PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Bullworth Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Gonawyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bullworth Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Copperhead Road by Steve Earle. Gonawyn has chosen Crush 'em - Megadeth as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Bullworth Jr
vs
Gonawyn

191 cm
24
257 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

225 cm
21
275 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rusty Bullworth Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Gonawyn!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Bullworth Jr misses with a takedown attempt - Gonawyn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bullworth Jr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gonawyn circles away.

Bullworth Jr darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bullworth Jr wants to control but Gonawyn is keeping him busy.
Gonawyn is looking to improve his position.

Gonawyn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bullworth Jr pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonawyn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bullworth Jr lands strikes from half guard.
Bullworth Jr prevents Gonawyn from standing back up.
Bullworth Jr prevents Gonawyn from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bullworth Jr in particular looking to stall.
Gonawyn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bullworth Jr is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullworth Jr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bullworth Jr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bullworth Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gonawyn defending well though.
Gonawyn is looking to control Bullworth Jr's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gonawyn avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gonawyn looking for submissions off his back.
Gonawyn is trying to stand back up but Bullworth Jr is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullworth Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gonawyn's head.
Bullworth Jr controlling the action here.
Gonawyn is trying to maintain the position but Bullworth Jr is very close to passing his half guard.
Bullworth Jr is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice takedown defense from Gonawyn. No joy for Bullworth Jr on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rusty Bullworth Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Gonawyn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bullworth Jr has his takedown stuffed
and Gonawyn counters with a one-two to the body.
Bullworth Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gonawyn counters with a series of strikes. Bullworth Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rusty Bullworth Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bullworth Jr fails to land the takedown.
Rusty Bullworth Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bullworth Jr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gonawyn defends it nicely.
Gonawyn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bullworth Jr.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rusty Bullworth Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonawyn stuffs the takedown attempt from Bullworth Jr. Bullworth Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Bullworth Jr misses with a takedown attempt

and Gonawyn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bullworth Jr has hold of Gonawyn's hands but Gonawyn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gonawyn with the ground and pound but Bullworth Jr uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Gonawyn stands and throws Bullworth Jr's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bullworth Jr is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonawyn advances to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Gonawyn is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bullworth Jr can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gonawyn with a couple of short strikes.
Bullworth Jr in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gonawyn avoids the attempt from Bullworth Jr to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gonawyn goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Bullworth Jr turns into him and now he's in Gonawyn's guard.
Gonawyn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gonawyn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bullworth Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Gonawyn.
Gonawyn working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonawyn wants to stand up but Bullworth Jr is controlling him.
Bullworth Jr scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bullworth Jr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gonawyn is trying to keep Bullworth Jr in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Gonawyn is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Gonawyn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bullworth Jr looks for a takedown but Gonawyn sprawls well.

Bullworth Jr scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gonawyn pushes Bullworth Jr away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bullworth Jr gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Gonawyn manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullworth Jr is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gonawyn is trying to get back to full guard.
Bullworth Jr slows the pace down in half guard.
Gonawyn wants to control but Bullworth Jr is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullworth Jr takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bullworth Jr thows a huge punch but Gonawyn dodges it nicely.
Bullworth Jr prevents Gonawyn from improving his position.
Gonawyn regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bullworth Jr.
Bullworth Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bullworth Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Gonawyn has wrist control.
Bullworth Jr throwing strikes from guard but Gonawyn blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullworth Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonawyn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonawyn has his hands on Bullworth Jr's head, controlling the position.

Gonawyn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gonawyn keeping moving, preventing Bullworth Jr from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bullworth Jr content to stall in guard here.

Rusty Bullworth Jr has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gonawyn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rusty Bullworth Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bullworth Jr 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rusty Bullworth Jr!
A very excited looking Rusty Bullworth Jr made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.