PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slow Fade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Busch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slow Fade has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Fade
vs
Busch

198 cm
20
245 lbs
5 - 1 - 1

197 cm
21
272 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Slow Fade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Busch!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fade just misses with a punch to the body.
Busch dodges the punch combination from Fade.
Fade lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Busch at a distance.

Busch feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Busch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Busch looking to pass the guard.
Fade wants to sweep here but Busch controlling him for the moment.
Busch trying to control but Fade is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Busch looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fade keeping moving, preventing Busch from controlling successfully.

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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Busch misses with a wild combination.
Busch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fade counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Busch fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fade, pushing him back against the cage.

Busch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Busch moves forwards but Fade connects with a nice, crisp jab.

It looks like Harry Busch has been cut.
Busch misses with a low kick.
Fade throws a leg kick but Busch sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fade scores with a hook.
Fade takes a swing at Busch's ribcage but misses.
Busch with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fade to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Fade.
Fade lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Busch can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Fade and Busch drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Fade.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slow Fade!