PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greg Bustack (ranked 22717 p4p, 5661 weight class) and Mehdi Alanavi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bustack
vs
Alanavi

174 cm
27
166
1 - 27 - 0

189 cm
19
185
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 1 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Greg Bustack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mehdi Alanavi!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Darius Henderson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Alanavi finds it's way through Bustack's defenses.
Alanavi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alanavi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bustack's head backwards.
Bustack tries to clinch up but Alanavi circles away and keeps his distance.
Bustack is looking to clinch but Alanavi is avoiding it.
Alanavi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bustack stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Donk. Alanavi catches Bustack right on the button with a cross.
Alanavi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bustack is looking to clinch but Alanavi is avoiding it.
Nice shot lands for Alanavi.
Bustack tries to clinch but Alanavi moves out of range.
Alanavi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bustack walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bustack tries to clinch up but Alanavi circles away and keeps his distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alanavi tests Bustack's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alanavi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bustack has time to react.
Alanavi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bustack moves in looking to clinch but Alanavi pushes him off.
Bustack tries to clinch up.
Alanavi has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Alanavi lands a right hook to the body.
Alanavi swats away the attempt to clinch by Bustack.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bustack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alanavi works Bustack's body with a nice hook.
Alanavi throws out a powerful jab.
Bustack takes one to the side of the head.
Greg Bustack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alanavi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bustack wants to clinch.
Bustack walks into a jab.
Alanavi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bustack moves in looking to clinch but Alanavi pushes him off.
Bustack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alanavi lands a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Alanavi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alanavi lands an overhand right.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Alanavi. Bustack shrugs it off though.
A jab from Alanavi does it's job there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bustack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alanavi lands with a good body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bustack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alanavi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bustack at a distance.
Bustack fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bustack tries to clinch there but Alanavi circles away.
Alanavi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Alanavi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bustack has time to react.
Bustack gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bustack moves in looking to clinch but Alanavi pushes him off.
Bustack tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alanavi scores with a body shot.
Alanavi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alanavi lands a nice looking body shot.
Alanavi with a hook.
Alanavi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bustack had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Bustack tries to clinch but Alanavi is having none of it.
Bustack takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bustack moves in looking to clinch but Alanavi pushes him off.
Alanavi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bustack drops his hands momentarily and Alanavi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alanavi with a hook.
Bustack tries to close the distance and clinch but Alanavi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bustack wants to clinch up but Alanavi keeps it at a distance.
Bustack is looking to clinch but Alanavi is avoiding it.
Alanavi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bustack sets himself, and Alanavi steps forward looking for the clinch! Bustack avoids it this time.
Bustack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bustack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alanavi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bustack is looking to clinch.
Alanavi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Alanavi there.
Bustack tries to clinch but Alanavi moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Alanavi.
Alanavi cracks Bustack with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bustack is looking to clinch but Alanavi is avoiding it.
Alanavi is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Alanavi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bustack has time to react.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alanavi connects with a looping right hand.
Bustack shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Bustack is rocked!
Alanavi scores with a sloppy right hand. Bustack should have avoided that one.
Oh Bustack is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alanavi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bustack fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alanavi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Alanavi scores with a shot to the body.
Bustack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alanavi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bustack wants to clinch.
Alanavi cracks Bustack with an open hand slap.
Alanavi scores with a jab to the body.
Bustack on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bustack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bustack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alanavi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alanavi scores with a jab to the body.
Alanavi throws a good cross that connects.
Bustack is breathing heavily.
Alanavi cracks Bustack with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Bustack tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Alanavi pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Bustack is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mehdi Alanavi!