PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gravis Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan The Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan The Rush has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gravis Bader's chin.

Bader
vs
The Rush

187 cm
20
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
218 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gravis Bader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan The Rush!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Rush lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The Rush ducks under a wild hook from Bader.
A swing and a miss from The Rush.
Bader fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Rush manages to avoid it.
Bader avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bader misses with a wild body shot.
The Rush fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bader looks to land a left hand but The Rush moved out of range nicely.
Bader fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Rush manages to avoid it.
Bader throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Rush is looking to clinch.
The Rush walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

It looks like Ryan The Rush has been cut.
The Rush takes one to the chin there.
Nice uppercut lands for Bader. That snapped The Rush's head back.
The Rush uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bader.
The Rush on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

The Rush clinches.
The Rush goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bader prevents it.
The Rush wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bader wants to break free but The Rush has control.
A nice left hand lands by The Rush.
The Rush misses with a punch to the body.
Bader is trying to break the clinch but The Rush has him pressed against the cage.
The Rush swings wildly with an uppercut but Bader uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from The Rush fails to land.
A shot in the inside from The Rush.
Bader is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Rush digs a right hand into Bader's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bader's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Rush creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The Rush is looking to break free of the clinch but Bader has double underhooks.
The Rush has had enough of the clinch but Bader keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Bader on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Rush.
Bader wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bader wants to get back to striking at distance but The Rush won't allow it.

The Rush breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Rush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bader.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The Rush shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bader's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bader looking for a sweep. Not yet Bader, not yet.
The Rush would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bader trying to keep a closed guard but The Rush is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for The Rush!

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.
Bader won't let The Rush get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The Rush is squirming around, avoiding Bader's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gravis Bader dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan The Rush's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bader looks to throw the jab but The Rush is out of range.
Bader swings for the body but The Rush moves out of range.
The Rush ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bader misses with a double jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from The Rush.
Ryan The Rush is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Rush has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from The Rush there as he acknowledges the shot.
The Rush looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bader is fending him off so far but The Rush persists. Nope, Bader circles away and we're back to standing.
The Rush finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bader misses the body punch

and The Rush counters by clinching up.
Bader prevents a body shot from The Rush.
The Rush taking a breather.
Bader wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bader wants to break free but The Rush has control.
The Rush can't find room to land a body shot as Bader controls the action.
The Rush misses with a punch on the inside.
The Rush misses with some punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bader wants to get back to striking at distance but The Rush won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader is looking to break free of the clinch but The Rush has double underhooks.
The Rush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Rush keeps control of Bader as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bader wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bader blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Rush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Rush lands with a right to the head.
Bader misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Rush tries to throw a body punch but Bader avoids it by throwing The Rush back against the cage.
The Rush working aggressively here.
A short left from The Rush.
The Rush tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bader just stands there and leans against the cage.
The Rush throws a punch but it's blocked by Bader.
The Rush controlling the action here for a moment.
The Rush tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Rush creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bader blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Rush tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bader is trying to break the clinch but The Rush has him pressed against the cage.
Bader wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Rush has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, The Rush scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right hook to the body lands for The Rush.
Bader blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bader keeps control of The Rush as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hand to the body from The Rush.
A hook to the body from The Rush.
The Rush wants to get back to striking at distance but Bader won't allow it.
The Rush is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bader is keeping busy.
The Rush throws a head punch that misses.
The Rush goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Rush working aggressively here.

Bader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bader slips a jab and a cross from The Rush.
The Rush shoots in but Bader avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gravis Bader has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan The Rush.
A cross from Bader lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Rush moves in looking to clinch but Bader pushes him off.
Bader fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bader connects with a body shot.
The Rush is breathing heavily.
The Rush doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bader connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Rush takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That has opened up Ryan The Rush's cut even more.
The Rush keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bader lands a big shot that drops The Rush! Can he finish him?

The Rush is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bader wants to control from the top but The Rush keeps moving.
The Rush is still in real trouble! Can Bader finish him?
Bader tries to stand but The Rush is controlling from the bottom.
The Rush seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Rush keeping moving, preventing Bader from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gravis Bader dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryan The Rush's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

The Rush clinches up with Bader and pushes him back against the cage.
The Rush lands a hook that snaps the head of Bader backwards.
A nice left hand lands by The Rush.
The Rush doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from The Rush.
Bader has had enough of the clinch but The Rush keeps him there for the moment.
The Rush doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from The Rush fails to land.
The Rush misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Rush goes for a takedown attempt but Bader pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gravis Bader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bader throws a shot from downtown. The Rush moves away and avoids it.
Bader lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bader misses with a two punch combination.
The Rush uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bader.
Bader uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Rush has time to react.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader looks to score with a jab to the body but The Rush is just out of range.
Bader throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Rush.

The Rush shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bader tries to reverse the position but The Rush maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader tries to hold on but The Rush pushes him away.
Bader is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Rush takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bader wants to control but The Rush is having none of it.
The Rush takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan The Rush comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bader has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gravis Bader!