PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Wazowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Wazowski
vs
Bush

169 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Zombie Nutrition - LOD

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Wazowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Bush!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bush fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bush closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bush looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wazowski throws a head kick that misses.
Bush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wazowski with a hook.

Bush closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wazowski lands a right hand.
Wazowski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bush is trying to stall.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bush drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wazowski gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wazowski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bush looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bush takes a shot to the head.
Wazowski has Bush pushed against the cage.

Wazowski manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wazowski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Bush misses.
Bush wants to clinch
and Bush takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wazowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Bush swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bush wants to clinch up but Wazowski keeps it at a distance.
Wazowski misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bush throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wazowski was covering up waiting for the punch and Bush finishes the takedown easily into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bush sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wazowski's guard.
Bush looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wazowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bush lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wazowski is trying to stand up here but Bush is controlling him well.
Bush not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bush not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bush throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bush sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wazowski defending well though.
Bush throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bush keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Bush dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bush looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bush's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bush chips away with some ground and pound.
Bush sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush postures up in Wazowski's guard and throws a big left but Wazowski blocks it.
Bush not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bush is in close to Wazowski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bush keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wazowski's head.
Bush loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wazowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
George Bush has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bush stands and throws Wazowski's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bush scoring with punches and elbows.
Bush moves into full mount!
Wazowski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bush on the ground.
Poor strikes thrown by Bush there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bush lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bush lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wazowski hang on?
Bush controlling the pace for now.
Bush with the ground and pound from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wazowski?
Bush looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wazowski taking shots to the head.
Bush takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wazowski is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Bush throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bush controlling the pace for now.
Bush is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bush throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Wazowski because Bush loaded up on that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bush controlling from mount.
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 Wazowski's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bush looking to finish Wazowski with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wazowski!
Bush landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Bush 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! This is the final round!

Bush avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bush throws a wild body kick that Wazowski sees coming a mile off.
Bush tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Wazowski. Those never looked like landing.
Horrible takedown by Wazowski or perhaps it was just good defense by Bush which made him look bad.
George Bush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Wazowski misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wazowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bush moves to clinch but Wazowski breaks away

and Wazowski counters by moving into the clinch.
Bush misses with a knee strike.

Wazowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bush clinches.
Bush is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wazowski is keeping busy.
Bush tries to break free but Wazowski pushes him back against the cage.
Wazowski scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wazowski lands a body shot.
Bush blocks a body shot from Wazowski.

Wazowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch but Wazowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wazowski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
George Bush is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bush moves in looking to clinch but Wazowski pushes him off.
Wazowski throws a head kick that misses.
Wazowski looks to land a body kick but Bush moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wazowski tries a low kick but Bush avoids it.
Wazowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wazowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bush tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wazowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wazowski misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wazowski gets caught flat footed, as Bush shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mike Wazowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bush slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bush scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bush sitting in guard here, content to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Bush comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bush winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for George Bush!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for George Bush!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for George Bush!

George Bush wins by unanimous decision!
Jumping up and down and very excited, George Bush waved his t-shirt featuring Zombie Nutrition - LOD 's logo in front of the cameras.