PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Busul (ranked 2564 p4p, 141 weight class) and Vip Winner (ranked 2197 p4p, 120 weight class). Busul comes to the cage accompanied by Damian Marley - Road to Zion ft. Nas. This should be a great matchup!

Busul
vs
Winner

168 cm
26
144 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

165 cm
22
140 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankie Busul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vip Winner!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Winner shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Busul's guard.
Winner trying to control the position from guard on top but Busul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Winner tries to free his leg and advance position but Busul is retaining full guard.
Winner not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Winner tries to free his leg and advance position but Busul is retaining full guard.
Winner wants to control from the top but Busul keeps moving.
Winner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Busul tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Winner 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.
Winner tries to free his leg and advance position but Busul is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner passes Busul's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Winner slows the pace down in half guard.
Winner is pressing down on Busul's thigh, looking to free his foot. Busul is holding on for now.
Still in half guard, Winner seems content to control.

Winner is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Busul trying to control but Winner postures up.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Winner working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Winner wants to take a breather but Busul is having none of it.

That's two 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.

Winner is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Winner is keen to just control but Busul is a slippery customer.

Winner is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Busul has managed to free his arm - good work.
Winner tries to pass to full mount but Busul defends it.

Winner seems to be working for a kimura but Busul defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Busul is looking to improve his position.
Winner wants to free his trapped foot but Busul is holding on for dear life with his legs.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Winner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Busul.

Busul cracks Winner with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Busul has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Winner to stand back up!

Winner is rocked!
Winner shoots in but Busul avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Winner is still on wobbly legs! Can Busul finish him?
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Busul! Winner is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frankie Busul!
Frankie Busul looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I cant believe I won. All that wresting training payed off. Yeah baby!!'.