PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between neva scuuurd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Busch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think scuuurd might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to we aint scared. The key to victory for neva scuuurd has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

scuuurd
vs
Busch

195 cm
23
278 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

197 cm
20
272 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Monster MMA

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, neva scuuurd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Busch!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Busch scores with a punch to the head.
scuuurd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Busch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like neva scuuurd has been cut.

Busch shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
scuuurd trying to control but Busch postures up.
scuuurd is holding on to half guard well.
scuuurd tries to roll over but Busch keeps him under control.
Busch trying to control the action but scuuurd is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
scuuurd is trying to control but can't.
scuuurd is not content to let Busch control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
scuuurd is controlling Busch's trapped leg to prevent Busch from advancing to side control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
scuuurd fails with an attempt to clinch.
scuuurd tries to clinch there but Busch circles away.
neva scuuurd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Busch gets the takedown into side control.
scuuurd wants to control but Busch postures up.
Busch working the ground and pound but scuuurd is defending the strikes.
scuuurd can't do much from the bottom here.
scuuurd tries to improve position but can't.
scuuurd sneaks back into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Busch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
scuuurd is staying active underneath Busch, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Busch takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Busch prevents scuuurd from improving his position.
Busch trying to mount his opponent but scuuurd defends it.
scuuurd holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Busch is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
scuuurd trying to control but Busch postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Busch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
scuuurd fails with an attempt to clinch.
Busch uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
scuuurd takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - scuuurd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
scuuurd is looking to clinch but Busch is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
scuuurd fails in his attempt to clinch.
scuuurd is looking to clinch.
scuuurd is looking to clinch.

scuuurd gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
scuuurd has Busch pulled in close to control his posture.
scuuurd bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Busch's guard.
Busch looking to control.
scuuurd controls from within his opponent's guard.
Busch lands an upkick as scuuurd stands over him.
Busch looking for a sweep. Not yet Busch, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Busch pulls scuuurd in to control the position.
scuuurd trying to control but Busch is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
scuuurd fails with an attempt to clinch.
neva scuuurd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - scuuurd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
scuuurd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - scuuurd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
scuuurd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
scuuurd tries to clinch up but Busch circles away and keeps his distance.
scuuurd is looking to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Busch or perhaps it was just good defense by scuuurd which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Busch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on neva scuuurd's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

scuuurd moves in looking to clinch but Busch pushes him off.
Busch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
scuuurd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Busch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
scuuurd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Busch swats away the attempt to clinch by scuuurd.
Busch tries to land a leg kick but scuuurd saw it coming and moves away.
scuuurd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
scuuurd tries to close the distance and clinch but Busch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
scuuurd moves in looking to clinch but Busch pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
scuuurd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Busch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
scuuurd fails with an attempt to clinch.
Busch swats away the attempt to clinch by scuuurd.
Busch closes the distance and clinches up with scuuurd, looking for a takedown. Busch pushes scuuurd against the cage but scuuurd circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
scuuurd tries to clinch but Busch is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Busch keeps the fight on the outside.
scuuurd fails in his attempt to clinch.
scuuurd tries to clinch up but Busch circles away and keeps his distance.

scuuurd gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
scuuurd looking to control.
scuuurd looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Busch sitting in guard, not really doing much.
scuuurd is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Busch is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
scuuurd looking for a sweep. Not yet scuuurd, not yet.
scuuurd bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Busch's guard.
Busch throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
scuuurd stops Busch from standing up.
Busch striking off his back but it's not causing scuuurd any problems.
scuuurd won't allow Busch to sweep him here.
Busch is breathing heavily.
Busch working a defensive guard here.
Busch keeping moving, preventing scuuurd from controlling successfully.
scuuurd controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
scuuurd is looking to clinch but Busch is avoiding it.

Busch closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Busch lands in his opponent's guard.
Busch is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
scuuurd looking for a sweep. Not yet scuuurd, not yet.
Busch must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Busch trying to control but scuuurd is working from the bottom.
scuuurd seems keen to control Busch's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Busch sitting in guard here, content to control.
scuuurd is controlling Busch's posture.
scuuurd is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Busch wants to control from the top but scuuurd keeps moving.
scuuurd looking to hit a scissor sweep but Busch is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Busch throwing strikes from guard but scuuurd blocks nicely.
scuuurd pulls Busch in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Busch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on neva scuuurd's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

scuuurd is looking to clinch but Busch is avoiding it.
Busch clobbers scuuurd with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
scuuurd doesn't manage to clinch there - Busch circles away.
Busch keeps the fight on the outside.
scuuurd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Busch circles away from the clinch attempt.

Busch scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
scuuurd gets back to full guard.
scuuurd is controlling Busch's posture.
scuuurd wants to sweep but no luck.
Busch wants to control from the top but scuuurd keeps moving.
Busch might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control scuuurd kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
scuuurd working a defensive guard but Busch manages to pass into side control anyway.
scuuurd is not content to let Busch control the position.
Busch working away.
Busch connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused scuuurd some visible discomfort.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
scuuurd is looking to clinch but Busch is avoiding it.
Busch keeps the fight on the outside.
neva scuuurd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
scuuurd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Busch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
scuuurd tries to clinch but Busch moves out of range.
scuuurd takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Busch drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
scuuurd struggling a bit here.
scuuurd sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Busch controlling the pace.
Harry Busch has got the better of the ground game so far.
Busch is keen to just control but scuuurd is a slippery customer.
scuuurd is trying to control but can't.
Busch is keen to just control but scuuurd is a slippery customer.
Busch tries to stand but his hand is stuck under scuuurd.
scuuurd slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
scuuurd is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

scuuurd looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Busch shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Busch was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Busch sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
scuuurd tries to hold on but Busch pushes him away.
scuuurd taking shots to the head.
scuuurd is squirming around, avoiding Busch's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
scuuurd is looking to get to half guard.
scuuurd tries to hold on but Busch pushes him away.
scuuurd takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Busch landing strikes from the mount and scuuurd is in trouble!
scuuurd is working to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Busch.
scuuurd is squirming around, avoiding Busch's attempts to control the action.
neva scuuurd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Busch avoids the attempt from scuuurd to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Busch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Busch 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Busch!