PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Wincote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Wincote
vs
Bush

184 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Wincote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danny Bush!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wincote throws a body punch but Bush moves out of range.

Wincote darts in and clinches Bush up against the cage.
Bush tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bush looking to throw knees to the head but Wincote is blocking nicely.
Bush with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bush connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wincote's face.
Bush throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wincote blocks it with crossed arms.
Bush using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wincote has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bush looking to throw knees to the head but Wincote is blocking nicely.
Bush keeps control of Wincote as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bush tries to land a knee to the head but Wincote blocks with his arms.
Bush using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wincote has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Wincote pulls guard effortlessly.
Wincote bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bush's guard.
Wincote sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bush keeping full guard, as Wincote tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wincote working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Wincote stands and steps away. Bush gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Wincote decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bush is trying to stand back up but Wincote is controlling him
Wincote controlling the pace.

Wincote decides to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush tries to clinch but fails miserably

so Wincote counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wincote won't allow Bush to get back to his feet.
Bush can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wincote controls the pace.
Bush wants to get back to his feet but Wincote is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bush looks gassed!
Wincote seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wincote stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bush swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wincote is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

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.
Wincote throws a big right hand that misses.
Wincote stops Bush from standing up.
Wincote stays in close to Bush's body and controls the position.
Wincote trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Wincote dominated that round.
That's time! Wincote's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bush tries to clinch

and Wincote counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wincote slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wincote in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bush can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wincote controls the pace.
Wincote content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wincote slips nicely into half guard.
Wincote stops Bush from getting back to his feet.
Wincote perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bush blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wincote.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wincote controlling the action here.
Bush wants to stand back up but Wincote manages to pass into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wincote working the head with strikes.
Bush trying to remain calm as Wincote controls from the top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mark Wincote.
Bush slips under a jab.

Bush gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wincote passes Bush's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wincote controlling the action here.
Bush pushes Wincote off looking to stand but Wincote dives back in and keeps control.

Wincote is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Wincote dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Wincote has Bush up against the cage in a clinch.
Bush misses with a knee to the head.
Bush with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wincote is trying to drag Bush to the mat but Bush just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bush gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wincote.
Wincote missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wincote stalling in the clinch but Bush improves position.
Bush with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Wincote pulls guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wincote is adopting a defensive guard.
Wincote wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush wants to stand but Wincote has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wincote is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wincote controls Bush momentarily but Bush frees himself.

That's two 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 won't allow Wincote to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wincote not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bush trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wincote's guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wincote swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush tries to clinch there but Wincote circles away.
Bush leaves Wincote with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Wincote. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bush tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Wincote counters with a takedown into side control.
Bush wants to get back to his feet but Wincote drags him back down.
Mark Wincote overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bush really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wincote. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush is not content to let Wincote control the position.
Wincote tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Bush wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Wincote showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wincote, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Wincote!