PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Busy Signal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture's entrance music is Mama said knock you out. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Couture
vs
Signal

175 cm
39
181 lbs
40 - 18 - 2

180 cm
31
179 lbs
23 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 18 - 2, fighting out of London, Brandon Couture!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Busy Signal!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Couture throws a jab but it's blocked by Signal.
Brandon Couture seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Couture looks to throw the jab but Signal is out of range.
Couture misses with a right hand

and Signal counters with a takedown into side control.
Signal landing a few strikes.
Signal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Couture keeps working.
Couture wants to get back to his feet.
Signal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Signal creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Signal scores with punches from side control.

Signal is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Couture is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Signal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Couture keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Couture bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Couture throws the left hand but Signal avoids the punch easily.
Couture loads up on a big right hand but Signal slips the punch.
Couture looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Couture wants to clinch but Signal slips to the side
and Signal counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Signal drives through with a takedown into guard.
Couture wants to stand and escape but Signal is having none of it.
Signal throws a big elbow that misses.
Signal trying to control the position from guard on top but Couture is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Couture has momentary wrist control but Signal slips an elbow through the middle.

Couture is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Couture swings wildly with an uppercut but Signal uses good head movement to avoid it.

Couture breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Signal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Couture.

Signal shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Signal chips away with some ground and pound.
Signal trying to control but Couture is working from the bottom.
Couture is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Signal is controlling him.
Signal throwing strikes from guard but Couture blocks nicely.
Signal won't allow Couture to get back to his feet.
Signal passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Couture is trying to buck Signal off.
Signal in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Signal is looking to take a break and control but Couture is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Couture tries to escape but Signal is in control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Signal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Couture keeps working.
Signal in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Couture wants to get back to his feet.
Signal working the head and body with strikes.
Couture takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Couture seems a little lost for a moment, as Signal dominates the positioning.
Signal scores with a couple of short elbows.
Couture is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Signal lands a few punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Couture is letting Signal control him for a moment.
Couture is trying to get back to his feet.
Signal working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Signal trying to control the position but Couture is working away.

Signal is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Couture is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Couture explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Couture fails in his attempt to clinch.
Signal closes this distance looking for a takedown but Couture circles away.
Couture throws a hook but Signal blocks it.
Signal slips a straight right by Couture.
Couture throws a big shot that misses.
Couture throws a jab when Signal was well out of range.
Couture misses with a hook

and Signal counters with a single leg into guard. Couture didn't expect that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Couture is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Signal is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Signal looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Busy Signal dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Couture pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Signal swats away the attempt to clinch by Couture.
Couture looks to land a right hand but Signal moved out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Couture. No joy for Signal on that attempt.
Signal darts in looking for a takedown but Couture gets double underhooks and turns Signal into the cage.
Couture has a couple of punches blocked by Signal.

Couture breaks the clinch.
Signal throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Couture's waist but Couture gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Signal off to one side.
Brandon Couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Busy Signal.
Signal moves out of range of the strikes.
Couture throws a right hand that misses

and Signal counters with a single leg into guard. Couture didn't expect that.
Signal stops Couture from standing up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Signal's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Couture wants to stand up but Signal is controlling him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Signal lands a couple of digs.
Signal keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Couture's head.

Couture kicks Signal off and gets to his feet.
Couture throws a hook but Signal blocks it.
Signal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Couture enables Signal to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Couture manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Signal is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Signal slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Signal content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Couture taking a bit of punishment here - Signal scoring with strikes.
Busy Signal has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Signal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Couture keeps working.
Couture takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Couture pushes Signal away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Signal gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Signal grinds an elbow into Couture's temple.
Couture pushes Signal away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Signal gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Couture takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Couture gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Couture wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Signal landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Signal punishing his opponent with strikes.
Signal lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Couture hang on?
Couture trying desperately to get to his feet.
Signal with good strikes from the mount here!
Couture is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Couture in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Signal takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Signal with the ground and pound from mount.
The referee warns Couture that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Couture wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Signal landing punches.

Couture is rocked!
Signal working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Oh Couture is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Signal is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Signal is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Couture goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Signal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Busy Signal!
Busy Signal is the new welterweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Busy Signal started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.