PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aisland Bounser (ranked 4082 p4p, 3343 weight class) and Rustam Tsubekov (ranked 497 p4p, 430 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bounser
vs
Tsubekov

188 cm
25
205
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
25
210
2 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

CHURCH OF ZOIDBERG WAREHOUSE

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aisland Bounser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Rustam Tsubekov!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bounser clinches.
Bounser misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bounser lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bounser definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bounser misses with some punches.
Bounser swings wildly with an uppercut but Tsubekov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsubekov prevents a body shot from Bounser.
Bounser misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tsubekov looking for a takedown.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bounser swings wildly with an uppercut but Tsubekov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsubekov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bounser to keep the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bounser.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tsubekov.
Tsubekov fails to pull guard.
Aisland Bounser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rustam Tsubekov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsubekov wants a takedown but no success here.
Tsubekov misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bounser is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bounser tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bounser tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tsubekov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bounser scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bounser.
Bounser doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bounser throws a punch but it's blocked by Tsubekov.
Tsubekov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bounser pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tsubekov slips a jab from Bounser.

Bounser bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tsubekov taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bounser working the head with strikes.
Tsubekov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bounser landing strikes.
Bounser working the head with strikes.
Bounser taking a breather here.
Tsubekov takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bounser working away.
Tsubekov gets back to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bounser connects with a nice short shot to Tsubekov's temple.
Bounser is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bounser thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tsubekov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tsubekov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Tsubekov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bounser defends well.
Bounser distracts Tsubekov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tsubekov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bounser.
Bounser with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tsubekov is trying to control the position but Bounser postures up.
Bounser is in close to Tsubekov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bounser is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tsubekov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bounser postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bounser cracks Tsubekov with a solid left hand.
Tsubekov controlling the position.
Tsubekov trying to keep a closed guard but Bounser is proving a slippery customer.
Bounser stopping the sweep attempt from Tsubekov.
Bounser trying to control the position from guard on top but Tsubekov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bounser wants to pass the guard but Tsubekov is keeping the position.
Bounser keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tsubekov's head.
Tsubekov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bounser lands a couple of elbows.
Bounser content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aisland Bounser dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Nice takedown defense from Bounser. No joy for Tsubekov on that attempt.

Tsubekov gets caught napping as Bounser dives in and scores a takedown. Tsubekov manages to retain guard.
Bounser missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tsubekov keeping moving, preventing Bounser from controlling successfully.
Bounser controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tsubekov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bounser's guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bounser keeping moving, preventing Tsubekov from controlling successfully.
Tsubekov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bounser keeping moving, preventing Tsubekov from controlling successfully.
Tsubekov content to stall in guard here.
Bounser is trying to keep Tsubekov in close.
Bounser is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tsubekov can do to turn this around?
Tsubekov trying to control but Bounser is working from the bottom.
Bounser controls Tsubekov momentarily but Tsubekov frees himself.
Bounser is really struggling to control Tsubekov but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tsubekov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tsubekov trying to control the position from guard on top but Bounser is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bounser moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tsubekov closes the distance and clinches up with Bounser, looking for a takedown. Tsubekov pushes Bounser against the cage but Bounser circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bounser throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tsubekov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bounser.
Aisland Bounser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bounser misses with a straight left.
Tsubekov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bounser.
Bounser leaves Tsubekov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Aisland Bounser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rustam Tsubekov.
Bounser throws a jab but it's blocked by Tsubekov.
Tsubekov tries to close the distance and clinch but Bounser swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bounser appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tsubekov has a takedown stuffed.
Tsubekov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bounser circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bounser swings for the body but Tsubekov moves out of range.
Bounser sets himself, and Tsubekov steps forward looking for the clinch! Bounser avoids it this time.
A head kick by Bounser misses

and Tsubekov counters with a shoot takedown. Bounser fights it but they end up in guard.
Bounser wants to hit a sweep here but Tsubekov passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bounser there!
Bounser is working to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Tsubekov is working for a guillotine from mount but Bounser frees his head quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Aisland Bounser will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bounser throws a hook but Tsubekov avoids it easily.
Tsubekov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bounser.
Bounser shoots in for a takedown but Tsubekov shows good takedown defense.
Bounser throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tsubekov tries to counter by closing the distance.
A low kick from Bounser misses

and Tsubekov counters with a takedown into side control.
Tsubekov controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsubekov has knee on belly momentarily but Bounser bucks him off and regains half guard.
Bounser wants to control but Tsubekov is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsubekov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Aisland Bounser overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bounser tries to roll over but Tsubekov keeps him under control.
Tsubekov passes to full mount!

That's two 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.
Tsubekov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bounser can't escape the position.
Tsubekov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tsubekov prevents Bounser from getting the reversal.
Tsubekov wants to control but Bounser has made it back to half guard. Nice work.

Tsubekov seems to be working for a kimura but Bounser defends the submission attempt.
Aisland Bounser is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bounser is staying active underneath Tsubekov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bounser has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tsubekov is working away from the top position though.
Tsubekov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tsubekov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Tsubekov is continuing to stall.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four 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.

Bounser rushes Tsubekov and presses him up against the cage.
Tsubekov tries to pull guard but Bounser holds him up against the cage and eventually Tsubekov drops back down to his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bounser.
Tsubekov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tsubekov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bounser is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Aisland Bounser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rustam Tsubekov.
Tsubekov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bounser after a bit of a struggle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bounser throws a head punch that misses.
Bounser tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bounser.
Rustam Tsubekov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tsubekov blocks an uppercut.

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 Aisland Bounser.
Well Bounser has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aisland Bounser!