PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake comes to the cage accompanied by Εξομολογεισθ . Bush is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rotten Sound - Maggots. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Drake
vs
Bush

198 cm
23
260 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

195 cm
24
283 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Fightworld Formula

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joshua Drake!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Bush!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bush bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Drake's head backwards.

It looks like Joshua Drake has been cut.
Drake takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

It looks like Mike Bush has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bush just misses with a punch to the body.
Drake slips under a jab from Bush.
Bush looks to throw the jab but Drake is out of range.
Drake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bush sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bush throws a hook to the side of Drake's head but Drake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bush misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bush looks to score with a jab to the body but Drake is just out of range.
Drake doesn't manage to clinch there - Bush circles away.
Drake throws a shot from downtown. Bush moves away and avoids it.
Drake throws a jab when Bush was well out of range.
Drake moves in looking to clinch but Bush pushes him off.
Bush throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Drake takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bush thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drake closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bush circles away.
Drake moves away from the strike by Bush.
Bush tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drake was well out of range. Poor timing from Bush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drake looks to throw the jab but Bush is out of range.
Drake avoids the body shot from Bush.
Bush throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bush wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

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.
Bush lands a slapping body shot.
Drake is breathing heavily.
Bush connects with a single shot there.
Bush fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bush lands a slapping body shot.
Bush connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Drake's hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bush lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Bush dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Drake takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bush comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
Bush lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Drake falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mike Bush!
Mike Bush is the new heavyweight champion!