PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genghis Ron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ron has chosen Carmina Burana O Fortuna as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Kush
vs
Ron

188 cm
23
158 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

170 cm
26
155 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bubba Kush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Genghis Ron!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kush jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kush misses with a body shot.
Ron misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ron misses with a straight right.
Kush lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ron will feel that in the morning.
Ron throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kush looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Kush gets a double leg takedown into Ron's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kush postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kush stays in close to Ron's body and controls the position.
Ron avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kush looking to pass the guard.
Ron keeping moving, preventing Kush from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ron is trying to control the position but Kush postures up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ron misses with a straight right.

Kush drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kush wants to control from the top but Ron keeps moving.
Ron controlling the position.
Ron keeping moving, preventing Kush from controlling successfully.
Kush postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush trying to control the position from guard on top but Ron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ron is looking to stand up but Kush isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kush buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ron fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ron listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kush darts in looking for a takedown but Ron gets double underhooks and turns Kush into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ron misses with a hook
and Kush makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ron lands with an overhand left.

It looks like Bubba Kush has been cut.
Ron throws a right hand that Kush ducks under and follows up with a left that Kush also avoids with ease.

Kush closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ron's guard.
Kush stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ron swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kush accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kush trying to control the position from guard on top but Ron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been informed that Ron has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kush is looking to pass into half guard but Ron pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ron is in guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ron loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ron throws a strike but Kush rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Kush content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ron really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kush. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ron trying to keep a closed guard but Kush is proving a slippery customer.
Kush lands a couple of elbows.
Kush throwing strikes from guard but Ron blocks nicely.
Kush with a flurry of punches that miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kush in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kush is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bubba Kush dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bubba Kush's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kush throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kush looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ron looks to land a left hand but Kush moved out of range nicely.

Ron closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Ron.

Kush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kush bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kush throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kush working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kush is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ron can do to turn this around?
Ron is trying to control Kush's posture but Kush avoids it.
Kush has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kush is looking to take a break and control but Ron is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kush really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kush tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ron being controlled for a moment.
The ground and pound from Kush seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

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.
Kush throws an elbow but Ron slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ron tries to bench press Kush off him but Kush keeps the position.
Kush tries to score with some ground and pound. Ron controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ron defending against the ground and pound.
Kush tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kush will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Kush tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kush looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ron is avoiding damage well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ron tries to escape but Kush is in control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kush keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ron misses with a looping left.
Kush changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ron looks to land a left hand but Kush moved out of range nicely.
Ron keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ron bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kush takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ron pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ron misses with a looping right.
Kush throws a counter high kick but Ron was just alert enough to avoid it.
Ron fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kush drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ron sprawls and moves away.
Kush throws a jab but it's blocked by Ron.
Ron throws a right hand that Kush ducks under and follows up with a left that Kush also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ron looks to land a left hand but Kush moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Kush finds it's way through Ron's defenses.
Kush dodges the punch combination from Ron.
Ron tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kush swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kush appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kush avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ron might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ron pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kush changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kush with a hook.
Kush doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ron counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bubba Kush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ron walks into a left hand.
Genghis Ron seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ron cracks Kush with a good jab.
Ron defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kush.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ron! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Genghis Ron will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bubba Kush's cut.
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.

Ron throws a body shot but no joy.
Kush looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Kush gets the takedown into side control.
Ron struggling a bit here.
Kush throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Ron works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Ron regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kush trying to control the position from guard on top but Ron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kush looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush wants to control from the top but Ron keeps moving.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kush buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ron scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kush pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ron loads up on a big right hand but Kush slips the punch.
Kush ducks under a wild hook from Ron.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kush. Ron shrugs it off though.

Kush scores with a takedown into Ron's guard.
Kush pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ron is keeping the position for now.
Kush wants to control from the top but Ron keeps moving.
Kush's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kush stopping the sweep attempt from Ron.
Kush wants to control from the top but Ron keeps moving.
Kush content to stall in guard here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ron defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kush.
Kush throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ron's head.
Jab by Ron.
Ron displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ron shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kush's guard.

Kush is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ron chips away with some ground and pound.
Ron throws an elbow that misses. Kush uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ron's guard. Nice move by Kush!

Kush loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kush is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bubba Kush showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kush 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bubba Kush!