PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between JaMarcus Blackimus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Busioni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Blackimus
vs
Busioni

190 cm
18
260 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
250 lbs
2 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, JaMarcus Blackimus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Busioni!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Blackimus closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Blackimus lands in his opponent's guard.

Busioni pushes Blackimus off and gets back to his feet.
Blackimus looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Busioni shoots in looking for a takedown but Blackimus manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Busioni's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Blackimus has his takedown stuffed

and Busioni holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Busioni's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Busioni presses Blackimus 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.
Busioni using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Busioni pulls guard.
Busioni managing to control the position.
Blackimus postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Busioni pulls Blackimus in close to prevent any damage.

Busioni manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Blackimus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Blackimus leaves Busioni with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Blackimus changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Blackimus misses with a takedown attempt - Busioni sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Busioni displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like JaMarcus Blackimus has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Busioni.
JaMarcus Blackimus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Busioni.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Busioni works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Blackimus being controlled here, momentarily.
Busioni throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Busioni slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Blackimus could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Busioni happy to just control the position for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Busioni fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackimus tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Busioni easily slips into full mount!
Blackimus wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

Blackimus showing good submission defense here.
Blackimus is trying to stand back up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blackimus looking very determined here, making life difficult for Busioni.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blackimus tries to break free.
Busioni missing with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Busioni keeps control of the position easily here as Blackimus tries to buck him off.
Busioni somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Blackimus tries to break free.
Busioni keeps control of the position easily here as Blackimus tries to buck him off.
Blackimus is really stuck here.
Blackimus has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Busioni.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Busioni biding his time, looking for the opening.
Blackimus wants to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Busioni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JaMarcus Blackimus's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Busioni closes the distance and pushes Blackimus back into the cage.
Busioni just leaning against Blackimus, taking a breather.

Busioni breaks from the clinch.
Blackimus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Busioni looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Busioni moves into the clinch.
Busioni gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Blackimus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Busioni pulls guard successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blackimus is fighting to break Busioni's control of his arms but Busioni is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Busioni lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Busioni's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Busioni sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Blackimus's guard.
Busioni has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blackimus is looking for a sweep. Busioni is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Busioni seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Busioni seems to be working for a kimura but Blackimus defends the submission attempt.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Busioni takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Busioni dives in and grabs Blackimus's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blackimus pushes down on Busioni's head and hops out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Blackimus shoots in and drives through. Busioni sprawls well.
Busioni is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Blackimus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JaMarcus Blackimus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Busioni shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blackimus pinned against the cage. Blackimus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Blackimus attempts a counter takedown but Busioni avoids it well and moves away.
Blackimus fails to land the takedown.
Busioni now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Busioni fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Busioni looks for a takedown but Blackimus sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Busioni has taken the fight to the clinch.
Busioni looking for a takedown.

Busioni manages to break the clinch.
Blackimus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Busioni circles away.

Busioni forces Blackimus back against the cage and clinches.

Busioni breaks the clinch.

Busioni gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blackimus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Busioni is keeping busy.

Busioni manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Busioni instigates a clinch.
Blackimus gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Busioni.
Busioni taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Busioni tries for a takedown but Blackimus manages to get underhooks.
Busioni is struggling to control the position.
Blackimus is looking to control Busioni's arms but Busioni gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blackimus has his back to the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Busioni wants a takedown.
Busioni landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Busioni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on JaMarcus Blackimus's cut.
That's time! Blackimus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Busioni will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Busioni shoots in but no luck this time.
It looked like Blackimus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Blackimus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Busioni fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
JaMarcus Blackimus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Busioni.
Horrible takedown attempt by Busioni or perhaps it was just good defense by Blackimus, which made it look bad.
Busioni fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Busioni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Busioni shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blackimus sprawls well. Blackimus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Busioni gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackimus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Busioni but Busioni pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Busioni fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blackimus dodges the punch combination from Busioni.
Blackimus is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Busioni.
Blackimus with a poor takedown
letting Busioni counter with a right hand.
No luck for Busioni with that takedown attempt.

Blackimus drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Busioni explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Busioni has Blackimus up against the cage in a clinch.
Blackimus looking to slow down the pace here.

Busioni jumps guard and drags Blackimus to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Busioni bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blackimus's guard.

Busioni gets to his feet - Blackimus follows without any prompting.
Blackimus takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Blackimus tries for a takedown but Busioni circles away easily
and Busioni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
JaMarcus Blackimus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackimus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blackimus wants it to stay on the feet.
Blackimus dives in and grabs Busioni's left leg, looking for a takedown. Busioni pushes down on Blackimus's head and hops out.
Busioni scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Busioni fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blackimus throws a leg kick
and Busioni counters with a left to the body.
Busioni misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Blackimus shoots for a takedown but Busioni saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blackimus fails with the takedown
and Busioni counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Busioni clinches up with Blackimus and pushes him back against the cage.

Busioni pulls guard.
Busioni looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Busioni is on top in guard.
Blackimus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Busioni on the ground.
Busioni slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Blackimus.
Blackimus wants to get back to full guard.
Blackimus wants to sweep but Busioni has passed to side control!
Blackimus looking for a sweep but Busioni has passed into full mount! Oh no!

And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Busioni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Busioni 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Busioni!