PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Troy Melton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barack Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barack Bush has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Melton
vs
Bush

151 cm
26
144 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
27
145 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Troy Melton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Barack Bush!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melton looks to land a right hand but Bush moved out of range.
Bush misses with a hook. Melton ducked under it nicely.
Bush looks for a takedown but Melton sprawls well.
Bush shoots in looking for a takedown. Melton tries to sprawl out of it but Bush keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Melton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bush tries to clinch but Melton is having none of it.
Barack Bush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Melton lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bush throws a right and a left that both miss.
Melton scores with a shot to the body.
Melton throws a body punch but Bush moves out of range.
Melton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Melton misses with a low kick.
Melton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Melton.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Melton, right into the meat.
Bush looks gassed!
Bush fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bush slips a jab and a cross from Melton.
Melton misses with the combination.

Bush moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush looking to slow down the pace here.

Melton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Melton jabs Bush to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Melton sizes up Bush with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Melton takes a swing at Bush's ribcage but misses.
Melton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bush looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice body punch from Melton.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bush looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Melton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bush.
Bush gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Melton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Melton.
Melton looks to score with a jab to the body but Bush is just out of range.
Bush drops his hands momentarily and Melton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melton cracks a nice hook into Bush's ribs.
Melton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Melton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bush has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Melton scores with the left hand. Bush knows he should have avoided that one.
Melton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bush. That did some damage!
Nice body punch from Melton.
Melton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bush tries to clinch up.
Melton lands a jab.

Melton lands a big uppercut and Bush crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bush looks OK. Melton waves Bush back to his feet!

Bush is rocked!
Bush leaves his chin hanging out and Melton seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Bush crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Troy Melton!