PBP Commentary

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

Starburst
vs
Bush

185 cm
20
182 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
27
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zeddicus Starburst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Razor Bush!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bush tries for a takedown but Starburst sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Starburst connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Danga de danga de dang - Starburst scores with a four punch combination!
Starburst defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bush.
Starburst throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bush fails with a takedown attempt.
Zeddicus Starburst has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Razor Bush.
Starburst circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bush tries to clinch there but Starburst circles away.
Starburst lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bush's sensitive parts.
Bush blocks the body kick.
Starburst lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bush keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Starburst lands with a cross.
A bone on bone clash there as Bush blocks the leg kick.
Bush fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bush shoots in but Starburst avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Starburst scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bush takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bush chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Starburst can pounce on him.

Bush changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Starburst looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bush wants to lay and pray for a moment but Starburst keeps working.

Bush goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Starburst has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bush but great work by Starburst.
Bush looks gassed!
Bush is being controlled here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Starburst working away.
Bush is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Bush's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bush holds on to Starburst's head and controls the position momentarily.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Razor Bush hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Starburst changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Bush shoots in and gets a takedown into Starburst's guard.
Bush throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starburst keeping full guard, as Bush tries to pass.
Bush wants to stand and escape but instead Starburst has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Starburst won't allow Bush to sweep him here.
Bush wants to stand up but Starburst is controlling him.
Bush tries to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bush throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bush has Starburst pulled in close to control his posture.
Starburst has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Starburst not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Zeddicus Starburst has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bush shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Starburst but Starburst pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeddicus Starburst 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.

The fight stays on the outside here - Bush looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Starburst tries to sprawl but Bush drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bush tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Bush not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bush works his way into full mount!
Bush throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Starburst because Bush loaded up on that one.
Bush looking to control but Starburst is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bush is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Starburst can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bush has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bush trying to control but Starburst is having none of it.
Bush lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Starburst hang on?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bush has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Starburst's face.
Bush thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bush sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bush wants to control the pace but Starburst is squirming around nicely.
Starburst is in a horrible position here. Bush smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bush tries to control but Starburst wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Bush goes for an armbar but Starburst turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Starburst.
Bush controlling Starburst's posture.
Bush is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starburst trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bush working a defensive guard but Starburst manages to pass into side control anyway.
Bush is trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Razor Bush showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Starburst connects with a crisp jab.
Bush shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Starburst as he avoids it easily.
Starburst with a nice cross.
Bush doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Starburst counters with an outside leg kick.
Bush shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Starburst sprawls well. Starburst wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bush gets slowly back to his feet.
Zeddicus Starburst has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Razor Bush.
Bush blocks a head kick by Starburst.
Bush tries to clinch up.
Razor Bush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Starburst scores with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Starburst.
Bush takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starburst connects with a leg kick. Bush looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Starburst plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Starburst lands with a hook. Bush tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bush takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Starburst lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Starburst scores with a head kick. Bush tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Bush is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bush.
Bush is still in real trouble! Can Starburst finish him?
Starburst is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bush not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bush seems to have recovered his senses.
Bush not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bush is trying to control the action in half guard but Starburst is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bush tries to pass the half guard into mount. Starburst knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bush thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starburst is not content to let Bush control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Razor Bush was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bush shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Starburst as he avoids it easily.
Starburst lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Zeddicus Starburst is winning the standup battle so far.
Bush changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Starburst tries to avoid it but Bush manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Starburst to the ground. Starburst escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Starburst scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bush shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Starburst manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Starburst looking to control.
Bush throws a big elbow that misses.
Bush looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Starburst is keeping the position for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Zeddicus Starburst just wasn't active enough.
Starburst throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice takedown defense from Starburst. No joy for Bush on that attempt.
Bush tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starburst. Bush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Starburst throws a sloppy head kick and Bush moves out of range easily.
Starburst throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Starburst catches Bush right on the button with a cross.
Starburst misses with a body kick.
Bush misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Starburst connects with a leg kick. Bush looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Starburst scores with a leg kick.
Starburst feints a jab promting Bush to slip. Starburst then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bush slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bush moves out of range as Starburst throws a body kick.
Bush tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Starburst swivels and escapes.
Starburst lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bush takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Starburst connects with a right hand. Bush shakes it off.
Starburst looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Starburst scores with a kick to the midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zeddicus Starburst showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Starburst has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeddicus Starburst!
Zeddicus Starburst seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.