PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boris Bulletzowich (ranked 408 p4p, 56 weight class) and Gustavo Fring (ranked 1199 p4p, 159 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Bulletzowich
vs
Fring

175 cm
24
186 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

185 cm
20
175 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boris Bulletzowich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustavo Fring!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulletzowich closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fring circles away.
Fring connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fring jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fring thuds a left hand into Bulletzowich's body.
Bulletzowich shoots and misses
and Fring counters with a nice uppercut.
Bulletzowich shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fring as he avoids it easily.
It seemed like Fring was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris Bulletzowich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fring lands a body shot.
Fring thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bulletzowich has his takedown stuffed
letting Fring counter with a right hand.
No luck for Bulletzowich with that takedown attempt.
Fring bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bulletzowich's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bulletzowich looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Fring!
Bulletzowich throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bulletzowich working the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulletzowich working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bulletzowich is looking to take a break and control but Fring is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bulletzowich throws a strike aimed at the side of Fring's head but Fring avoids it well.
Bulletzowich sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Fring is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bulletzowich misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Fring parries the strikes from Bulletzowich easily there. Bulletzowich is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Fring to escape.
Bulletzowich trying to control the action but Fring is working from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Bulletzowich are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bulletzowich working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bulletzowich 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
You can see the frustration on Fring's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ground and pound from Bulletzowich seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bulletzowich grinds an elbow into Fring's temple.
Bulletzowich fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bulletzowich in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Fring gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Bulletzowich's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Fring is controlling Bulletzowich's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Bulletzowich missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bulletzowich works his way into full mount!
Fring is in a horrible position here. Bulletzowich smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

It looks like Gustavo Fring has been cut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bulletzowich throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bulletzowich throws a wild left hand from mount and Fring manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Bulletzowich is looking to advance position but Fring won't allow it.
Bulletzowich is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fring is looking to improve his position.
Fring is staying active underneath Bulletzowich, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bulletzowich is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Fring!
Bulletzowich in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fring is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bulletzowich throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Fring because Bulletzowich loaded up on that one.
Bulletzowich thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fring is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fring lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bulletzowich at a distance.

Fring tries to sprawl but Bulletzowich drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bulletzowich drops an elbow to the side of Fring's head.
Boris Bulletzowich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bulletzowich has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bulletzowich with shots to the head and body - Fring looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bulletzowich lands a big shot there that rocks Fring but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bulletzowich fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bulletzowich scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bulletzowich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fring can do to turn this around?
Bulletzowich fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bulletzowich in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bulletzowich misses with a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulletzowich landing strikes from the mount.

That has opened up Gustavo Fring's cut even more.
Bulletzowich lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Fring is rocked!

The cut above Gustavo Fring's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bulletzowich loads up with a big shot that hurts Fring! He's pulled Bulletzowich in close but Bulletzowich has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Fring survive? More strikes from Bulletzowich and Fring is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Boris Bulletzowich!
Boris Bulletzowich retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Boris Bulletzowich rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.