PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casius Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bus Rotten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Clay
vs
Rotten

190 cm
23
216 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

185 cm
24
205 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

Alpha-Omega

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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Casius Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bus Rotten!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rotten manages to avoid it.
Rotten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Clay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rotten showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clay.
Clay looks to throw the jab but Rotten is out of range.
Nice jab there from Clay.
Clay fails with a takedown attempt.
Clay throws a push kick but Rotten slaps the foot to one side.
Rotten tries to close the distance and clinch but Clay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rotten tries to clinch up but Clay circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rotten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Rotten has closed the distance and engaged Clay in a clinch.
Clay is working for takedown but Rotten is calmly controlling the position for now.
Clay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Clay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Clay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice elbow from Rotten.
Rotten throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clay gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rotten.

Rotten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rotten wants to clinch.
Rotten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay swats away the attempt to clinch by Rotten.
Clay swats away the attempt to clinch by Rotten.
Rotten is looking to clinch but Clay is avoiding it.
Clay fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casius Clay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rotten looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Clay is fending him off so far but Rotten persists. Nope, Clay circles away and we're back to standing.
Clay stuffs the takedown attempt from Rotten. Rotten gets slowly back to his feet.
Rotten throws a sloppy head kick and Clay moves out of range easily.
Rotten tries to clinch but Clay moves out of range.
Rotten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rotten stuffs the takedown.
Rotten fails in his attempt to clinch.

Rotten gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Clay fails to pull guard.

Rotten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rotten tries to clinch but Clay moves out of range.
Rotten lands with a nice combination. Clay backs away looking to recover.
Rotten shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Clay as he jumps to the side.
Clay misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotten is looking to clinch but Clay is avoiding it.
Rotten wants to clinch up but Clay keeps it at a distance.
Rotten takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Casius Clay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clay throws a head kick that misses
and Rotten counters with a series of strikes. Clay will be more careful next time no doubt.

Clay scores with a takedown into Rotten's guard.
Clay stops Rotten from standing up.
Rotten looks gassed!
Clay trying to control but Rotten is working from the bottom.
Clay throws and elbow that misses. Rotten uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Clay's guard. Nice move by Rotten!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clay wants to stand up but Rotten is controlling him.

Clay looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rotten passes into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Rotten stalls from top position.
Rotten trying to control the action but Clay is working from the bottom.
Clay is looking for a sweep.

That's four 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.
Clay is trying to get back to his feet.
Rotten controlling the position.

Rotten decides to stand back up. Rotten steps back and let's Clay get back to his feet.
Rotten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Clay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rotten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clay takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clay throws a head kick but Rotten moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bus Rotten dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rotten tries to clinch up.
Rotten tries to clinch but Clay is having none of it.
Rotten misses with a head kick.
Rotten moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Casius Clay has been cut.
Clay closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rotten circles away.

Clay scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rotten is trying to get back to his feet.
Clay laying and praying for a moment but Rotten takes advantage and regains half guard.
Clay looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Clay seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rotten manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay postures up.
Rotten is looking to stand up but Clay isn't so interested in that idea.
Rotten bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Clay's guard.

Rotten 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.
Rotten content to stall in guard here.

Rotten gets to his feet. Clay looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rotten closes the distance and pushes Clay back into the ropes.
Rotten lands an elbow that stopped Clay in his tracks for a moment.
Rotten avoids a wild elbow strike from Clay.
Clay tries for a takedown but Rotten manages to get underhooks.

Rotten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Casius Clay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rotten tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Clay swivels and escapes.
Rotten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Clay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clay tries to close the distance and clinch but Rotten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rotten is looking to clinch but Clay is avoiding it.

Rotten closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Clay is looking for a sweep. Rotten is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Rotten decides to return to a standing position.
Rotten connects with a high kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rotten has taken the fight to the clinch.

Rotten ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rotten no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rotten pulls Clay in to control the position.
Clay tries to free his leg and advance position but Rotten is retaining full guard.
Clayis looking to pass into half guard but Rotten pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Rotten is in guard.
Rotten is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Rotten stands and steps away. Clay gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rotten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rotten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Clay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rotten tries to clinch there but Clay circles away.
Rotten tries to clinch but Clay moves out of range.

Rotten moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotten connects with a nasty looking knee right to Clay's face.
Rotten using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rotten connects with a knee to the head.
Rotten dodges an elbow strike from Clay.
Nice elbow from Rotten.

Rotten pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rotten tries to clinch there but Clay circles away.

Clay changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rotten looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Clay working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Clay swings around for an armbar but Rotten sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Clay's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Clay escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rotten gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bus Rotten showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Casius Clay's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Rotten fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clay has a takedown stuffed.
Rotten looks to score with a jab to the body but Clay is just out of range.
Clay fails to land the takedown.
Clay on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Rotten drives through and clinches with Clay against the ropes.
Clay is trying to break free.
Rotten with a knee to the head.

Rotten has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Clay uses from the top position.
Rotten working a defensive guard here.
Clay trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rotten pulls Clay in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay trying to move into half guard but instead Rotten has managed to sweep!
Rotten stops Clay from standing up.
Rotten's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Casius Clay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bus Rotten is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Clay working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Rotten has passed into half guard!
Rotten prevents Clay from improving his position.
Rotten slows the pace down in half guard.
Clay is refusing to be controlled, as Rotten sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rotten stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Rotten lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rotten is looking to clinch but Clay is avoiding it.

Rotten moves into the clinch.
Rotten drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Clay gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Clay tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rotten just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casius Clay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clay is working for takedown but Rotten is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotten scores with a knee to the head.
Rotten stalling the fight.
Clay can't get the takedown.
Rotten working Clay over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Rotten.
Clay takes a knee right on the jaw!
Clay is trying to break the clinch but Rotten has him pressed against the ropes.
Rotten connects with a knee to the head.
Rotten is pushing Clay up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Clay.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clay changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rotten fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Rotten has Clay up against the ropes in a clinch.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Bus Rotten comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rotten 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bus Rotten!