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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bushon Bushon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Harding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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185 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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173 cm
25
180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bushon Bushon! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Benjamin Harding! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bushon tries to clinch but fails miserably and Harding counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bushon thinking. Harding defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bushon. Harding leaves Bushon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Harding blocks the body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Harding as Bushon shoots in. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bushon Bushon. That's going to take a lot out of him. Bushon fails to land the takedown. Bushon tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Harding counters with a two punch combo. Bushon throws a head kick but Harding moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Harding lands a slapping body shot.
Bushon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harding as he avoids it easily. Bushon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harding tries to avoid it but Bushon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harding to the ground. Harding escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Bushon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harding counters with a nice uppercut. Harding with a body punch. A glancing blow. Bushon moves to clinch but Harding breaks away and Harding counters with a nice body shot. Benjamin Harding is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Harding connects with a body shot. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harding, as that shot connected.
Bushon Bushon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bushon misses with a body kick. Bushon throws a right hand that misses
and Harding counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Harding scores with a one two! Bushon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Harding defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bushon. Bushon is breathing heavily. Bushon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harding counters with a one-two to the body. Bushon fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Bushon misses with a head kick.
Harding lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bushon at a distance.
Bushon looks for a takedown but Harding sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Harding scores with a hook to the body. Bushon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Harding lands a jab to Bushon's midsection. Harding throws a one two combo.
Bushon takes one to the chin there. Bushon closes the distance and clinches up with Harding, looking for a takedown. Bushon pushes Harding against the cage but Harding circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Harding goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Bushon with a poor takedown and Harding counters with a one-two to the body. Bushon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harding finds it's way round the side to connect with Bushon's head. Harding is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bushon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Harding lands with a nice body punch. Harding stuffs the takedown. Harding throws a combination. Bushon tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Harding is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bushon rather than just go for the knockout. The crowd cheers as Harding lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bushon doesn't seem phased though. Harding digs a good body shot into Bushon's ribs. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bushon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harding pinned against the cage. Harding gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Bushon wants to clinch and Harding counters with a lovely shot to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Harding dominated that round. That's time! Bushon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Harding cracks a nice hook into Bushon's ribs. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bushon. Harding stuffs the takedown attempt from Bushon. Bushon gets slowly back to his feet. Bushon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harding cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Bushon shoots in looking for a takedown but Harding manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bushon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bushon Bushon. That's going to take a lot out of him. Bushon shoots in but Harding avoids the takedown attempt easily. Bushon looks to clinch and Harding counters with a right hand to the body. Benjamin Harding seems to be getting the better of the standup. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Harding lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice body punch from Harding.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bushon fails with the takedown. Harding scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Harding digs a good hook to Bushon's body.
Bushon wants to clinch but Harding slips to the side and Harding counters with a right hand to the body. Harding dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Bushon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Harding ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Harding cracks a nice hook into Bushon's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bushon takes a shot right to the bread basket. Harding misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bushon moves to clinch but Harding breaks away and Harding counters with a nice uppercut. Harding scores with a body shot.
A left lands for Harding. Bushon fails with the takedown and Harding counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Bushon tries to clinch up and Harding makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bushon wants to clinch and Harding counters with a straight right hand. Harding circles away from the clinch attempt and Harding counters with a straight right hand. Bushon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Bushon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Harding rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bushon moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Bushon with a lazy takedown attempt and Harding counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Bushon tries to clinch but Harding moves away and Harding counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Bushon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Bushon fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Harding lands a nice looking body shot.
Bushon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Bushon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Harding showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Harding scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bushon doesn't seem bothered though. Bushon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harding circles away. Bushon Bushon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Bushon fails with a takedown attempt. Bushon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harding as he avoids it easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bushon Bushon. That's going to take a lot out of him. Harding lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Harding defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bushon. Harding scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Harding scores with a jab to the body. This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bushon. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bushon fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Harding lands with a right hand. Bushon takes a shot right to the bread basket. Bushon shoots in for a double leg but Harding sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Harding lands a slapping body shot.
Harding dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Harding stalks Bushon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bushon's face. Bushon staggers backwards, shaken. Bushon fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Bushon drops his hands momentarily and Harding takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bushon takes a shot right to the bread basket. Harding works Bushon's body with a nice hook. Harding scores with a body shot.
Bushon misses with a left hand and Harding counters with a lovely shot to the body. Bushon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Left hook, right uppercut from Harding. Harding scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Harding wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bushon looks to clinch and Harding counters with a nice body shot. Bushon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Bushon moves to clinch but Harding breaks away and Harding counters with a two punch combo. Harding throws a shot to the body.
Bushon closes the distance but Harding moves to the side and Harding cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Bushon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bushon closes the distance looking to clinch and Bushon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Harding jabs Bushon to the body, keeping him at a distance. Bushon wants to clinch and Harding connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Harding throws a series of punches but Bushon moves out of range. Bushon tries to clinch but Harding moves away and Harding connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Harding moves out of range of the body kick from Bushon.
Bushon Bushon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! A bone on bone clash there as Harding blocks the leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight! Benjamin Harding comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Harding 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Harding! After winning the bout, Benjamin Harding thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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