PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Wyane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rush comes into the arena with Scandal / Shunkan Sentimental blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Rush
vs
Wyane

179 cm
20
180 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

187 cm
21
176 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Good gas tank

BeastMode

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brandon Rush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Wyane!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rush throws out a loose jab but Wyane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wyane looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wyane throws a head kick that Rush semi-blocks.
Wyane is looking to slow Rush down with leg kicks.
Wyane misses with a leg kick.
Wyane throws a right hand that misses
and Rush counters with a series of strikes. Wyane will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wyane looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wyane throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wyane fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wyane moves away from the strike by Rush.
Wyane lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rush misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rush showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wyane.
Rush throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wyane stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Rush as he checks the leg kick.
Wyane throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wyane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wyane tries to close the distance and clinch but Rush swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wyane takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rush on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wyane lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rush misses with a wild body shot.
Wyane misses with a right hand
and Rush counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rush circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wyane feints and then cracks Rush's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rush down.
Rush throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rush has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nyrkkipaja in the buildup to the fight.
Rush displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wyane.

Wyane moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wyane told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Wyane lands with a left to the head.

It looks like Brandon Rush has been cut.

Wyane pulls guard.

Wyane is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rush defends well.

Rush got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wyane has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rush has managed to get both his arms back between Wyane's legs - danger averted.

Wyane looking for a guillotine here but Rush defends easily.
Wyane working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wyane throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Rush escapes and throws Wyane's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Wyane tries to bench press Rush off him but Rush keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wyane gets back to half guard.

Wyane actively working from the bottom here.
Wyane regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wyane looking to control.

Wyane is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rush defends well.
Wyane looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rush is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Wyane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Rush's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wyane jabs Rush right on the nose. Rush blinks but takes it well.
Wyane connects with a high kick.
Wyane lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rush takes a step back to recover.
Wyane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rush blocks a head kick by Wyane.
Wyane throws a good cross that connects.
Wyane misses with a takedown attempt
and Rush counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wyane fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wyane is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rush sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brandon Rush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Wyane.
Jab by Rush.
Wyane is looking to chop away at Rush's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyane fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wyane.
Wyane throws a leg kick which misses Rush's front leg but catches the back leg as Rush tries to avoid it.
Rush throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Wyane tries to counter it with a takedown but Rush pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wyane misses with a head kick.
It looked like Rush was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wyane.
Wyane closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rush circles away.
Rush was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rush's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wyane connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rush scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Rush does it's job there.
Wyane looks to clinch
and Rush counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rush misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wyane.
Wyane changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rush takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wyane throws a body punch but Rush moves out of range.
Wyane tries a head kick but it misses.
Wyane misses with a right hand
and Rush counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wyane misses with a takedown attempt - Rush sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rush takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wyane tries to clinch but Rush is having none of it.
Wyane fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Rush on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rush takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick by Wyane misses
and Rush counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wyane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A counter left hand to the body from Rush misses its target.
Rush keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wyane lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rush is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wyane looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wyane looks to land a right hand but Rush moved out of range.
Wyane is looking to chop away at Rush's legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Rush misses the target.
Wyane feints and then cracks Rush's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rush down.
Wyane throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rush throws a big shot that misses.
Wyane misses with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wyane.
Rush throws an overhand right that lands on Wyane's shoulder, as Wyane tries to avoid the shot.
Wyane has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rush takes a swing at Wyane's ribcage but misses.
Wyane lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rush misses with a series of wild punches.
Rush misses with a straight right.
Rush blocks a jab.
Bruce Wyane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rush misses with an uppercut. Wyane saw that one coming.

Wyane rushes Rush and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wyane has a couple of punches blocked by Rush.
Wyane goes for a takedown attempt but Rush pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rush ducks under a wild hook from Wyane.
Wyane tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rush counters with a right hand to the body.
Wyane throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brandon Rush is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Rush misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wyane, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wyane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rush misses with an uppercut.
Rush misses the shot to the body.
Rush blocks a jab.
Wyane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rush manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Rush misses its intended target.
Rush displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wyane throws out the jab.
Rush swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good leg kick by Wyane there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wyane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A clash of legs there as Rush blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Wyane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brandon Rush's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Wyane throws a solid leg kick but Rush takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wyane.
Rush scores with a nice strike.
Wyane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rush counters with a stiff right hand.
Wyane takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wyane scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rush in his tracks.
Wyane misses with a takedown attempt - Rush sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bruce Wyane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wyane takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wyane fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rush throwing a counter right hand but Wyane manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wyane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rush throws out a loose jab but Wyane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rush looks to land a left hand but Wyane moved out of range nicely.
Rush scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rush takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyane looks for a takedown but Rush sprawls well.
A little feinted left hand from Rush on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brandon Rush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Wyane.
Wyane connects with a solid leg kick.
Wyane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rush.
Wyane scores with the left hand. Rush knows he should have avoided that one.
Wyane looks for a takedown but Rush sprawls well.
Wyane scores with a nice right hand.
Wyane is looking to slow Rush down with leg kicks.
Wyane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rush misses with a straight left.
Rush lands with a right hand.
Wyane misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyane moves away from the strike by Rush.
Wyane wants to clinch.
Wyane throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rush counters with a nice uppercut.

Wyane is rocked!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wyane.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Rush misses.
No joy there for Rush, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wyane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Wyane misses.
A combination from Wyane does no damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wyane lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rush has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rush and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rush was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rush lands a glancing blow to the side of Wyane's head.
Wyane tries to clinch but Rush is having none of it.
Wyane fails with the takedown
and Wyane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wyane is still on wobbly legs! Can Rush finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyane misses with a two punch combination.
Wyane seems to have recovered his senses.
Wyane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wyane will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
An attempted straight right counter from Rush misses the target.
Wyane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rush blocks a jab.
Rush throws an overhand right that lands on Wyane's shoulder, as Wyane tries to avoid the shot.
Wyane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wyane - that will leave a mark!
Rush lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wyane throws a lazy right hand but Rush sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rush is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wyane shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rush pinned against the cage. Rush gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A telegraphed right hand from Wyane misses the target.
Wyane fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rush connects with a looping right hand.
Wyane looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wyane misses with a hook. Rush ducked under it nicely.
Rush tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wyane was well out of range. Poor timing from Rush.
Wyane shoots and misses
and Rush counters with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rush cracks Wyane with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wyane connects with an inside leg kick.
Rush swats away the attempt to clinch by Wyane.
Rush rushes Wyane with punches - Wyane moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Wyane goes down! Rush follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Rush!
After winning the bout, Brandon Rush thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.