PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bus Rotten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bus Rotten has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Rotten
vs
Christ

185 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bus Rotten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesus Christ!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rotten tries to clinch but Christ moves out of range.
Christ misses with a two punch combination.
Rotten changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Christ tries to avoid it but Rotten manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Christ to the ground. Christ escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rotten throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rotten showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Christ.
Rotten slips a jab and a cross from Christ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Christ.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotten shoots for a takedown but Christ saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Christ swinging wilding here.
Rotten plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rotten scores with a kick to the body.
Rotten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bus Rotten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rotten plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Rotten shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rotten throws a strike but Christ avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rotten trying to control the position from guard on top but Christ is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotten is looking to advance position but Christ has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Rotten tries to hold on but Christ pushes him away.
Rotten tries to reverse the position but Christ maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rotten tries to hold on but Christ postures up.
Rotten keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Christ trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rotten's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Rotten is in all sorts of trouble here.
Christ won't let Rotten get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rotten tries to lock up and control but Christ gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bus Rotten dominated that round.
That's time! Rotten's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rotten dodges the punch combination from Christ.
Rotten tries to clinch up but Christ circles away and keeps his distance.
Christ fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Christ stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rotten tries to clinch there but Christ circles away.
Christ throws a nice looking combination but Rotten bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotten changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Christ tries to avoid it but Rotten manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Christ to the ground. Christ escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rotten fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bus Rotten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rotten shoots in for a takedown but Christ shows good takedown defense.
Bus Rotten is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Christ misses with a series of wild punches.
Jesus Christ is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rotten throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rotten tries to clinch there but Christ circles away.
Rotten tries to clinch there but Christ circles away.
Rotten shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Christ as he avoids it easily.
Rotten scores with a head kick.
A solid body kick from Rotten.
Bus Rotten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rotten digs a good body shot into Christ's ribs.
Rotten throws a head kick that Christ semi-blocks.
Rotten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rotten paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rotten throws a leg kick which misses Christ's front leg but catches the back leg as Christ tries to avoid it.
Rotten lands a slapping body shot.
Christ dodges the punch combination from Rotten.
Rotten shoots in but Christ avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rotten shoots for a double leg takedown but Christ sprawls well. He's pushed Rotten's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bus Rotten dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Rotten lands a head kick. Christ smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Christ falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rotten counters with a big head kick but Christ shrugs it off.
Rotten shoots in for a takedown but Christ shows good takedown defense.
Rotten shoots for a double leg takedown but Christ sprawls well. He's pushed Rotten's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Christ throws a combination that misses
and Rotten finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rotten fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christ.
Rotten fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bus Rotten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christ throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rotten counters with a body kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Christ in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Christ stuffs the takedown.
Rotten shoots in but no luck this time.
Rotten misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Christ stuffs the takedown.
Rotten scores with a head kick.
Christ throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rotten counters with a body kick.
Christ has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rotten.
Rotten throws a leg kick which misses Christ's front leg but catches the back leg as Christ tries to avoid it.
Rotten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotten throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Christ's waist but Christ gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rotten off to one side.
Christ throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rotten counters with a head kick.
Rotten throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Christ's head.
A solid body kick from Rotten.
Christ takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice takedown defense from Christ. No joy for Rotten on that attempt.
Rotten lands a really nice looking cross but Christ seems unphased.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotten tries to clinch up.
Christ blocks a head kick by Rotten.
Rotten shoots in looking for a takedown. Christ tries to sprawl out of it but Rotten keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Christ manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick from Rotten lands but Christ takes it in his stride.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bus Rotten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rotten has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bus Rotten!