PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Bush (ranked 7300 p4p, 0 weight class) and WoW WoW (ranked 23814 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Bush
vs
WoW

183 cm
19
200 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

183 cm
19
200 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, WoW WoW!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.

WoW drives through and clinches with Bush against the cage.
Bush tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bush effectively controlling the action here.
WoW tries a body shot but Bush blocks it.
Bush manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
WoW tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.

WoW pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

WoW moves into the clinch.
WoW struggles to land a body shot inside as Bush controls his hands.
WoW misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bush doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
WoW can't break the clinch.
Bush presses WoW against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bush tries to throw a body punch but WoW avoids it by throwing Bush back against the cage.
WoW is leaning against Bush and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
WoW blocks a body shot from Bush.
Bush lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down WoW.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
WoW tries to work over Bush's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
WoW tries a body shot but Bush blocks it.
Bush tries to throw a body punch but WoW avoids it by throwing Bush back against the cage.
Bush is trying to force a seperation but WoW has the dominant position.
WoW avoiding damage as Bush throws knees to the body.
Bush tries to work over WoW's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bush tries to circle away but WoW has him pinned against the cage.
WoW tries a body shot but Bush blocks it.
Bush gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from WoW.
Bush tries to throw a body punch but WoW avoids it by throwing Bush back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bush tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but WoW WoW will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bush wants to clinch up but WoW keeps it at a distance.

Bush gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bush tries to work over WoW's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bush goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
WoW tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bush just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bush has clasped his hands together around WoW's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

WoW throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch but WoW swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
WoW is trying to counter with his kicks.

WoW gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bush tries to work over WoW's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

WoW breaks from the clinch.

WoW gets tackled into the cage by Bush. Bush maintains the clinch.
WoW misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
WoW lands a nice shot to the body.

WoW manages to break the clinch.
WoW has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bush fails with an attempt to clinch.

WoW tries to keep at a distance but Bush has taken the fight into the clinch.

Bush gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, WoW regains guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush trying to control the position from guard on top but WoW is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
WoW wants to get back to his feet but Bush is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bush wants to stand but WoW is controlling his posture from full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bush controls from within his opponent's guard.

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!
Bush uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that George Bush will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but WoW paws at him with a jab and circles away.

WoW fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bush, pushing him back against the cage.
Bush misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bush misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
WoW prevents a body shot from Bush.
Bush has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. WoW is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
WoW tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
WoW has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bush after a bit of a struggle.
Bush misses with a shot to the kidneys.
WoW misses with a punch to the body.
WoW tries to break the clinch but Bush is controlling the position.
WoW goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

WoW breaks from the clinch.

WoW has managed to clinch.
WoW can't find room to land a body shot as Bush controls the action.
Bush goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bush lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
WoW misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush is working WoW over against the cage.
George Bush has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for WoW.
Bush wants to take the fight to the mat but WoW manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bush tries to throw a body punch but WoW avoids it by throwing Bush back against the cage.
WoW tries for a takedown but Bush manages to get underhooks.
Bush goes for a takedown in the clinch but WoW prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Bush. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bush struggles to land a body shot inside as WoW controls his hands.
WoW tries to work over Bush's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
WoW struggles to land a body shot inside as Bush controls his hands.
Bush tries to work over WoW's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bush tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and WoW avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
WoW WoW comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think WoW 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... WoW WoW!