PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Martin Saint Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint Louis's entrance music is Nique La Police. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Saint Louis
vs
Kush

164 cm
24
135 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

188 cm
23
158 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

GREEN!160
Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Saint Louis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bubba Kush!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint Louis cracks the inside of Kush's front leg.
Saint Louis looks to clinch

and Kush counters with a single leg into guard. Saint Louis didn't expect that.
Saint Louis wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kush postures up.
Kush is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Saint Louis is pulling down on Kush's head. It's preventing any offense from Kush, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saint Louis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Saint Louis is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kush trying to control the position from guard on top but Saint Louis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kush throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saint Louis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush throwing strikes but missing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kush throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kush avoids a kick to the body.
Kush is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Saint Louis moves in looking to clinch but Kush pushes him off.
Saint Louis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Martin Saint Louis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kush shoots in looking for a takedown. Saint Louis tries to sprawl out of it but Kush keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Saint Louis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kush fails with the takedown
and Saint Louis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kush moves forwards but Saint Louis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Saint Louis stuns Kush with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Saint Louis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Saint Louis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kush.
Saint Louis slips a straight right by Kush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Kush checks it.
Saint Louis connects with a body shot.
A solid body kick from Kush.

Kush drives through with a takedown into Saint Louis's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saint Louis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Saint Louis is trying to control the position but Kush postures up.
Saint Louis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kush missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kush is fighting to break Saint Louis's control of his arms but Saint Louis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush trying to control the position from guard on top but Saint Louis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kush distracts Saint Louis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Saint Louis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kush gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Saint Louis trying to control the position.
Kush in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Saint Louis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Saint Louis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kush throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Saint Louis looking to control.

Saint Louis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kush defends well.
Kush not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kush wants to control from the top but Saint Louis keeps moving.
Kush trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kush postures up.
Kush wants to pass the guard but Saint Louis is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bubba Kush dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Saint Louis scores with a sloppy right hand. Kush should have avoided that one.
Kush fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint Louis manages to avoid it.
Kush's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Saint Louis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kush scrambles back to his feet.

Kush is rocked!
Saint Louis moves out of range of the body kick from Kush.
Saint Louis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kush. Saint Louis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saint Louis thumps Kush with a low kick.
Kush tries to score a power double leg takedown but Saint Louis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kush somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Louis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kush manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint Louis.

Saint Louis darts in and clinches Kush up against the cage.
Kush tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Saint Louis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kush prevents a body shot from Saint Louis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Louis misses with a body punch.
Kush has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kush working aggressively here.
Kush is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saint Louis is defending well for now.
Saint Louis misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis gets through Kush's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Saint Louis.
Saint Louis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kush is trying to stall.
Saint Louis is working Kush over against the cage.
Saint Louis misses with a punch on the inside.
Saint Louis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Saint Louis.
Kush swings wildly with an uppercut but Saint Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Saint Louis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis lands a body punch.
Saint Louis tries a body shot but Kush blocks it.
Saint Louis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kush is still on wobbly legs! Can Saint Louis finish him?
I was talking to Saint Louis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kush is trying to stall.
Kush seems to have recovered his senses.
Saint Louis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint Louis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kush backwards.
Kush trying to land knees to the body.
Kush jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Saint Louis walks away with a smile on his face. Kush gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Martin Saint Louis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Kush.
Saint Louis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kush looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Saint Louis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Saint Louis throwing a counter right hand but Kush manages to avoid it.
Saint Louis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Saint Louis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saint Louis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saint Louis connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis works Kush's body with a nice hook.
Kush misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Martin Saint Louis is winning the standup battle so far.
Saint Louis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kush fails to land the takedown.
Saint Louis is looking to wear down Kush with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Saint Louis clinches with his opponent.
Kush goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saint Louis lands with a right to the head.
Saint Louis is stalling here.
Saint Louis pushes Kush back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saint Louis tries to throw a body punch but Kush avoids it by throwing Saint Louis back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis scores with a shot to the side of Kush's head.
Saint Louis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kush has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Saint Louis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kush backwards.
Kush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint Louis can't find room to land a body shot as Kush controls the action.
Martin Saint Louis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kush is looking to break free of the clinch but Saint Louis has double underhooks.
Saint Louis tries to throw a body punch but Kush avoids it by throwing Saint Louis back against the cage.
Saint Louis scores with a shoulder strike.
Saint Louis digs a right hand underneath Kush's ribcage. Kush let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Saint Louis avoiding damage.
Saint Louis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saint Louis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saint Louis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kush goes for a takedown attempt but Saint Louis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Saint Louis dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Saint Louis moves into the clinch successfully.
Kush is trying to maintain a safe position but Saint Louis gets an underhook and turns Kush into the cage.
Saint Louis tries to work over Kush's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saint Louis lands a right hand.
Saint Louis scores with a shot to the side of Kush's head.
Kush tries to pull guard but Saint Louis won't allow it.
Kush being controlled against the cage.
Saint Louis presses Kush against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kush has Saint Louis pushed against the cage.
Saint Louis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kush backwards.
Saint Louis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Saint Louis scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Louis unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Kush! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Saint Louis is unloading with more strikes now! Kush drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Saint Louis!
Martin Saint Louis thanked the fans post fight for their support.