PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andi Pasicolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reggie Bush has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Andi Pasicolan's chin.

Pasicolan
vs
Bush

190 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
188 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andi Pasicolan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reggie Bush!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pasicolan tries for a takedown but Bush sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pasicolan fails with a takedown attempt.
Bush defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pasicolan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andi Pasicolan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bush gets the takedown into side control.
Pasicolan is looking to regain half guard here but Bush keeps moving and retains side control.

Bush decides to stand back up.

Bush rushes Pasicolan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bush displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pasicolan up against the cage.
Pasicolan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pasicolan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bush walks away with a smile on his face. Pasicolan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Bush clinches.
Pasicolan looking for a takedown.
Bush prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pasicolan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pasicolan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bush 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.

Pasicolan pulls guard.
Bush is in close to Pasicolan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bush is looking to stand up but Pasicolan won't let him.
Bush stays in close to Pasicolan's body and controls the position.
Bush postures up and lands a big shot to Pasicolan's brow.
Pasicolan is breathing heavily.
Bush controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bush throwing strikes from guard but Pasicolan blocks nicely.
Bush scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bush really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pasicolan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bush tries to stand but Pasicolan is controlling from the bottom.
Bush controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pasicolan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bush scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bush postures up and lands a big shot to Pasicolan's brow.

Bush decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Pasicolan, up you get!

Bush shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bush showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bush controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pasicolan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Still in half guard, Bush seems content to control.
Bush looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pasicolan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pasicolan is trying to maintain the position but Bush is very close to passing his half guard.
Bush uses his free foot to push down on Pasicolan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Pasicolan.
Bush tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
BOOM! Bush connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Bush with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Bush cracks Pasicolan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pasicolan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bush scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bush controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reggie Bush dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bush looks to land a combination. Pasicolan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Andi Pasicolan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bush throws a body kick that misses.

Bush shoots in and bounces Pasicolan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Pasicolan looking for a guillotine here but Bush defends easily.
Bush wants to pass the guard but Pasicolan is keeping the position.
Pasicolan wants to sweep here but Bush controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pasicolan throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bush escapes and throws Pasicolan's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Bush content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Bush tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Bush decides to stand up, so the ref orders Pasicolan to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bush scores with a takedown into Pasicolan's guard.
Bush content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pasicolan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bush showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bush tries to free his leg and advance position but Pasicolan is retaining full guard.
Bush's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Reggie Bush has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Pasicolan blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasicolan fails with the takedown

and Bush counters with a shoot takedown. Pasicolan fights it but they end up in guard.

Bush gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Pasicolan blocks a head kick by Bush.

Bush scores a takedown into full mount!
Bush unloading with bombs!
Bush controlling the position easily from mount.
Pasicolan tries to lock up and control but Bush gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bush working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pasicolan is looking to improve his position but Bush isn't that keen on the idea.
Bush lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pasicolan hang on?

Bush stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

Bush closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pasicolan to the mat! Pasicolan manages to get full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bush stays in close to Pasicolan's body and controls the position.
Bush postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reggie Bush showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Pasicolan gets caught flat footed, as Bush shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bush keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pasicolan's head.
Bush has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bush wants to stand but Pasicolan is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bush's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bush postures up.

Pasicolan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bush gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bush is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasicolan is trying to keep Bush in close.
Reggie Bush has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bush controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bush must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Reggie Bush hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Bush looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Pasicolan!
Pasicolan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bush tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bush lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pasicolan is looking to improve his position but Bush isn't that keen on the idea.
Bush scoring with strikes but Pasicolan is staying in there.
Pasicolan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pasicolan throwing hammer fists to the chest of Bush. What's that going to do exactly?
Bush controlling his opponent.
Bush working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bush controlling from the full mount.

Bush looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Bush wants to finish this one by submission but Pasicolan is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bush.
Pasicolan tries to control the position but Bush now has his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pasicolan trying to control but not successfully.
Bush controls the action.
Bush is landing with strikes from the back.

Pasicolan defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Bush slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Andi Pasicolan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reggie Bush is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pasicolan is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Reggie Bush comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bush has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight for Reggie Bush!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Reggie Bush!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Reggie Bush!

Reggie Bush wins by unanimous decision!