyo wants to control from the top but The Bus keeps moving.
Koyo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Koyo stays in close to The Bus's body and controls the position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Musashimaru Koyo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Koyo tries to score a power double leg takedown but The Bus sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Koyo somewhat.
The Bus scores with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koyo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Bus misses with a hook.
The Bus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koyo.
The Bus throws out a powerful jab.
Koyo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Koyo tries to work over The Bus's front leg with a kick but The Bus checks it.
The Bus avoids the body shot from Koyo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koyo throws a wild body kick that The Bus sees coming a mile off.
Koyo cracks The Bus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Koyo.
Koyo scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Bus in his tracks.
Gus The Bus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koyo checks a low kick from The Bus.
Koyo tries to close the distance and clinch but The Bus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Bus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Koyo avoids the head kick by The Bus.
The Bus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koyo throws a low kick but it's checked well by The Bus.
An inside leg kick from The Bus misses.
The Bus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koyo misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koyo throws a series of punches but The Bus moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Koyo.
The Bus throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from The Bus.
The Bus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koyo.
A swing and a miss from Koyo.
Koyo catches The Bus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Bus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koyo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The Bus is breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Koyo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Musashimaru Koyo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gus The Bus's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Koyo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but The Bus checks it well.
Koyo misses with a hook.
Koyo slips under a jab.
Koyo throws a low kick, looking for The Bus's leg but The Bus calmly moves out of range.
The Bus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Koyo misses with a low kick.
Koyo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Koyo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Bus.
Koyo throws a chopping leg kick but The Bus manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Some bone on bone action there as Koyo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koyo looks to score with a jab to the body but The Bus is just out of range.
Koyo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Musashimaru Koyo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Bus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Koyo is out of range.
Koyo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Bus moves away.
The Bus sizes up Koyo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The Bus blocks a leg kick.
The Bus misses the jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Koyo is defended easily by The Bus.
Koyo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Koyo.
The Bus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koyo.
The Bus throws a leg kick which misses Koyo's front leg but catches the back leg as Koyo tries to avoid it.
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!
The Bus thows a body shot but no joy.
The Bus keeps the fight on the outside.
The Bus avoids the body shot from Koyo.
The Bus throws a big shot that misses.
Koyo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Some wild striking there from Koyo.
Musashimaru Koyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Koyo's hands.
The Bus connects with a single shot there.
The Bus scores with a nice right hand.
The Bus misses with a head kick.
Koyo throws a low kick, looking for The Bus's leg but The Bus calmly moves out of range.
Koyo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koyo throws a predictable looking body shot
and The Bus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koyo connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Koyo. Those never looked like landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koyo.
Some bone on bone action there as The Bus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The Bus cracks the inside of Koyo's front leg.
The Bus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koyo swings for the body but The Bus moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koyo. The Bus does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Bus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koyo.
The Bus tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Musashimaru Koyo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gus The Bus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

The Bus throws a right hand that misses
and Koyo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A low kick from The Bus is predictable there
and Koyo counters with an outside leg kick.
Koyo connects with a leg kick. The Bus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Bus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koyo.
Koyo throws out a leg kick but The Bus moves out of range and Koyo only half commits.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koyo. That's going to slow The Bus down.
Koyo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Koyo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Bus tries to avoid it but Koyo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Bus to the ground. The Bus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Koyo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koyo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Bus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koyo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps The Bus's head backwards.
Koyo misses with a body kick.
The Bus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koyo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koyo.
Koyo misses with a low kick.
Koyo throws a push kick but The Bus slaps the foot to one side.
The Bus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koyo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koyo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Koyo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Bus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koyo's corner calls for a 1-2. Koyo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Gus The Bus's cut is getting worse.
Koyo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Koyo. The Bus shrugs it off though.
Koyo sizes up The Bus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Koyo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Koyo.
Koyo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Koyo stuns The Bus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Bus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Koyo throws a leg kick but The Bus checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koyo throws a big shot that misses.
The Bus checks the leg kick nicely there.
Koyo keeps The Bus at a distance using the push kick.
Koyo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Bus moves away.
Koyo tries to land a front kick but The Bus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Koyo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but The Bus checks it well.
Koyo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Bus.
Koyo shoots in for a takedown but The Bus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gus The Bus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Musashimaru Koyo.
Koyo feints and then cracks The Bus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Bus down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koyo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between The Bus's hands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koyo. The Bus does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Bus ducks under a wild hook from Koyo.
Koyo connects with a leg kick. The Bus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koyo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Koyo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koyo checks a low kick from The Bus.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koyo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gus The Bus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koyo is looking to score with low kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Musashimaru Koyo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Koyo 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Musashimaru Koyo!