PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vito Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Split Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vito Corleone is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Corleone
vs
Rush

173 cm
31
180 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

185 cm
23
175 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vito Corleone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Split Rush!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corleone misses with an uppercut.
Rush changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rush shoots in but Corleone avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Corleone keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rush fails with a takedown attempt.
Vito Corleone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Split Rush.
Rush shoots in but Corleone avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rush throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corleone blocks a head kick by Rush.
Corleone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rush tries to score a power double leg takedown but Corleone sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rush somewhat.
A counter left hand to the body from Corleone misses its target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rush drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rush throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Corleone struggling a bit here.
Corleone is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corleone can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone gets back to half guard.
Corleone wants to control but Rush is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rush trying to control from half guard but Corleone is working away.
Corleone on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Corleone tries to get out of the position.
Rush throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rush lands with a punch from half guard.
Corleone wants to get back to his feet.
Corleone throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Rush working Corleone over with strikes.
Corleone has hold of Rush's hands but Rush slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone regains full guard. Nicely done.
Corleone has momentary wrist control but Rush slips an elbow through the middle.
Corleone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rush manages to get himself to full guard.

Rush keeping moving, preventing Corleone from controlling successfully.
Rush is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Corleone's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rush tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Corleone trying to control the position from guard on top but Rush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Corleone stopping the sweep attempt from Rush.
Corleone might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rush is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone won't allow Rush to sweep him here.
Corleone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Corleone throws a big right hand that misses.
Corleone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rush trying to control the position.
Rush controlling Corleone's posture.
Corleone has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rush keeping full guard, as Corleone tries to pass.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rush lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rush throws out a loose jab but Corleone uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Corleone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Split Rush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rush shoots for a double leg takedown but Corleone sprawls well. He's pushed Rush's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Corleone shoots in looking for a takedown. Rush tries to sprawl out of it but Corleone keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rush manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rush is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rush tries to score a power double leg takedown but Corleone sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rush somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Rush with that takedown attempt.
Vito Corleone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Split Rush.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush shoots in for a double leg but Corleone sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Corleone throwing a counter right hand but Rush manages to avoid it.
Rush shoots for a double leg takedown but Corleone sprawls well. He's pushed Rush's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Corleone blocks the leg kick.
Corleone is looking for a counter combo.
Rush misses with an uppercut.
Rush lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Corleone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rush.
Rush fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rush.
Corleone displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone misses with an uppercut. Rush saw that one coming.

Rush shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Corleone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rush winds up and cracks Corleone with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rush sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Corleone defending well though.
Corleone trying to hold on to Rush's head to control him but Rush postures up.
Corleone is looking to improve his position.
Rush looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone manages to get to full guard.
Rush scoring with punches to the head and body.
Corleone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Corleone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rush throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rush throwing strikes but missing.

Rush got a little sloppy there for a moment and Corleone has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rush has managed to get both his arms back between Corleone's legs - danger averted.
Split Rush has got the better of the ground game so far.

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.
Rush working some strikes from top position.
Rush throwing strikes but missing.
Rush won't allow Corleone to sweep him here.
Rush keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Corleone's head.
Rush with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rush working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Corleone's head.
Rush stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Corleone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rush controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Split Rush showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Rush looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Corleone is fending him off so far but Rush persists. Nope, Corleone circles away and we're back to standing.
Corleone went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rush fails with a takedown attempt.
Corleone throwing a counter right hand but Rush manages to avoid it.
Rush will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vito Corleone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Split Rush.
Rush avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rush is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rush misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Corleone was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corleone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rush manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rush is defended easily by Corleone.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush misses with a takedown attempt - Corleone sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fighters circling - Corleone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Corleone misses with a looping right.
Rush misses with a takedown attempt
and Corleone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Rush looking to score a takedown here. Corleone is defending well but Rush drives through and ends up in Corleone's guard.
Rush pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Corleone is keeping the position for now.
Rush postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Corleone is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone wants to control from the top but Rush keeps moving.
Corleone throws a big right hand that misses.
Corleone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Rush keeping moving, preventing Corleone from controlling successfully.
Corleone looking to sit in guard and control but Rush gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Rush looking to pass the guard.

Corleone has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rush can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rush looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Corleone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vito Corleone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Corleone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Corleone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rush.
Rush is pushing down on Corleone's leg trying to pass to half guard. Corleone is fighting to maintain full guard but Rush has managed to sneak the leg through.
Corleone gets back to full guard.
Rush postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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.

Corleone is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rush is aware though and is defending well.
Rush trying to control the position from guard on top but Corleone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Corleone working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Rush has passed into half guard!
Rush not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rush throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Corleone to regain full guard.

Corleone is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rush is aware though and is defending well.
Rush has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rush working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Corleone's head.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vito Corleone.
I think Rush has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Split Rush!
Split Rush seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.