PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Barack Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Short (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Bush
vs
Short

180 cm
29
145 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

160 cm
29
146 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Barack Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damien Short!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bush closes the distance but Short moves to the side
enabling Short to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by Short. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Short.
Bush tries to clinch up but Short circles away and keeps his distance.
Short swinging wildly here.
Bush fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bush doesn't manage to clinch there - Short circles away.
Bush will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Short connects with a body shot.
Short stuffs the takedown attempt from Bush. Bush gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barack Bush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Short scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bush staying out of range there.
Bush wants to clinch but Short slips to the side
and Short counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Short connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bush momentarily.
Short throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Short scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush tries to clinch up.
A punch lands to the side of Short 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bush thows a left - swing and a miss!
Short lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Short lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Short throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bush fails with a takedown attempt.
Short throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bush.
Bush really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bush lands a jab.
Bush moves in looking to clinch but Short pushes him off.
Short throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Short leaves Bush with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Short lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Short comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bush wants to clinch up but Short keeps it at a distance.
Bush tries to clinch up
and Short counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bush thinking.
Barack Bush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bush takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bush swings widly with a right hand
and Short counters with a nice uppercut.
Short connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bush's hands.
Bush shoots in but no luck this time.
Short works Bush's body with a nice hook.
Bush closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bush looks to clinch
and Short counters with a straight right hand.

Bush is rocked!
Short scores with a shot to the body.
Oh Bush is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bush is breathing heavily.
Short scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Short scores with a body shot.
Bush tries to get into range but Short steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Bush! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Short scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Damien Short!