PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Sydney Bussel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison has chosen Dizzy Rascal - Sirens as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Bussel
vs
Harrison

175 cm
21
135 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

172 cm
20
140 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Sydney Bussel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bussel tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Harrison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bussel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harrison.
Harrison misses with a wild body shot.
Bussel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Harrison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bussel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harrison checks it well.
Bussel throws a head kick but Harrison moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Bussel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bussel doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrison circles away.
Bussel wants to clinch.
Bussel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harrison can pounce on him.
That kick from Bussel tenderised Harrison's leg. Harrison is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harrison takes one on the button.
The crowd cheers as Harrison lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bussel doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Bussel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fighters circling - Harrison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harrison tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sydney Bussel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bussel clinches with his opponent.

Bussel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bussel wants to land a leg kick but Harrison is out of range.

Bussel forces Harrison back against the ropes and clinches.
Harrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bussel has him pressed against the ropes.
Harrison avoiding damage as Bussel throws knees to the body.
Harrison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bussel avoids the elbow strike from Harrison, against the ropes.
Harrison is trying to break free.
Harrison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Bussel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harrison.
Harrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrison lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bussel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harrison throws a low kick but Bussel moves out of range easily.
Bussel throws a sloppy head kick and Harrison moves out of range easily.
Harrison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bussel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Harrison connects with a nice looking jab.
Harrison circles away from the clinch attempt.

Bussel takes the fight into the clinch.
Bussel lands a knee to the head.

Bussel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harrison lands with an overhand left.
Bussel ducks under a wild hook from Harrison.
Bussel tries a head kick but it misses.
Bussel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bussel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bussel lands with a kick to the temple. Harrison shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Harrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bussel gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Harrison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harrison walks into a stiff left hand from Bussel.
Harrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bussel.
Jab by Bussel.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bussel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Bussel moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bussel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Bussel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harrison blocks a head kick by Bussel.
Bussel tries to close the distance and clinch but Harrison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bussel tries to clinch there but Harrison circles away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bussel.
Harrison smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Harrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bussel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bussel was well out of range. Poor timing from Harrison.
Bussel takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Bussel gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Bussel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harrison fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bussel on the side of the head.
Harrison scores with a sloppy right hand. Bussel should have avoided that one.
Bussel throws a hook but Harrison avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harrison cracks a nice hook into Bussel's ribs.
Bussel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harrison lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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 Sydney Bussel will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bussel gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Bussel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harrison jabs Bussel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bussel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harrison looks to land a right hand but Bussel moved out of range.
Harrison throws a front kick aimed at Bussel's knee but Bussel avoids it well.
Harrison throws an overhand right that lands on Bussel's shoulder, as Bussel tries to avoid the shot.
Harrison checks a low kick from Bussel.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harrison.
Bussel wants to clinch.
Bussel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bussel throws a leg kick which misses Harrison's front leg but catches the back leg as Harrison tries to avoid it.
Bussel misses with a low kick.
Sydney Bussel is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Harrison.
Bussel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Harrison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harrison misses with a series of wild punches.
Bussel connects with a leg kick. Harrison looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Harrison checks a low kick from Bussel.
Harrison checks a leg kick nicely.
Harrison works the jab nicely.
Harrison fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bussel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bussel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harrison.
Bussel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bussel tries to close the distance and clinch but Harrison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bussel throws a low kick but Harrison moves out of range easily.
Harrison throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bussel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bussel throws a solid leg kick but Harrison takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bussel.
Harrison lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrison takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Harrison is looking to slow Bussel down with leg kicks.
Bussel thows a leg kick but Harrison checks it
and Harrison counters with a stiff right hand.
Harrison connects with a leg kick. Bussel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Harrison avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Harrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bussel was well out of range. Poor timing from Harrison.

Bussel instigates a clinch.
Bussel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bussel dodges an elbow strike from Harrison.

Harrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Harrison tries to keep at a distance but Bussel has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bussel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sydney Bussel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bussel tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Harrison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harrison throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bussel is looking to land body kicks.
Bussel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harrison lands a nice shot to the body.
Harrison throws a head kick but Bussel moves out of range.
Harrison looks to land a left hand but Bussel moved out of range nicely.
Bussel throws a leg kick but Harrison moved away.
Bussel avoids the body shot from Harrison.
Bussel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bussel is looking to score with low kicks.
Harrison throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison lands with a good body shot.
A combination from Harrison does no damage.
A swing and a miss from Harrison.
Harrison keeps the fight on the outside.
Bussel walks into a straight right hand from Harrison.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bussel throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bussel throws a sloppy head kick and Harrison moves out of range easily.
Bussel tries a head kick but it misses.
Bussel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bussel wants to clinch.
Bussel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bussel tries to clinch but Harrison is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Liam Harrison will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Harrison scores with a nice head shot.
Harrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bussel.
Bussel throws a sloppy head kick and Harrison moves out of range easily.
Bussel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Harrison counters with a nice uppercut.
Harrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bussel throws the kick towards the body but Harrison avoids it.
Harrison throws a big shot that misses.
Bussel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bussel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Harrison paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Bussel closes the distance and clinches.
Bussel keeps control of Harrison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Bussel breaks the clinch.
Harrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bussel moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bussel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harrison has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Bussel instigates a clinch.
Harrison lands an uppercut.
Harrison misses with a punch to the body.

Bussel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bussel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harrison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bussel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Harrison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harrison throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Bussel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Harrison moves out of range of the body kick from Bussel.
Bussel wants to clinch up but Harrison keeps it at a distance.
Bussel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harrison misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick from Bussel misses.
Bussel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bussel tries to clinch up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bussel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harrison works the jab nicely.
Harrison moves out of range as Bussel throws a body kick.
Harrison lands a slapping body shot.
Harrison moves out of range as Bussel throws a body kick.
Harrison circles away from the clinch attempt.

Bussel closes the distance and pushes Harrison back into the ropes.
Harrison misses with an elbow strike.
Bussel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Harrison up against the ropes.
Bussel tries a knee to the head but Harrison blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harrison tries to circle away but Bussel has him pinned against the ropes.
Harrison is looking to break free of the clinch but Bussel has double underhooks.
Harrison is trying to stall.
Bussel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harrison blocks it with crossed arms.

Bussel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bussel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harrison.
Harrison lands a lovely overhand right.
Good shot there by Harrison.
Bussel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bussel moves in looking to clinch but Harrison pushes him off.
Harrison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bussel circles away quickly and effectively.
Harrison scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bone on bone clash there as Harrison blocks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bussel wants to clinch up but Harrison keeps it at a distance.
Harrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bussel.
Bussel misses with a leg kick.
Harrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bussel was well out of range. Poor timing from Harrison.
Bussel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harrison misses with an uppercut.
Harrison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harrison with a nice cross.
Bussel throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bussel wants to clinch.
Harrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Liam Harrison.
I think Harrison 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!
Sydney Bussel retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!