PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Bush (ranked 4585 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ex Peri (ranked 5693 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Bush
vs
Peri

190 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 Sydney, Gunner Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ex Peri!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Peri closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Bush has one foot on Peri's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Peri looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Bush decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bush perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bush uses his free foot to push down on Peri's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Peri.

Bush looking for a guillotine from mount but Peri is having none of it.
Bush throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Peri because Bush loaded up on that one.
Bush unloads with some shots from mount but Peri bucks and avoids them well.
Peri wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bush.
Poor strikes thrown by Bush there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peri blocking the ground and pound.
Bush tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bush looking to ground and pound but Peri is blocking nicely.
Peri blocking the ground and pound.
Peri looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bush cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bush throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Peri because Bush loaded up on that one.
Bush controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bush misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bush sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bush throwing strikes here but Peri is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Peri because Bush loaded up on that one.
Bush controlling the pace for now.

Bush looking to secure an arm triangle but Peri defends it well.
Bush controlling the pace for now.
Bush thowing shots but they're missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bush breaks from Peri's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bush takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bush unloads with some shots from mount but Peri bucks and avoids them well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bush unloads with some shots from mount but Peri bucks and avoids them well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bush punching from mount but Peri doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bush takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Peri blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunner Bush dominated that round.
That's time! Bush's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bush is looking to take this one to the mat.

Bush jumps into guard, dragging Peri to the mat.

Bush kicks Peri off and gets to his feet.

Bush closes the distance and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bush - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bush has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Peri avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Peri is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bush fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunner Bush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peri is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Bush.
Bush fails to pull guard.
Bush has Peri pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Peri manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bush jumps guard but Peri turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bush lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bush will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Peri up against the cage.
Bush jumps guard but Peri turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bush.
Bush is working for takedown but Peri is calmly controlling the position for now.

Bush breaks the clinch.
Bush lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Bush has Peri up against the cage in a clinch.
Bush jumps guard but Peri turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Bush manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peri moves in looking to clinch but Bush pushes him off.
Bush tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Peri manages to circle out of the way.
Bush jabs Peri right on the nose. Peri blinks but takes it well.
Bush fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Bush has managed to clinch.

Peri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peri misses with a combination

and Bush holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bush missing with knees to the body.
Peri tries to circle away but Bush has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peri prevents the takedown attempt.
Bush lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bush has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Peri is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Bush breaks from the clinch.
Peri closes the distance but Bush moves to the side
and Bush counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Peri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bush closes this distance looking for a takedown but Peri circles away.

Bush rushes Peri and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bush landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunner Bush dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bush shoots in looking for a takedown. Peri tries to sprawl out of it but Bush keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Peri manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Bush rushes Peri and presses him up against the cage.

Bush jumps guard.
Bush wants to sweep here but Peri controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peri postures up.
Peri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peri preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush has Peri pulled in close to control his posture.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Bush manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

Bush breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bush throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bush fails with a takedown attempt.
Bush throws a sloppy head kick and Peri moves out of range easily.
Bush misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peri misses with a body punch

and Bush holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Peri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bush is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peri can do to turn this around?
Peri working hard to break the clinch.
Peri tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bush just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bush trying to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bush takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Bush breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bush.

Peri shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Peri showed some decent athleticism there.

Bush pushes Peri off and gets back to his feet.
Bush plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Peri is looking to clinch.
Ex Peri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bush lands with a nice body punch.

Bush moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bush is leaning against Peri and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Peri is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunner Bush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bush tries to pull guard but Peri won't allow it.
Bush is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Peri to keep the fight standing.
Peri wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Bush scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gunner Bush has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bush lands an elbow inside that Peri shrugs off.
Bush is trying to pull guard but Peri turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ex Peri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gunner Bush is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Bush pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gunner Bush showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bush has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunner Bush!