PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Schlimen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schlimen comes to the cage accompanied by Schlime On. Kush has chosen Devin The Dude - Doobie Ashtray as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Schlimen
vs
Kush

173 cm
27
170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

184 cm
21
168 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Pirates Powder
Conquer

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The Big Kabosh

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Schlimen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Kush!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kush throws a good cross that connects.
Nice jab there from Kush.
Schlimen misses with a left hand
and Kush counters with a good, hard body kick but Schlimen shrugs it off.
Kush misses the jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kush.
Kush misses with a looping right.
Kush ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schlimen moves away.
Schlimen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Schlimen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Schlimen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A bone on bone clash there as Schlimen blocks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Kush misses its intended target.
Kush lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kush throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kush is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush throws a low kick but it's checked well by Schlimen.
Kush smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Schlimen throws an overhand right that lands on Kush's shoulder, as Kush tries to avoid the shot.
Kush takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Schlimen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kush.
Kush tries to clinch up
and Schlimen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kush doesn't manage to clinch there - Schlimen circles away.
Nice body punch from Kush.
Schlimen lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kush fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Schlimen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schlimen sizes up Kush with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Schlimen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kush is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kush has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Schlimen tries a head kick but it misses.
Kush cracks Schlimen with an open hand slap.
Schlimen thows a body shot but no joy.
Kush looks to land a right hand but Schlimen moved out of range.
Kush looks to score with a jab to the body but Schlimen is just out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Kush there.
Schlimen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Schlimen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schlimen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schlimen avoids the body shot from Kush.
Kush lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schlimen circles away quickly and effectively.
Schlimen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kush doesn't manage to clinch there - Schlimen circles away.
Kush scores with a crisp jab that stopped Schlimen in his tracks.
Kush rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Schlimen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice jab there from Schlimen.
Kush throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kush moves away from the strike by Schlimen.
Kush scores with a leg kick.
Kush avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schlimen misses with a body shot.
Schlimen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kush is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Schlimen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Schlimen lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schlimen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kush tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schlimen was well out of range. Poor timing from Kush.
Kush throws an overhand right that lands on Schlimen's shoulder, as Schlimen tries to avoid the shot.
Kush throws a leg kick but Schlimen checks it.
Schlimen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kush is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Schlimen moves away from the strike by Kush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schlimen throws a series of punches but Kush moves out of range.
Schlimen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kush fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Kush dominated that round.
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.

Schlimen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kush.
Kush scores with a punch to the head.
Kush goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kush looks to score with a jab to the body but Schlimen is just out of range.
Schlimen throws a poor cross that misses
and Kush counters with an outside leg kick.
Kush walks into a stiff left hand from Schlimen.
Schlimen throws an overhand right that lands on Kush's shoulder, as Kush tries to avoid the shot.
Schlimen misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Schlimen.
Schlimen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Schlimen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schlimen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schlimen ducks under a wild hook from Kush.
Schlimen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Schlimen slips a jab and a cross from Kush.
Schlimen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kush loads up on a big right hand but Schlimen slips the punch.
Kush bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Schlimen's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schlimen. Kush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kush throws the left hand but Schlimen avoids the punch easily.
Kush buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Schlimen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kush tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schlimen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush looks to land a left hand but Schlimen moved out of range nicely.

Kush closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Schlimen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schlimen blocks an uppercut.
Schlimen misses with some punches.
Schlimen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schlimen keeps control of Kush as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kush wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Kush's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kush fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kush is looking to clinch.
Schlimen defending well as Kush loads up on a big left hand.
Kush misses with an uppercut. Schlimen saw that one coming.
Joe Kush seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kush cracks Schlimen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush closes the distance looking to clinch
and Schlimen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kush throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Schlimen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kush swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schlimen dodges the punch combination from Kush.
Kush misses with a body kick.
Kush connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kush uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schlimen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kush finds it's way through Schlimen's defenses.
A jab from Kush does it's job there.
Kush throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kush swings away with a body shot that misses
and Schlimen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kush fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Schlimen on the side of the head.
Kush lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kush misses with a hook. Schlimen ducked under it nicely.
Schlimen throws a right hand that Kush ducks under and follows up with a left that Kush also avoids with ease.
That kick from Kush tenderised Schlimen's leg. Schlimen is trying to keep his angry face on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Kush misses its intended target.
Kush misses with a straight left.
Schlimen ducks under a wild hook from Kush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Kush 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!

Kush looks for the body kick but Schlimen saw that one coming.
Kush just misses with a punch to the body.
Kush swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schlimen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kush finds it's way round the side to connect with Schlimen's head.
Kush jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kush pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joe Kush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Schlimen - just one landing.
Kush looks to land a left hand but Schlimen moved out of range nicely.
Kush ducks under a wild hook from Schlimen.
Kush on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Schlimen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kush throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Kush.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Schlimen drops Kush with a beautiful combination! Kush stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Schlimen is looking for the KO!

Kush is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schlimen cracks Kush with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Kush falls to his knees and Schlimen doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Schlimen!
A determined Bruce Schlimen didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
In defeat, Joe Kush stepped up to the mic, saying 'Wait... what? Why?'.