PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Busta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Skank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skank has chosen The Professionals as his entrance music. Billy Skank has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Trevor Busta's chin.

Busta
vs
Skank

190 cm
25
215 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

188 cm
20
222 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Crippler's Corner

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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Trevor Busta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Skank!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Busta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Skank paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A low kick from Skank is predictable there
and Busta counters with an outside leg kick.
Skank dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Busta. That did some damage!
Busta wants to clinch up but Skank keeps it at a distance.
Skank misses with a leg kick.
Skank will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Skank just misses with a punch to the body.
Busta is looking to clinch.
Busta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Busta checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Skank chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A clash of legs there as Busta blocks the low kick.

Busta gets a clinch.
Busta misses with some punches.
Skank blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Busta manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Busta wants to stand up but Skank is controlling him.
Skank pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Busta is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skank controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Busta is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Skank is controlling him.
Skank is fighting to break Busta's control of his arms but Busta is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Billy Skank.
Busta fails in his attempt to clinch.

Busta clinches with his opponent.
Busta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Busta lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Busta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Busta misses with some punches.
Busta throws a head punch that misses.
Busta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Busta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Skank breaks the clinch.
Busta checks the leg kick nicely there.
Skank is looking to score with low kicks.
Busta checks a leg kick nicely.
Skank moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Busta checks a low kick from Skank.
Busta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Busta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Skank takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Skank keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Skank gets tackled into the ropes by Busta. Busta maintains the clinch.
Busta swings wildly with an uppercut but Skank uses good head movement to avoid it.
Busta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Skank backwards.
Skank blocking some punches.
Busta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Busta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Busta throws a punch but it's blocked by Skank.
Skank blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Busta.
Busta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Skank backwards.
Skank is trying to push Busta away but Busta has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Busta misses with the head strike.
Busta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Busta lands a shoulder strike.
Skank blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Busta fails to land.
Busta lands a right hand.
Skank blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Busta misses with the head strike.
Skank tries to break free but Busta pushes him back against the ropes.
Skank blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skank blocking some punches.
Busta is trying to pull guard but Skank turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skank blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Busta has a couple of punches blocked by Skank.
Busta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trevor Busta dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Skank misses with a head kick.
Busta is looking to clinch but Skank is avoiding it.
Skank scores with a spinning back kick!
Billy Skank seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Busta tries to clinch but Skank is having none of it.
Busta tries to clinch but Skank moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Busta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Busta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Skank swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Busta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Skank swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Skank walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Busta checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Busta fails with an attempt to clinch.

Busta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Skank, pushing him back against the ropes.
Skank blocking some punches.
Skank blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Busta blocks an elbow strike from Skank.
Busta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Skank backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Busta misses with a short punch on the inside.

Busta pulls Skank into guard.
Skank has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Busta is proving hard to escape from.
Busta keeping moving, preventing Skank from controlling successfully.
Busta wants to get back to his feet but Skank is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Skank stands and steps away. Busta gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Skank finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Skank fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Busta is out of range.
Skank swats away the attempt to clinch by Busta.
Busta wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skank scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Skank fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Busta.
Skank fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Busta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Busta closes the distance looking to clinch
and Skank counters with a good low kick that Busta was not able to check.
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!
Busta avoids the head kick by Skank.
Skank throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Busta forces Skank back against the ropes and clinches.
Skank can't break the clinch.

Skank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Skank, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skank throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Busta's head.
Busta tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Skank manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Busta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Busta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Skank swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Busta on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Skank, right into the meat.
Busta is looking to clinch.
Busta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Skank paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Skank is looking to slow Busta down with leg kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Skank scores with a kick to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Skank.
Skank scoring well with a low kick there.
Busta tries to clinch there but Skank circles away.
Busta checks a low kick from Skank.
Skank throws a leg kick but Busta sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Busta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Skank connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Busta is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Busta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Skank throws a nice inside leg kick.
Busta moves out of range of the leg kick from Skank.
Busta blocks a leg kick.
Busta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Skank paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Skank tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trevor Busta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Skank throws a body punch but Busta moves out of range.
Busta has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Skank.
Skank tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Busta is able to avoid easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skank with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Busta tries to clinch up but Skank circles away and keeps his distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Skank.
Skank throws a leg kick but Busta moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Both fighters circling a little - Skank finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Skank tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Busta is able to avoid easily.
Skank turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Busta tries to clinch but Skank is having none of it.
Skank throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Busta blocks a head kick by Skank.

Busta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Busta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Busta.
Skank blocking some punches.
Busta lands with a short shot to the head.
Skank tries to break the clinch but Busta is controlling the position.
Busta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Busta misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Busta pushes Skank back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Busta misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Busta fails to land.
A short uppercut from Busta.
Busta has a couple of punches blocked by Skank.
Skank blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skank blocks an uppercut.
Skank wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Busta misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Busta fails to land.
Busta swings wildly with an uppercut but Skank uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skank blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Busta throws a punch but it's blocked by Skank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Busta.
Skank blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Busta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skank.
Busta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Busta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Busta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Busta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Busta lands with a left to the head.
Busta working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Busta.
Skank is looking to break free of the clinch but Busta has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Busta misses with the head strike.
Busta working aggressively here.
Busta lands a right hand.
Busta working aggressively here.
Skank tries to break free but Busta pushes him back against the ropes.
Busta misses with a punch on the inside.
Busta misses with the head strike.
Busta throws a punch but it's blocked by Skank.
Skank blocks an uppercut.
Busta swings wildly with an uppercut but Skank uses good head movement to avoid it.
Busta throws a head punch that misses.
Busta working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Busta fails to land.
Skank blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Busta misses with a punch on the inside.

Skank manages to break the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Busta blocks the low kick.
Busta has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Skank.
A solid leg kick lands there for Skank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Busta fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Skank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Busta tries to clinch up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Skank.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Busta checks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Skank, right into the meat.
A bone on bone clash there as Busta blocks the leg kick.
Skank connects with an inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Trevor Busta.
I think Busta 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 Steven Brown scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Billy Skank!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Billy Skank!

Billy Skank wins by majority decision!
An out of breath and clearly excited Billy Skank thanked :: Happy Pills :: for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).