PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry William French (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Pusher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). French's entrance music is Blaze of Glory. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

William French
vs
Pusher

194 cm
22
212 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

200 cm
20
205 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henry William French!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Pusher!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pusher moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pusher scores with a hook to the body. French takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
French cracks a nice hook into Pusher's ribs.
Thomas Pusher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pusher lands with a shot to the body.
French misses with the combination.
French works Pusher's body with a nice hook.
French closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
French works over Pusher's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Thomas Pusher has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
French lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pusher circles away quickly and effectively.
French throws a right and a left that Pusher avoids nicely.
Pusher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
French uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pusher.
French misses with the combination.
Pusher avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for French, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pusher tries a head kick but it misses.
French misses with a few strikes there.
Pusher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pusher takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
French throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pusher misses with a head kick.
French misses with a wild combination.
French is looking to clinch but Pusher is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pusher throws a head kick that French semi-blocks.
Pusher throws a head kick that French semi-blocks.
Pusher takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
French throws a series of punches but Pusher avoids them all with ease.
Nice uppercut lands for Pusher. That snapped French's head back.
Good standup being displayed there by Pusher as he connects with a hook.
Pusher misses with a looping left.
Pusher fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
French misses with a double jab.
French lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
French misses with a series of wild punches.
French is breathing heavily.
Pusher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pusher throws a head kick but French moves out of range.
French throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pusher lands a head shot.
French throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pusher stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pusher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
French looks to land a combination but Pusher avoids it well.
French throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pusher lands with a kick to the temple. French shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pusher connects with a good right hand that stumbles French. French circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pusher with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
French misses with the combination.
French throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
French throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
French misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pusher connects with the punch.
Pusher swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by French.
Pusher has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from French finds it's way round the side to connect with Pusher's head.
Pusher takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
French misses with a series of wild punches.
Pusher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pusher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of French's head.
Pusher plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
French tries to clinch but Pusher is having none of it.
French fails with a takedown attempt.
Pusher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pusher lands with a straight right. French didn't see that one coming.

French rushes Pusher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
French tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pusher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pusher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pusher throws the left hand but French avoids the punch easily.
French misses with a double jab.
French takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pusher swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by French.
Pusher goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pusher throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pusher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
French blocks a head kick by Pusher.
French blocks a head kick by Pusher.
Donk. Pusher catches French right on the button with a cross.
French tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pusher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
French waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pusher.
Pusher throws a good cross that connects.
Pusher cracks French with a good jab.
Pusher with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pusher connects with a single shot there.
Pusher lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pusher scores with a nice head shot.
Pusher uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pusher lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice cross by Pusher.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
French throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pusher.
Pusher moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
French walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pusher.
French blocks a head kick by Pusher.
Pusher lands a right hook to the body.
Pusher throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pusher lands a head shot.
French blocks a head kick by Pusher.
Pusher throws a head kick that half lands.
Pusher lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A head kick misses from Pusher.
French throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pusher lands a nice looking kick to the body. French takes a step back to recover.
French takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pusher darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
French throws a right and a left that Pusher avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
French wants to clinch.
French misses with a hook. Pusher ducked under it nicely.
French on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pusher connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Pusher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Pusher's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pusher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pusher tries to land a front kick but French steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
French stalks Pusher and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pusher's face. Pusher staggers backwards, shaken.
French swings for the body but Pusher moves out of range.
Pusher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from French.
Pusher throws a head kick that misses.
French slips under a jab from Pusher.
Pusher fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches French on the side of the head.
Pusher thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on French if he has to take too many more of those.
Pusher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pusher moves out of range as French strikes.
Pusher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from French.
Pusher throws a head kick that misses.
Pusher lands a slapping body shot.
Pusher takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Donk. Pusher catches French right on the button with a cross.
Pusher lands a nice looking body shot.
French swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pusher's corner calls for a 1-2. Pusher obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
French walks into a left hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
French defending well as Pusher loads up on a big left hand.
Pusher clobbers French with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A punch combination from French misses.
French throws a nice looking combination but Pusher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pusher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
French uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pusher.
French takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pusher connects with a right hand. French shakes it off.
French looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch lands to the side of French 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pusher throws a head kick that misses.
French scores with a three punch combo!
A head kick misses from Pusher.
Pusher cracks French with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pusher clobbers French with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pusher lands a high kick!
Pusher throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pusher throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent French stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pusher plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pusher smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
French looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
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!
Pusher throws a head kick but French moves out of range.
Pusher moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pusher lands with a kick to the temple. French shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

French is rocked!
Pusher fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops French to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! French looks to clinch but Pusher throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! French taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Thomas Pusher!