PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jayson Stuart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonic Hustle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stuart comes into the arena with "Go Getta" - Young Jeezy blaring out of the sound system. Hustle has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Sonic Hustle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Stuart
vs
Hustle

187 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

194 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jayson Stuart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sonic Hustle!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hustle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hustle looks gassed!

Stuart gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stuart landing knees to the head.

It looks like Sonic Hustle has been cut.

Stuart breaks from the clinch.
Hustle fails with a takedown attempt.

Hustle tries to keep at a distance but Stuart has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stuart scores with a knee to the head.
Stuart tries to land a knee to the head but Hustle blocks with his arms.
Stuart lands a knee to the body.
Stuart connects with a knee to the head.
Stuart putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hustle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stuart lands a knee to the body.
Stuart connects with a knee to the head.
Stuart working Hustle over with knees to the body.
Stuart with a knee to the head.
Stuart lands a damaging elbow.
Hustle takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stuart.

Stuart manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuart is looking to clinch but Hustle is avoiding it.
Stuart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Stuart moves into the clinch.
Hustle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stuart lands a nice knee to the body.
Hustle takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stuart utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stuart connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hustle's face.
Stuart lands a knee to the head.
Stuart lands an elbow just above Hustle 's eye.
Stuart putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hustle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stuart with a knee to the head.
Stuart scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Stuart.
Hustle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stuart.

Stuart manages to break the clinch.
Hustle tries to clinch up but Stuart circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuart shoots in for a takedown but Hustle shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stuart scores with a kick to the body.
Stuart closes the distance looking to clinch

and Hustle counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hustle stalling.
Stuart is trying to stand up here but Hustle is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hustle perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hustle lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hustle is taking a breather. Stuart says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hustle passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Stuart!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hustle looking to control and managing it successfully.

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.
Stuart is trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stuart trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Hustle scoring with strikes but Stuart is staying in there.
Stuart is trying to stand but he's just given Hustle his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hustle lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jayson Stuart dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sonic Hustle's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stuart tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Hustle counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hustle.
Hustle looking to sit in guard and control but Stuart gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hustle wants to sweep but no luck.
Stuart advances to half guard.
It looks like Stuart is going to stand back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hustle moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hustle is trying to control the position but Stuart postures up.
Hustle keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Hustle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stuart is one step ahead there.
Hustle wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Stuart looking to sit in guard and control but Hustle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stuart wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hustle manages to pass to side control.
Hustle is pressing down on Stuart's thigh, looking to free his foot. Stuart is holding on for now.
Hustle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuart is trying to stand.
Hustle perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hustle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stuart's head.
Stuart wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hustle throws a right and a left that Stuart avoids nicely.
Stuart moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stuart looks to clinch
and Hustle counters with a stiff right hand.
Jayson Stuart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stuart tries to clinch

and Hustle counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hustle.
Hustle tries to land knees in the clinch but Stuart avoids the damage to the body.

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.
Stuart landing knees to the body.
Hustle stalling the fight.
Hustle tries to break free but Stuart pushes him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Stuart.
Stuart misses with a knee to the head.
Hustle stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hustle is working for takedown but Stuart is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stuart landing knees to the head.
Hustle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stuart is keeping busy.
Hustle stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Stuart breaks the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stuart plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Horrible takedown by Hustle or perhaps it was just good defense by Stuart which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonic Hustle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sonic Hustle's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Horrible takedown by Stuart or perhaps it was just good defense by Hustle which made him look bad.
A head kick from Stuart lands but Hustle takes it in his stride.
Stuart tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Hustle counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stuart won't be happy with that.
Hustle tries to move into full mount but can't pass Stuart's legs.
Stuart wants to get back to his feet but Hustle is dominant here and he's now got Stuart's back!

Hustle is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Stuart has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hustle is looking to control Stuart but Stuart is wriggling around and keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hustle is riding his opponent, not letting Stuart buck him off.
Hustle is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Stuart looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Stuart is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Hustle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sonic Hustle has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stuart is trying to stand back up.

Stuart fending off the submission attempt from Hustle.
Stuart knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hustle on the ground.
Hustle is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stuart is having to fend off submission attempts from Hustle, who is looking to sink in the choke. Hustle doesn't have the hooks in though and Stuart manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Stuart would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hustle has his hands on Stuart's head, controlling the position.

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.
Stuart won't allow Hustle to sweep him here.
Hustle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stuart has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stuart throws and elbow that misses. Hustle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stuart's guard. Nice move by Hustle!
Stuart wants to stand up but Hustle is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sonic Hustle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hustle 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonic Hustle!